| The Weirdos | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977–present (only sporadically active after 1981) |
| Website | http://www.theweirdos.net/ |
| Members | |
| John Denney, Dix Denney | |
The Weirdos were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West They formed in 1977 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s. Critic Mark Demming calls them "quite simply, one of the best and brightest American bands of punk's first wave. "[1]
The band was formed by singer John Denney and his brother Dix on guitar; they were the only constant members, though guitarist/bassist Cliff Roman, bassist Dave Trout and drummer Nickey "Beat" Alexander were relatively long-term Weirdos. Nickey "Beat" Alexander was a drummer in various music bands including L
They were originally an art rock band formed in 1976, and were featured in a news article featuring punk rock groups in Time magazine and so the "punk" label stuck. Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture
They broke up in 1981, but reunited at various times, including to record the 1990 album Condor. A 2004 reunion includes in the band's lineup Circle Jerks bassist Zander Schloss and The Skulls drummer Sean Antillon. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Zander Schloss (born August 7, 1961 in St Louis Missouri) is a Los Angeles California based musician actor and composer best known as bass The Skulls were a Los Angeles punk band formed in 1977 and later reformed in 2000
Cliff Roman became an eighth grade Algebra teacher at Holmes Middle School in Northridge, CA.
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Discography
Albums
- Who? What? When? Where? Why?, 1979
- Action Design, 1980
- Warhead, 1981
- Condor, 1990
- Weirdie World, Volume One, 1991
- We Got The Neutron Bomb Weird World Volume Two. , 2003
- Weirdos 'Live" On Radio, 2004
Singles
- Destroy All Music, 1977
- We Got The Neutron Bomb, 1978
- Adulthood, 1979
References
- ^ Weird World, Vol. 1 reviewed by Mark Demming; URL accessed March 3, 2007
External links
- The Weirdos at Allmusic
- The Weirdos at MySpace
- "Weirdoism" by John Denney, from: Fucked Up + Photocopied, edited by Bryan Ray Turcotte and Christopher T. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Miller, 1999. ISBN 1-58423-083-5 (paperback), ISBN 1-58423-000-2 (hardcover).
- "official Weirdos website"
- "Profile on PunkRockers.com"
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