**ALEX GALL (guitar), **YOON (guitar and vocals), **KEVIN SPAFFORD (drums), **MADDOG (congas and vocals), **CHAIRMAN (bass, keys, vocals), **CHAD DEITCHLEY (bass, keys, vocals)
影響
Catchy shit! And...MOVIES: Over the Edge, Rock & Rule, Foxes, Decline of Western Civilization (1 through 3), Suburbia, Taxi Driver, Trading Places, Urgh!! A Music War, A Woman Under the Influence, and of course Back to School. BUT...movies are not everything...so here's some OTHER STUFF: the artwork of Portland artists Vo Minh McBurney & Brett Superstar, LOVE (60's 'Arthur Lee' Love, that is..), The Runaways ('Live in Japan' rules the universe), Stork from 'Animal House', Giorgio Moroder, Leatherface (of course), Bun E. Carlos and his band CHEAP TRICK, Patti LaBelle, Klaus (Nomi AND Meine!), the positivity and charisma of Axel Foley, and way way way too many more to mention here. And burnin' Vernon Reid.
風格近似
"Drats!!! delivers a well produced, exciting sound" - THE RISE AND THE FALL (the lovely San Pedro, CA music zine),
"This ear candy amuses and edutains simultaneously. It’s weirdo rock but it never not rocks, and the songs are catchy in a Big Star and dB’s kind of way." - MARK KARGES, DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY,
"They have applied punk/indie tools and energy to prog/art rock forms in a way that is original and entertaining." - LUKAS SHERMAN, WEST COAST PERFORMER MAGAZINE,
"Imagine Zappa jamming with Pere Ubu and you’re close. However, this stands up on its own as an enjoyable art-punk album. Recommended!
- ADAM NAWORAL, MOVEMENTMAGAZINE.COM (on ’Welcome to New Granada’),
"Hyper and half serious, this is one hell of an artistic vision." - MARJORIE SKINNER, PORTLAND MERCURY,
"Extremely polished and constructed to demand repeated listens...frequent dynamic changes are packed with brilliant and fleeting moments." - JASON SIMMS, WILLAMETTE WEEK,
"For those of us for whom Over the Edge was a formative experience, it’s good fun, indeed." - STEPHEN SEIGEL, TUCSON WEEKLY (on ’New Granada’),
"Like a musical slap in the face, the band will command your focus and raise your heartbeat." - NATHAN SKIDMORE, THE OREGONIAN,
"Their syncopation and eclectic melodies make listening to this album over and over again a pleasant experience with something new popping out with each new hearing." - KENT MANTHIE, REVIEWER MAGAZINE (on ’New Granada’),
"This is totally bizarre...fun and witty music" - STUBBLE MUSIC MAGAZINE,
**DRATS!!! feature article here: http://www.medleyville.us/2007/02/cinematic_sounds.html
Hey all - our new CD entitled "TOO ENTERTAINING???" is available now at our shows and also at CDBaby.com. PLUS! Our rock opera based on 'Over the Edge', the best teen rebellion flick ever (our rock opera is called "WELCOME TO NEW GRANADA"), is also available at:
***Just click on the above CDBaby link and type "drats" in the search box to find our stuff! Our latest CD, TOO ENTERTAINING???, contains 13 art-punk rock-n-roll tunes that will be totally melodious to your ears! Hard hitting! We live for art and film - and we bring the cinema to our music. "AUX 5" is a code that I had to hit on my phone at an old customer service job (this code allowed me to use the restroom). "Basic" is a war between programmer and computer program. In "Real Life Frogger," you only get one life. "Pro-Rock" is our tribute to all the rockers out there with pro-gear and (of course) pro attitude. And "Realness Keepers" is our ode to keeping it real. Check it!
-Chairman & DRATS!!!
Hey, we're playing at the Ash Street Saloon.....Nov 22nd....CDs WILL BE available!!.....also, we'll have music available at CDBaby.com and iTunes, soon......hope to see ya there....
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