A BRIEF HISTORY

TOO MANY CROOKS were formed following a Bad Manners gig in Brighton. The group of friends felt that Ska music needed to be dragged kicking and screaming into the next millennium if it was ever going to haul itself out of the underground, where it had been left to fester since the end of the Two-Tone Era.

They didn't just want to sound like a poor mans 'Madness' or 'Specials', and soon earned themselves support slots with the likes of 'The Selecter', 'Bad Manners' and 'Desmond Dekker', along with a loyal following of supporters who welcomed their new and exciting brand of Ska.The band released their self financed debut album, BOUNCE to great critical acclaim within the Ska World.
However it was during the recording of their second album, INSIDE, that
the band really came into their own and created something very different
from their contemporaries. This album was not for the faint hearted Ska
revivalists.

This ground-breaking album was followed by a tour to promote it, with gigs in  England and Europe, where they supported top American Ska band,
 'The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones' and 'Dropkick Murphys'.

The tour culminated
with a show in Brighton alongside
'The Levellers', which featured
Buster Bloodvessel performing some of
'Bad Manners' most famous songs with
TOO MANY CROOKS.
Their long awaited third album, SPANISH
FLY combined the commercial sound of BOUNCE with the harder edge of INSIDE, broadening the bands appeal to the  ska/punk fans. This album received rave reviews and became their fastest
seller yet!

To highlight the quality of the band's output, TOO MANY CROOKS were
approached by PHANTOM PICTURES, who asked them to provide soundtrack
music for British gangster film,
'BABY JUICE EXPRESS'. Featuring an
impressive cast, including Nick Moran of, 'LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING
BARRELS', and Samantha Janus, the film was released on DVD in 2003, and boasts four TOO MANY CROOKS songs!

In 2004 TOO MANY CROOKS were asked to record a version of the Piranhas
classic TOM HARK in support of the campaign for a new stadium for
Brighton and Hove Albion FC at Falmer. The new lyrics were provided by
club poet in residence Attila The Stockbroker. The single reached number
17 in the national charts in January 2005!

 

 

TOO MANY CROOKS are currently recording their much anticipated fourth
album, due for release summer 2010

SEPT 2009

TOO MANY CROOKS are:
Dave Cook - Guitar, Vocals
Marlon Johnson - Bass, Vocals
Alan Perry - Saxophone, Vocals
Budgie - Trombone
 Tony Fish - Trumpet
Bradley Tullett - Hammond & Keyboards
Scotty Saunders - Drums & percussion