SUSAN BARTEL: Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
DEBBIE DENEESE: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
BOBBY GOLD: Drums
Both songs were mixed and mastered by Jenna Emens. We love you, JennaX!
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BAND LINE-UP (in the videos):
DEBBIE DENEESE: Vocals/Guitar
SUSAN BARTEL: Guitar/Bass
ROB REMIAS: Bass
TODD VINE: Drums
Influences
SUSAN'S INFLUENCES:
Kendra Smith/Opal, PJ Harvey, Helium, Nico, Poe, Cranes, very early Jesus and Mary Chain, very early Sonic Youth, Pixies, Syd Barrett, Failure, Velvet Underground, Einstürzende Neubauten, Girls Against Boys, Queens of the Stone Age, Robert Lourdes, and Jenna Emens...and Jim Hayward, my inspiration ♥
DEBBIE'S INFLUENCES:
My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Luis, Green Day, Queen, Elvis Costello, The Ramones, and the one-hit-wonders of the seventies
The above recordings are NOT the current line-up. See "Band Members" section for credits.
Mad as Birds was founded in early 2008 by Susan Bartel (Violetgirl/Violetmusik) and Debbie DeNeese, who last played together in legendary early South Florida punk band The Cichlids.
Mad as Birds made its live debut in August 2008 at the second annual Shelia Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert at Pompano Beach's Club Cinema before more than 1,000 people. The event brought together many of the bands from the heyday of the 1970s and '80s South Florida rock scene — Charlie Pickett, The Reactions, Z-Cars, The Kids (featuring Johnny Depp) — to raise money for charity.
In December 2008, Mad as Birds joined Pickett for a year-end show at Miami's premiere live music club, Churchill's. The band's current lineup hit the stage for the first time in February 2009 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach (see videos below).
Mad as Birds is taking a break from doing live shows to finish work on several new recordings featuring the new lineup. The songs will be posted as soon as they're completed.
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The following videos were recorded at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach on February 14, 2009, by Karen Wideen.
"NO RIGHT"
Music and Words: Debbie DeNeese
Susan Bartel: Lead bass
Debbie DeNeese: Vocals, guitar
Rob Remias: Bass
Todd Vine: Drums
"MAYHEM"
Music: Susan Bartel
Words: Debbie DeNeese
Susan Bartel: Lead guitar
Debbie DeNeese: Vocals, rhythm guitar
Rob Remias: Bass
Todd Vine: Drums
..HEEEELLLLLLLPPPP!!!!!! .....I'M BEING HELD CAPTIVE BY AN EVIL HEATHCARE..."SYSTEM"...
....sighhhhhhhhhh
...MISS YOU GUYS...LETS START TO REHEARSE SOON SOON SOON...
...CUZ....WELL...UMM...ERRR...AAAAA
...I KINDA BOOKED US A SHOW..lol ........ ...hmmmm...I expect to hear from you very soon after reading that I guess..lol....love you all..and see you soon I hope :) ...rockin...........rob*:)
Youza!!Nice pictures from Churchills in December.Looks like a crazy free for all.Makes me even sadder I had to miss it. Love the song!Whats that crazy fuzztone??Debbies got a hot new guitar!! Yes,Mi-a-Kai next time,for sure...
Hey Mad as Birds! Happy to hear the new mix up and I am so excited I made you ladies happy! It was my pleasure to mix for you. More songs coming soon! XO
...WE'RE ALL GONNA HAVE A HAPPY YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...I'M MAD ABOUT THESE MAD HUMANS !! ************************************ ...AND I THINK THEY CAN FLY ;) *********************************** ...HAPPY NEW YEAR ;) .......LET'S ROCK IT !!!!!!!! *********************************** .................ROB & TODD.. *********************************** .............*THANKS*.............. ***********************************
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