@Teeslaw actually not, the reference is to another danny, danny anderson who lived with chris and dave and played in his own band "the fabulous gloves" before moving to california. i don't know what happened to him out there. Hipcheck nanny=lou nanne of northstar fame
I'm pretty sure "Guitar Danny" is Danny Amis, later of 'Los Straitjackets' (where he acquired the moniker 'Daddy O Grande'). Amis was also the inspiration for the song 'Amplifer' by the dBs... "Danny went home and killed himself last night..." Match/Mismatch rocks harder of course. The Commandos usually closed their shows with it. I think it was the only piece in their repertoire over 3 minutes long.
BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AND LET'S DELVE INTO A LITTLE KNOWN EARLY AMERICAN PUNK BAND THAT MOST OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW. Now known as "the Godfathers of the Twin Cities punk music scene," The Suicide Commandos were formed in 1974 when Chris Osgood and Dave Ahl asked Steve Almaas to join their new band, named after a 1969 Aldo Ray movie. Their creed was simple: play fast & loud, and have fun. By 1975, the band had begun to build a following at The Blitz Bar in the basement of The Roaring Twenties strip club in downtown Minneapolis. The following year, apparently unaware that such things were impossible, The Suicide Commandos managed to get themselves booked at the legendary CBGB's in New York City. After their successful "tour" of the East Coast in the spring of 1976, the band returned to Minneapolis to find that a venue right across the street from The Blitz Bar was looking for bands to play on their stage: The Longhorn. It proved to be an ideal match. The band was instrumental in creating the Longhorn scene, which also gave rise to other groups such as The Suburbs, Hypstrz, Curtiss A, NNB, and others. As the Commandos' reputation grew, they opened for national acts such as The Ramones, Iggy & the Stooges, and Cheap Trick. They released their first 3 song e.p. Emission Control in 1976, a workman-like rock outing on the independent P.S. Records. Then, in 1977 a 7" single hit the stores. The A-side Mark He's a Terror was again, good rock and roll, but flip it over and GOD DAMN, what the hell is this? A 5 1/2 minute song combining punk, rock and new wave that doesn't lag for one second and comes to a tremendous climax. Match/Mismatch marked the arrival of a major punk force from middle America. After this we'll hear three songs from their debut album, Make a Record, The LP was a success musically in the Twin Cities, but failed to make much of an impact on the national music charts.
I did a gig with these guys at CBGB's in NY back in '77.
Great song!!
@Teeslaw actually not, the reference is to another danny, danny anderson who lived with chris and dave and played in his own band "the fabulous gloves" before moving to california. i don't know what happened to him out there. Hipcheck nanny=lou nanne of northstar fame
I'm pretty sure "Guitar Danny" is Danny Amis, later of 'Los Straitjackets' (where he acquired the moniker 'Daddy O Grande'). Amis was also the inspiration for the song 'Amplifer' by the dBs... "Danny went home and killed himself last night..." Match/Mismatch rocks harder of course. The Commandos usually closed their shows with it. I think it was the only piece in their repertoire over 3 minutes long.
i love love love this song!!
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BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AND LET'S DELVE INTO A LITTLE KNOWN EARLY AMERICAN PUNK BAND THAT MOST OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW.
Now known as "the Godfathers of the Twin Cities punk music scene," The Suicide Commandos were formed in 1974 when Chris Osgood and Dave Ahl asked Steve Almaas to join their new band, named after a 1969 Aldo Ray movie. Their creed was simple: play fast & loud, and have fun. By 1975, the band had begun to build a following at The Blitz Bar in the basement of The Roaring Twenties strip club in downtown Minneapolis.
The following year, apparently unaware that such things were impossible, The Suicide Commandos managed to get themselves booked at the legendary CBGB's in New York City. After their successful "tour" of the East Coast in the spring of 1976, the band returned to Minneapolis to find that a venue right across the street from The Blitz Bar was looking for bands to play on their stage: The Longhorn. It proved to be an ideal match. The band was instrumental in creating the Longhorn scene, which also gave rise to other groups such as The Suburbs, Hypstrz, Curtiss A, NNB, and others. As the Commandos' reputation grew, they opened for national acts such as The Ramones, Iggy & the Stooges, and Cheap Trick.
They released their first 3 song e.p. Emission Control in 1976, a workman-like rock outing on the independent P.S. Records. Then, in 1977 a 7" single hit the stores. The A-side Mark He's a Terror was again, good rock and roll, but flip it over and GOD DAMN, what the hell is this? A 5 1/2 minute song combining punk, rock and new wave that doesn't lag for one second and comes to a tremendous climax. Match/Mismatch marked the arrival of a major punk force from middle America.
After this we'll hear three songs from their debut album, Make a Record, The LP was a success musically in the Twin Cities, but failed to make much of an impact on the national music charts.
MPLS Represent!
***** OK!!