Bodeco
| Bodeco | |
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| Origin | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Genres | Rock and roll, alternative pop, alternative rock, rockabilly |
| Labels | Homestead Safe House |
| Members | |
| Ricky Feather Jimmy Brown Gary Stillwell Gene Wickliffe Freddie Wethington |
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Bodeco is a rock and roll band out of Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 1984 by guitarist, singer and songwriter Ricky Feather and drummer Brian Burkett. It later grew into a full band, with its most famous line-up featuring Feather, Burkett, guitarist Wink O'Bannon, bassist Jimmy Brown and multi-instrumentalist Gary Stillwell. Only Feather, Brown and Stillwell remain from that version. Titled after a portmanteau of "Bo Diddley" and zydeco, the quintet typically plays a fast-paced country- and blues-tinged rock and roll that prompted journalist Piero Scaruffi to label them "manic 'punkabilliers'".[1] The band has recorded four studio albums, including the November 2009 release of "Soul Boost," and a live album. Bodeco has had a considerable impact on the Louisville music scene, finding a place at #80 on WFPK's "top 100 albums of all times"[2] and inspiring Trouser Press to dub them "[o]ne of the most underappreciated combos in the early-to-mid-'90s indie roots-rock movement".[3]
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[edit] Style
Praised by Trouser Press for "celebratory party rawk",[3] the band's psychobilly approach to music garnered comparisons to The Cramps, '68 Comeback and Southern Culture On The Skids."[1] In 1992, The New York Times described the quintet as "a skunky country-rockabilly outfit",[4] noting in 1993 that "[t]here's nothing quaint, cute or five-and-dime about Bodeco's brand of rockabilly. Greasy as a truck-stop burger and bumpier than a high-speed ride in the back of a pickup, this band of Louisville wild men eschews retro contrivances in favor of gristle, marrow and the occasional backwoods yowl".[5]
[edit] Personnel
- Ricky Feather – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Brown - bass
- Gary Stillwell - percussion, keyboards
- Gene Wickliffe - drums
- Freddy "Southside" Wethington – guitar
[edit] Former members
- Wink O'Bannon - guitar
- Brian Burkett - drums
- Rick Mason - guitar
- Nick Reifsteck - guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Bone, Hair & Hide (1992)
- Callin' All Dogs (1995)
- Crazy Wild (2003)
- Soul Boost (2009)
[edit] Singles
- High Window (1995)
[edit] Compilation contributions
- Wreck Room, Vol. 3 (1996)
- Sourmash (1998)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Scaruffi, Piero. (1999) Bodeco. Scaruffi website. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ 2000 WFPK Radio Louisville's top 100 of the best albums ever hosted at Timepieces.nl. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Woodlief, Mark. Bodeco Trouser Press. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ Schoemer, Karen. (June 20, 1992) Review/Pop; Tripping Back to the 60's (but a Kilt?) The New York Times. Accessed November 10, 2007.
- ^ Schoemer, Karen. (February 26, 1993) Sounds around town The New York Times. Accessed November 10, 2007.
[edit] Additional sources
- Bodeco at Allmusic
- Bodeco at Trouser Press
