Happy Flowers | |
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Origin | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Genres | Punk rock, Noise rock, Noise |
Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | Homestead, Touch and Go Records |
Members | Mr. Anus (Charlie Kramer) Mr. Horribly Charred Infant (John Beers) |
Happy Flowers was an American musical group, formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1983 by two members of the Landlords, John Beers ("Mr. Horribly Charred Infant", drums, vocals) and Charlie Kramer ("Mr. Anus", guitar, vocals), both students at the University of Virginia. [1] [2] This duo combines improvisational noise punk guitar and drums with lyrics often written in the first person from the perspective of a child, with childlike intonation and grammar. [3] Their humorous songs are mainly about freak childhood accidents and common childhood gripes.
The Landlords were an early hardcore punk band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. [1] The band, consisting of four students from the University of Virginia, was formed at around October 1983. A month after the Landlords formed, the band began to break off into a number of other bands which included the Happy Flowers [1] When Beers and Kramer concentrated on their Happy Flowers work, Landlords bassist Eddie Jetlag continued his association with them by writing sleevenotes for their releases. [3] The Landlords continued for a few years after Happy Flowers started. [4]
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