Glen William Pine is an American musician and songwriter from
Boston
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, Massachusetts. He is most known for his role in
The Slackers
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of Nort ...
where he plays the trombone and sings. Pine joined the Slackers before the release of
The Question on which he contributed with the song Mountainside. Glen was an original member of Boston-based reggae outfit
The Pressure Cooker. Along with
Vic Ruggiero
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, he has performed under the name the Redlights.
Pine's lyrics usually touch upon lost love and other sad themes, although there are exceptions like the above-mentioned Mountainside. His songs often take the shape of ballads, but his range of styles also includes soul and ska. Pine has covered the
Sam Cooke
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song Cupid on several occasions, including the album ''
Upsettin' Ernesto's'' and live on a wedding gig in Colorado.
[Wedding gig] He is also a well-known fan of
Horace Andy
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, something that is apparent in the cover version of
The Beatles
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' "We Can Work it Out", found on the Slackers' ''Lost and Found'' release.
In late-2011, Pine released two tracks on Pickle Don Records under the project name, The Hall Trees. The tracks were mixed by DJ 100dBs, and featured Dan Brenner (guitar and drums) and band-mate Marcus Geard (bass and guitar).
Discography
With The Slackers
*''
The Question'' (1998)
*''
Live at Ernesto's''
*''
Wasted Days'' (2001)
*''
Close My Eyes'' (2003)
*''
Upsettin' Ernesto's'' (2004)
*''
The Slackers/Pulley Split'' (2004)
*''Slackness'' - Chris Murray & the Slackers (2005)
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Peculiar'' (2006)
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The Boss Harmony Sessions'' (2007)
*''
Self Medication
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The substances most widely used in s ...
'' (2008)
*''Lost and Found'' (2009)
*''
The Great Rocksteady Swindle'' (2010)
*''Ganbare!'' (2011) (Japan only release)
*''The Radio'' (2011)
Side projects
* The Hall Trees - Demo (2011)
References
External links
Pine interview with Hellcat Records
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Male trombonists
American ska trombonists
American male singers
People from Norwood, Massachusetts
21st-century trombonists
21st-century American male musicians
The Slackers members
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