 When punk rock exploded in 1976, his steamhammer style—described as Stewart Copeland's handiwork and John Bonham's pedal power—was perfect for punk and versatile enough for other musical styles, and Warner did sessions with everyone from Sham 69, Here and Now, Johnny Thunders to The Waterboys and Julian Lennon.In 1985, The Cult were looking for a new drummer.After auditioning 100 young hopefuls and experienced veterans, they called Les, and he became the drummer for the Cult on their "Electric" album (after performing on The Cult's abandoned "Peace" record) and toured the world in support of both the "Love" and "Electric" albums, appearing on "Saturday Night Live", "Joan Rivers Show", "Top of the Pops" and a host of other television shows around the globe.