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The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds

"The best, hottest, the most exciting emergence from the slime pits of rock n roll history in a long time." - Malcolm Dome, RAW Magazine

The Throbs are some of the rawest, most energetic, motherfuckers around." Kerrang! Magazine- 5 Star Review

The greatest hard rock n roll album since Appetite for Destruction."
Paul Elliott - Sounds Magazine

Beg, borrow - or steal - this album."- Melody Maker

Entertainment Weekly - B+
Vox Magazine - 9 out of 10

General Info

  • Genre: Blues / Punk / Rock

    Location NEW YORK , Un

    Profile Views: 89730

    Last Login: 3/11/2012

    Member Since 8/24/2006

    Website www.cdbaby.com/cd/throbs

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    In 1988, at the Limelight in NYC, Toronto native Ronnie Sweetheart met bassist Danny Nordahl, and under the slurring serenade of Johnny Thunders they drank to the beginnings of a great rock n roll heartbreak. Drunk on dreams and champagne from the Titanic-The Throbs set sail. Without missing a beat, drummer Ronnie Magri joined the line-up with Swedish born guitarist Roger Ericson sharpening the rough edges. They had all they needed, but mastering the art of unnecessary excess, ex-Quireboys Guitarist Ginger was brought in for a stint. Shortly after, the now ex-Throb was escorted to the airport, crying in his beer, back to London. He just didn't fit the bill. The Throbs had a vision and the masses were gathering. The buzz spread through the backstreets like a social disease. Like the Warriors in search of Cyrus- what do you know about the Throbs? They're the ones. What do you know about the Throbs? Pure magic. They were everything New York needed in a rock n roll band. The kids donned their colors, and paid their tokens, but where were the Throbs? This is the deal. Do three shows, and with no demo, no press kit, not even a fuckin snapshot and get signed to Geffen Records. Get huge advances, and wait to become rock stars like... rock stars. Keep in mind, they still didn't have a producer, so they didn't have a record. No manager, so no one helping them find a producer. And a record company that really wanted nothing to do with them, going so far as to ban them from the building. The Throbs ran thru the city like NY Street drugs-everybody loved em then ended up feelin dirty the next day. After a long hard road of what began to feel more like a deal with the devil than a teenage rock n roll dream, the record company tells them that Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper/ Kiss) not only wants to produce them, but get this, will lower his fee to do it. With Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper/Lou Reed) riding shotgun in the control booth Ezrin said "Lets make a record!" The boys were on their best behavior. Its one thing telling some A&R person, whose favorite fuckin band is the Monkees, to go fuck themselves, but Toronto Bob is a legend. He was making his bones in rock n roll when these guys were still fuckin cheerleaders. With the producers pedigree, and rock and roll legend Little Richard on piano the whole experience, as Mr.Penniman says, was "a blessin and a lesson." In January 1991, the Throbs released their first album on Geffen Records: The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds. LTV was immediately met with the critical acclaim from the fans and press. The Throbs were ready to tour. Almost. The reputation of the Throbs preceded them wherever they went, and damaged property and feelings were always left in the wake. Delays and dysfunction's were definitely taking their toll inside and out of the band. Attitudes and addictions that took years to cultivate needed to be dealt with before a tour could begin. Volumes have been written on the hardships and heartaches of touring, and starting with the As, Aerosmith have always led the pack. Who better to do an intervention on the guys than Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Convincing a drug addict to enter rehab is tricky business. Promises far beyond the laurels of good living must be made. The instant gratification nerve must be touched in such a way that even Dee-Dee Ramone would be enticed by the idea of all the candy you can eat. Only Danny was willing to take that ride. To keep an extra pair of eyes on the boys during their US/UK tour, Richard Cole, evil genius behind Led Zeppelin, was called in like Lee Marvin to wrangle this dirty foursome. Unfortunately, the worst was yet to come. As soon as the Throbs exploded on foreign soil, there were bombs over Baghdad. Days into the tour the Gulf War had begun. On the music front, a new underground sound was tracking the hearts of a new generation. Pulsating out of the Northwest, the Throbs began to palpitate as the flannel Mafia came down like rain. Shortly after the release of LTV, Geffen released Nevermind by Nirvana. The days of stealing your moms clothes to go to a rock show were replaced with borrowing your uncles work pants. Completing their tour with LTV steadily climbing the charts in the US, Japan, and Europe, The Throbs headed back to the states. The video for their single "Come Down Sister" shot at NYs Palladium was in heavy rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball in the US and UK, and the fans were making themselves known. The kids were learning the language the people of Geffen would never speak, seeing only the fork in their tongue. Before maximum life could be generated into this monster-Geffen Records pulled the plug, and dropped the band from the label. That's that. They had come full circle. From that fateful night at the Limelight in 88, to being asked to perform at the Johnny Thunders Memorial show at NYs Marquee in 91. Now, for (the real) reasons only they know it was the last show the bad four would do. Shortly after, on Manhattans Lower East Side, over coffee and pirogies, The Throbs became a memory. There's plenty of speculation from different factions on the how's and why's of the bands demise, but at this point, after a decade of dust has settled down, we have a chance to just listen to the fuckin music instead of gettin caught up in all that shit. So, twelve years after the split, on November 21st, 2003, The Throbs got back together at Don Hills in N.Y. to show their inherent flair only makes em more potent over time. The Throbs - Roger, Ronnie, Danny and Ronnie Sweetheart once again gave New York City a good kick in the crotch. The past always shows shadows of regret. It would be easy, for them as a band and individuals ( even for us as fans or foes) to look back and wonder what would of happened if different choices were made. But, it wouldnt be like the Throbs to make things easy and burning over what could have been is not what rock n roll is all about - The Train Keeps Rollin whether you like it or not! And whether you like it or not, so do the Throbs.

  • Members

    RONNIE SWEETHEART - Vocals, DANNY NORDAHL - Bass, RONNIE MAGRI - Drums, ROGER ERICSON - Guitar,

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    The Throbs pulsate, palpitate, vibrate, quiver, ooze sex, sleaze, rawness and tasty fashion onstage and off. They're hot and energetic, kind of pure back-to-basics rock 'n' roll- sort of Stones meeting the Sex Pistols and then hanging out with Alice Cooper and the Diamond Dog for the first time and walking away highly charged." -Details Magazine 1989

THE THROBS

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With LITTLE RICHARD

..The Throbs with Little Richard..

THE THROBS

"THE LANGUAGE OF THIEVES AND VAGABONDS"

..The Throbs - The Language Of Thieves And Vagabonds..
1991 Geffen Records

Ronnie Sweetheart: Vocals
Roger Ericson: Guitars
Danny Nordahl: Bass
Ronnie Magri: Drums

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If, in 1989, youd wanted to bet your house on a band becomin BIG, then The Throbs would have been the obvious choice. Rising up from the gutters of lower Manhattan, these four musicians came together to prise rocknroll from the cold dead clutches of corporate strangulation. That they didnt entirely succeed is not the point; that they (nearly) died trying, very much is.

Drawing inspiration from The Rolling Stones, The New York Dolls, Aerosmith and Alice Cooper, The Throbs specialised in spiking old-fashioned rocknroll with liberal helpings of psychedelia; their hair piled high, their paisley shirts slashed to the waist, and wearing enough mascara to paint the town black, they were the perfect (drinking) partners for a city short on sleep.

Once under the wing of studio veteran Bob Ezrin (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd), and Dick Wagner (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed), they set about cutting their one and only album in what sounds like a hash-filled Turkish harem, with sitars & baglamas giving exotic support to the deeply rockn roll guitars. Whats more, critics on both sides of the Atlantic were quick to heap praise on the results, hailing The Throbs as the new Guns NRoses; however, the bands untempered enjoyment of the rock star lifestyle would ultimately lead to friction with their label and a premature demise.

One thingss for certain, though; The Language Of Thieves And Vagabonds all late nights, lost love and Little Richard on guest keys! is very much a wrinkle-free release, having stood the test of time remarkably well. A PG (Pre-Grunge) classic? You betcha!
Paul Elliott
Hove, England, July 2007
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