- Bhopal Stiffs
Chicago hardcore outfit the Bhopal Stiffs was formed in1985 by singers/guitaristsLarry Damore andVince Marine , bassistSteve Saylors , and drummerDave Schleitwiler . Honing a melodic, mid-tempo approach very much in tune with the prevailing Windy City punk sound of the period, the group gigged steadily, in time becoming the de facto house band at theChicago bar Exit; in 1987, the Bhopal Stiffs recorded a ten-song demo tape, with the single "Not Just My Head" following on the Dazit label later that year. Marine exited the lineup in early 1988, with guitaristRon Lowe stepping in andLarry Damore assuming sole vocal duties; the reconfigured group recorded the six-song E.P.A., issued on the Roadkill label. After contributing "Too Much Pain" to theThere's a Fungus Among Us compilation, the Bhopal Stiffs disbanded in1989 ;Larry Damore andSteve Saylors later formedPegboy with formerNaked Raygun guitaristJohn Haggerty .Harmless Records later compiled the Stiffs' complete recorded output on the CD1985 -1989 .
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