Band Name: Intensive Care (2)
Music Album: Demo 85
Album Release Date: April 1985
Music Genre: Punk Rock Oi
Record Label: Not On Label (Intensive Care (2) Self-released)
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 8 Tracks Cassette
Back in 1980 when all the world was young, Iain Kilgallon started a band with 3 other guys, Tam Stewart, Iain Tannock and Mark Hendren. The boys were all big fans of Punk Rock and wanted to try and do their bit to add to try get their home town of Gourock, situated on the West Coast of Scotland, represented on the UK punk rock map. They decided on the name Side FX and were soon playing support slots, playing mostly original material, to the local host of new wave bands in the area, which had still to produce any out and out punk acts. After around six months of playing live, Mark Hendren announced he wanted out as he wasn’t enjoying playing.
The guys had a look around for a new guitarist and while in the middle of this, we all decided that we needed a name which better described our brand of basic, angry punk rock. During a night in Iain’s parents house drinking Merrydown Cider and Tennents Lager, and after listening to the new compilation ‘Oi! The Album’, the guys decided on Intensive Care.
A new guitarist was found, Brian McGrath and the band were soon up and playing supports to local punk acts including the notorious Tuaregs and even with soon to become famous, H20.
More changes in the personnel followed with Iain Tannock, Tam Stewart and Brian McGrath leaving after the band had a heart to heart about the direction they wanted to go and only Iain Kilgallon wanted to follow the Oi!/Punk route with all the others wanting to go new wave. As Iain (...)
| A1 | Scared Of You |
| A2 | Cowards Of Today |
| A3 | Pigs |
| A4 | Life On The Dole |
| B1 | Fight & Die |
| B2 | They Came They Saw They Conquered |
| B3 | Exocet UK |
| B4 | Plastic Rebel |
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