The Bruisers
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| The Bruisers | |
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| Origin | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Oi! |
| Years active | 1988-1998 |
| Label(s) | Taang! Records |
| Website | http://www.thebruisers.net/ |
| Former members | |
| Al Barr Scotty Davies Jeff Morris Dan Connors |
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The Bruisers were pioneers of the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys), Scotty Davies (bass), Jeff Morris (guitar) and Rodger Shosa (drums). Morris is now a guitarist and lead vocalist for Death & Taxes, and a guitarist for Mark Lind & the Unloved.
The first band members were skinheads (although not white power skinheads). After a few short years and lineup changes, the band and their style changed slightly. The Bruisers released a 7" split with the Dropkick Murphys in 1997 (while Mike McColgan was still that band's singer. By mid 1998, Al Barr was the only remaining original member of The Bruisers. The Bruisers reunited on September 14, 2005 to perform a concert at The Roxy in Boston. The bill included local acts The Ducky Boys and Tommy & The Terrors, as well as The Casualties from New York City.
[edit] Discography
- Intimidation EP (1989)
- Independence Day EP (1990)
- American Night EP (1991)
- Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (1993)
- Gates of Hell (1994)
- Up in Flames (1996)
- Still Standing Up EP (1997)
- The Authorized Bruisers: Anything You Want It's All Right Here... (1998)
- Molotov EP (1998)
- One Law For Them...Another One For Us (1999)
- In The Pit - Live And Rare (2000)
- Better Days! (2000)
- Singles Collection 1989-1997 (2004)
- Cruisin' For a Bruisin' (2004)
