Neurotic Outsiders
Neurotic Outsiders was a British-American rock supergroup founded in 1995, consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, and John Taylor of Duran Duran. The first line-up featured Billy Idol and Steve Stevens (together with McKagan and Sorum), but they were soon replaced by Jones and Taylor. The group was originally called Neurotic Boy Outsiders.
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Genres | Punk rock |
Years active | 1995–1997 (Reunions: 1999, 2006) |
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Past members | Duff McKagan Matt Sorum Billy Idol Steve Stevens Steve Jones John Taylor |
Originally a gathering of friends jamming together at the Viper Room, they eventually released one eponymous album on Maverick Records in September 1996, and briefly toured Europe and North America. The album, which was the first release by the band and is now out of print, was followed up by the Angelina 5-song EP in 1997, which was a Japanese-only release.[1]
They reunited briefly in April 1999 for three shows at the Viper Room.
This was not the first time Guns N' Roses members and Steve Jones had collaborated. Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses, and Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, and Mickey Curry, all from The Cult - which Matt Sorum played with both before and after Guns N' Roses - all made guest appearances on the Steve Jones solo album Fire and Gasoline.
This would also mark the first of two collaborations between Steve Jones and John Taylor. The second collaboration was on Duran Duran's 2015 album Paper Gods.
Former members
- Last lineup
- Duff McKagan – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums, backing vocals
- Steve Jones – guitar, lead vocals
- John Taylor – bass, lead and backing vocals
- Previous members
- Billy Idol – lead vocals (1995)
- Steve Stevens – guitar (1995)
Track listing for album
All tracks composed by Steve Jones except where indicated
- "Nasty Ho" – 4:32
- "Always Wrong" (John Taylor) – 3:25
- "Angelina" – 2:55
- "Good News" – 3:32
- "Better Way" (Jones, John Taylor) – 4:22
- "Feelings Are Good" (John Taylor) – 3:23
- "Revolution" – 3:48
- "Jerk" – 4:10
- "Union" – 4:29
- "Janie Jones" (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 1:53
- "Story of My Life" – 4:10
- "Six Feet Under" (Jones, Duff McKagan) – 4:00
Non-album b-sides
Release | Song | Single |
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August 1996 | "Seattle Head" | "Jerk" |
January 1997 | "Spanish Ballroom" | "Angelina" |
"Planet Earth" | "Angelina"[2] |
References
- "Neurotic Outsiders - Angelina". Discogs. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Neurotic Outsiders - Jerk". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-06.