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Chris O'Connor (musician)
Chris O'Connor (born May 7, 1965) is a vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. His first band, The I-Rails, was formed with high school buddy, guitarist/songwriter Jeff Sparks in 1986. Together with drummer Tim Lauterio, The I-Rails made four albums in the course of a few years from the late 1980s up to 1991, none of which received much attention. The band officially broke up in 1991. Using material he and Sparks wrote for a planned fifth I-Rails album, O'Connor made the ''Rocket'' album entirely on his own on a broken-down 1969 Ampex 16-track tape deck and a budget of $1,000 and called himself Primitive Radio Gods, which is what would have been the band's last album title. The album wouldn't be released for four years however when it was picked up by Columbia Records, Germany. It was soon released with only minimal remixing and the single, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" shot up the charts and was featured in Jim Carrey's movie ''The Cable Guy''. O'Conno ...
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The I-Rails
Primitive Radio Gods is an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation (guitars, violins, piano) as well as much of the art that has appeared on the band's albums and website. Former member Jeff Sparks wrote, sang, and played bass before leaving the band to pursue other music projects in 2001. The band is best known for their 1996 hit "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", which peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. History Early years (1991–1994) The history of the Primitive Radio Gods begins with The I-Rails. Formed in the late 1980s, The I-Rails were an independent alternative rock band based in Oxnard, California. Consisting of three members, bassist/singer Chris O'Connor, guitarist Jeff Sparks (a childhood friend of O'Connor), and drumm ...
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Still Electric
''Still Electric'' is the third album by the alternative rock band Primitive Radio Gods, released independently through their official site in early 2003. It is influenced by shoegaze, with heavily layered guitars. ''Still Electric'' was released in two editions. A first run of 100 copies, numbered and signed by the band, was released in early 2003. The unlimited edition was released in 2004; it had new cover art, reordered the songs and removed the song "Normalizer" entirely. The band also released a limited edition Interactive Video edition of the album in late 2003. It included homemade music videos for all of the 11 original songs. Track listing # "Good Evening San Francisco" # "What If I Sped?" # "The Underground Solution" # "Under the Greystar" # "Up the Arbor" # "Unspoken No" # "Children of the Helmet Law" # "Ripped in November" # "Self-Serve Island" # "Apso Foogin' Lootly" First Edition ("Enfield Interceptor" Edition) # "Normalizer" # "What If I Sped?" # "The Undergrou ...
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Rocket (Primitive Radio Gods Album)
''Rocket'' is the Primitive Radio Gods' debut album, released on June 18, 1996 by Columbia Records. Their best known single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", helped launch the band's career. Reception Despite the critical acclaim surrounding the lead single, the album as a whole received negative reviews from critics. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "With its loping, unthreatening hip-hop beats and its looped B.B. King sample, "Standing" had all the appeal of an adult novelty for most listeners—it was something that was out of the ordinary, to be sure, but not something that you would want to investigate much further. Sadly, Primitive Radio Gods' debut mini-album, ''Rocket'', proves those doubters right." Erlewine criticized the frequency of sampling in the album, stating "Most of ''Rocket'' sounds ''exactly'' like somebody messing around with a four-track, more intent on capturing sounds, not songs. Usually, this would ...
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White Hot Peach
''White Hot Peach'' is the second studio album by Primitive Radio Gods Primitive Radio Gods is an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various addit ..., released on October 24, 2000. Quite different in sound from their previous album '' Rocket'', ''White Hot Peach'' features much less of the sampling that made the band famous. Most of the material from this album is from '' Mellotron On!'', the album the band planned on releasing through Sire Records in 1999, but could not due to that label's bankruptcy. Track listing References 2000 albums Primitive Radio Gods albums What Are Records? albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub ...
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