Baron Von Ploggenz - vocals, guitar.
Various other lost but not forgotten musicians.
Influences
Bad relationships, run-ins with the law, success, failure, addiction, childhood, depression, mortality, LA, 60's folk/pop/rock, old blues, old country, old jazz, post expressionist abstract paintings, punk, new wave, no wave, long russian novels, good relationships, insanity, nostalgia, bad true crime TV, animals, pop art, good poetry, bad poetry, the weather, old, weird america, the newspaper, politics, food, family, friends, money, sex, religion, nature, anger, love and hate. Not really computers.
Paul Plagens is a proudly old-school songwriter with a sophisticated, wise, sometimes dark and often slyly humorous lyrical bent. A product of solidly classic musical influences(Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Hank Williams, Cole Porter, etc.), Paul adds a very distinctive and unique perspective based on a life lived intensely, with pain and beauty equally represented.
Paul has had his shares of highs and lows in the music business. He was the lead singer, songwriter and dress wearing frontman of the band Greta, who were signed to a big record deal with Mercury Records and publishing deal with EMI/Virgin in the early nineties. It was the grunge and "alternative" days, and Greta combined Paul's melodic songwriting with the aggressive elements of the time a la Nirvana and Janes Addiction. Of course, as most bidding war scenarios go, the band was over-hyped and and expectations were too high. Greta would have had to go platinum to have been a success to Mercury . Drugs and drama also played a part in the demise of the band. So after two CD's, some MTV exposure (including two very memorable Beavis and Butthead episodes), lot's of touring(with the likes of Motorhead, X, and Catherine Wheel among others), the band was quietly dropped.
What followed were years of different projects. Paul continued writing and formed several different bands, including Peal with Rusty Anderson, guitarist for Paul McCartney. He played guitar and sang backup for Sinead O'Connor and had many songs licensed for TV and film.
After three years in Olympia, Washington, Paul is back in his hometown of Los Angeles. He is currently writing, recording and putting a new band together.
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Hey whats up its your boys from EdstanleY we need your help were trying to get our song "Drop your weapons" played on UCLA RADIO we need you to call in this sunday (Between 8 and 8:30 Pacific time) and request it for us the number is 310-825-9999 and listen in at www.uclaradio.com we would appreciate it if you could thanks
Hey, Im posting new videos today! and if you are in Texas, come on out to Six Flags (san Antonio) Friday where I'll be performing with Drake Bell (of Nickelodeon's Josh and Drake) and Saturday with Drake in Six Flags Dallas. Sunday I will be at Jo's on Congress in Austin! Hope to see some of yall out this weekend! And TUESDAY July 14, the band will be filming a performance for the tv show at SAXON PUB! Be in the audience for the tv show 4:30 to 6!!!!!!!! Ruby Jane
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what are you doing thurs july 9th If your 21 you and your friends should come check out EdstanleY they have a show at the Blue Cafe in Huntington Beach Ca They're a 3 piece band Scott Gripe does guitar/vocals Justin Brescia is on drums and Dave Reese is on bass you would love the show it will be a blast , If you choose to come, email me your guestlist @ jvarnado@tmo.blackberry.n et so i can put you and your friends on the list, hope to hear from you
The address is 17208 Pacific Coast Hwy Huntington Beach, California 92649
THEY GO ON AT 10PM !!! SHOULD ARRIVE AT 9PM please mention EdstanleY at the door
This is a great site.....thanks for letting me post here.....Please check out my newly posted songs and please email me at www.reverbnation.com/fellowsinrock - My chart points are rising everyday...since I first posted two weeks ago...I'm up in the 10 percentile worldwide now and I'm number 10 in Tampa Bay....They rate you for every click and every email...I appreciate all your support! LOVE TO EVERYONE!
Thank you for the add. I like your sound and voice. And I am very sorry that I can't understand English words. But I'm so glad to have you as a friend. Have a good day!! Cheers from Japan.
Hi Paul Plagens, It's a pleasure 2 meet you. Thank you 4 ADDing us 2 YourSpace. We're happy to B. your friend. Keep on the good energy. Peace and Love (-: B. Eitan
I have entered the Myspace Rock the Space contest to win a record deal with Myspace Records and now I need your help! And if you can get your friends to help too, that would be awesome!
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Paul Plagens is one of the great hack American songwriters, and that is no small praise. He tells the truth and he does it with enough generosity so that those who are not as smart as he is can dig it. That's rock and roll from a very high place.
We're loving "Good Day" right now but maybe that's because we haven't heard it before.
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