The Brain Surgeons
Encyclopedia
Brain Surgeons were a rock
band featuring Albert Bouchard
formerly of Blue Öyster Cult
, rock critic and former Flaming Youth
drummer Deborah Frost, and guitarist
Ross the Boss formerly of The Dictators
and Manowar
.
They formed in 1994 and originally centered around the nucleus of Bouchard and Frost; at one point, Tommy Hilfiger
's brother Billy Hilfiger was their guitarist. However, Billy Hilfiger was later diagnosed with and died of brain cancer. They underwent several lineup changes over the course of the band's lifetime, and these affected the stylistic bent of the music. The band released their last album studio album
, Denial of Death, in 2006, and disbanded later that year.
Former members
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band featuring Albert Bouchard
Albert Bouchard
Albert Bouchard and grew up in Clayton, New York. He is a drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult and a driving force through the band's first decade...
formerly of Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
, rock critic and former Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth can refer to:* Flaming Youth , a 1923 film starring Colleen Moore and Milton Sills* Flaming Youth , a 1960s British rock group* Flaming Youth , a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams...
drummer Deborah Frost, and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Ross the Boss formerly of The Dictators
The Dictators
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth." The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio...
and Manowar
Manowar (band)
Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980 the group is known for its lyrics based on fantasy and mythological topics along with their "loud and bombastic" sound...
.
They formed in 1994 and originally centered around the nucleus of Bouchard and Frost; at one point, Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
's brother Billy Hilfiger was their guitarist. However, Billy Hilfiger was later diagnosed with and died of brain cancer. They underwent several lineup changes over the course of the band's lifetime, and these affected the stylistic bent of the music. The band released their last album studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Denial of Death, in 2006, and disbanded later that year.
Band members
- Albert BouchardAlbert BouchardAlbert Bouchard and grew up in Clayton, New York. He is a drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult and a driving force through the band's first decade...
− lead vocals, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Deborah Frost − lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Ross the Boss − lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- David Hirschberg − bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals
Former members
- Peter Bohovesky − guitar, vocals
- Billy Hilfiger − guitar
Discography
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Studio album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... s |
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| Eponymous | 1994 | |
| Trepanation | 1995 | |
| Box of Hammers | 1996 | |
| Malpractise | 1997 | |
| Piece of Work | 1999 | |
| To Helen with Love | 2001 | |
| Beach Party | 2003 | |
| Black Hearts of Soul | 2004 | |
| Denial of Death | 2006 | |