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Bio:
The Noise Boys went through two distinct phases.
The original band included Tim McStay, Paul O'Raghallaigh, Brian Curran,
Gary Eglington and Damien Roe. There was also a guy named Donal in the band.
This Noise Boys was the first ever band to play the Dandelion Market in Dublin
on Saturday 21st April 1979.
When the original band split, Gary Eglington and
Damien Roe formed a new Noise Boys fronted by
Peter Bower AKA Peter Hunter (Hunter was his mother's
maiden name). By his own admission he was more than a
little influenced by Jim Morrison and was known to disrobe on
more than one occasion. He later replaced Scamaill in the
Arthur Phybes Band and
did a stint in London where he sang with the Silva Jade Band.
He also fronted Autobahnd, who played
Morans Hotel, and reckons his onstage antics were an influence
on Bob Geldof.
Guitarist Jimmy Warren was left-handed but did not re-string
his guitar, so essentially he played upsidedown.
John Bonnie was replaced by Ray Ellis at some point.
Gary Eglington and Brian Curran were also in the Arthur Phybes Band.
Gary was later in the Zen Alligators.
McStay, O'Raghallaigh and Curran were all later in The Resistors.
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