Loaded Poets
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Loaded Poets is an American
rock
band, formed in North Brunswick, New Jersey in January 1980, by Jim Wood (vocals), Dan Snyder (keyboards), John Kayne (guitar), Mark Francione (bass), and Eric Hoffer (drums). The band has played together for over 30 years. The band is the subject of the upcoming documentary film 'Super Star Dumb' by filmmaker Paul Devlin
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and New Wave
. Early gigs featured an all-cover line-up before the band began performing original compositions. The band continued to hone their originals, and as college ensued, rhythm section line-ups came and went as Wood, Snyder, and Kayne stayed put. The band began playing clubs in New Jersey (most notably New Brunswick’s Court Tavern), New York, and Philadelphia, and appeared in filmmaker Paul Devlin’s first documentary, Rockin’ Brunswick (1984), which documented the New Brunswick, New Jersey music scene of the 1980s.
. The band performed a CD release gig at The Court Tavern. Gigs at Kenny’s Castaways in New York
and Maxwell’s in Hoboken
followed, during which the band shaped new material for their next CD.
In 2002 Paul Devlin, filmmaker and life long friend of the band members, began filming Wood for a documentary project. As the band approached its 30-year anniversary, Devlin entitled the film Super Star Dumb, adopting the name of the band CD in order to align film and soundtrack. Present goals are to release the film in 2011.
Track listing
1. "Giant"
2. "Nancy in America"
3. "Party Girl"
4. "Dear Jenny"
5. "Crawlin' Home"
6. "Breakdown"
7. "Oh Brother"
8. "Dream Out Loud"
9. "My Ford"
10. "Experience Void"
United States
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rock
Rock music
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band, formed in North Brunswick, New Jersey in January 1980, by Jim Wood (vocals), Dan Snyder (keyboards), John Kayne (guitar), Mark Francione (bass), and Eric Hoffer (drums). The band has played together for over 30 years. The band is the subject of the upcoming documentary film 'Super Star Dumb' by filmmaker Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin (filmmaker)
Paul Josiah Devlin is a sports editor and documentary filmmaker.A five-time Emmy winner for his work on NBC's Olympics and CBS's Tour de France, Paul Devlin's films include Power Trip, which screened in 60 countries, theatrically across the United States and on PBS's Independent Lens, was nominated...
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Early years
Formed while the band mates were in high school, Loaded Poets initially went by the name The Deal, with influences coming from punkPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
. Early gigs featured an all-cover line-up before the band began performing original compositions. The band continued to hone their originals, and as college ensued, rhythm section line-ups came and went as Wood, Snyder, and Kayne stayed put. The band began playing clubs in New Jersey (most notably New Brunswick’s Court Tavern), New York, and Philadelphia, and appeared in filmmaker Paul Devlin’s first documentary, Rockin’ Brunswick (1984), which documented the New Brunswick, New Jersey music scene of the 1980s.
1990-2001
The band soon changed their name to Loaded Poets, and released a collection of new and previous studio recordings entitled Seeing Things in 1999, which was manufactured through Disc MakersDisc Makers
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. The band performed a CD release gig at The Court Tavern. Gigs at Kenny’s Castaways in New York
New York City
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and Maxwell’s in Hoboken
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
followed, during which the band shaped new material for their next CD.
2002-present day
Despite Wood’s marriage and child, Snyder’s marriage and children, and Kayne’s marriage, the band continued to write, record, and perform new material. Over a period of seven years they wrote, recorded and mixed their second CD, Super Star Dumb.In 2002 Paul Devlin, filmmaker and life long friend of the band members, began filming Wood for a documentary project. As the band approached its 30-year anniversary, Devlin entitled the film Super Star Dumb, adopting the name of the band CD in order to align film and soundtrack. Present goals are to release the film in 2011.
Discography
- Seeing Things (1999)
Track listing
1. "Giant"
2. "Nancy in America"
3. "Party Girl"
4. "Dear Jenny"
5. "Crawlin' Home"
6. "Breakdown"
7. "Oh Brother"
8. "Dream Out Loud"
9. "My Ford"
10. "Experience Void"
Influences
- Sex PistolsSex PistolsThe Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
- Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
- RamonesRamonesThe Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
- Joe JacksonJoe Jackson (musician)Joe Jackson is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001...
- B-52s