The Pietasters started life as The Slugs in 1990 at Virginia Tech. Soon changin their name to Dancehall Crashers before ultimately settling upon The Pietasters, a reference to what some English neighbors called the heavier guys in the band. They toured in a used school bus and played dive bars around DC before being discovered by Bucket Hingley the lead singer of The Toasters and owner of the famed Moon Ska Records. Shortly there after The Pietasters were signed to Moon Ska Records and out out their second album Oolooloo. Stand out tracks on this amazing album are Tell You Why/Maggie Mae (technically two songs but are on one track.) with it's combination of slower mellow goodness and the perfect drinking song ever written and Night Before a song about sex, need I say more?
The Pietasters are:
Alan Makranzy on Tenor Sax
Carlos Linares on Trumpet
Chris Watt on Bass and Vocals
Eric Raecke on Tenor Sax
Jeremy Roberts on Trombone
Paul T. Ackerman on Keyboard
Rob Covington on Drums
Steven Jackson on Vocals
Toby Hanson on Trumpet
Todd Eckhardt on Guitar and Vocals
Tom Goodin on Guitar and Vocals
Track Listing:
1. Something Better
2. Freak Show
3. Tell You Why / Maggie Mae
4. Same Old Song (Originally by The Four Tops)
5. Pleasure Bribe
6. Girl Take it Easy
7. Can I Change My Mind
8. Night Before
9. (Hidden Track)
10. Biblical Sense
11. Movin on Up
Yar!
No comments:
Post a Comment