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Terminal Boardumb => Music Shit => Demo Tape => Topic started by: enthusiast on March 15, 2010, 06:04:58 AM
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garage rock band the enthusiasts:
http://www.myspace.com/enthusiastsny
enthusiasts 7" "in the city" out this spring on infirmary phonographic
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lovable rock n rollers THE ENTHUSIASTS comin at you with a fresh mid-tempo garage pop burner! this here's JOANNE!
http://www.myspace.com/enthusiastsny
also, if anyones in the westchester NY area, were playing a super long set at paulie's bar in pleasantville on june 11th that will prolly be chock filled with originals and 50s rock n roll covers. itll be a fun time, come out if you can
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come on over if youre in the area! and get drunk cheap cause well be playing during their Happy Hour specials ($2 Bud Lt. Pints & $3 Mixed Drinks from 6-8pm on Thursdays)
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so my aspie friend wrote a pretty sick (fake)wikipedia page for us
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enthusiasts
The Enthusiasts are a Canadian garage rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, active from 1963 to 1972. considered one of the most influential underground Canadian Rock groups of the 20th Century, the bands style paved the way for the first waves of Canadian Punk Rock and Art Rock. The Enthusiasts are considered pioneers of Indie Rock as well. while the band saw little mainstream success outside of their native Canada, their influence on later music scenes would be tremendous, especially during the 1980s. The Band has been disbanded since early 1972, although they briefly united for a short Canadian tour in 1984. Currently there are no plans for any further Enthusiasts reunions.
and so on...
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our first 7"! it actually happened
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TONIGHT@10pm EST : THE ENTHUSIASTS will be getting some airplay on JUMBLE JUMBLE, the nets premiere rock n roll radio show! tune in tonite at http://realpunkradio.com/
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Really cool review of our 7"...
http://garagepunk.ning.com/group/recordreviews/forum/topics/the-enthusiasts-7-inch-debut
In a small town where the Saw Mill and the NY State Thruway almost criss cross is the small town of Ardsley. Not much there but stores, a bike path that runs along the Saw Mill, and certainly not a place where your average punk band stays-- honestly the average band gets out of Dodge. Rock dreams usually get on the local Metro-North and head south to the city. The Enthusiasts do the same but as they say in punk rock-- don't forget your roots.
On their first 7-inch they bang out two originals which meld the garage stylings of The White Stripes/ Bloody Hollies with English style Power Pop, without hesitation throw in Misfits patented "Whoa-ooh!" or a breakdown with a few psychedelic riffs. "In the City" with a little added scuff could easily sit on any of the Shake Some Action - UK and Ireland comps. Joey F., tackling vocals and guitar, puts every ounce of energy into to his playing and singing. The song itself is the Punk Rock dream-- singing songs, going to the city, and getting away from where your from. Dylan H. and Matt G. are a steady rhythm section and follow Joey H's lead pretty well. On "My Two Words" the "psychedelic breakdown" actually gives them a half a minute to shine. Though to be honest the last minute of the song might serve another song a little better. Stylistically the two songs might jump around a bit too much, but why stick to a formula.
While every other band from the far corners of the earth descend on Brooklyn there is something refreshing about three guys coming down from the NY suburbs playing "catchy" punk rock that feels a little more authentic. Maybe it's our own roots that let us dispense this credibility, maybe it's two pretty good songs, or maybe it's a little bit of both. One things for sure The Enthusiasts only have a couple of miles to go before this 7-Inch is part of history or they make more of their own history.