Restless is a British rockabilly band formed in 1978. The group got their name from the song "Restless" by Carl Perkins.[1] The band performed their first gig in Sudbury in 1980, with Mark Harman as front-man on guitar and vocals, and Ben Cooper on drums; the two shared songwriting duties. After the second album was released in 1984, the band re-organised, dropping Mark's brother Paul on bass to be replaced by Jeff Bayly.[2] The band are credited with being pioneers of neo-rockabilly.[3]

Restless
Restless performing at Hamburger Hafengeburtstag in 2014.
Restless performing at Hamburger Hafengeburtstag in 2014.
Background information
GenresRockabilly
Years active1978-present
LabelsNervous, New, ABC, Madhouse, Vinyl Frontier, Vinyl Japan, Vampirella, Raucous, Crazy Love, I Sold My Soul, Bluelight

Discography edit

Albums

  • Why Don't You Just Rock - 1982
  • Do You Feel Restless -1984
  • After Midnight - 1986
  • Live & Kicking - 1987
  • Beat My Drum - 1988
  • Moving On - 1990
  • Number Seven - 1991
  • Figure It Out - 1993
  • Three Of A Kind - 1995
  • The Lost Sessions - 1996
  • Got Some Guts Unplugged 1997
  • Do Your Thing - 2002
  • Restless Rarities - 2003
  • Got It Covered - 2011
  • Live at The Klub Foot - 2011
  • Sounds Like Restless - 2012
  • Seconds Out - 2014
  • Live in Tokyo - 2012
  • Originals -  2015
  • Ready To Go - 2020


Singles/Ep's

  • The Restless - 1982
  • Edge on You - 1983
  • Mister Blues - 1984
  • Vanish Without a Trace - 1985
  • Somebody Told Me - 1986
  • Just a Friend - 1986
  • What Can You Say - 1986
  • Ice Cold - 1987
  • Radar Love/Neutron Dance - 1988
  • Tobacco Road - 1990
  • Restless Versus The Rizlas - 2002
  • Ice Cold - 2018
  • Love Like a Bullet - 2019


Compilations

  • Stomping at The Klubfoot - 1984
  • Early Years - 1987, The Early Years 1981-83
  • The Very Best of Restless - 1996
  • Kickin' Into Midnight - 1990
  • Rock and Roll Beginners - 1998, Jungle Records
  • Rock n Roll Train Best of the Madhouse Years - 2005
  • Restless The Nervous Years - 2001
  • The Best in The East - 2003

References edit

  1. ^ "Restless". www.oldschool-psychobilly.de. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  2. ^ "RAB Hall of Fame: Restless". Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 25 February 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The voices of neo-rockabilly". Vintage Rock Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2023.