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the Libertines US
Indie / Rock / Powerpop

"GREATEST HITS on sale at CD Baby!"

CINCINNATI, Ohio
United States

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   the Libertines US: General Info
Member Since5/2/2006
Band Website

WWW.THELIBERTINES.US

Band Members
Walt Hodge - guitar, vocals

Randy Cheek - bass

Jimmy D - guitar

T-Lo Witt - drums


InfluencesIn no particular order:

The Gun Club, The Flesh Eaters, Echo and the Bunnymen, Killing Joke, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Blondie, Velvet Underground, Dream Syndicate, Replacements, REM, Buzzcocks, Flatt and Scruggs, Jason & the Nashville Scorchers, Cheap Trick, The Dickies, Humble Pie, Toxic Reasons, Eleventh Dream Day, T Rex, Johnny Winter, Lords of the New Church, Steppenwolf, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Rain Parade, Joy Division, PIL, The Hollies, Cream, Bootsy, Peter Tosh, The Archies, Alleycats, Ray Charles, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Get Smart, Robert Fripp, Roy Clark, Buck Owens, John Mclaughlin, The Feelies, Charlie Pride, Generation X, Black Oak Arkansas, Love Tractor, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, X, Allman Brothers Band, Black Sabbath, Rank and File, The Specials, Alice Cooper, Rick Derringer, Circle Jerks, Jimi Hendrix, Gang of Four, The Killer Jerry Lee Lewis, Fear, Roy Buchanan, Pylon, The Ventures, Mitch Easter, The Jam, Motorhead, The Cramps, Royal Crescent Mob, Aerosmith, James Brown, U2, Joe Tex, Deep Purple, XTC, Lene Lovich, Tex and the Horseheads, The Customs, Led Zepplin, The Church, Merle Haggard, Judas Priest, The Sonics, the Libertines US, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Embarrassment, The Long Ryders, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Norman Greenbaum, Jeff Beck, The Cult, MC5, girls, cars, money, death, and the Rolling Stones.


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   About the Libertines US


This is the official myspace page for the original American band known as the LIBERTINES US, formed in 1983.

History:

Back in Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1983, the original Libertines (u.s.) power trio consisted of Walt Hodge (guitar & words), Randy Cheek (bass), and Joe Hamm (drums). Randy came up with the name while reading an old book (you can guess the title and author) written by a French aristocrat renowned for scandalous behavior... Anyway, after 1986, they expanded to a quartet, adding Jimmy D (guitar), and Greg Blanton replacing Joe on drums. By the early 90s, Randy had found success playing with the Ass Ponys. Ted Nagel filled in on bass during that time. Jimmy D, focused on tour managing for numerous bands including Ass Ponys and Over The Rhine. After playing and recording throughout the Midwest for a decade, the band went into hibernation for about thirteen years. During the break, their previous recordings were eventually remastered and digitized for re-release. GREATEST HITS is a 21 track collection from that era, and is available at a number of music retailers including CD Baby and iTunes.

Recent:

In 2005, Jimmy D conned Walt and Randy into a reunion of sorts. Starting with a couple charity events, they used the alias Los Amigos del Jimmy D. They had fun with the project, especially with fans who heard rumors of them becoming a mariachi band... with their entire musical catalog being tied up in probate court... Huh? No, that was not the case. But they did add "US" to their name to differentiate themselves from another band.

Now:

By 2006, the Libertines US finally returned to Newport, KY where they started. With longtime friend Todd "T-Lo" Witt (BPA, Wolverton Brothers, Go To Hell) drumming, and excellent new material added to their extensive catalog, they sound better than ever. The band is doing select shows in the Midwestern US, marking their territory like a pack of stray dogs.

"Jingle, jangle, crunch! One of the indie-rock greats of the '80s returns".

[The Big Takeover. issue 60]

Discography

2007 - GREATEST HITS - the LIBERTINES US (CD) LM726
2006 - REUNION - the LIBERTINES US (CD EP) LM714
1988 - Tilt-A-Whirl - the LIBERTINES (us) Megadisc (Dutch LP) MD7909
1987 - OHIO - the LIBERTINES (us) DayOne (cassette) LC-008
1986 - Voices from the Past b/w Something in the Water - DayOne (7 single)
1984 - Everybody wants to be my Sister b/w Swayback - DayOne (7 single)

1989 - 3 Countries For Sale - Megadisc (Dutch comp. CD) MDC7907
1988 - Raw Cuts Vol. 9 American Psych Wars 3 - Satellite Records (UK comp. album)
1988 - Its So Hard to be Cool in an Uncool World - I Wanna Records (comp. album) IW005
1988 - Where the Hell are the Good Scissors? - Man-Cub Records (comp. album) Mancub 101
1988 - Jockey Club Its a Helluva Thing - No Pretense Records (comp. cassette) 9C409
1986 - Beasts from the East - Bomp/Voxx Records (comp. album) VXS200.035


THE LIBERTINES US: Greatest Hits

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All of our songs are written and performed by the Libertines US.
Copyright 2007, 2006, 1998, 1987, 1986, 1985 by the Libertines US for Libertines Music/BMI.
All rights reserved.

The Libertines US wish to dedicate this page to Ben Voss. We were humbled by his kindness and generousity.

Sincere thanks to Jack Rabid and the Big Take Over magazine for keeping the fire burning. One of the best music magazines on the planet. Kudos as well to the City Beat and Enquirer staff for an outstanding job promoting Cincinnati's superb music scene.

Many thanks as well to Sandra Freyler, Katie Libecco, Shawn Abnoxious, James Broscheid, Alan Combs, Barbara Davidson, and Dave Steed for use of photographs.

To friends and family, thank you for sticking with us through thick and thin. None of this matters without you.

Walt maintains this page, and will respond to inquiries as often as he can. Thank you for your interest!


www.theLIBERTINES.US




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Emily Reece





Jul 8 2008 3:33 PM

You guys rock AND rolled it out!!
kiely


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Jul 6 2008 12:43 AM

loved the show ... I still think that Todd was the sweatiest or at least the man in the most rock bands in northside in any case, hard rock well done ... excellent job once again.
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Jul 5 2008 2:04 PM

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Jul 3 2008 5:49 AM

Hi!
How are you?

New song live !!!
Recorded at the French Music Fest...

Bye!
Ben.
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Jun 27 2008 7:16 AM

We're gonna have a folky good time!Photobucket
Elle Crash





Jun 18 2008 1:17 PM

C'mon down!! It'll be a fine evening, and it's all ages so bring the little ones, they need to hear live music too. :-)

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Jun 9 2008 8:20 PM

hellooo libertines us...
Hadas Drummer





May 23 2008 5:51 AM

hey,
tnx for the add.

Hadas.
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May 5 2008 9:49 PM

We are playing at the Mad Hatter
Thursday May 15th @ 8pm $5
for those who are interested.
Good times will be had by all!
Fun-SpainRock





Apr 28 2008 8:30 AM

Hey
Thanks for the add

xxx
ophelie
The Plastic Pals





Apr 24 2008 1:12 AM

It..s promotion time, our lovely Libertines US pals!

Please vote for The Plastic Pals..s single "She..s going back" in the competition on the banner below. Just click "Rösta" for "Vote"....





You can vote for a track once a day per computer ;-)

Well you can listen to the tune there as well - and buy it as a full tune or ringtone...

But you can also get it for free as a Fan Exclusive by signing up to our mailinglist at http://www. reverbnation. com/theplasticpals

Cheers/Hawk
The Plastic Pals





Apr 23 2008 8:30 AM

Dear pals,
Please support your plastic pals by voting for us in a competition run by cellphone company Tele2 and MySpace. Just click the banner below - and then click "Rösta" (Swedish for "Vote")





You can vote for a tune once a day per comptuter ;-)

Cheers/The Plastic Pals
Freddy Powell





Apr 15 2008 9:03 PM


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Apr 15 2008 12:07 AM

Hello,
Thanx 4 Ur friendly request !

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