The Fools

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The Fools are a Massachusetts rock band, best known for the hit song "Life Sucks... Then You Die."

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[edit] History

Started in 1975 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the Fools were originally "The Rhythm A's". In 1979 the The Fools released "Psycho Chicken", an X-rated parody of The Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer", and it was an immediate hit on Boston radio stations.[1] The group followed it up with another local hit, "It's a Night for Beautiful Girls."[1] EMI signed the band and sent them on a U.S. tour with The Knack.[2] They then recorded their debut album, Sold Out.

In the 1980s, the band released their second album Heavy Mental and toured the US with Van Halen.[3][2] The band broke with EMI and then wrote and released their most successful album, World Dance Party, an independent release.[4]

The band continues to tour to this day, though they never repeated the success they had with World Dance Party.

[edit] Discography

  • Sold Out, album, EMI America, 1980.
  • Heavy Mental, album, EMI America, 1981.
  • World Dance Party, album, PVC, 1985.
  • Wake Up … It's Alive!!!, live album, PVC, 1988.
  • Rated XXX, 1990.
  • 10, 2008.[5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sold Out, review, All Music Guide. Accessed on line December 6, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Great shows far and near, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), July 24, 2003.
  3. ^ Heavy Mental, review, All Music Guide. Accessed on line December 6, 2007.
  4. ^ Bio, The Fools web site. Accessed on line December 6, 2007.
  5. ^ The Fools, discography, All Music Guide. Accessed on line December 6, 2007.
  6. ^ Fools, trouserpress.com. Accessed on line December 6, 2007.

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