The Teardrop Explodes
Led by the eccentric, charismatic and unpredictable front man Julian Cope, The
Teardrop Explodes grew out of the late 1970s British post-punk scene, But,
unlike their angry, righteous, surly contemporaries, dealt in pop romanticism,
arty riffs, psychedelic 1960s melodies and boundless amounts of swaggering
confidence. Cope originally started out with Ian McCulloch (Echo and the
Bunnymen) and Pete Wylie (Wah!) as the Crucial Three, before teaming up with
David Balfe (keyboards), Gary Dwyer (drums) and Michael Finkler (guitar),
quickly becoming the talk of Liverpool's vibrant music...
