Little Angels

Little Angels
General information
Genre (s)	Hard rock
founding	1984, 2012
resolution	1994, 2013
Founding members
Vocals , guitar	Toby Jepson
guitar	Bruce John Dickinson
bass	Mark Plunkett
Drums	Dave Hopper (until 1988)
Keyboard	Jimmy Dickinson
Last occupation
Singing; guitar	Toby Jepson
guitar	Bruce John Dickinson
bass	Mark Plunkett
Drums	Mark Richardson (1991-1994)
Keyboard	Jimmy Dickinson
former members
Drums	Michael Lee (1988-1991)
"The Big Bad Horns"
saxophone	"Big" Dave Kemp
trombone	Frank Mizen
Trumpet	Grant Kirkhope

Little Angels was a British hard rock group from Scarborough .

Band history

In 1984 the group Mr. Thrud was founded in Scarborough. Founding members included Toby Jepson (vocals), Mark Plunkett (bass), Dave Hopper (drums) and siblings Bruce John (guitar) and Jimmy Dickinson (keyboards). After several years of working together, they changed their name to Little Angels and released the EP, The 1987 EP . After that, Hopper left the band and Michael Lee got in. After gaining recognition in their hometown, they gained recognition in the rest of the UK , even headlining and selling out the London Marquee Club . In 1988 they were able to sign a record deal with the major label Polydor . A US tour supporting Yngwie Malmsteen and a UK tour with Cinderella followed. The Big Bad EP was released in 1989 and was charted in the top 75 in Great Britain.

The debut album Don't Prey for Me was released that same year and got good reviews, but the breakthrough came with the successor Young Gods (1990), which reached number 17 in the British charts. The attempts on the other side of the Atlantic to build on the success in their home country failed, however. The single release Boneyard was under a bad star because the Second Gulf War broke out and the BBC canceled the single.

After the subsequent tour, Michael Lee had to leave the group because he had held an audition with The Cult behind the back of the other band members . He then played with this group for about a year. His replacement was Mark Richardson .

The 1993 album Jam reached the top position in the English charts. As a result, Little Angeles appears with the greats of the hard rock genre, such as Van Halen and Bon Jovi . Roger Daltrey has a guest appearance with the band at a concert at the Hammersmith Apollo .

In 1994 the album Little of the Past and the MCD Too Posh to Mosh, Too Good to Last were released, the sales figures fell short of expectations. Although both reached the top 20 of the British charts, the longed-for breakthrough in America did not materialize. The record company in particular was unimpressed by the sales figures and put the group under pressure. On July 2, 1994, they played their last gig at the Royal Albert Hall and then split up.

After the Little Angels

Singer Toby Jepson made a name for himself as a solo artist and tried his hand at acting. After The Cult, Michael Lee played with Page & Plant and Thin Lizzy, among others . He died on November 24, 2008 as a result of an epileptic seizure . The two Dickinson brothers founded the band blow together with Mark Richardson, which existed until 2000. Mark Richardson then joins Skunk Anansie . After the end of the Little Angels, Mark Plunkett hired himself out as a manager and looked after Boyzone and Ronan Keating , among others . Bruce John Dickinson now runs his own music school.

Music genre

The Little Angels played classic hard rock of the 1980s and had some successes in Great Britain in the wake of the Guns N 'Roses , where they played in the opening act in 1987. Her rock, with a rather poppy touch, had mainly American elements, which could also be found in the top acts there such as Aerosmith , Van Halen and Bon Jovi. A special feature is the so-called "The Big Bad Horns", a brass department that supported the group at live concerts and provided variety.

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Young Gods   UK 17th 03/02/1991 (6 weeks) JAM   UK 1  silver 02/06/1993 (5 weeks) Little of the past   UK 20th 04/23/1994 (2 weeks) Too Posh to Mosh, Too Good to Last   UK 18th 07/02/1994 (3 weeks)

Singles

Big Bad EP   UK 74 03/04/1989 (2 weeks) Do You Wanna Riot   UK 91 10/28/1989 (1 week) Don't Pray for Me   UK 93 12/02/1989 (2 weeks) Kicking up dust   UK 46 February 24, 1990 (4 weeks) Radical Your Lover (& the Big Bad Horns)   UK 34 05/12/1990 (4 weeks) She's a Little Angel   UK 21st 08/04/1990 (3 weeks) Boneyard   UK 33 02/02/1991 (4 weeks) Product of the Working Class   UK 40 03/30/1991 (2 weeks) Young Gods   UK 34 06/01/1991 (2 weeks) I ain't gonna cry   UK 26th 07/20/1991 (3 weeks) Too Much Too Young   UK 22nd 11/07/1992 (3 weeks) Womankind   UK 12 01/09/1993 (5 weeks) Soapbox   UK 33 04/24/1993 (4 weeks) Sail Away   UK 45 09/25/1993 (3 weeks) Ten Miles High   UK 18th 04/09/1994 (3 weeks)

Discography

Albums

• Don't Prey for Me (1989)
• Young Gods (1991)
• JAM (1993)
• Little of the Past (1994)

Singles & EPs

• The 1987 EP (1987)
• Too Posh To Mosh EP (1988)
• 90 In The Shade (1988)
• Big Bad EP (in Japan as Big Bad World with bonus tracks, 1989)
• Do You Wanna Riot (1989)
• Don't Pray for Me (1989)
• Kicking up Dust (1990)
• Radical Your Lover (1990)
• She's a Little Angel (1990)
• Boneyard (1991)
• Product of the Working Class (1991)
• Young Gods (1991)
• I Ain't Gonna Cry (1991)
• Too Much Too Young (1992)
• Womankind (1993)
• Soapbox (1993)
• Sail Away (1993)
• Ten Miles High (1994)
• Too Posh to Mosh, Too Good to Last (MCD, 1995)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Little Angels ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. -Fansite 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} search query on Everyhit.com
3. ↑ Little Angels in the All Music Guide
4. ↑ Lauren Pyrah: Guitar legend at funeral of drummer in Northern Echo on December 4, 2008
5. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK
6. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK