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The Neats were a Boston rock band that existed from the late 1970s to early 1990s. They first recorded for the independent Propeller label, which in [[1981] released the song, Six, a swirling, Vox-washed slab of garage rock reminiscent of Question Mark & the Mysterians. The following year, their well-received debut, 7-song EP, The Monkey's Head in the Corner of the Room, was released on Boston's Ace of Hearts Records. It was voted one of the best EPs of 1982 in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll. ([1]) Three full-length albums followed. The band featured well-crafted songs and a psychedelic power pop sound in a similar vein as The Dream Syndicate and The Feelies. They once toured nationally with R.E.M..
[edit] Members
- Eric Martin - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
- Phil Caruso - Guitar, Vocals
- Jerry Channell - Bass
- Terry Hanley - Drums
- Ted Pine - Keyboards, Vocals
- Dave "Bone" Pedersen - Vocals
- Stona Fitch - Accordion, Vocals
- Joe Harvard - Guitar, Vocals
- Akshay Obhrai - Banjo, vocals
[edit] Discography
- The Monkey's Head in the Corner of the Room - 12" EP (Ace of Hearts 1982)
- Neats (Ace of Hearts 1983)
- Crash at Crush (Coyote \ Twin/Tone 1987)
- Blues End Blue (Coyote \ Twin/Tone 1989)
[edit] Compilations
- Six appears on Propeller Product - 7" 33⅓ rpm EP (Propeller Records 1981)
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