years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
1975 -- 1982 1999 o.h.m.s. , valer the drones -lrb- english band -rrb-
 m.j. pete purfect drone gus gangrene steve ` whisper ' cundall group_or_band punk rock manchester , england the drones
the drones -lrb- english band -rrb-

the drones were a punk rock band from manchester , england .
for a period of time , the band were produced and managed by paul morley .
one critic wrote : `` bonafide diy three-chord wonders , the drones were there at punk 's inception . ''
