opening for day of reckoning’s record release show at the studio where we recorded bicycle.
st. nick
home
become
lemonade
california
heavy pedal
bufferless
finders
rotten life
empty introduction
chelsea
pictures
love oven
john and peter’s, new hope, pa, 10/30/98
it was ward’s birthday at midnight and it’s safe to say we had a little too much fun this night.
practice space
we took these because we needed a picture to send in with our application for the philly music conference (remember that?). it wasn’t until after we sent them one of the pics that we looked at these others and realized we’re showing way too much leg. we didn’t get picked to play.
the aquarian weekly – june 1998
the new deal compilation – this excellent face down records sampler features two tracks each from nine bands. [taggart’s] contributions, the kinks-like aggro-pop of ‘st. nick‘ and the nirvana surf-blast of ‘lemonade‘, are both standouts. lemonlime’s hypnotic ‘sleep’ achieves a lennon-like genius. the dipsomaniacs contribute three outstanding pop songs including a super-peppy version of the partridge family classic ‘i think i love you’.
2nd ave., bethlehem, pa, 4/9/98
this was our second show with all four of us. at the time we were called bender which lasted until the end of 2001. our first show with ward had been two weeks before at the sam adams brewhouse in philly. our setlist for both shows consisted of 8 of the 10 songs from 21, st. nick, lemonade, rotten life and two covers which on this night were “cool” by superchunk and “color me impressed” by the replacements. at sam adams we played “saving my ticket” by superchunk and “allison’s starting to happen” by the lemonheads.
rockpile – april 1998
21 – who says punk rock is dead? [taggart] puts a new spin on the genre by letting the important things shine–the songs. while this offering has a ton of attitude and spunk, the really outstanding aspect is the songwriting. the parts flow into one another seamlessly, and the vocals have a nice rasp, like the dead boys.
face down records the new deal compilation cd
release date: january 1998
label: fdr
taggart’s songs are also available on pink pig stink
track listing
1. i’m afraid of graduation – dipsomaniacs
2. st. nick – (taggart)
3. twenty-three – lucinda bright
4. cherry – day of reckoning
5. blind – lemonlime
6. mad cow – ballistics
7. crowther – dyslexic crush
8. i blame myself – blank pages
9. get off my bike – dipsomaniacs
10. belly button – dyslexic crush
11. something good – lucinda bright
12. pay my way – day of reckoning
13. lemonade – (taggart)
14. sleep – lemonlime
15. ignorance is bliss – blank pages
16. drug hard fiction – ballistics
17. i think i love you – dipsomaniacs
18. hick bars – the successful failures
21
release date: april 1997
stream & download here
track listing
| 1 | become |
| 2 | hesitate |
| 3 | social service |
| 4 | parakeet |
| 5 | stayin’ in |
| 6 | pure circumstance |
| 7 | well enough |
| 8 | lost in the translation |
| 9 | unsatisfied |
| 10 | love oven |
jc dobbs, philadelphia, pa 1/13/96
this was the band’s second ever show after becker started playing with pete and steve. ward wouldn’t join for another two years. our first show (under the name scrapple) had been the night before thanksgiving two months earlier at the overpass in manayunk. by this dobbs show we were called suckers, a name which lasted about a year. we were playing every original song we had plus filling the set out with a bunch of covers. “she’s alive” and “back in the game” were two early songs that were never recorded for any of our cds.
pure circumstance
social steve
drain you (nirvana)
she’s alive
unsatisfied
the kids are alright (who)
hesitate
back in the game
become
salvation (rancid)
love oven
just a touch (r.e.m.)
fucked up ‘cuz
territorial pissings (nirvana)
favorite thing (replacements)
merchandise
all music downloads, physical cds, and t-shirts can be purchased at our bandcamp page.
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