Scud Mountain Boys
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Scud Mountain Boys was an American
alt-country
band. Formed in 1991 in Northampton, Massachusetts
, it comprised Joe Pernice
, Stephen Desaulniers, Bruce Tull and Tom Shea. Stephen Desaulniers left the band and was replaced by Frank Padellaro in Oct. 1996.
The band at first was known as the Scuds, and their early work was influenced by electric rock
. However, they sat round Tull's kitchen table every night and played acoustic country
tunes, and soon decided that they enjoyed this style more. This culminated in the Scud Mountain Boys bringing the table to a concert
and playing while sitting down, a move which was enthusiastically welcomed.
The band released three album
s before disbanding in 1997: Dance the Night Away (1995), Pine Box (1995) and Massachusetts (1996).
Pernice, Shea and Desaulniers reunited for an impromptu performance in Cambridge in August of 2011. The band announced plans for a full reunion of the original lineup in January of 2012 and social networking sites confirm involvement of Pernice, Desaulniers, Tull and Shea for the shows.
Pernice, the group's main songwriter, later went on to form the more pop
/rock-influenced band The Pernice Brothers
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alt-country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
band. Formed in 1991 in Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...
, it comprised Joe Pernice
Joe Pernice
Joe Pernice is an American indie rock musician and writer, who has fronted several bands, including the Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline and the Pernice Brothers....
, Stephen Desaulniers, Bruce Tull and Tom Shea. Stephen Desaulniers left the band and was replaced by Frank Padellaro in Oct. 1996.
The band at first was known as the Scuds, and their early work was influenced by electric rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
. However, they sat round Tull's kitchen table every night and played acoustic country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
tunes, and soon decided that they enjoyed this style more. This culminated in the Scud Mountain Boys bringing the table to a concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
and playing while sitting down, a move which was enthusiastically welcomed.
The band released three album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s before disbanding in 1997: Dance the Night Away (1995), Pine Box (1995) and Massachusetts (1996).
Pernice, Shea and Desaulniers reunited for an impromptu performance in Cambridge in August of 2011. The band announced plans for a full reunion of the original lineup in January of 2012 and social networking sites confirm involvement of Pernice, Desaulniers, Tull and Shea for the shows.
Pernice, the group's main songwriter, later went on to form the more pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/rock-influenced band The Pernice Brothers
The Pernice Brothers
Pernice Brothers are an indie rock band. Formed by Joe Pernice in 1996 after the breakup of his old band, the Scud Mountain Boys, and including Joe's brother Bob Pernice , the band recorded their first album, Overcome by Happiness, for Sub Pop in 1998...
.