Chron Gen

Chron Gen (short for Chronic Generation) were a British Punk band formed in January 1978 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Chron Gen initially comprised former members of The Condemned and Optional Xtras. Band members included Glynn (Baxter) Barber (vocals/guitarist), Jon 'JJ' Johnson (drummer), Adam Warwicker (bass guitar), and Jon Thurlow (rhythm guitar), with Pete Dimmock replacing Warwicker after the band recorded their first demo. The band released their debut EP Puppets of War in 1981 on their own Gargoyle label; It spent almost ten months in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at number 4. With the success of the EP, Chron Gen were invited to join The Exploited, Discharge, Anti-Pasti, and The Anti-Nowhere League on the now infamous Apocalypse tour in the UK in the summer of 1981. They released a single on the Step Forward label before moving to Secret Records, who issued the band's debut album, Chronic Generation, in March 1982. It reached number 53 on the UK Albums Chart, and was the last release to feature Thurlow, who was replaced by Mark 'Floyd' Alison. The band toured with Anti-Nowhere League on their 'So What' tour and toured the United States in support of the album. After a further single, Dimmock left to join Chelsea (and later Bandits at 4 O'Clock), and was replaced by Roy Horner. The band's final release was the 1984 mini-album Nowhere to Run, which was recorded before Horner joined and featured session musician Nigel Ross-Scott on bass. It didn't match their earlier success and the band split up in October 1984. The band have played occasional reunion shows since. Floyd later joined The Occasional Tables. He died on 31 October 1999. Pete Dimmock died on 12 August 2011. Glynn Barber obtained his nickname 'Baxter' following his own surname being misspelt. He tours local pubs and clubs regularly as a solo artist using that name. He is also part of a glam rock tribute band, Rebel Rebel. The surviving members of Chron Gen have reformed for Rebellion Festival 2013 as the 7th act to be announced.

Reality 7'' (1981)

01 - Reality

02 - Subway Sadist

Puppets Of War 7'' (1981)

01 - Mindless Few

02 - Lies

03 - Chronic Generation

04 - Puppets Of War

Free Live 7'' (1981)

01 - Living Next Door To Alice

02 - Ripper

03 - Puppets Of War

Live At Leicester 28th June 1981 (1981)

01 - Hounds Of The Night

02 - Subway

03 - Chron Gen

04 - Rocka' Bill

05 - The Mindless Few

06 - You'll Never Change Me

07 - Living Next Door To Alice

08 - Puppets Of War

09 - Reality

10 - LSD

11 - Lies

 Jet Boy Jet Girl 7'' (1982)

01 - Jet Boy Jet Girl

02 - Abortions

03 - Subway Sadist

Outlaw 7'' (1982)

01 - Outlaw

02 - Behind Closed Doors

03 - Discotheque

Chronic Generation (1982)

01 - Lies

02 - Jet Boy Jet Girl

03 - Hounds Of The Night

04 - L.S.D.

05 - You Make Me Spew

06 - Chronic Generation

07 - Mindless

08 - You'll Never Change Me

09 - Rock' Bill

10 - Friends Tell Me Lies

11 - Reality

12 - Living Next Door To Alice

Nowhere To Run 7'' (1984)

01 - Too Much Talk

02 - Misadventure

03 - Breakdown

04 - Pretend

05 - Fiasco

06 - Pictures Paint Minds

Live At The Old Waldorf - San Francisco (1985)

01 - Lies
02 - Jet Boy, Jet Girl
03 - Clouded Eyes
04 - Reality
05 - Fiasco
06 - Hounds Of The Night
07 - Behind Closed Doors
08 - Misadventure (Nowhere To Run)
09 - Wasted Love
10 - Breakdown
11 - Outlaw
12 - Mindless Fun
13 - Subway Sadist
14 - L.S.D
15 - Abortion
16 - Living Next Door To Alice (With The Chron Squad)

Chronic Generation (Re-Issue) (1993)

01 - Lies

02 - Jet Boy Jet Girl

03 - Hounds Of The Night

04 - LSD

05 - You Make Me Spy

06 - Chronic Generation

07 - Mindless

08 - You'll Never Change Me

09 - Rocka' Bill

10 - Fiends Tell Me Lies

11 - Reality

12 - Living Next Door To Alice

The Best Of Chron Gen (1994)

01 - Puppets Of War

02 - Mindless Few

03 - Lies

04 - Chron Gen

05 - Reality

06 - Subway Sadist

07 - Jet Boy Jet Girl

08 - Clouded Eyes

09 - Hounds Of The Night

10 - LSD

11 - You Make Me Spew

12 - You'll Never Change Me

13 - Rock'bill

14 - Friends Tell Me Lies

15 - Living Next Door To Alice

16 - Outlaw

17 - Behind Closed Doors

18 - Disco Tech

19 - Too Much Talk

20 - Misadventure

21 - Breakdown

22 - Pretend

23 - Fiasco

24 - Picture Paint Minds

25 - Abortions (Live)

26 - Ripper (Live)

Puppets Of War: The Collection (2004)

CD 01:

01 - Mindless Few

02 - Chron Gen

03 - Lies (Short Version)

04 - Puppets Of War

05 - Reality

06 - Subway Sadist

07 - Clouded Eyes

08 - Lies

09 - Jet Boy Jet Girl

10 - Hounds Of The Night

11 - LSD

12 - You Make Me Spew

13 - Chronic Generation

14 - Mindless Few

15 - Youll Never Change Me

16 - Rocka'bill

17 - Friends Tell Me Lies

18 - Living Next Door To Alice

19 - Outlaw

20 - Behind Closed Doors

21 - Disco Tech

22 - Too Much Talk

23 - Misadventure

24 - Breakdown

25 - Pretend

26 - Fiasco

27 - Pictures Paint Minds

CD 02:

01 - Living Next Door To Alice

02 - Chronic Generation

03 - Change Me

04 - Abortions

05 - Subway Sadist

06 - Ripper

07 - Living Next Door To Alice

08 - Reality

09 - Clouded Eyes

10 - Reality

11 - Breaking Down

12 - Lies

13 - Jet Boy, Jet Girl

14 - Clouded Eyes

15 - Reality

16 - Fiasco

17 - Hounds Of The Night

18 - Behind Closed Doors

19 - Misadventure (Nowhere To Run)

20 - Wasted Love

21 - Breakdown

22 - Outlaw

23 - Mindless Few

24 - Subway Sadist

25 - L.S.D.

26 - Abortion

27 - Living Next Door To Alice (With The Chron Squad)

28 - Outlaw

Chronic Generation (Re-Issue) (2005)

01 - Lies

02 - Jet Boy Jet Girl

03 - Hounds Of The Night

04 - LSD

05 - You Make Me Spew

06 - Chronic Generation

07 - Mindless Few

08 - You'll Never Change Me

09 - Rock A Bill

10 - Friends Tell Me Lies

11 - Reality

12 - Living Next Door To Alice

13 - Puppets Of War

14 - Mindless Few (Single Version)

15 - Lies (Single Version)

16 - Chronic Generation (Single Version)

17 - Reality (Single Version)

18 - Subway Sadist

19 - Outlaw

20 - Behind Closed Doors

21 - Disco Tech

22 - Clouded Eyes

23 - Puppets Of War (Live Free EP)

24 - Subway Sadist (Live Hitchen '81)

This Is The Age (2016)

01 - Jump
02 - Love This City
03 - Maybe Baby
04 - Ready To Overreact
05 - Imagination
06 - I Wanna Be The Guy
07 - My Pumpkin
08 - Dangerous Game
09 - YTYT
10 - Kiss The Girls
11 - WGLM
12 - I Don't Care

The Exploited & Chron Gen & Infa-Riot

Britannia Waives The Rules 7'' (1981)

01 - The Exploited - Y.O.P.

02 - Chron Gen - Clouded Eyes

03 - Infa-Riot - Feel The Rage

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