''Amped'' is an EP by American

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Those Darn Accordions Those Darn Accordions, commonly abbreviated as TDA, are an American accordion band from San Francisco, California, originally formed in 1989 by Linda "Big Lou" Seekins. Boasting several accordionists whose numbers have fluctuated over the years ...

, released on January 22, 2002, by Globe Records. Recorded with only a five-member line-up, the smallest at that point of the band's history, ''Amped'' was a drastic stylistic departure from TDA's previous pop and

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-infused albums, featuring heavy amounts of

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effects on their accordions to sound more like electric guitars and organs on what was the most overtly rock-oriented release in the band's discography. ''Amped'' was the final TDA album to feature original member Patty Brady, who left the band in 2003.

Track listing

Personnel

;Those Darn Accordions *Paul Rogers - vocals, accordion *Patty Brady - accordion, vocals *Suzanne Garramone - accordion, vocals *Lewis Wallace - bass guitar *Bill Schwartz - drums, percussion, vocals

References

{{Those Darn Accordions 2002 EPs Those Darn Accordions albums