The Vindictives
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The Vindictives were a Chicago
-based punk rock
underground group during the 1990s. They were peers with Screeching Weasel
and other bands from the era, they were also heavily-influenced by the Ramones
. Joey Vindicitive's characteristic nasal melodies often told the story of alienation
, psychosis
, social-ills, and continually rejected rules of politeness
. The lyrics were often intelligent outrages communicated through intentionally immature self-defeating soliloquies.
(guitar) (soon to be replaced by Billy Blastoff), Dr. Bob (guitar), and Erik Elsewhere (soon to be replaced by P.J. Parti) (drums). The band would end up releasing 12 EPs and albums until July 1996, when Joey Vindictive revealed that his health issues would prevent the band from going on.
Guitarist Robert "Dr. Bob" Nielson died of a heroin overdose on February 22, 2003. After Dr. Bob's death, The Vindictives released a pair of records containing material previously unavailable on CD and two new re-recordings; Muzak for Robots with instrumental versions of their songs and Unplugged with acoustic versions.
The Vindictives' song "The Invisible Man" was covered by Ghoti Hook
on their cover album
Songs We Didn't Write
.
The Vindictives' song "In the Corner" was covered by Apocalypse Hoboken
on their Inverse, Reverse, Perverse.
In 2006, Shot Baker and Vacation Bible School released a limited edition of 500 pressing Split 7" on Chicago's Underground Communique Records featuring The Vindictives' "Future Homemakers of America", "Glad to Be", "Assembly Line", and "Automoton".
In 2006, Joey Vindictive and Johnny Personality start to demo material under Joey Vindictive & The Personality Crisis. To this date, no material has ever surface but has been reported in vein of Queens of Stone Age.
In additional to possible new material surfacing, Joey Vindictive launched a new theatre art program called The 19091 Gallery Theatre with long time girlfriend, Jenny, and band mate, Johnny Personality.
In 2011, Joey Vindictive revamped the official website at www.vindictivesmusic.com allowing any user to download all previous released, as well unreleased material, of the Vindictives, free as long as you become a register user on the website's Forum.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
underground group during the 1990s. They were peers with Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
and other bands from the era, they were also heavily-influenced by the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
. Joey Vindicitive's characteristic nasal melodies often told the story of alienation
Social alienation
The term social alienation has many discipline-specific uses; Roberts notes how even within the social sciences, it “is used to refer both to a personal psychological state and to a type of social relationship”...
, psychosis
Psychosis
Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"...
, social-ills, and continually rejected rules of politeness
Politeness
Politeness is best expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette. It is a culturally-defined phenomenon, and therefore what is considered polite in one culture can sometimes be quite rude or simply eccentric in another cultural context....
. The lyrics were often intelligent outrages communicated through intentionally immature self-defeating soliloquies.
History
They began their career in 1991, cutting their first 7" record later that year with the lineup of Joey Vindictive (vocals), Johnny Personality (bass), Ben WeaselBen Weasel
Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...
(guitar) (soon to be replaced by Billy Blastoff), Dr. Bob (guitar), and Erik Elsewhere (soon to be replaced by P.J. Parti) (drums). The band would end up releasing 12 EPs and albums until July 1996, when Joey Vindictive revealed that his health issues would prevent the band from going on.
Guitarist Robert "Dr. Bob" Nielson died of a heroin overdose on February 22, 2003. After Dr. Bob's death, The Vindictives released a pair of records containing material previously unavailable on CD and two new re-recordings; Muzak for Robots with instrumental versions of their songs and Unplugged with acoustic versions.
The Vindictives' song "The Invisible Man" was covered by Ghoti Hook
Ghoti Hook
Ghoti Hook was a pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia. The band formed in 1991, signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1996, and disbanded in 2002.-History:...
on their cover album
Cover Album
-Tracklisting:#Misono to Utaou! Animedley I # #...
Songs We Didn't Write
Songs We Didn't Write
Songs We Didn't Write is Ghoti Hook's third CD on Tooth & Nail Records. A cover album, it contains Ghoti Hook versions of songs both from secular and Christian music.- Track listing :# I Love Rock 'n' Roll ...
.
The Vindictives' song "In the Corner" was covered by Apocalypse Hoboken
Apocalypse Hoboken
Apocalypse Hoboken was an American punk rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois which toured the US and Europe and released seven albums on various labels, including Rocco Records and Dyslexic Records...
on their Inverse, Reverse, Perverse.
In 2006, Shot Baker and Vacation Bible School released a limited edition of 500 pressing Split 7" on Chicago's Underground Communique Records featuring The Vindictives' "Future Homemakers of America", "Glad to Be", "Assembly Line", and "Automoton".
In 2006, Joey Vindictive and Johnny Personality start to demo material under Joey Vindictive & The Personality Crisis. To this date, no material has ever surface but has been reported in vein of Queens of Stone Age.
In additional to possible new material surfacing, Joey Vindictive launched a new theatre art program called The 19091 Gallery Theatre with long time girlfriend, Jenny, and band mate, Johnny Personality.
In 2011, Joey Vindictive revamped the official website at www.vindictivesmusic.com allowing any user to download all previous released, as well unreleased material, of the Vindictives, free as long as you become a register user on the website's Forum.
Members
- Joey Vindictive (Joey Volino) - vocals (1991–1996, 1999)
- Johnny Personality (John Stockfisch) - bass (1991–1996, 1999)
- Dr. Bob (Robert Nielson) - guitar (1991–1996)
- Billy Blastoff - guitar (1992–1996, 1999-)
- P.J. Parti (Pat Buckley) - drums (1992–1996)
- Ben Weasel (Ben Foster) - guitar (1991–1992)
- Erik Elsewhere - drums (1991)
- Angel Gabriel Ledezma - drums (1999)
- Mike Byrne - guitar (1999)
Singles
- The Vindictives 7", V.M.L. Records, 1991
- The Invisible Man, V.M.L. Records, 1991
- Ugly American 7", V.M.L. Records, 1992
- Assembly Line 7", V.M.L. Records, 1992
- This Is My Face 7", V.M.L. Records, 1993
- Disturbia 7", V.M.L. Records, 1993
- Rocks In My Head 7", V.M.L. Records, 1994
- Seventeen b/w No Feelings 5", Selfless Records/V.M.L. Records, 1994
- Johnny Where Are You? b/w Eating Me Alive Picture Disk 7", Lookout! RecordsLookout! Records-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...
/V.M.L. Records, 1995 - Alarm Clocks b/w Left For Dead 7", Lookout/V.M.L. Records, 1995
- Pervert At Large b/w Sloppy Seconds Split 7", V.M.L. Records, 1997
- Nuttin' for Christmas b/w Jingle Bells 7", Stardumb RecordsStardumb RecordsStardumb Records is an independent record label based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.-History:Stardumb Records started its operation in 2000. Their first release was a 7-inch by local band The Apers, and releases by similar pop punk bands inspired by the...
, 2002
Studio Albums
- Partytime For Assholes 10" - Double 10" LP, Liberation RecordsLiberation RecordsLiberation Records is a Southern California record company. It was formed by 16-year-old David Taba in 1994. The label notably discovered and released the debut album of Home Grown and, in 1994, released the classic Punk Sucks compilation...
/Selfless RecordsSelfless RecordsSelfless Records is a record label that releases punk rock music. The label was notable for putting out a number of albums that were covers of entire Ramones albums, including Leave Home, Ramones and Rocket to Russia.-Artists:*Antischism*Big Boys*Dag Nasty...
, 1996 Reissue: Liberation RecordsLiberation RecordsLiberation Records is a Southern California record company. It was formed by 16-year-old David Taba in 1994. The label notably discovered and released the debut album of Home Grown and, in 1994, released the classic Punk Sucks compilation...
1998 - Leave HomeLeave Home (Vindictives album)Leave Home is an album recorded by The Vindictives that is a cover of the Ramones album of the same name.-Track listing:# "Pinhead" – 1:54# "California Sun" – 2:05...
LP, Selfless Records, 1998 - Hypno-Punko LP, Coldfront/V.M.L. Records, 1999
- Muzak for Robots, TEAT, 2003 (instrumentals)
- Unplugged, TEAT, 2003 (acoustic versions of old Vindictives songs)
Compilation Albums
- The Many Moods Of The Vindictives Double LP, Lookout/V.M.L. Records, 1995 Reissue: Liberation RecordsLiberation RecordsLiberation Records is a Southern California record company. It was formed by 16-year-old David Taba in 1994. The label notably discovered and released the debut album of Home Grown and, in 1994, released the classic Punk Sucks compilation...
1999 - Curious Oddities and the Bare Essentials, TEAT, 2003
- Original Masters (1990–1992), TEAT, 2003