Weston "A Real-Life Story of Teenage" LP VG+ Lifetime Bouncing Souls Beach Slang
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Weston "A Real-Life Story of Teenage Rebellion" LP Gern Blandsten (US)
Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is EX
Out of Print!
Track Listing:
A1 Just Like Kurt A2 Little Mile '94 A3 Fafi A4 Feet A5 Mr. Lazo A6 Two II B1 The Truth About Rodney B2 Galaxy, Galaxy B3 Feelings Stupit Feelings B4 David Soul B5 Lovely, Fragile February B6 Flower B7 Always On My Mind Songwriter – Johnny Christopher, Mark James (4), Wayne Thompson*Weston are a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, PA. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family, since his parents allowed them to practice in their basement. The band never found mainstream success but their energetic and irreverent live shows earned them legendary status amongst their peers as well as their fans. Following their major label debut, the band split up. It was announced on October 17, 2006 that Weston would be reuniting for three shows in late December. This led to even more reunion shows in following years and a live album released December 2009.
Go Kart Records
The band arguably enjoyed their highest level of success while on Go Kart. In 1996, they released Got Beat Up, considered by many fans to be their best work. Jim Snyder took on a much more prominent role for this record, contributing lead vocals to about 2/3 of the album. Weston and Saltern switched for the others, and at many times all took part in three part harmony. They even began adding more harmonies to older songs as part of their live show. This quality set the band apart from most in the genre. The pop-punk boom in the mainstream at the time (due to bands like Green Day and Rancid) combined with the band's rising friends and contemporaries the Bouncing Souls and Lifetime put a good deal of attention on Weston. They became well known in the PA/NJ/NY tri-state area and enjoyed a modest amount of success. There were rumors of major label offers, but the band chose to remain on indie Go Kart. In the midst of all of this, founding member and bassist/vocalist Chuck Saltern left the band. Prior to leaving, he helped to write and record two new songs for a split single with Digger. To many fans, this essentially ended the band they knew as Weston. He was replaced by Jesse Short, a friend from fellow Lehigh Valley band Walter Krug. This new lineup would last until the end of the band.
With Short in tow, the band recorded their next LP, Matinee. It contained re-recordings of both songs from the Digger split, as well as nine new tracks. Most noticeably, Snyder had taken over nearly all lead vocals, leaving Weston with just one song and one for newcomer Short. The album had a near-linear story and was meant to unfold like the plot of a movie, as evidenced by the projector sounds bookending the music and the liner notes arranged like a script. The band's sense of humor was still very present in the liner notes, but the music began to take a more serious turn, which disappointed some longtime fans. Many new fans were enjoying this sound, though, and the band's popularity continued to rise. Following this release, Weston departed Go Kart.
Post-breakup
Dave Weston went on to play sporadic solo shows in the area. He also played in Julia Marvel. James Alex Snyder formed the band Cordova, following up on much of the sound he'd pushed for on later Weston recordings. It was announced on October 17, 2006 that Weston would be reuniting for three shows in late December. June 2007 saw the announcement of even more reunion shows, that took place July 5 and 6 in Philadelphia and New York City, respectively. On July 7, Chuck Saltern took the stage with Weston for the first time in over 10 years at Slaskifest in Northampton, PA. Saltern returned to bass/vocal duties while Jesse Short played third guitar. Another show was scheduled for Maxwell's in Hoboken in mid-August. The lineup for the reunion shows was the lineup that performed from the time of Matinee until the end of the band.
On April 4, 2008, Weston performed a reunion show in Philadelphia at the Khyber with The Ergs, the Sw!ms, and Brian McGee & The Hollow Seed. This marked the beginning of a reunion tour scheduled so far to circle the northeast.
Weston played a show a the Middle East (Upstairs) in Cambridge, MA on April 5, 2008. They were the headliner.
Weston recorded a live album at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ on June 28, 2008- performing some new material. The album was released on December 14, 2009.
Weston played another show at Maxwells on June 4, 2011. Original drummer, Jeremiah Attanasio reunited with the band that night. James Snyder confirmed that the band has entered the studio to record a new album intended for release by the end of 2011.
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