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Not to be confused with acoustic-folk band the dharma bums: (To get to the The Dharma Bums page without being incorrectly re-directed back here, use this link until the bad reidrect is fixed: http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/the+dharma+bums)

The Dharma Bums were a Portland, OR based combo who dished out a trio of long players in the late ’80s to early ’90s. Relatively linear for the “college” circuit, the Bums opted to pursue a no-frills tact when it came to thier brand of rumbling, yet often sweetly jangly guitar-rawk. Kurt Cobain was a big proponent of the band, although he was wont to name-drop the Vaselines and Raincoats exponentially by comparison. The allure of the dayglo-green clad sleeve of the 7” in question, wasn’t so much the grungy a-side, “Givin’ In,” rather it’s flip, a remake of the Flamin’ Groovies iconic and invariably gratifying “Shake Some Action.”

Haywire is my Dharma Bum’s album of choice, which doles out a dozen Replacements cum early-REM nuggets, none indelibly brilliant, but recommendable nonetheless. As an extra bonus, I’ve tacked on “Shake” (not to be confused with their aforementioned rendition of “Shake Some Action), the b-side to their “Haywire” 45. “Shake” is a resplendent, chiming pop tune that on certain listens I swear outdoes anything on the album.
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  • Gaudinesss

    I must be the odd one listening to Dharma Bums in my country. It's sad that they're so underrated.

    19 Dec 2011 Reply

  • mfitzpat

    Like Dhamra Bums a lot, but Last.fm is confusing it for the folk bank "The Dharma Bums". Is there a way to correct this? Either way, awesome underrated band.

    23 Oct 2011 Reply

  • awffle

    meh

    5 Feb 2010 Reply

  • Dirty_Noise

    really good, reminds me "The Fluid".

    25 Jan 2010 Reply

  • BetteDillinger

    The album "Bliss" is not uploaded. The title track "Pumpkinhead" is in fact a song by another band. This was a great band that deserves some respect.

    25 Jan 2009 Reply

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