The Resume

(1976-1982)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Ari Up (Arianna Forster), lead vocals
Vivianne Albertine, guitar
Tessa Politt, bass guitar
Palmolive (Paloma Romero), drums (1976-78)
Budgie (Peter Clarke), drums (1979)
Bruce Smith, drums (1979-82)
Re-formed by Up and Pollitt (2005)
Recorded the albums 'Cut' (1979), 'The Slits' (1980) 'Return of the Giant Slits' (1981) and 'Trapped Animal' (2009)

Why they might be annoying:

They initially had such limited musical ability that Mick Jones had to tune their guitars for them.
Despite being a native Brit, Ari Up has an odd German-meets-Jamaican accent.
Ari Up was known for her wild hair and eccentric stage outfits.
They got into onstage fights with other bands.
Palmolive reportedly quit the band over their plans for the cover of their debut album, on which the group posed topless and covered in mud.

Why they might not be annoying:

Ari Up and Palmolive formed the band after meeting at a Patti Smith concert.
They opened for the Clash on the 'White Riot' tour (1977).
Pitchfork magazine said of 'Cut,' 'this album is terribly, terribly important in the history of rock music.'
The reunited version of the band includes Hollie Cook, daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 28]
• Girl Groups
• I Covered 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'
• I Posed Almost Nude on My Album Cover
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Drums
• My Song is on Rhino's 'No Thanks! The 70's Punk Rebellion'
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [2003] (Ranked: 87)
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1979] (Ranked: 22)
• Profiles 28751-29000 (Ranked: 28756)
• Punk Rockers
• Q Magazine's 100 Women Who Rock the World (Ranked: 90)
• Recorded a Peel Session
• Rock Chicks
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 201-300 [2020] (Ranked: 260)
• Vaginal Names

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying