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1.) The Plimsouls are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978. Formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Peter Case (who had previously fronted early new wave band The Nerves), the core lineup of the Plimsouls included Peter Case on vocals & Vox guitar, guitarist Eddie Munoz, bassist David Pahoa and drummer Lou Ramirez. The band’s first release was an EP, Zero Hour in 1980, followed by a full length album in 1981, The Plimsouls. The band achieved its greatest notoriety in 1983 when the single release “A Million Miles Away” was included on the Valley Girl motion picture soundtrack and became a minor new wave rock radio hit. The band, which also appeared on camera in the movie, performing the song and parts of two others, quickly re-recorded the song for inclusion on a second album, Everywhere At Once, but broke up shortly after. Brilliantly produced by bassist Jeff Eyrich who went on to join the jazz combo Dave’s True Story, Everywhere At Once has since come to be regarded as a power-pop classic. Case continued with a solo career while pursuing his interests in music history. In 1996, The Plimsouls reunited for a few shows and some recording sessions, resulting in a little-heard reunion album called Kool Trash which featured an appearance by Blondie drummer Clem Burke. They have continued to reunite occasionally since that time.
1.) The Plimsouls are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978. Formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Peter Case (who had previously fronted early new wave band The Nerves), the core lineup of the Plimsouls included Peter Case on vocals & Vox guitar, guitarist Eddie Munoz, bassist David Pahoa and drummer Lou Ramirez. The band’s first release was an EP, Zero Hour in 1980, followed by a full length album in 1981, The Plimsouls. The band achieved its greatest notoriety in 1983 when the single release “
A Million Miles Away” was included on the Valley Girl motion picture soundtrack and became a minor new wave rock radio hit. The band, which also appeared on camera in the movie, performing the song and parts of two others, quickly re-recorded the song for inclusion on a second album, Everywhere At Once, but broke up shortly after. Brilliantly produced by bassist Jeff Eyrich who went on to join the jazz combo Dave’s True Story, Everywhere At Once has since come to be regarded as a power-pop classic. Case continued with a solo career while pursuing his interests in music history. In 1996, The Plimsouls reunited for a few shows and some recording sessions, resulting in a little-heard reunion album called Kool Trash which featured an appearance by Blondie drummer Clem Burke. They have continued to reunite occasionally since that time.
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spacematador wrote:
thank god for children of nuggets
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jo4nny wrote:
It's a shame I only found out about these guys because of the Speed and Dumb & Dumber soundtracks. Great!
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juepucta wrote:
Yay for the new/old live album.
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taoBre wrote:
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barbarataps wrote:
Should be very proud of the less than 5 minutes nugget they created. Very few do it and it still makes me... oh I guess quiver... reaching back for the right words. Thanks! My husband laments that I am such a popster but few do it so well these days and I need someone to translate today's stuff... oh maybe I understand the Jonas bros. :-) I am still a million miles away!
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DJGuss1 wrote:
Great band on record and live, to bad they never got the airplay or attention they deserved. They got lost in the mix of 80's new wave and drowned due to lack of backing by AR and record company.
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PappaWheelie wrote:
That techno-pop garbage you listen to is gutless....this is the real world, you won't catch anything here.
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Enrique67 wrote:
Yes, indeed! They were playing in the club...A Million Miles Away, Oldest Story in the World. Great movie:)
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Miscellaneous Plimsouls mentions from The Ether
5 Dec 2006 | from blog.myspace.com/plimsouls
Check these:http://dannebrog313.blogspot.com/And a nice
review of 'One Night':The Plimsouls One Night in America..(Oglio,
2005)....The Plimsouls have been thrown into the ..power-pop..
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5 Dec 2006 | from blog.myspace.com/plimsouls
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