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I recently found out that Carl Bevan, the drummer of The 60ft Dolls, had died at the age of 51. According to bbc.com, after the trio broke up in 1998, Bevan became a landscape artist!
I’m actually a pretty big fan of the band, and am sad to hear of his passing. I’ve mentioned it before, but the only time I saw them (and the only time they were in the USA?) was for their promotional tour for their debut album The Big 3, in 1997. I also mentioned that there were very few people in the audience, but there was that one guy that had the Welsh flag! We went backstage to meet the band and a girl back there threw up right in front of us.
The rest of the “review” is being re-published here from my The It Zine. When you read this, please note that it was written at a different time and with a different attitude.
I’m actually a pretty big fan of the band, and am sad to hear of his passing. I’ve mentioned it before, but the only time I saw them (and the only time they were in the USA?) was for their promotional tour for their debut album The Big 3, in 1997. I also mentioned that there were very few people in the audience, but there was that one guy that had the Welsh flag! We went backstage to meet the band and a girl back there threw up right in front of us.
The rest of the “review” is being re-published here from my The It Zine. When you read this, please note that it was written at a different time and with a different attitude.
A Different Kind of Buzz
originally published in The It Zine #3 (Jan 1998)
Here’s something you should know about the 60ft Dolls, they ROCK! Not surprisingly I’m writing this concert review because the 60ft Dolls are on Indolent Records and also opened for Sleeper on the UK tour. And not to mention they are a very good band.
Anyway, I first read about the 60ft Dolls in Select Magazine and picked up their first Indolent single “Pig Valentine” (DOLLS001) for $1.95 at Amoeba Records in Berkeley. It was pretty rocking, I must say...
By the time they released their album, “The Big Three” (which is a reference to John Lennon and the Beatles), David Geffen Records had already signed them for release in the USA. Geffen Records, as you know only sign “hits”, take a look at their roster: Sonic Youth, Weezer, Elastica, blah blah... Anything on Geffen Records would make it big because Geffen had never gone wrong with their choices - that is until they singed on the 60ft Dolls.
It's a good thing. I mean, I like the band and I am sure their fans love them, but it's only one of those things that tells you that they never have mass appeal. Sort of like Sleeper will never make it big in the USA (see Jay's article on page 12).
It is the 60ft Dolls’ first time in LA, and they are the main attraction to this festival of hard rock/metal bands. There must’ve been at least five bands on before the 60ft Dolls went on stage. And get this, they were even on early because there were loads of industry people there and they have very short attention span. That was great because we would’ve had to endure seven bands before finally seeing the 60ft Dolls. Let me mention quickly that all the opening bands SUCKED! One sounded like Whitesnake, and the others were hardcore metal bands.
Anyway, the band took the stage and the eight fans (including the three of us) that were there to see the 60ft Dolls got to the front. They had their ‘hit’ singles and closed with a song I hadn’t heard before called “Monkey”, which sounded quite good!
The band was so good that it influenced several non-fans people to go and buy “The Big Three” that was decently priced at $9 at the T-Shirt booth, which by the way, was handled by their manager! She was this really funny lass who could probably drink me under the table... erm, don't know why I said that because I don't drink.
Oh well, so I have to end by saying, go out and buy the 60ft Dolls’ first album! I got it for $7 and you should be able to get it that cheap at your local record store. It's well worth the money and if you don't like it, I'm sure you can return it and use the credit to buy something else.
originally published in The It Zine #3 (Jan 1998)
Here’s something you should know about the 60ft Dolls, they ROCK! Not surprisingly I’m writing this concert review because the 60ft Dolls are on Indolent Records and also opened for Sleeper on the UK tour. And not to mention they are a very good band.
Anyway, I first read about the 60ft Dolls in Select Magazine and picked up their first Indolent single “Pig Valentine” (DOLLS001) for $1.95 at Amoeba Records in Berkeley. It was pretty rocking, I must say...
By the time they released their album, “The Big Three” (which is a reference to John Lennon and the Beatles), David Geffen Records had already signed them for release in the USA. Geffen Records, as you know only sign “hits”, take a look at their roster: Sonic Youth, Weezer, Elastica, blah blah... Anything on Geffen Records would make it big because Geffen had never gone wrong with their choices - that is until they singed on the 60ft Dolls.
It's a good thing. I mean, I like the band and I am sure their fans love them, but it's only one of those things that tells you that they never have mass appeal. Sort of like Sleeper will never make it big in the USA (see Jay's article on page 12).
It is the 60ft Dolls’ first time in LA, and they are the main attraction to this festival of hard rock/metal bands. There must’ve been at least five bands on before the 60ft Dolls went on stage. And get this, they were even on early because there were loads of industry people there and they have very short attention span. That was great because we would’ve had to endure seven bands before finally seeing the 60ft Dolls. Let me mention quickly that all the opening bands SUCKED! One sounded like Whitesnake, and the others were hardcore metal bands.
Anyway, the band took the stage and the eight fans (including the three of us) that were there to see the 60ft Dolls got to the front. They had their ‘hit’ singles and closed with a song I hadn’t heard before called “Monkey”, which sounded quite good!
The band was so good that it influenced several non-fans people to go and buy “The Big Three” that was decently priced at $9 at the T-Shirt booth, which by the way, was handled by their manager! She was this really funny lass who could probably drink me under the table... erm, don't know why I said that because I don't drink.
Oh well, so I have to end by saying, go out and buy the 60ft Dolls’ first album! I got it for $7 and you should be able to get it that cheap at your local record store. It's well worth the money and if you don't like it, I'm sure you can return it and use the credit to buy something else.
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