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The Mooney Suzuki nostalgia of “old time rock & roll” debuted in 1996 upon the formation of Sammy James, Jr (guitar/vocals), John Paul Ribas (bass), Graham Tyler (guitar) and Will Rockwell (drums). On top of their added punk of three-chord agility and their ’60s momentum of the MC5, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks, the quartet would spend the next three years playing in and out of their native New York City with the likes of Thee Headcoats, The Donnas, Make-Up and The Delta 72, among others. Telstar Records eventually packaged the Mooney Suzuki’s first self-titled single which debuted in 1999. They followed that up with the release of their debut album, People Get Ready, for Estrus in 2000. Steady touring led to more exposure and a new deal with Gammon Records for the release of 2002’s critically acclaimed Electric Sweat. The album and the band’s frenetic live shows caught the attention of Columbia Records, which signed the band soon after the album’s release. They promptly reissued Electric Sweat with the addition of live multimedia tracks. The group set off on the road again, bolstering their bank accounts by selling “Young Man’s Mind” to Coors for use in a commercial and by recording an interpretation of Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In” for use in a Nike ad. After completing a stint on 2003’s Lollapalooza tour, the band headed into the studio with pop hitmakers the Matrix to record their third album. In the middle of the sessions, the band was hired to provide the title song for Jack Black’s film School of Rock, revamping Mike White’s lyrics and providing the music for Black to emote over.

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hilarix wrote:
10 days ago

plug me in& turn me on&turn me up.I AM ALIVE & AMPLIFIED

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IamianaimaI wrote:
September 2009

The Malcolm Damo

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AliveAmplified wrote:
August 2009

Guess where I took my name from... Love this band

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an_outlaw wrote:
August 2009

great songs on Electric Sweat!

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LadyNightfaLL wrote:
May 2009

omg sooo, sooo good. :D

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Tyrant00 wrote:
April 2009

Ashes is IMO their best, but somehow most won't agree with that. Just listen it!

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LadyNightfaLL wrote:
April 2009

alive&amplified is awesome.

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dookie1293 wrote:
March 2009

wow, heard you on the Foxboro Hottubs radio, you're really good!

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hollytothemoody wrote:
February 2009

WHOO! MOOSU! My husband and I met on their message board. Pretty rad. :D \/ FUCK the Von Bondies post "Lack of Communication". For real.

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beckybartkowski wrote:
February 2009

New stuff from The Von Bondies. You've gotta hear it! www.myspace.com/vonbondies

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lagunabeachlive wrote:
February 2009

Dig that crazy band!

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D33PPURPLE wrote:
February 2009

So awesome. Its like a dream come true when I first heard 'em.

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tomekhost wrote:
January 2009

I'm looking for a wallpaper with them. Can yiu guys help me?

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ripplemusic wrote:
December 2008

If you dig this type of raunchy garage rock, come join us at From the Garage, a new group dedicated to spreading and sharing the love of vintage and modern garage raunch and roll http://www.last.fm/group/From+The+Garage

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metawirt wrote:
November 2008

So why don't you vote against it?

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thetransistors wrote:
September 2008

what a bad photo of them.

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ripplemusic wrote:
September 2008

If you dig music like these guys, come check us out at the From the Garage Group, a new group dedicated to rocking music from the world's garages. We're new and growing. http://www.last.fm/group/From+The+Garage

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GodOfBlitz wrote:
August 2008

Wish they would play a gig in Austria. Mooney Suzuki is the best band in world. Hell yeah!

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Markelder wrote:
July 2008

Turn me on, turn me up, turn me loose!

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rocknrollspack wrote:
June 2008

hello there! please check out and download my bands song "message" and let me know what you think. If you like it, go spread it! http://www.lastfm.de/music/Thirteen/_/Message

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