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4 unusual facts about Virgin Prunes


Guggi

Another brother, Trevor (Strongman), played bass in The Virgin Prunes.

Virgin Prunes

Lypton Village was a "youthful gang" created by Bono, Guggi (Derek Rowen) and Gavin Friday (Fionan Hanvey) in the early 1970s, where every member received a new identity and where they could escape from dreary and predictable Dublin life and be anything they wanted to be.

They disbanded in 1986 after the departure of singer Gavin Friday.

On 4 October 2009, three original members of the band - Gavin Friday, Guggi and Dik Evans - performed two classic Virgin Prunes songs, Sweethome Under White Clouds and Caucasian Walk, at Carnegie Hall as part of "An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends", to celebrate Friday's 50th birthday.


Argentine punk

At the beginning of their career, their sound was heavily influenced by early hardcore punk bands such as Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains; death rock and goth rock bands such as Virgin Prunes, and reggae bands.

Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves

Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves is the debut album from Gavin Friday following his exit from the Virgin Prunes.


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