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+ | From the BandCamp re-issue notes by Cliffy: | ||
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+ | Listening to all this stuff has brought back a ton of memories. Working on it all has been both challenging and rewarding. Much of this material is better than I remembered it being. | ||
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+ | In 1993, I was listening to the Gin Blossoms, Dinosaur Jr, Teenage Fanclub, Soul Asylum, etc. Mike was heavily into the Cure, Sonic Youth and Nirvana. My writing, as well as Mike's contributions at the time, definitely reflects that. | ||
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+ | These recordings showcase our development in a major way. They also, surprisingly to me, show the songwriting to be quite good right out of the gate. I remember that thrilling feeling of being able to listen to recorded tapes of songs that I had written. | ||
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+ | Across all 5 volumes in this set, you'll find us searching for our sound...the one that would truly move us. I remember really liking this material at the time, but once we had a full band together and started working through the songs we had recorded, it became clear that the material wasn't what we were looking to be as a band. When Mike brought in "Rock 'N Roll Girl" in late summer 1995, we knew instantly that we had found what we were looking for. So we just threw everything away that we had and started over from scratch." | ||
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+ | An older story of the band (from MySpace I think?), with some incorrect details: | ||
[[The Huntingtons]] originally formed under the name Cricket in July of 1993, with Cliff Powell (vocals & guitar), Mike Holt (guitar), Mike Kepka (bass guitar) and Luke Keneske (drums). | [[The Huntingtons]] originally formed under the name Cricket in July of 1993, with Cliff Powell (vocals & guitar), Mike Holt (guitar), Mike Kepka (bass guitar) and Luke Keneske (drums). | ||
- | The guys only played 5 shows together before the lineup was rearranged. This time, Cliff Powell stayed on vocals and guitar, but Mike Holt took up the bass guitar, Luke Keneske and Mike Kepka left the band and Mike Peirce joined to take on the job of the drums. | + | The guys only played 5 shows together before the lineup was rearranged. This time, Cliff Powell stayed on vocals and guitar, but Mike Holt took up the bass guitar, Luke Keneske and Mike Kepka left the band and Mike Peirce joined to take on the job of the drums. Still named Cricket, these guys began their first studio recording in California, engineered by [[Randy Rose]]. |
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- | Still named Cricket, these guys began their first studio recording in California, engineered by [[Randy Rose]]. | + | In the spring of 1994 Cricket was receiving regular airplay on WKDU, the radio station of Pennsylvania' |
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But then, the lineup changed again, with Cricket adding another bass guitarist named Marty Shneider. Mike Holt switched back to guitar from the bass guitar, but the rest of the band remained at their previous posts. | But then, the lineup changed again, with Cricket adding another bass guitarist named Marty Shneider. Mike Holt switched back to guitar from the bass guitar, but the rest of the band remained at their previous posts. | ||
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Soon after this recording, Marty Shneider left the band and Mike Holt took over lead vocals while retaining the role of bass guitar, Cliff Powell played all guitars, BGVs, and some songwriting. Mike Peirce stayed at drums. With this lineup the band started to lean towards a more punk-oriented sound. | Soon after this recording, Marty Shneider left the band and Mike Holt took over lead vocals while retaining the role of bass guitar, Cliff Powell played all guitars, BGVs, and some songwriting. Mike Peirce stayed at drums. With this lineup the band started to lean towards a more punk-oriented sound. | ||
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+ | The band was to begin recording their first album in early 1995. But, several huge blunders by the label prevented them from recording then and they were told that they would record soon. It would be another year before the band would finally be allowed to record their album. They recorded //Sweet Sixteen// in February 1996 (but it wouldn' | ||
In early 1996, Cricket began getting pressure from the estate of Buddy Holly for using the name Cricket, since there had already been a band called The Crickets. The band willingly changed their name, being as they hated the old name anyway. | In early 1996, Cricket began getting pressure from the estate of Buddy Holly for using the name Cricket, since there had already been a band called The Crickets. The band willingly changed their name, being as they hated the old name anyway. | ||
- | This was a problem though. It was only two days before all information for the upcoming album, //Sweet Sixteen//, was to be mailed to the record company for promotion and distribution. The band had to come up with a new name fast. But all was not to be lost. Mike Pierce knew of a housing development called The Huntingtons, | + | This was a problem though. It was only two days before all information for the upcoming album, //Sweet Sixteen//, was to be mailed to the record company for promotion and distribution. The band had to come up with a new name fast. But all was not to be lost. Mike Pierce knew of a housing development called |
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
- | | 1995 | [[Joe Christmas Playing on the Stereo]] | | + | | 1993 | Home | |
- | | 1995 | [[One Side Has Covers, The Other Side Doesn’t]] | | + | | 1993 | Jim | |
- | | 1995 | [[Brown Cow]] | | + | | 1994 | Beans | |
- | | 199? | [[Beans]] | | + | | 1994 | Cricket | |
+ | | 1995 | Joe Christmas Playing on the Stereo | | ||
+ | | 1995 | One Side Has Covers, The Other Side Doesn’t | | ||
+ | | 1995 | [[https:// | ||
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- | ==== Joe Christmas Playin' | + | ==== Home ==== |
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+ | 1993 Independent | ||
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+ | Cliffy - Vocals, guitars, bass on "Alice & Bill" and " | ||
+ | Mike Holt - Drum machine, bass, vocals on "Alice & Bill", additional guitar on "When I Say Goodbye" | ||
+ | Mike Still - Vocals on "If They Said" and " | ||
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+ | - When I Say Goodbye (3:57) | ||
+ | - Deep End (1:40) | ||
+ | - Colour (2:49) | ||
+ | - New (3:27) | ||
+ | - Yugo (3:36) | ||
+ | - Alice & Bill (3:08) | ||
+ | - I'd Rather (3:18) | ||
+ | - Sad Things (3:22) | ||
+ | - Shag (1:42) | ||
+ | - If They Said (feat. Mike Still) [bonus] (3:13) | ||
+ | - Freedom? [bonus] (3:39) | ||
+ | - Murf [bonus] (0:24) | ||
+ | - Kinison (feat. Mike Still) [bonus] (3:35) | ||
+ | - Doh! [bonus] (0:10) | ||
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+ | Album tracks recorded August 13-17, 1993\\ | ||
+ | Bonus tracks recorded February 17, 1993 | ||
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+ | ==== Jim ==== | ||
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+ | 1993 Independent | ||
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+ | Cliffy - Vocals, guitar\\ | ||
+ | Mike Holt - Drum machine, bass | ||
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+ | - New Suit (2:14) | ||
+ | - Hold on to Happiness (1:58) | ||
+ | - At All (1:44) | ||
+ | - Hands on a Flashlight (3:06) | ||
+ | - Losin' Ground (2:53) | ||
+ | - Wrapped Around You (2:09) | ||
+ | - Call It Luck (2:45) | ||
+ | - A Stone' | ||
+ | - The Coldest One (2:13) | ||
+ | - Tied Up (2:37) | ||
+ | - Got You Got Me (2:44) | ||
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+ | Recorded July 23-26 & October 3-4, 1993 | ||
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+ | "Here I have morphed almost completely into a more melodic version of J Mascis. I'm affecting his voice and even word pronunciation throughout. It's an embarassing element of this album, but still the songs here are really good. " | ||
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+ | ==== Beans ==== | ||
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+ | 1994 Independent | ||
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+ | Cliffy - Vocals, guitar\\ | ||
+ | Mike Holt - Drum machine, bass, vocals/ | ||
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+ | - One Two (2:50) | ||
+ | - I Never Wanna Lose You (2:34) | ||
+ | - Not My Friends (2:10) | ||
+ | - Home (3:41) | ||
+ | - The Ground I Walk On (2:30) | ||
+ | - About You (2:33) | ||
+ | - Happy Today (2:55) | ||
+ | - Kite (1:37) | ||
+ | - Pedestal (2:40) | ||
+ | - Another Love Song (2:38) | ||
+ | - Hideaway (2:44) | ||
+ | - Miserable Sometimes (3:50) | ||
+ | - Jerk (0:50) | ||
+ | - Bizarre Love Triangle (3:33) | ||
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+ | Recorded Spring 1994 | ||
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+ | "The last of the drum machine two-man band recordings finds us with some of our best material yet. Gone are the J Mascis vocal affectations as I am letting my natural voice fly freely throughout.... Of note is that " | ||
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+ | ==== Cricket ==== | ||
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+ | 1994 Independent | ||
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+ | Cliffy - Vocals, lead/rhythm guitar\\ | ||
+ | Mike Holt - Rhythm guitar, harmony vocals\\ | ||
+ | Mike Kepka - Bass\\ | ||
+ | Mike Pierce - Drums | ||
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+ | Luke Kenenske - Drums on " | ||
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+ | - Here & There (Girlie Song #5000) (2:37) | ||
+ | - At All (1:30) | ||
+ | - I Never Wanna Lose You (2:36) | ||
+ | - Home (3:36) | ||
+ | - Jet Plane (3:36) | ||
+ | - Stop Cryin' (2:04) | ||
+ | - Blood (Homer) (1:33) | ||
+ | - When I Say Goodbye (3:52) | ||
+ | - Deep End (1:25) | ||
+ | - One Two (3:05) | ||
+ | - Ever Wanted (2:31) | ||
+ | - More (2:50) | ||
+ | - Idiot (2:56) | ||
+ | - Minds (2:11) | ||
+ | - Another Love Song (2:59) | ||
+ | - More #2 (2:53) | ||
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+ | Recorded live in one take on July 6, 1994\\ | ||
+ | Except, "One Two", " | ||
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+ | "This was our first attempt at recording on the 4 track with the full band. It's a pretty straight forward live recording, all done on a single day. There are a few songs not previously recorded that make an appearance here. Additionally, | ||
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+ | ==== Joe Christmas Playin' | ||
1995 Independent | 1995 Independent | ||
- | Cliff Powell: | + | Cliffy - Vocals, lead/rhythm guitar\\ |
- | Mike Holt: Bass\\ | + | Mike Holt - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals\\ |
- | Mike Pierce: Drums | + | Marty Schneider - Bass\\ |
+ | Mike Pierce | ||
- | - Girlie Song #5000 | + | - Girlie Song #5000 (Here & There) (1:41) |
- | - Dad | + | - Dad (2:16) |
- | - Call It Luck | + | - Call It Luck (2:01) |
- | - When I Say Goodbye | + | - When I Say Goodbye |
- | - Minds | + | - Minds (1:30) |
- | - Kite | + | - Kite (1:09) |
- | - Home | + | - Home (2:57) |
- | - Not My Friends | + | - Not My Friends |
- | - Colour | + | - Colour |
- | - Wrapped Around You | + | - Wrapped Around You (1:32) |
- | - If They Said | + | - If They Said (2:10) |
- | - Miserable | + | - Miserable |
- | - Times | + | - Jet Plane (3:09) |
- | - Jet Plane | + | - Homer (Blood) (1:47) |
- | - Homer | + | - Makes Me Wanna Sing / Reason for the Season (2:46) |
+ | - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (1:53) | ||
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+ | Recorded live in one take on February 25, 1995 | ||
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+ | "2 years and a week after Mike and I first got together to record finds us making another single day live recording on the old faithful 4 track tape machine. Here we are trying to turn our songs into punk rock. We had yet to abandon our material in full, as we are trying to simply make the considerable material we had work in the environment we wanted to be in. The abandonment would take place in just a few more months. One truly new song called " | ||
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- Miserable Sometimes | - Miserable Sometimes | ||
- Your Style | - Your Style | ||
- | - [untitled] | + | - Mike's Sonic Proof |
- Summer of '69 (Bryan Adams cover) | - Summer of '69 (Bryan Adams cover) | ||
- Coupleskate (Joe Christmas cover) | - Coupleskate (Joe Christmas cover) | ||
- Makes Me Wanna Sing / Reason for the Season (Stryper covers) | - Makes Me Wanna Sing / Reason for the Season (Stryper covers) | ||
- We Got the Beat (The Go-Go’s cover) | - We Got the Beat (The Go-Go’s cover) | ||
- | - In the Ghetto | + | - Ghetto Minds Make Skinny Skins (Suspicious Minds / Michael Knott covers) |
- Merry Christmas, I Don't Wanna Fight (Ramones cover) | - Merry Christmas, I Don't Wanna Fight (Ramones cover) | ||
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- | ==== Beans ==== | ||
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- | 199? Independent | ||
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