Riff Doctors - Turn Me On - 1985
from the cd Teen Line Volume One - Powerpop & poprock 45s: R & S
from the liner notes:
In powerpop's darkest hour, "jangle" appeared in North Carolina. Partly from the usual powerpop roots (Mitch Easter loved Big Star) and a jangly guitar sound that Mitch inexpensively resurrected from mid-period Byrds records —but just as much from Don Dixon's long-running country-pop band. Arrogance. Unleashed on the masses, jangle quickly degenerated into guitar-band mumbling and jamming, but you might think of Frank Bednash's Riff Doctors as the first of the counter-revolution: twangy, hook-laden, brief, and totally popped-out. A couple years later, he'd hooked up with NYC's Donna Esposito (ex-Cyclones), and cut an amazing demo (with Mitch) that went nowhere til it became the B-side of the debut Cowboy & Spingirl 12" (Subway UK).
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Band Members:
Frank Bednash
3 comments:
Tom Shad played bass on that demo and Dave Ryan played Drums
I had their tape and I loved it. The day my Jeep's player ate it I was so distraught. Thanks for leaving this like a precious memory.
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