Rosemary's Babies was an American
hardcore punk band formed in
Lodi,
New Jersey in 1980. Its members included J.R.(Vincent C Paladino) - vocals, Post Mortem (Robert Montena) - bass, CA Richie (Craig Richardson) - guitar, and
Eerie Von
Eerie Von (born Eric Stellmann; August 25, 1964) is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the heavy metal band Danzig. His preferred bass is the Fender Jazz Bass.
Early life
Eerie Von was raised in Lodi, New Jersey. A ...
(Eric Stellman) - drums. The band was active until 1983 and produced a 7" EP titled "Blood Lust", released on the band's own Ghastly Records. A 2004 CD, ''
Talking to the Dead
''Talking to the Dead'' is a compilation album released by Rosemary's Babies on October 5, 2004, on Ghastly Records.
It features nine of the 10 tracks released in 1983 on the ''Blood Lust EP''.
Track listing
# "What I Hate" - 0.14
# "Talking to t ...
'' included tracks from the EP, previously unreleased songs, and tracks recorded live at
CBGBs NYC May 15, 1983.
The band's early musical influences included
The Misfits, and
DC bands such as
Minor Threat,
The Bad Brains, and
State of Alert (featuring vocalist
Henry Rollins) as well as early British Oi! bands like Blitz, Charged GBH and Discharge. Other stylistic influences include films such as ''
A Clockwork Orange
''A Clockwork Orange'' may refer to:
* ''A Clockwork Orange'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess
** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel
*** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...
'', ''
Caligula
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'', and the band's namesake, ''
Rosemary's Baby''.
Rosemary's Babies was notably active in the New Jersey and
New York hardcore punk scenes of the early 1980s, and all band members continued to work in the
music industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, ...
after the demise of the band.
Eerie Von
Eerie Von (born Eric Stellmann; August 25, 1964) is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the heavy metal band Danzig. His preferred bass is the Fender Jazz Bass.
Early life
Eerie Von was raised in Lodi, New Jersey. A ...
moved on to work with
Glenn Danzig
Glenn Allen Anzalone (born June 23, 1955), better known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, film director, and record producer. He is the founder of the rock bands Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. He owns t ...
in the bands
Samhain and
Danzig. In 2008, J.R. worked on the
Septimus Orion project. Their first collaboration, a cd entitled
CAGED
In music, a barre chord (also spelled bar chord) is a type of chord on a guitar or other stringed instrument played by using one finger to press down multiple strings across a single fret of the fingerboard (like a bar pressing down the strin ...
, featured a new version of ''Sanctioned Violence,'' which was omitted on the 2004 release of ''
Talking to the Dead
''Talking to the Dead'' is a compilation album released by Rosemary's Babies on October 5, 2004, on Ghastly Records.
It features nine of the 10 tracks released in 1983 on the ''Blood Lust EP''.
Track listing
# "What I Hate" - 0.14
# "Talking to t ...
'' because the original master tape of this the song could not be located. The band played numerous live shows, most notably opening for
The Misfits, and Scream.
Eerie Von and J.R. were among the interviewees for a book titled "This Music Leaves Stains:The Complete Story of the Misfits" written by James Greene Jr. and published in 2013.
Discography
* 1983 - ''
Blood Lust EP''
7" (
Ghastly Records)
* 2004 - ''
Talking To The Dead
''Talking to the Dead'' is a compilation album released by Rosemary's Babies on October 5, 2004, on Ghastly Records.
It features nine of the 10 tracks released in 1983 on the ''Blood Lust EP''.
Track listing
# "What I Hate" - 0.14
# "Talking to t ...
''
Members
*
Eerie Von
Eerie Von (born Eric Stellmann; August 25, 1964) is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the heavy metal band Danzig. His preferred bass is the Fender Jazz Bass.
Early life
Eerie Von was raised in Lodi, New Jersey. A ...
(Eric Stellman) - drums - later of
Samhain and
Danzig
*Post Mortem (Robert Montena) - bass - later of
I'm Afraid
I Am or I'm may refer to:
Language and literature
* "I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name
** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible
* "I Am" (po ...
*CA Richie (Craig Richardson) - guitar- member of
When I Was Dead
*J.R.(Vincent C Paladino) - vocals - later worked with
Septimus Orion
External links
Rosemary's Babieson the
Ghastly Records website
Rosemary's Babieson MisfitsCentral.com
Rosemary's Babies - BandToBand.com
Reviews &Interviews:
Misfits Central(scroll down)
indieworkshop.com
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Hardcore punk groups from New Jersey
Horror punk groups
Musical groups from New Jersey