The Connells - anyone know anything about them
REBRAD
While a Triangle (NC) band, Connells are from Raleigh (the Boylan Heights
section).
TVT still exists...Connells are still on 'em (despite squabbles from time
to time)
M Alyce Fountain
Anderson) said:
>The Connells - anyone know anything about them?
>
>A friend of mine bought a CD in Germany and is now desperate to find out more
>about
>the band. Unfortunately none of the record stores in town have heard of them
and
>can find no material on their UK release lists.
>
>The band's called 'The Connells', the CD is 'Ring'. They are apparently VERY
big
>in Germany.
>
>Anyone heard of them, know anything?
>
>Thanks,
the connells are one of my favorite bands. they're american -
from chapel hill, i think, certainly from north carolina, at
any rate. they used to be on a label called tvt, which i'm pretty
sure doesn't exist any more. not sure who they're with now, but
i think it's a major label. capitol? they're a consistently good
band, but very (imho) under-recognized in the u.s.
album releases and approximate dates:
darker days 1985 (tvt)
boylan heights 1987 (tvt-2540)
fun & games 1989 (?)
one simple word 1990 (tvt2580-4)
'stone cold yesterday' got a lot of air time on mtv.
ring 1994
>Bill Anderson Disclaimer: this stuff is purely my own opinion
> and has nothing to do with BHI.
MAlyce
trivia in case you paged down this far: when i was a senior at my
all-girls high school, the connells played at our 'brother school.'
mike connell, the guitarist, was wearing a brown t-shirt - i had
just applied there. he didn't go to brown, though, they all went to
unc.
Brian Johnson
: In article <1995Feb28....@exlog.com>, band...@inteq.com (Bill
Greetings and Well Met!
I have in my hand a copy of 'Fun and Games' a TVT Music 1989 (ASCAP)
production. In my tape cover is included an address. If ya really want
it, then I guess I can give it to you at no charge...I'm a nice guy at
times...<G>
The Connells
5 W. Hargett Str., Suite 407
Raliegh, N.C. 27601
Being an old address, you may want to check out Alternative Press
magazine (otherwise known as AP). Inside, they usually have a booklet
put out by Insomnia Records that is a source for hard to find Indies.
Hope this helps...
-Severian-
slinkster
Brian Johnson <seve...@marlin.ssnet.com> wrote:
>M Alyce Fountain (mal...@brownvm.brown.edu) wrote:
>: In article <1995Feb28....@exlog.com>, band...@inteq.com (Bill
>: Anderson) said:
>: >The Connells - anyone know anything about them?
>: >
>: from chapel hill, i think, certainly from north carolina, at
>: any rate. they used to be on a label called tvt, which i'm pretty
>: sure doesn't exist any more. not sure who they're with now, but
>: i think it's a major label. capitol? they're a consistently good
>: band, but very (imho) under-recognized in the u.s.
TVT is still around, and The Connells are still on it.
As for being under-recognised, that's certainly true -- so true, in fact,
that the band is seriously considering breaking up after their next album
if they don't get more recognition.
>Being an old address, you may want to check out Alternative Press
>magazine (otherwise known as AP). Inside, they usually have a booklet
>put out by Insomnia Records that is a source for hard to find Indies.
Their albums are pretty easy to find around here (Washington, DC), but I
can imagine that they're tough to find overseas.
I still haven't figured out what this is doing on the Celtic music
newsgroup though... The Connells may draw on a few Celtic influences,
but overall they sound more like REM/Guadalcanal Diary/Toad the Wet
Sprocket type college rock...
--Mark