Naked Raygun
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Naked Raygun was a very influential Chicago-based punk band of the 1980s and early 1990s. All incarnations featured Jeff Pezzati on vocals. Members over time include Bobby Strange, Jim Colao, and Eric Spicer on drums, Marco Pezzati, Pierre Kezdy, and Camilo Gonzalez on bass, and Santiago Durango, John Haggerty, and Bill Stephens on guitar. Naked Raygun began as a noisy, free-form band, often trading members with Big Black but later sharpened into a hard pop outfit in a league with the Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Jam.
The Misfits were known for their sing-along "Whoa-oh-oh" choruses after the 1982 "Walk Among Us" LP, and although they are sometimes cited as having been influenced by Naked Raygun in this regard, this is not the case; "Basement Screams," Naked Raygun's first recording, was not released until 1983, the year the Misfits broke up.
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[edit] Releases
- Basement Screams 12" ::Ruthless Records (1983), Quarterstick Records (1999 - CD only)
- Flammable Solid 7" ::Ruthless Records (1983)
- Throb Throb LP -with cover art by Macintosh comic book artist Mike Saenz- ::Homestead Records (1985), Quarterstick Records (1999 - CD only)
- All Rise LP ::Homestead (1986), Quarterstick Records (1999 - CD only)
- Vanilla Blue 7" ::Sandpounder Records (1987)
- Jettison LP ::Caroline Records (1989), Quarterstick Records (1999 - CD only)
- Treason 12" ::3 songs, limited to 2,500 on pink vinyl Caroline Records (1989)
- Understand? LP ::Caroline Records (1989), Quarterstick Records (1999 - CD only)
- Home 7" ::Caroline Records (1990)
- Raygun... Naked Raygun LP ::Caroline Records (1990), Quarterstick Records (1999 - CD only)
- Last of the Demohicans CD ::(Dyslexic Records)
- Free Shit! live LP ::(Haunted Town Records)
[edit] Post Naked Raygun
Haggerty and Kezdy would later join with Larry Damore of the Bhopal Stiffs to form Pegboy. Jeff Pezzati is the lead singer of The Bomb. A two-show reunion in 1997 produced the live album Free Shit! On August 16, 2006 it was announced that Naked Raygun would reunite for Riot Fest 2006, an annual punk rock festival held in Chicago. Other high profile reunions for Riot Fest 2006 include the Blue Meanies and The Bollweevils
Naked Raygun also played a low-key, Invite Only show on October 19, 2006 at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago.
[edit] Reunited For Good
Following their reunion at Riot Fest 2006, Naked Raygun announced that the band was "back for good."[1] The reunited lineup consists of its "Raygun...Naked Raygun" members: Pezzati, Stephens, Kezdy, and Spicer. [2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Naked Raygun Website
- Naked Raygun page at the Chicago Punk wiki
- Naked Raygun
- Riot Fest Official Website
- Maximumrocknroll Article - Naked Raygun article from 1984
- Flipside Interview - Naked Raygun interview from 1982
- NR's Nov 5, 2006 show
- Naked Raygun on JBTV
