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Members
4 Male
Origin
Leeds, England
Genre
Alternative Rock
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Mood
Energetic
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4 MaleOrigin
Leeds, EnglandGenre
Alternative RockStyle
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Mood
EnergeticBorn
1985
Active
1985 to Present...
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Age of Chance - Kiss4 users
Age of Chance - Kiss3 users
Age of Chance - Don't Get Mad Get Even
Music Video Links Motor City |  Don't Get Mad... Get E... |  Kiss |
 Time's Up |  Higher Than Heaven | Don't Get Mad Get Even |
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Age of Chance were a British alternative rock-dance crossover band from Leeds, England active from 1985 to 1991. They were perhaps most known for their mutant metallic cover of Prince's "Kiss" which topped the UK Indie Chart in 1986, and peaked at No. 50 in the UK Singles Chart in January the following year. Despite signing for major label Virgin, and being favourites with the UK music press, they never enjoyed a major hit in the UK, although "Don't Get Mad… Get Even" reached No. 5 in the US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart.
Musically they were a sonic collision of punk, hip hop, industrial rock and Northern soul. Steven E provided a distinctive strident nasal vocal style, often employing a megaphone. Striking cover art visuals were a collaboration between the group and The Designers Republic, who would go on to graphic design fame. They were contemporaries of Pop Will Eat Itself, whose music also featured rock guitar, dance beats and copious samples, and other early UK samplist groups such as Coldcut and The JAMMs.
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