- Burning Sensations
Burning Sensations was a short-lived Los Angeles area rock band. The group is best known for its
MTV hit "Belly of the Whale", and for covering theJonathan Richman song "Pablo Picasso", which was included in both the 1984 film and soundtrack of directorAlex Cox 's "Repo Man" starringHarry Dean Stanton andEmilio Estevez .History
Burning Sensations formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987.The founder and leader of Burning Sensations, Tim McGovern, was previously a member of
The Motels . He is currently fronting the classic rock band Knucklehead in the Pacific Northwest.Burning Sensations lone self-titled LP was produced in 1983 on Capitol/EMI Records and was produced by Tim McGovern and David Jerden.
Burning Sensations included:
Tim McGovern - lead vocals, guitar synthesizers
Rob Rio Hasik - bass, guitar, synth
Barry "The Hatchet" Wisdom - Drums
Morley Bartnof - keyboards, backing vocals
Jeff Hollie - saxophones, backing vocals
Michael Temple - hand-drums-timbales, percussion.Tracks on the LP include:
Not Cloudy All Day
Beat Temptation
Belly of the Whale
Maria (You Just Don't Know What You're Dealing With)
Sea Shanty
Is This What You Mean?
Down on the Corner
I Don't Live Today
Afrobilly (Live It Up)
EnvyDiscography
* "Belly of the Whale" EP (1982)
* "Burning Sensations" LP (1983)
* "Repo Man" Soundtrack (1984)
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