The Leaving Trains

The Leaving Trains

The Leaving Trains were an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California.

The Leaving Trains were founded in 1980 by Falling James Moreland, who was at one point married to Courtney Love.John Bush, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifexqe5ldde~T1 The Leaving Trains] at Allmusic] Falling James had previously been a member of punk rock bands The Mongrels and The Downers before assembling the group with guitarist Manfred Hofer, bassist Tom Hofer, keyboardist Sylvia Juncosa and drummer Hillary Laddin. They played locally for three years before releasing their first album in 1984.

Following their "Kill Tunes" LP for SST Records, Mike Barnett and Eric Stringer replaced the Hofer brothers in the group's lineup. Several further full-lengths followed on SST before 1991, when Moreland disbanded the group to form The Power of Sky. This project was short-lived, however, and along with Power of Sky's bassist, Whitey Sims, Moreland reassembled a new Leaving Trains with Bobby Belltower (who had briefly played in the previous incarnation of the band) and Lenny Montoya. This lineup produced the 1993 album "The Lump in My Forehead", but soon after Chaz Ramirez and Dennis Carlin took over on bass and drums, respectively. Ramirez died in an accident in 1995, shortly after the release of "The Big Jinx", and Moreland was kicked out of the group, after which he formed a new band under the same name with Melanie Vammen on keyboards, Jimmy Green on Bass, and Allen Clark on drums. This lineup yielded "Smoke Follows Beauty" in 1997, the group's final LP.

Members

;Original lineup
*James Moreland - vocals
*Manfred Hofer - guitar
*Tom Hofer - bass
*Sylvia Juncosa - keyboards
*Hillary Laddin - drums

;Later members
*Mike Barnett - guitar
*Eric Stringer - bass
*Bobby Belltower - guitar
*Lenny Montoya - drums
*Whitey Sims - bass
*Chaz Ramirez - bass
*Dennis Carlin - drums
*Melanie Vammen - keyboards
*Jimmy Green - bass
*Allen Clark - drums

Discography

*"Well Down Blue Highway" (Bemisbrain/Enigma Records, 1984)
*"Kill Tunes" (SST Records, 1986)
*"Fuck" (SST, 1987)
*"Transportational D. Vices" (SST, 1988)
*"Sleeping Underwater Survivors" (SST, 1991)
*"Loser Illusion Pt. 0" EP (SST, 1991)
*"The Lump in My Forehead" (SST, 1993)
*"The Big Jinx" (SST, 1994)
*"Drowned and Dragged" EP (SST, 1995)
*"Smoke Follows Beauty" (SST, 1997)
*"Favorite Mood Swings" compilation (SST, 1998)
*"Emotional Legs" (Steel Cage, 2001)

References


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