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Led by Adam Ant (real name Stuart Goddard), the band was formed in 1977 in London, England, consisting of Lester Square ( guitar), Andy Warren ( bass guitar) and Paul Flanagan ( drums). Square was replaced by Mark Gaumont early in the band's career, before the release of their debut album Dirk Wears White Sox ( 1979, Do It Records). The album was somewhat dark, with post punk riffs and some vestiges of glam rock. The album was not a success, so Adam & the Ants hired Malcolm McLaren (manager of the Sex PistolsDespite their short existence, the Sex Pistols were perhaps the quintessential British punk rock band. Whilst The Clash were both more articulate and politically motivated, and The Buzzcocks had more astute pop sensibilities, no other group better exempli) to help with their image. He dressed them in pirateThis article is about sea pirates. For other uses see Pirate (disambiguation A pirate is one who robs or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation. Pirates usually target other ships, but have also attacked targets on shore. costumes.

While preparing for their second album, McLaren convinced the Ants to leave Adam and form Bow Wow WowBow Wow Wow was a New Wave band organized by Malcolm McLaren, who is better known as the man behind the Sex Pistols. McLaren used the former members of Adam & the Ants after Adam Ant's solo career began. Matthew Ashman, Leigh Gorman and David Barbarossa,. A new version of the Ants was formed by Marco PirroniMarco Pirroni is a rock guitarist from England who has worked with Adam Ant, Sinead O'Connor, and others in a career spanning the late 1970s to the present (early 21st Century). (guitar), Kevin Mooney (bass guitar) and two drummers, Terry Lee Miall and Merrick . Pirroni would go on to become an influential member of the group, and cowrite many of their songs with Adam Ant.

The first album released with the new lineup was Kings of the Wild FrontierAdam & the Ants albums 1980 albums Kings of the Wild Frontier is a New Wave- punk album by Adam & the Ants, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). After having his previous backing band wooed away by producer Malcolm McLaren, who used them to form Bow Wow, an enormous hit in the United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly. There were several hit singles from this L.P., including Dog Eat Dog and the rather self-referential Ant Music. The band's most successful single, however, was Stand and DeliverStand and Deliver was Adam & the Ants' most successful single the single entered the UK Top 40 at Number One and stayed there for several weeks. It was featured on the Prince Charming album. The video for which Adam Ant got to dress up as a "dandy highway ( 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D), in the video for which Adam Ant got to dress up as a "dandy highwayman" and generally indulge his exhibitionist instincts. The single entered the UK Top 40 at Number One and stayed there for several weeks.

There followed another highly successful album, Prince Charming, later in that year. However, Ant had by this point grown tired of the stresses of life in a band. He launched a solo career, keeping only Marco Pirroni to help out with songwriting and some playing. He enjoyed some early success with the album Friend or Foe and singles such as Goody Two Shoes; however, he seemed unable to keep the bandwagon going, and by the mid-1980s had faded into obscurity somewhat.