Dramarama : The Best OF - 18 Big Ones 1996

Dramarama was a band who seemed on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough several times during their 11-year career.

Puzzlingly, it never arrived, though the band developed a potent following in their native New Jersey as well as the West Coast .In 1981 the band released its first single .


Their almost-hit, "Anything Anything (I'll Give You)," was cited by L.A.'s KROQ-FM, arguably America's most influential alternative rock outlet, as the most requested song in the station's history.

Formed in Wayne, NJ, by vocalist and songwriter John Easdale in 1983, Dramarama self-released a single and a five-song EP before a French label commissioned a full-length album from the band, which recycled material from both previous releases.
The result, 1985's Cinema Verite, featured "Anything Anything," which began scoring airplay after the album was picked up by Chameleon Records in the United States.

The group relocated to California in time for their second LP, Box Office Bomb, which earned enthusiastic reviews but not significantly greater sales. As the band was completing their fourth studio album, Vinyl, in 1991, Chameleon Records went bankrupt, and as the band scrambled to come up with the cash to finish the project, the elusive major-label deal finally materialized when Elektra picked up the project.

Today

The current lineup consists of original founding members John Easdale, lead and rhythm guitar player Peter Wood (the only band member who moved back to New Jersey and still maintains a residence there), and lead guitarist Mark Englert. Rounding out the band are Los Angeles-based musicians Tony Snow on drums, and (former Lizzy Borden (band) member) Mike Davis on bass.

In addition, Tony Snow leads his own band, Tony Snow & The Change, and Mike Davis is the official bass player for Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford's eponymous solo band "Halford".

Tracks




1. Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) – 3:24
2. Scenario – 4:16
3. Emerald City – 3:03
4. Steve & Edie – 5:05
5. It's Still Warm – 3:54
6. Wonderamaland – 4:08
7. No Regrets – 3:53
8. Last Cigarette – 4:56
9. Haven't Got a Clue – 4:02
10. What Are We Gonna Do? – 3:59
11. Train Going Backwards – 6:17
12. Classic Rot – 4:26
13. Work for Food – 4:09
14. Incredible – 4:17
15. Senseless Fun – 4:35
16. 7 Minutes (More or Less) – 4:10
17. Sincerely – 2:51
18. Goin' Blind – 6:59

Goin' Blind : is a Kiss cover from the album Hotter Than Hell

NO REGRETS

When you're sitting in your sitting room
With all your books and pens
feel ,wonder wher' are your plastic kins
and where your future runs.
On a sofa, legs and fingers crossed
With all your husband's friends

It isn't easy

When you're standing in your kitchen
Elbow deep in pots and pans
Do you wonder what's become
Of all your hopes
Your dreams , Your plans

And your mother
And your children
They are not your biggest fans
It isn't easy
Woah !

You're not the greatest dancer
Woah !
You call but there's no answer
Woah !
Smell perfume on his hands .

No regrets
Yeah, no regrets
No regrets

When you're fixing up them dumplin's
And that fifteen minute rice
Did you find it strange
To find out wine was not the blood of Christ
And you're shopping at the KMart
They are reasonably priced

When you're sitting in your widows weeds
And quitting ciggarettes
Do you wonder what you're gonna do
When everyone forgets

All the clothes you washed
And food you cooked
And hair up in barettes
It wasn't easy No !

You're not the greatest dancer
Woah !
You call but there's no answer
Woah !
And age spots on them hands

No regrets !
Yeah, no regrets !
No regrets !!!

Dramarama Εχετε ?
Kefalonia , me and Θείος after a lot of Vodka shots
σ' ένα κωλομάγαζο Disco του κεραττττά
κι αφού με ρώτησε ο DJ τι θα ήθελα να ακούσω .
Εγώ απλά είπα : Dramarama έχετε ?

Αφωνος ο DJ.
O Θείος ακόμα γελάει!!!

 

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