The Specs
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The Specs was a New Wave cover band from Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring a teenage Matthew Sweet, that played together from 1978–1980.
[edit] History
Sweet was in the eighth [1] or ninth [2] grade when he met the other band members, all college students, at a music store. At that time the band was called Spectrum and had been covering Top 40 songs.[2] Around the time Sweet joined, they changed their name to the Specs. They performed songs by bands such as the Jam, the Vibrators, the Yardbirds and the Who.[2]
Although they were a cover band, in 1980 they did release one original song, written by Sweet, called "Look Out Girl (You Need a Direction)," on the compilation The KFMQ Homegrown Album.[3][4]
[edit] Members
- Rick Morris - guitar [3] [5] [6]
- Sara Kovanda - vocals[3] [5] [6]
- Matthew Sweet - bass guitar[3] [5] [6]
- Don Holmquist - drums[3] [5] [6]
- Jeff Runnings - keyboards[5] [6]
- John Link - bass guitar[6]
- Dave Snider[6]
Some of the members later played in the Click, Dial Tones and Hymn to Joy.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ To Understand: The Early Recordings of Matthew Sweet liner notes.
- ^ a b c Cost, Jud. "Sweet Emotion" Interview with Matthew Sweet, reprinted from The BOB magazine #46, September 1993; accessed February 19, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Matthew Sweet Discography: Compilations of Various Artists; accessed February 20, 2007.
- ^ McMahan, Tim. "The Return of Matthew Sweet": Interview with Matthew Sweet, reprinted from The Omaha Reader, October 27, 2004; accessed January 29, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Encyclopedia of Lincoln Bands; accessed January 29, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lincoln Music History Part 01 Lincolnzine, 2003 edition; accessed January 17, 2007.
