Dogs (aka Les Dogs) were a French

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

/ new wave band from

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, formed in 1973.

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describes them as a "treasured cult band". Following two EPs in 1977/1978, their debut album ''Different'' was released in 1979 on

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; ''Different Shadows'' followed in 1980. The band continued with various line ups, releasing ten more albums before the death of vocalist – and only constant member – Dominique Laboubée, in 2002.

Band line-ups

Discography

Albums

* 1979 – ''Different'' (Phonogram, 33 T) * 1980 – ''Walking Shadows'' (Phonogram, 33 T) * 1982 – ''Too Much Class for the Neighbourhood'' (Epic, 33 T) * 1983 – ''Legendary Lovers'' (Epic, 33 T) * 1985 – ''Shout'' (Epic, 33 T) * 1986 – ''More, More, More'' (Epic, 33 T) * 1988 – ''A Million Ways of Killing Time'' (New Rose, 33 T) * 1993 – ''Three is a Crowd'' (Skydog / Mélodie, CD) * 1998 – ''4 of a Kind, Vol.1'' (Hacienda, CD) * 1999 – ''4 of a Kind, Vol.2: A Different Kind'' (Hacienda, CD) * 2001 – ''Short, Fast & Tight'' (Hacienda, Double CD)

Compilations

* 1987 – ''Shakin' with the Dogs'' – Compilation (Epic, 33 T) * 2017 – ''Rehearsals 1974''

References

External links

"Les Dogs"
– The Official Dogs Web Page

– A website dedicated to the band
Unofficial website

Complete discography and videos
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