- The Vindictives
The Vindictives were a
Chicago -basedpunk rock underground group during the 1990s. They were peers withScreeching Weasel and other bands from the era, they were also heavily-influenced by theRamones . Joey Vindicitive's characteristic nasal melodies often told the story of alienation,psychosis , social-ills, and contiunally rejected rules ofpoliteness . The lyrics were often intelligent outrages communicated through intentionally immature self defeatingsoliloquies .They began their career in 1991, cutting their first 7" record later that year with the lineup of
Joey Vindictive (vocals), Johnny Personality (bass),Ben Weasel (guitar) (soon to be replaced by Billy Blastoff), Dr. Bob (guitar), and Erik Elsewhere (soon to be replaced byP.J. Parti ) (drums). The band would end up releasing 12 EPs and albums until July of 1996, when Joey Vindictive revealed that his health issues would prevent the band from going on. Luckily for him, he overcame his ailments to re-form the band in 2000, cutting a newalbum and overseeing the re-release of a significant part of their catalog.Guitarist Robert "Dr. Bob" Nielson died of aheroin overdose on February 22, 2003 [http://www.punknews.org/article/5405] .The Vindictives' song "The Invisible Man" was covered by
Ghoti Hook on theircover album "Songs We Didn't Write ".The Vindictives' song "In the Corner" was covered by
Apocalypse Hoboken on their "Inverse, Reverse, Perverse ".Discography
*The Vindictives 7",
V.M.L. Records , 1991
*The Invisible Man, V.M.L. Records, 1991
*Ugly American 7", V.M.L. Records, 1992
*Assembly Line 7", V.M.L. Records, 1992
*This Is My Face 7", V.M.L. Records, 1993
*Disturbia 7", V.M.L. Records, 1993
*Rocks In My Head 7", V.M.L. Records, 1994
*Partytime For Assholes 10" - Double 10" LP,Liberation Records /Selfless Records , 1999
*Seventeen b/w No Feelings 5", Selfless Records/V.M.L. Records, [1994
*Leave Home LP, Selfless Records, 1998
*Johnny Where Are You? b/w Eating Me Alive Picture Disk 7",Lookout /V.M.L. Records, 1995
*The Many Moods Of The Vindictives Double LP, Lookout/V.M.L. Records, 1995 Reissue:Liberation Records 1999
*Alarm Clocks b/w Left For Dead 7", Lookout/V.M.L. Records, 1995
*Pervert At Large b/w Sloppy Seconds Split 7", V.M.L. Records, 1997
*Hypno-Punko LP,Coldfront /V.M.L. Records, 1999External links
* [http://www.thevindictives.com/ Official Home Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/joeyvindictive Joey Vindictive's MySpace Page]
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