Big Boys
Coming out of the then-overlooked Austin, TX, punk scene of the early '80s, the Big Boys combined two irresistible rock styles into one feverish mix: raging, speedy guitars and fat, funky backbeats. And although they went on to make a few so-so recordings, never really living up to their early promise, it's difficult not to be supportive of what the Big Boys tried to do in the start of the hardcore era, wherein the sexiness of a funky rhythm section disappeared amongst the ultra-fast tempos and sexless pummeling. On their wonderful EP Fun, Fun, Fun, the Boys tore up Kool & the Gang's "Hollywood's Swinging" like it was their birthright, and the transition from speedcore ranting to danceable funk & roll was rarely more eloquently rendered. In 1984, never reaching beyond a loyal but small audience, the Boys split up and provided musicians for a seemingly endless number of early alternative rock bands like Rapeman, Scratch Acid, and Poison 13. Chris Gates hooked up with ex-Minor Threat/Dag Nasty guitarist Brian Baker and formed Junkyard, proof positive that even hardcore purists were capable of an egregious attempt at selling out.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Le più belle canzoncine per noi
Pop - Released by DV More on 3 Mar 2001
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Where's My Towel / Industry Standard
Alternative & Indie - Released by Touch and Go Records on 1 Jan 1981
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Balla e Canta Vol. 2
Children - Released by d.v. more records on 15 Jun 2012
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Balla e Canta Vol.1
Children - Released by d.v. more records on 15 Jun 2012
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Ring Ring
World - Released by bigboysmusic - Nexus Records on 13 Oct 2023
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Bambam
Miscellaneous - Released by JOINT AFFAIRS MEDIA on 15 Jul 2023
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Big Boys, 54 Anos (Ao Vivo)
Brazil - Released by Hora Extra on 11 Sep 2021
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Giostra di successi per bambini
Pop - Released by DV More on 3 Mar 2006
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