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| rdfs:comment | - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones is a band formed in 1985. The band played a hand-full of shows locally in Boston and recorded 3 songs for a small Boston label called One Way Records. The band then took a break for a few years while Nate Albert went to college and Joe Gittleman recorded and toured with the Boston band "GangGreen". In 1989 Gittleman was kicked out of Ganggreen and the Bosstones reformed and recorded "Devils Night Out' in 1990. the first real extended tour was in 91' opening for the NYC Hardcore band Murphy's Law
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1985, the Bosstones are credited with the creation of the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes elements of third wave ska and hardcore punk. The band released seven full-length albums, three EPs and a live album while touring continuously before their announcement of a hiatus in December 2003. They reunited in the fall of 2007 and performed together for the first time in four years at Middle East. The band has continued to perform at multiple live venues since.
- An American Ska band active since 1983 and one of the main groups involved in the ska punk genre, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are recognised mainly for their fusion of ska and Hardcore Punk and the distinctive growling vocals of frontman Dicky Barrett. They became prominent in The Nineties during the height of the Third Wave ska revival and had a very successful hit with "The Impression That I Get", which topped the modern rock charts in 1997, and the platinum album Let's Face It. After going on hiatus for several years in The Noughties, they reformed in 2009 to release a new record, Pin Points and Gin Joints.
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| abstract | - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1985, the Bosstones are credited with the creation of the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes elements of third wave ska and hardcore punk. The band released seven full-length albums, three EPs and a live album while touring continuously before their announcement of a hiatus in December 2003. They reunited in the fall of 2007 and performed together for the first time in four years at Middle East. The band has continued to perform at multiple live venues since. In December 2007, the band released a compilation album, Medium Rare, their first release since the band reunited earlier that year.
- An American Ska band active since 1983 and one of the main groups involved in the ska punk genre, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are recognised mainly for their fusion of ska and Hardcore Punk and the distinctive growling vocals of frontman Dicky Barrett. They became prominent in The Nineties during the height of the Third Wave ska revival and had a very successful hit with "The Impression That I Get", which topped the modern rock charts in 1997, and the platinum album Let's Face It. After going on hiatus for several years in The Noughties, they reformed in 2009 to release a new record, Pin Points and Gin Joints. The group's line-up - particularly in the horn section - has fluctuated over the years, but the most recognisable and longest lasting members are probably Dicky Barrett (vocals), Joseph "The Bass Fiddleman" Gittleman (bass guitar), Joe Sirois (drums) and Ben Carr (manager, dancer and "Boss Tone"). Other current members include Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton (saxophone), Kevin Lenear (saxophone), Chris Rhodes (trombone) and Lawrence Katz (guitar).
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones is a band formed in 1985. The band played a hand-full of shows locally in Boston and recorded 3 songs for a small Boston label called One Way Records. The band then took a break for a few years while Nate Albert went to college and Joe Gittleman recorded and toured with the Boston band "GangGreen". In 1989 Gittleman was kicked out of Ganggreen and the Bosstones reformed and recorded "Devils Night Out' in 1990. the first real extended tour was in 91' opening for the NYC Hardcore band Murphy's Law
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