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The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s. Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ...
Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ...
Based in Austin, Texas the band members were Randy 'Biscuit' Turner on vocals, Tim Kerr on guitar and Chris Gates on bass. Over the years the group played with four drummers in all; Steve Collier, Greg Murray, Fred Shultz and Ray Washman. The hardcore punk style, a development from the earlier punk sound, arose spontaneously in various cities but in Austin it was represented by MDC, Big Boys and The Dicks. The bands often played with each other, and Big Boys and The Dicks released a split single and an LP, Live At Raul's, together. Big Boys shows were legendary, frequently involving food fights, 'Biscuit' in a tutu or dress, and invitations to the audience to come up and sing along, which often occurred. At the end of early shows the band was famous for yelling, "OK y'all, go start your own band". The Big Boys are credited as well with the introduction of funk rhythms to hardcore, producing what one writer described as "thrashfunk", an innovation influential on bands such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers. They were also involved in the skatepunk scene, featured in Thrasher skateboarding magazine and videos, and had their own Big Boys skateboard. City nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location within the state of Texas State Texas Mayor Will Wynn Area - Land - Water 669. ...
The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ...
Bass or Basses can refer to many different things. ...
For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...
Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
MDC are a punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. ...
The Dicks are a band considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk, particularly in their home state of Texas. ...
Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ...
Red Hot Chili Peppers (from left): Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante and Anthony Kiedis Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Californian rock band who have combined aspects of funk and hip-hop with rock and roll, pioneering funk metal. ...
Skate Punk (aka Skatepunk, Skate-punk, Sk8 Punk, Skate-thrash, or Skate-core) was originally a derivative of hardcore punk, so named because of its popularity among skateboarders. ...
A modern skateboard. ...
Tim Kerr went on to play with many bands, including Poison 13 and, in 2004, The Total Sound Group. Chris Gates was also with Poison 13 and Junkyard but his last outfit was Charles Bulldog. Of their drummers, Ray Washman has played consistently with such groups as Jerry's Kids, Scratch Acid, and Ministry. Randy Turner has performed with The Slurpees, Cargo Cult, and Swine King, the latter band contributing the song "All Broke Down" to Outpunk Records' Outpunk Dance Party compilation. In 2004 the queercore band Limp Wrist released the song "Ode", a homage to Randy 'Biscuit' Turner and Gary Floyd of The Dicks (and, as well, Joshua Plague of Mukilteo Fairies) as inspirational openly gay men in the hardcore punk scene. Big Boys were innovative in many ways and were influential in the direction music and music scenes would take in their wake. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in Los Angeles by two Texans, David Roach (vocals) and Chris Gates (guitar, ex-Big Boys). ...
One of the earliest Boston hardcore bands, Jerrys Kids had their first recorded output on the Modern Method compilation LP in 1982, on which they contributed 6 tracks, most of which were around the 30 second mark in length. ...
Ministry is an industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and onward. ...
Outpunk Records enjoys the distinction of being the first record label entirely devoted to queer punk bands. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Queercore is a cultural and social movement which arose in the mid 1980s. ...
Limp Wrist is a gay straight edge punk rock band featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, and Kill the Man Who Questions. ...
The Mukilteo Fairies was a Queercore band from Olympia, Washington in the 1990s. ...
Gay, in addition to meaning happy, also means, simplistically, preferring the same sex (i. ...
Singles - Frat Cars 7" single on Big Boys Records
- Wipe Out/ I'm Sorry Fear and Loathing fanzine promo 7"
- Recorded Live At Raul's Club a double 7" split with The Dicks on Selfless Records
- Fun Fun Fun 12" EP (1982) on Moment Productions
A fanzine (see also: zine) is an amateur publication created by fans of a particular cultural phenomena (such as a literary genre or type of music) to address or correspond with others who share their interest. ...
The Dicks are a band considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk, particularly in their home state of Texas. ...
Albums - Live At Raul's split LP with The Dicks on Rat Race (1981)
- Where's My Towel on Wasted Talent (1981)
- Lullabies Help The Brain Grow on Moment Productions (1983)
- No Matter How Long The Line At The Cafeteria, There's Always A Seat on Enigma (1984)
Enigma can refer to a variety of different topics: A puzzle or mystery Enigma machine, a machine for performing encryption Enigma (musical project), the musical artist Enigma Browser, a web browser Enigma (game), the computer game Enigma (chess), the chess engine Enigma (1983 film), the 1983 movie starring Martin Sheen...
See also This is a list of bands considered to be hardcore punk by some. ...
External Links - [Big Boys fansite (http://www.soundonsound.org/)]
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