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Eleventh Dream Day was founded in 1983 by Rick Rizzo (guitar, vocals), Janet Beveridge Bean (drums, vocals) and Shu Shubat (bass). Shortly thereafter, Baird Figi chased Shubat from the band with tense guitar lines and feedback and Douglas McCombs joined the fray on bass.
1987 saw the release of their debut self- titled ep on Amoeba and the band hit the road to spread the word. Amoeba released both “Prarie School Freakout” and the “Wayne” ep in 1988. New Rose in France released “Prairie School Freakout” in Europe beginning a long and beautiful “menage” with the folks overseas. Atlantic records took a chance on “alternative music” and signed the band, releasing “Beet” in 1989.

Thus far the band’s recordings had served mostly to document the band in a live setting. “Borscht”, recorded at Chicago’s Lounge Ax and released in early 1990, captured the band’s carthartic energy in front of a full house. Rizzo’s taut narrative tales were often buried in the scorching guitar lines. On 1991’s “Lived To Tell”, the band recorded in a Kentucky tobacco barn, attempting to marry that live legacy to a more adventuresome assortment of instrumentation (legal in Kentucky) and enhanced clarity. The grind of endless touring took it’s toll on Figi and he left the band in 1992. Replacing him was Matthew “wink” O’bannon who, despite a looser, more bluesy style, introduced his own particular brand of psychosis to the mix. 1992 saw other changes as well- corporate restructuring at Atlantic made for a confused marketing effort and Eleventh Dream Day attempted to exploit a loophole in their contract to depart the label.

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mrshankly_ wrote:
last month

the song tarantula rocks so well, listen to it if you haven't

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catfight1980 wrote:
June 2009

Looks like El Moodio and Lived to Tell are the most listened albums...cool. According to the top tracks of last week, anyway :P

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SeattleJQueen wrote:
February 2009

Last century, I meant.

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SeattleJQueen wrote:
January 2009

"After This Time Is Gone" is one of the finest rock songs of the century.

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dannyjelinek wrote:
January 2008

Please come to LA!

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HeLaughed wrote:
October 2007

Playing TONIGHT (October 17) at the Subterranean with Canasta & Lesser Birds of Paradise. $10 at the door. 18+. Come and listen!

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catfight1980 wrote:
September 2007

Very bad...that I don't have Zeroes and Ones yet!

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octopus_project wrote:
August 2007

an excellent band with an excellent sound!

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mbeachy wrote:
April 2007

i'm a little surprised that mekons is listed as the most similar artist to edd, but perhaps my listening habits have influenced this a bit...

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grampish wrote:
December 2006

edd rocks my socks

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Montesol wrote:
November 2006

uh, I don't think this bio is about the Eleventh Dream Day with Rick Rizzo, Janet Bean, Douglas McCombs, and Mark Greenberg (at least on Zeroes and Ones. THAT Eleventh Dream Day is perhaps my favorite rock combo.

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