Javelin Boot was a band formed in

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in 1978 by guitarist

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, bassist Blake Patterson, and drummer David Mider. Described as "one of

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's premier pop bands" by the

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, they released the albums '' The Schwa Sound'' and '' The Mauve Album'' in 1988 and 1989, before moving on to

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, where they released " For Those About to Pop" and " Fundamentally Sound". Additionally, their music has been used in television episodes of ''

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'' and '' Party of Five'' (reference: ''Chicago Daily Herald''). They broke up in 1998.

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* http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/AMDB/Profile?oid=oid:200961 "New Javelin Boot disc an infectious pop treat", Andy Smith, July 14, 1994, ''Austin American-Statesman'' p. 6. "Javelin Boot's 'Fundamentally Sound'a real kick", Dan Kening, January 3, 1997, ''Daily Herald'' (Time Out Section), p. 8 "Party of Three: Party Circuit Veterans, Javelin Boot," Ken Lieck, November 29, 1996, "Austin Chronicle" https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1996-11-29/525702/ "Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Score at Austin Music Awards," John T. Davis, "Billboard" March 28, 1992 https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-03-28.pdf "Javelin Boot: Fundamentally Sound," George Graham, http://georgegraham.com/javelin.html "Javelin Boot: Fundamentally Sound," by Stephen Thompson, AV Club, https://music.avclub.com/javelin-boot-fundamentally-sound-1798193480 https://www.discogs.com/artist/691300-Javelin-Boot?superFilter=Releases&subFilter=Albums {{Authority control Musical groups from Austin, Texas Musical groups established in 1978 Musical groups disestablished in 1998 1978 establishments in Texas