More mayhem from late-eighties Tewksbury garages (or as our friend Shaggy so appropriately wrote on a cassette he gave me: Too many Tewksbury musicians on 4-track recorders)
Sandful C
Get a load of Downing.
This is almost a picture of Sandful C. Scott and Tom are there, as well as Dave Hallock. There is a Bufano as well, but it is the wrong one for our purposes (nothing against Dave, he is a great guy.) Later on Duck Bill is present as well as Shaggy. This was taken 1986 on the hood of my '73 Torino in the parking lot of TMHS.
There is a legendary version of Gloria recorded 29-Nov-1986 with your host on vocals. This was recorded in Scott's living room in Tewksbury during a brief 'C' reunion while Pete was on break from clown college. Peter Bufano - keys & backing vocals, Dave Hallock - bass, Tom Welch - guitar, Scott P. - percussion, backing vocals, me! - Jim Morrison imitation. From the unreleased LP The Final (ahem) Cut
The Country Bumpkin Sessions
(Check out some of the familiar names in the live production credits.)
Country Bumpkins was a concept for a ROCK OPERA that Scott and I cooked up during some fit of boredom or inspiration. The story was a classic rise and fall (and redemption?) of one Damien Cymbal, who gains fame only to lose himself in an orgy of sex, drugs, leather chairs, and eventual madness.
Some stuff recorded with Scott (winter of 1986-1987?), Tom Welch and Roger Skillings included Life in a One Log Cabin, Shyster and my personal favorite Broken Life Bloos (a.k.a. Broken Life Blues), which was recorded (mostly) in Scott's hallway bathroom, with Tom playing lead guitar lying prone in the bathtub, Roger playing rhythm guitar (who needs bass?) sitting on the hopper using a roll of toilet paper for a mikestand, and me singing and playing traffic cop for Scott who was all alone playing drums in his bedroom.
Thanks to Scott's brother Rowie for helping to provide the classic double-entendre for the song's climax.
I said I'm so sad and lonely and now nobody, nobody will turn my key...
Billy and The Boingers
Whilst taking a break from the strenuous Country Bumpkin sessions, we decided to enter the Bloom County Billy and the Boingers theme song contest.
Recorded by the same team for Broken Life Bloos. The songs that won were o.k., but this was the true theme song in the tradition of The Monkees. It had plot from the strip, dialogue from the strip, a Bill The Cat tongue solo and even an appropriate backwards message (Tom's ripping guitar solo alone should've won the contest. Oh well.....)
Here's the lyrics.
Kashmir
If you like guitars, Zeppelin, and lots of flange, check out this cut of Scott, Tom, and Roger doing an instrumental version of Kashmir. Tom was a huge Jimmy Page fan, so there had to be a little Zep coverage somewhere. Also useful for heavy-metal Karaoke parties.....
A Divine Song (Scott & Tom)
I'm not sure what the real name of this song is. For me, this song is the result of a Pete Townshend-Steve Howe vulcan mind meld (two more big influences for Tom).
Pop Goes the Radio
A certain ex-lead-singer for Duck Duck and The Shods goes it alone...
Garage Madness
A jam of epic proportions by Scott, Tom and Pete...