The Breetles
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The Breetles are an American
power pop
band, led by Chris Breetveld. They formed in Kendall Park, South Brunswick, New Jersey around 1985, becoming one of the founding rocks of the "Kendall Park Sound". They have been termed a combination of The Who
, The Beatles
, The Byrds
, Nazz, and Todd Rundgren
. "Breetveld may not be the best singer on the planet (hey, just like Brian [Wilson]!) but he writes and plays so well, the surf's always up.".
The Breetles are Chris Breetveld and anyone who plays Breetles songs, with or without him. Starting his professional career by releasing his first long-player in 1973 subtitled: "The Album-Confessions of a Big Lanky Dope" as a member of Rhubarb's Revenge (re-issued on CD and virgin vinyl in 1999 by GearFab Records after becoming a collector's item of rare virtue), and going on to contribute to an interestingly non-successful string of records through to present times. Mr. Breetveld is noted for being an amazingly prolific songwriter, with "impressively, aggressively original" melodies.
Becoming increasingly hard to deal with as a musician and songwriter known for "too many chords" Breetveld started emulating one-man-band musicians such as Roy Wood, Stevie Wonder, Macca and Todd Rundgren, by performing all the parts on the recordings, engineering and mixing, printing the labels, licking the stamps and buying all the copies himself.
He has also recorded with a number of other performers:
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power pop
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
band, led by Chris Breetveld. They formed in Kendall Park, South Brunswick, New Jersey around 1985, becoming one of the founding rocks of the "Kendall Park Sound". They have been termed a combination of The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, The Byrds
The Byrds
The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...
, Nazz, and Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
. "Breetveld may not be the best singer on the planet (hey, just like Brian [Wilson]!) but he writes and plays so well, the surf's always up.".
Discography
- model24/SOUND RECORDINGS (2008) Breetles 2disc/ 5-sided studio album (NoFault)
- Willing Handz (2008) Willing Handz (Philo)
- Moored (2007) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club)
- My Nightmare Descent Into Booze Drugs & Women (2005) DufDavis+BookClub (Galactic)
- Aesthetic (2005) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club)
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(2004) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club) - Tra La La La Phooey! (2004) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club)
- Don't Smile (2004) Breetles (Shuss/NoFault)
- End Of Summer Blowout (2004) DufDavis+theBookClub (Galactic)
- Tales From the Endless Bus Tour of New Jersey (2004) The Kootz (OMJ)
- Murdertainment (2004) DufDavis+theBookClub (Galactic)
- "She Brings The Rain" b/w "Strange Bird" (2004) GripWeeds (Twang!) 45 single
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(2003) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club) - The Museum of Me (2002) Chris Butler (Future Fossil)
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(2001) Neblung Price (Redsongs) - The Jinx (2001) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club)
- Writerscramp (2000) Breetles (Permanent Press)
- Love Compartment (2000) R. Stevie Moore (RSM Club)
- The Album: Rhubarb's Revenge or Confessions of A Big Lanky Dope (1999) (GearFab) CD reissue
- The Album: Rhubarb's Revenge or Confessions of A Big Lanky Dope (1999) (GearFab/ Comet EUROPE) vinyl LP
- Shut Up And Detune Your Guitar (1999) DufDavis+theBookClub (Galactic)
- Pop Under The Surface, Vol. 2 (1998) compilation/Breetles -SWEDEN (YesterdayGirl)
- Ego, The Story of the Sures (1998) Breetles(Shuss/NoFault)
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(1997) Confession (U.R.Forgiven) - Unsound Vol.1:Pop (1997) compilation/Breetles (To M'Lou Music)
- I Hate People...No Exceptions (1997) DufDavis+theBookClub (Galactic)
- A Healthy Obsession With Death (1997) DufDavis+theBookClub (Galactic)
- Spooj (1996) (Shuss Systems/NoFault)
- Pop Go! The Breetles (1995) (Shuss Systems/NoFault)
- Endless Mindless Violence (1994) DufDavis+theBookClub (Galactic)
- Caroling In Left Field (1994) compilation/Breetles(Homebase)
- Breetles 3 (1988) Breetles (NoFault)
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(1987) Breetles (NoFault) - Squares In Pairs (1986) Breetles (NoFault)
- Having A Wild Weeknight (1982) The Rockin' Bricks (Major Label)
- The PANCHILLA GORILLA (1979) Original Cast/The RoadApples (PinkGrass)
- Of Druids & Fluids (1977) Chris Breetveld (PinkGrass)
- "Cheryl" b/w "It's A Habit With Me" (1977) Chris Breetveld (PinkGrass) 45 single
- I Call The Shots (1977) ShotInTheHead (PinkGrass)
- Pet Waint (1977) The RoadApples (PinkGrass)
- Send Money! (1974) The RoadApples (PinkGrass)
- The Album: Rhubarb's Revenge or Confessions of A Big Lanky Dope (1973) (PinkGrass) vinyl LP
- Back Home For Armed Forces Day (1970) Superbuss (PinkGrass)
- Idylls of Superbuss (1969) Superbuss (PinkGrass)
The Breetles are Chris Breetveld and anyone who plays Breetles songs, with or without him. Starting his professional career by releasing his first long-player in 1973 subtitled: "The Album-Confessions of a Big Lanky Dope" as a member of Rhubarb's Revenge (re-issued on CD and virgin vinyl in 1999 by GearFab Records after becoming a collector's item of rare virtue), and going on to contribute to an interestingly non-successful string of records through to present times. Mr. Breetveld is noted for being an amazingly prolific songwriter, with "impressively, aggressively original" melodies.
Becoming increasingly hard to deal with as a musician and songwriter known for "too many chords" Breetveld started emulating one-man-band musicians such as Roy Wood, Stevie Wonder, Macca and Todd Rundgren, by performing all the parts on the recordings, engineering and mixing, printing the labels, licking the stamps and buying all the copies himself.
He has also recorded with a number of other performers:
- as band member: The Statics, The RoadApples, Shot In The Head, The Rockin' Bricks, Duf Davis+The Book Club, Confession, The Kootz, Ghost Rockets, The Grip Weeds, Big Help!, Children Of Al, Breetfallo Springveld.
- as special guest: Chris Butler (pump organ, vocals), R. Stevie MooreR. Stevie MooreRobert Steven Moore is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. In addition to having numerous albums released on labels around the world, the prolific Moore has self-released over 400 cassette and CD-R albums since 1968, as well as dozens of home videos, mostly through the R. Stevie Moore...
(keyboards, drums, vocals, etc.), Tommy JamesTommy JamesTommy James is an American pop-rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as leader of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells.-Early life and career:...
(backing vocals, "Sweet Cherry WineSweet Cherry Wine"Sweet Cherry Wine" is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells from their 1969 album Cellophane Symphony. The song hit number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit number six on the Canadian charts...
" re-make), Tiny Tim (drums), BeatlemaniaBeatlemaniaBeatlemania is a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward The Beatles during the early years of their success...
(drums&vocals- "Ringo"), Ray Paul (percussion, vocals), The Punsters (acoustic guitar), FireBallet (bass), Bobby "Boris" Pickett (bass, vocals) CBGBs Halloween 1978 with The dB'sThe dB'sThe dB's are a jangle pop/power pop group who came into prominence in the late 1970s and 1980s. The bandmembers were Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby and Gene Holder, all of whom were from Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
and Big Help