The Uglys

The Ugly's' history represents one of those hard-luck stories that is all too common in the history of British beat music -- a talented band with good songs (including some originals) and a distinctive name, who, despite a long history and an array of future notables, somehow fails to get past local and regional success. For the Ugly's, that history and their attempts at success ran either nine years or 12 years, depending upon how one counts and where one starts, and its sheer longevity makes theirs an odd story, worth telling in detail. The Ugly's' history starts in Birmingh...