Wasted Youth was a punk / post-punk band from London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England, active between 1979 and 1982, which blended early Goth

Gothic rock

Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...

 and post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

 with dark acoustic strains of the sort associated with Nick Drake

Nick Drake

Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...

 and Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...

. The line-up of the band was Ken Scott (vocals and guitar), Rocco Barker (guitar), Nick Nicole (synth), Darren Murphy (bass) and Andy Scott

Andy Scott (musician)

Andrew Scott was born in Canning Town, East London and was drummer with The Tickets with his brother Ken. Andy also appeared solo as The Todd Band. He was a founding member of Wasted Youth and also appeared on drums for The Cockney Rejects.-References:...

 (drums). Their records were released through Bridgehouse Records, a label set up by the bassplayer's father in the pub

Public house

A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...

 he owned in Canning Town

Canning Town

Canning Town is an area of east London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. It is the location of Rathbone Market...

.

Wasted Youth emerged from the remnants of mid 1970s heavy rock band Warrior

Warrior (band)

-History:Warrior is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1982.As was the case with contemporaries Ratt and Rough Cutt, the group's core - guitarists Joe Floyd and Tommy Asakawa, bassist Rick Bennett and vocalist Parramore McCarty - was made up of San Diego, CA...

, fronted by Ken Scott. The band were largely influenced by Black Sabbath until the punk explosion at which point Scott split the group, due to its reluctance to embrace the new sound.
There was brief collabration with writer David W. Kirby (aka, Dwk The Dogbreaths) who recited verse over the top of extended rhythm sections during live sets.

Barker was in the Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 show, A Place in Spain: Costa Chaos.

Singles

Year	Title	UK Indie Chart UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... Position
January	1980	"Jealousy"	#23
July	1980	"I'll remember you"	#19
May	1981	"Rebecca's room"	#15
May	1982	"Wildlife"	#21
September	1982	"Reach out"	#42
December	1982	"(Do the) Caveman"	–

Albums

Year	Title	UK Indie Chart Position
December	1981	"Wild and wandering"	#9
May	1983	"Beginning of the end"	#13
		"From the inner depth"
		"Memorialize" (Singles '79-'82)