- League of Blind Women
Infobox musical artist
Name = League of Blind Women
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Origin =Dallas, Texas
Genre = Alternative
Years_active = 1998 - 1999
Label = mp3.com
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URL = http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/stadium/5225/
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Past_members =Robert Buck Jerome Augustyniak Mike Scaccia Casey Orr Kol Marshall
Chris KellyMitch Marine Dave Dunn
Notable_instruments =League of Blind Women was a short-lived all-star
alternative rock band that includedRobert Buck (lead guitar) from10,000 Maniacs ,Jerry Augustyniak (drums) from10,000 Maniacs ,Casey Orr (bass) fromGWAR ,Mike Scaccia (guitar) from Ministry andRigor Mortis ,Kol Marshall (keyboards) fromCritical Mass andSee No Evil , and Chris Kelly (vocals). WhenCasey Orr left the band in March, 1999 to go back toGWAR ,Mitch Marine fromTripping Daisy took his place on bass.Dave Dunn played drums with the band afterJerry Augustyniak left.The band produced two known sets of demos, a 5-song
EP (released bymp3.com ), and an additional song later on. They recorded at least some of their material atNomad Studio inCarrollton, Texas .Robert Buck left10,000 Maniacs for several months in 1998-1999 to concentrate on League of Blind Women and was replaced in the Maniacs by Michael Lee Jackson of the band Animal Planet. When Buck returned to10,000 Maniacs in Summer, 1999 after LoBW split up, Jackson went back to Animal Planet, and it was apparent Buck was ill, as he'd lost a lot of weight and appeared to have aged considerably.Rob Buck died December 19, 2000 of liver failure.In 2001, LoBW released the 5-song
EP "League of Blind Women" throughmp3.com . On their website, it listed the band members as: Chris Kelly - vocals, Mike Scaccia - guitars, and Kol Marshall - keyboards. There is no listing of band members in theEP booklet.Unofficial Discography
*"Demos (Dogs) 1998" "electric demos"
** songs:
1. "Tom Dooley" "(3:17)"
2. "Carried Away" "(5:24)"
3. "Things Left Unsaid" "(4:59)"
4. "Wait Here Now" "(5:43)"
5. "Another Like You" "(6:12)"*"Demos (Cats) 1998" "acoustic demos"
** songs:
1. "Angel of Conspiracy" "(4:31)"
2. "Hopeless" "(6:05)"
3. "Heavy Smoke" "(5:15")
4. "Between the Lines" "(4:46)"*"Other" "recorded after Buck left the band"
** song:
1. "Memories Remain" "(5:18)"Discography
*"League of Blind Women" "(released: 2001, ©1998 Milo Music,
mp3.com , DAM_CD 741937714186-20478)"
** songs:
1. "Another Like You" "(6:17)"
2. "Hopeless" "(6:38)"
3. "Things Left Unsaid" "(5:02)"
4. "Carried Away" "(5:32)"
5. "Angel of Conspiracy" "(4:33)"References
* [http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/stadium/5225/ League of Blind Women's former official website]
* [http://www.maniacs.com 10,000 Maniacs' official website]
* [http://www.ministrymusic.org Ministry's official website]
* [http://www.nomadrecording.com Nomad Studio]
* [http://www.kolmarshall.com/ Kol Marshall's official website]
* [http://www.gwar.net/ Gwar's official website]
* [http://www.rigormortis.com/ Rigor Mortis' official website]
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