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The Bouncing Souls are an American
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band from
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, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local bands.


History

The four original members grew up in
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and played in smaller bands while attending
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. Although they decided to forgo college, they made the decision to move to a college town; New Brunswick, NJ, which is the home of
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. New Brunswick had a reputation for supporting underground music, and over the years had seen not only musical acts but actors enjoy professional success. The Bouncing Souls not only became a staple in the New Brunswick music scene, but also helped other bands gain an audience by opening up for them in the clubs around town, as well as parties and shows they put on themselves. The band's name is a derivative of
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shoes, specifically their advertising slogan "with Bouncing Soles". Doctor Martens air-cushioned soles are a staple of punk dress. Their first full-length album, '' The Good, The Bad & The Argyle'' was released in 1994 on
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, their own label. The album was a compilation of several EPs the band had released previously. Two tracks of this record, "Candy" (popularized by
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and covered by many other groups) and "What Boys Like" (originally by
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) served as homage to 1980s new wave while simultaneously striking a humorous jab at homophobia. Their next album, ''
Maniacal Laughter ''Maniacal Laughter'' is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan. "Lamar Vannoy" is ...
'' was released in 1996. Half the album was written in a week. It led to a high-profile tour with Youth Brigade that got the attention of
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. The Bouncing Souls signed with Epitaph in 1997 and released ''
The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-h ...
'' later that year. While it contains some Bouncing Souls classics like "Cracked", "Kate is Great", and "East Coast Fuck You!", certain tracks on the record are anticlimactic in comparison to their
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earlier recordings. Greg himself stated on ''Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls'' that "It's a CD of unfinished songs". '' Hopeless Romantic'' followed in 1999. ''Hopeless Romantic'' has been heralded for admixing poignant lyrics with their melodic rapidly paced punk style. Soon after the album's release, personal problems arose between the band and long-time drummer Shal Khichi which resulted in his departure from the band. He was replaced by former
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,
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, and Murphy's Law drummer, Michael McDermott. '' How I Spent My Summer Vacation'' was the first album released with the new line-up. By now, the band had become viewed as seminal to the modern punk sound, with a new generation of fans discovering their earlier releases[] as they toured with newer bands as well as larger punk acts such as
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. 2002 brought a b-sides album, ''The Bad, the Worse, and the Out of Print'' and an acclaimed split with
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as part of the ''
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''. In 2003, the band released their sixth album ''
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'', as well as their first DVD, ''Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls''. In 2005, they had two live releases, a double CD album, simply titled ''Live'', as well as a DVD, titled ''Live at the Glasshouse'', which was the 19th entry in
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'' series. The band released their seventh album, titled ''
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'' on June 6, 2006, or 6/6/06 which the band has called "The release of the beast", in reference to
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, which is known as " The number of the beast". Also, due to their first full-length record being a collection of previous releases, many fans also consider this to in fact be their sixth studio album, and thus 666 is also partly in reference to this. They then headed out on the 2006
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in support of the record, and again three years later, in 2009. In 2008, while at the
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stop in their home state of New Jersey, the band helped Music Saves Lives raise the blood supply by signing a guitar for the non-profit to auction off. In 2009, the band released a series of sixteen digital songs and four 7" EPs as part of the '' 20th Anniversary Series''. Twelve of these songs were being released into an album titled ''
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's The Complete Control Sessions series of live recordings. The band's contribution to the series features six songs, one of which is a
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cover. The Bouncing Souls released their ninth studio album, ''
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'' on June 12, 2012 via Rise Records, their first album for that label. The artwork and track listing was released on March 12, 2012, along with the album's third track, "Static," which is available to be streamed online. On 25 June 2013, The Bouncing Souls confirmed that drummer Michael McDermott would be leaving the band in order to 'pursue other musical interests'. The band later added they don't know what's next for them, whilst suggesting the remaining members will continue performing in the band. McDermott would later join
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& the Blackhearts. On September 26, 2013, George Rebelo of
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and
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officially joined the band as the new drummer during a secret show at
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. The band released their tenth studio album, ''
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'' on July 29, 2016. On March 15, 2019 the band released the 6 song ''
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'' EP along with a new book to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. On October 23, 2020, the Bouncing Souls released their eleventh studio album, ''
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''. The album contains songs from their previous records re-recorded in new styles, along with a new song, "World on Fire."


Discography

;Studio albums * '' The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle'' (1994) * ''
Maniacal Laughter ''Maniacal Laughter'' is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan. "Lamar Vannoy" is ...
'' (1996) * ''
The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-h ...
'' (1997) * '' Hopeless Romantic'' (1999) * '' How I Spent My Summer Vacation'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2003) * ''
The Gold Record ''The Gold Record'' is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls and was released on June 6, 2006. The band deemed this release to be 'the release of the beast' in reference to the date (6/6/06) being similar to the ...
'' (2006) * ''
Ghosts on the Boardwalk ''Ghosts on the Boardwalk'' is the eighth studio album from American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on Chunksaah Records, the band's own label, on January 12, 2010.Comet A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ar ...
'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2016) * ''
Volume 2 Volume Two, Volume 2, Volume II or Vol. II may refer to: * '' Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life'', a 1998 album by rapper Jay-Z * ''Volume 2'' (Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album), 1963 * '' Vol. 2 (Breaking Through)'', by The West Coast Pop Art Experimenta ...
'' (2020)


Members

Current * Greg Attonito – vocals (1989–present) * Pete Steinkopf – guitar (1989–present) * Bryan Kienlen – bass (1989–present) * George Rebelo – drums (2013–present) Former * Shal Khichi – drums (1989–2000) * Michael McDermott – drums (2000–2013, has occasionally joined the band to play a few songs at shows since his departure)


Timeline

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References


External links


Official website
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