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Genre: Alternative / New Wave / Rock
Location ATHENS, US
Profile Views: 35029
Last Login: 3/31/2010
Member Since 6/21/2005
Website vicvarney.com
Record Label Armageddon, Press, DBrecs, Acute
Type of Label Indie
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.......... ....Here's What They Are Saying About The Method Actors:.... "Working with the most basic instrumentation imaginable, the Method Actors is able to make the combination musical...the guitar makes deft use of chords with moving inner voices and meshes beautifully with the drumming." ....~ Robert Palmer, New York Times.... [Little Figures] is the best album of the year, fashioned from manic, maverick maneuvers and displays a pop sense that sets heads spinning. The Method Actors achieved an uncanny ability to imbue arbitrary squibs of noise and staggering meter with an alluring sense of shape." ....~ Sound.... "Their version of "All Tomorrow's Parties" is one of the 10 best New Wave cover songs ever...Countless bands have listened to, covered, imitated and assimilated the work of the Velvet Underground, but it took the Method Actors to capture their spirit." ....~ Spin.... "Far from being restricted by their lack of personnel, they flaunt the kind of freedom which gives full reign to their extremely angular, passionate approach. Devoid of derivatives, this week's best single proves that far from the Big City Kultural quicksands, some of the most challenging music is conceived free of destructive influences for no other reason than the music itself." [On debut single "This Is It" being awarded Single of the Week] ....~ Roy Carr, New Music Express, [London].... "Take a young Jeff Chandler and Jack Nicholson and make a band." ....~ Time Out.... "...riveting psycho-Ramones drive heightened by choogling guitar and the pair's vocals, one a droll sing-speak, the other a madhouse wail..." ....~ The New Trouser Press.... "The Music of phsychedelic despair." ....~ Tip, Berlin.... "...more interesting than Pylon..." ....~ New York Times.... "The most pretentious band since creation." ....~University of Georgia's Red and Black....
Members
.... .. .. .. .. .. .... ........Vic Varney:.... lead vocals, guitar, bass, words, this & that.. ......David Gamble:.... drums, percussion, backing vocals.. ......Michael Richmond:.... guitar, bass.. ......Robert Schmid:.... drums.. ......Stan Satin:.... alto saxophone, vocals, percussion.. ........ ...... ...... ........Discography...... ......Singles and EPs.... ....* This Is It.... 7" ep..: "The Method" / "Can't Act" / "Bleeding" (AS006 - Armageddon Records, 1980) ....* Rhythms of You.. ..10" ep..: "Distortion" / "Privilege"/ "Dancing Underneath" / "No Condition" / "She" / "You" / "My Time".. (AEP12005 - Armageddon Records, 1981) ....* Dancing Underneath.. ..12" EP ..(DB, 1981) ....* "Rang-a-Tang" / "Big Red Brain" .. ..7" single.. (P1004 - Press Records, 1981) ....* "Round World" / "E-Y-E" .. ..7" single.. (AS 011 - Armageddon Records, 1981) ....* Commotion (dance mix) / Bleeding .. ..12" dance single.. (Press P2004, 1981) ....* Live in a Room! .. ..12" EP.. (Press Records, 1983) ......Albums.... ....* Little Figures .... 2 x LP ..(MAD1 - Armageddon Records, 1981) ....* Little Figures .... 1 x LP..(Press Records, 1982) ....* Luxury .... 1 x LP ..(Press Records, 1983) ....* Luxury .... 1 x LP + bonus 12" EP.. (Press Records, 1985) ......Reissues.... ....*This Is Still It .... CD ..(ACU012 - Acute Records, 2010)
Influences
The Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, Django Rheinhardt, Eno, The Byrds, Gang of Four, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Nick Drake, Ravi Shankar, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, The B-52's, The Tone-Tones, Pylon, Wire, Public Image Ltd., Richard Hell & The Voidoids, King Crimson, Television, James Brown, Johnny Horton, Devo, Talking Heads, Chuck Berry
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The music of psychedelic despair from the most pretentious band since creation. ....

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Bio:

Here's What They Are Saying About The Method Actors:

"Working with the most basic instrumentation imaginable, the Method Actors is able to make the combination musical...the guitar makes deft use of chords with moving inner voices and meshes beautifully with the drumming."

~ Robert Palmer, New York Times

[Little Figures] is the best album of the year, fashioned from manic, maverick maneuvers and displays a pop sense that sets heads spinning. The Method Actors achieved an uncanny ability to imbue arbitrary squibs of noise and staggering meter with an alluring sense of shape."

~ Sound

"Their version of "All Tomorrow's Parties" is one of the 10 best New Wave cover songs ever...Countless bands have listened to, covered, imitated and assimilated the work of the Velvet Underground, but it took the Method Actors to capture their spirit."

~ Spin

"Far from being restricted by their lack of personnel, they flaunt the kind of freedom which gives full reign to their extremely angular, passionate approach. Devoid of derivatives, this week's best single proves that far from the Big City Kultural quicksands, some of the most challenging music is conceived free of destructive influences for no other reason than the music itself." [On debut single "This Is It" being awarded Single of the Week]

~ Roy Carr, New Music Express, [London]

"Take a young Jeff Chandler and Jack Nicholson and make a band."

~ Time Out

"...riveting psycho-Ramones drive heightened by choogling guitar and the pair's vocals, one a droll sing-speak, the other a madhouse wail..."

~ The New Trouser Press

"The Music of phsychedelic despair."

~ Tip, Berlin

"...more interesting than Pylon..."

~ New York Times

"The most pretentious band since creation."

~University of Georgia's Red and Black

Member Since:

June 21, 2005

Members:

Vic Varney:

lead vocals, guitar, bass, words, this & that

David Gamble:

drums, percussion, backing vocals

Michael Richmond:

guitar, bass

Robert Schmid:

drums

Stan Satin:

alto saxophone, vocals, percussion

Discography

Singles and EPs

* This Is It 7" ep: "The Method" / "Can't Act" / "Bleeding" (AS006 - Armageddon Records, 1980)

* Rhythms of You 10" ep: "Distortion" / "Privilege"/ "Dancing Underneath" / "No Condition" / "She" / "You" / "My Time".. (AEP12005 - Armageddon Records, 1981)

* Dancing Underneath 12" EP (DB, 1981)

* "Rang-a-Tang" / "Big Red Brain" 7" single (P1004 - Press Records, 1981)

* "Round World" / "E-Y-E" 7" single (AS 011 - Armageddon Records, 1981)

* Commotion (dance mix) / Bleeding 12" dance single (Press P2004, 1981)

* Live in a Room! 12" EP (Press Records, 1983)

Albums

* Little Figures 2 x LP (MAD1 - Armageddon Records, 1981)

* Little Figures 1 x LP(Press Records, 1982)

* Luxury 1 x LP (Press Records, 1983)

* Luxury 1 x LP + bonus 12" EP (Press Records, 1985)

Reissues

*This Is Still It CD (ACU012 - Acute Records, 2010)

Influences:

The Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, Django Rheinhardt, Eno, The Byrds, Gang of Four, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Nick Drake, Ravi Shankar, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, The B-52's, The Tone-Tones, Pylon, Wire, Public Image Ltd., Richard Hell & The Voidoids, King Crimson, Television, James Brown, Johnny Horton, Devo, Talking Heads, Chuck Berry