Palisades Park" written by Chuck Barris
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Nice catch there, David!
Who remembers, The Stompers?
Best Boston band through the decades
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/20/2012 11:15 AM EDT
- GreginMeffa
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/20/2012 12:53 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:Who remembers, The Stompers?
Posted by GreginMeffa
I do...! My brother bequeathed a couple of bootleg cassettes to me.
Good call.
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/20/2012 1:46 PM EDT
- leafswin27
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Barrence Whitfield & the Savages (previously mentioned) put on some high energy shows back in the 80's... Ditto on the Dogmatics as local favorites -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/20/2012 2:03 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades : I do...! My brother bequeathed a couple of bootleg cassettes to me. Good call. How about the perennial jokesters, The Fools...??
Posted by MattyScornD
Oh MAN!
Wanna talk a good call? The Fools?
I feel GUILTY.
I actually jammed with them with Rick Fing Derringer, at, "the 'plex "
! Yes, Rick Fing Derringer, in a hole in the wall in Cambridge, across from the Aku Aku.
The Fools ='d - Nothing good, nothing bad, nothing sacred, nothing evil; and EVERYTHING should b e made fun of.
Now THATS a catch!, MATTY!
Ooh rah! -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/20/2012 2:16 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades : I do...! My brother bequeathed a couple of bootleg cassettes to me. Good call. How about the perennial jokesters, The Fools...??
Posted by MattyScornD
And as luck would have it, the Stompers and the Fools are playing together on Friday, March 23 at Patriot Place in Foxboro.
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/20/2012 2:26 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades : And as luck would have it, the Stompers and the Fools are playing together on Friday, March 23 at Patriot Place in Foxboro. http://www.thestompers.com
Posted by Yukon-Cornelius
Luck, indeed...!
Add to the list:
Juliana Hatfield (had a big crush on her at one time) -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/22/2012 11:24 PM EDT
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Didn't know Juliana Hatfield was from Boston! On the "met anyone famous" thread, I mentioned I met her after a show in Chicago. Very much a cutie. -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/23/2012 7:13 PM EDT
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How about Til Tuesday and/or Aimee Mann solo. I think she is from the south shore, originally.
What about Susan Tedeschi now touring with her husband, Derek Trucks? She can play and her family started a trusty little convenience store chain to boot. heh -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/24/2012 10:28 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:How about Til Tuesday and/or Aimee Mann solo. I think she is from the south shore, originally. What about Susan Tedeschi now touring with her husband, Derek Trucks? She can play and her family started a trusty little convenience store chain to boot. heh
Posted by BassFishing
Aimee Mann is from Virginia, went to Boston to attend Berklee where she met up with Till Tuesday folks. Great Band, even though it was short-lived. Her solo stuff is wonderful. Good call.
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/25/2012 3:43 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades : Yes that is the late great Jay Reatard and he is wearing an Oblivians t-shirt. I hear rumor they are getting back together to do a mini tour. Hope they come here. Love the Oblivians. Are you into Reigning Sound? and also PSD shows were legendary.. They liked to be bood and all. Great fun
Posted by leafswin27
Not into Reigning Sound as much as Jack O., but to be fair I've only seen RS once. They are touring Europe again soon so I'll try to see them again. As with many US bands' tours, they aren't playing the UK....the money for bands is far less here than for continental European gigs so I u/s why they don't come here, but it's really frustrating. Then again, it's a good excuse to go somewhere for the weekend! -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/25/2012 3:59 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:Some bands are good little local bands and that's it.....they're around for a few years and then disband. I love some of the reason why some bands from Boston may not have broken big....motorcycle crashes....self-medication (that's not exactly unusual)....and tinnitus (that's my favorite). 99% of local bands across the country never make it big....that's the way it is....ringing ears or no ringing ears.
Posted by bellhorn_
You can mock bands breaking up due to drug addiction and the death of a twin in a wreck if you want, but tinnitus? Why is that your favourite? An extraordinarily loud band's guitar player had to stop performing with them due to the volume. When they reformed 20 years later - when I saw them, anyway - Miller was wearing massive headphones and the drummer was encased in plexiglass to protect his hearing. -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/25/2012 8:12 AM EDT
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Went through the bands listed but did not see (or may have missed)Throwing Muses (maybe not exactly from Boston, but just south)The Atlantics , on the strength of "Lonely Hearts"New ManHuman Sexual Responce (" I licked Betty Ford's boots, she wore them all over China") -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/25/2012 11:18 AM EDT
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early 80's power pop- the atlantics....many a great show at the channel. -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/25/2012 1:11 PM EDT
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...and the Zulus. I was mad for the Zulus....then my favourite musician, Bob Mould, produced their first album. Wonderful! -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/26/2012 9:46 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:Went through the bands listed but did not see (or may have missed) Throwing Muses (maybe not exactly from Boston, but just south) The Atlantics , on the strength of "Lonely Hearts" New Man Human Sexual Responce (" I licked Betty Ford's boots, she wore them all over China")
Posted by jkjband
More great choices. HSR was very risque - which of course I loved. -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/26/2012 11:22 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:...and the Zulus. I was mad for the Zulus....then my favourite musician, Bob Mould, produced their first album. Wonderful!
Posted by Chilliwings
Bob Mould is awesome.. saw some You Tube stuff of him recently geting on stage with No Age. Want to read his book soon -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/26/2012 4:50 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:Didn't know Juliana Hatfield was from Boston! On the "met anyone famous" thread, I mentioned I met her after a show in Chicago. Very much a cutie.
Posted by LloydDobler
...via Maine.
Yeah...I had a big-time crush on her BITD. Prolific, too. -
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/28/2012 11:19 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades:In Response to Re: Best Boston band through the decades : Sorry....Aerosmith barely registers on the pretentious meter....no good.
Posted by bellhorn_
You mean the one that appears to be jammed up your azz...?
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/28/2012 11:44 AM EDT
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Morphine. The Cars. Kay Hanley.
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Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 3/28/2012 1:12 PM EDT
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In contemporary times, Aerosmith offers very little quality music. Sure, they are a commercial success and have the longevity piece down. However, the music is boring and redundant. Their heyday has long since passed. -
Re: Best Boston band through the decades
posted at 2/15/2013 1:33 PM EST
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Been getting back into Galaxy500 recently.. For a short time they were amazing
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