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F.U.'s, Los Bungalitos, Oh The Humanity, Randy Mississippi Whiskey
Spotlight Tavern
Beverly, MA
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F.U.'s, Los Bungalitos, Oh The Humanity, Randy Mississippi Whiskey
The F.U.'s were a hardcore punk band formed in Boston late in 1981. The band initially consisted of John Sox, bass/lead vocal, Bob Furapples, drums and Steve Grimes, guitar. The original lineup recorded a four song demo which got a good deal of local college radio airplay.

Shortly afterward Wayne Maestri was recruited to take over bass duties and that four piece lineup recorded the tracks for the compilation "This is Boston Not LA" and eventually three LPs on indie labels. The band name was taken from a comment made by Wendy O. Williams in an interview in which she said "Smashing TVs is a great way of saying 'F you' to society."

Recording history[edit]
The F.U.'s started out playing fast, thrashy hardcore punk, and their first recorded output was on the 1982 Modern Method compilation, This Is Boston, Not L.A.,[2] which also featured tracks by Gang Green, Jerry's Kids and The Freeze. A companion 7-inch EP, Unsafe At Any Speed, included another F.U.'s track.

Later the same year, their debut album, Kill For Christ, was released on X-Claim Records, featuring cover artwork by Septic Death frontman Brian 'Pushead' Schroeder, depicting Jesus with a machine gun.[2]

Their second album, also on X-Claim, My America, saw them labelled as right wing nationalists due to its patriotic lyrics (which were half-sarcastic), and artwork. The satirical punk band The Dead Milkmen poked fun at the band's supposed right-wing views on their song "Tiny Town" from the album Big Lizard in My Backyard.

The band's final album as The F.U.'s, Do We Really Want To Hurt You? followed in 1984, on Gasatanka/Enigma.

The F.U.'s material has been re-released on Classy Records and more recently on Taang! Records. In 2002 Reflex/Wolfpack Records re-released both 'Kill For Christ' and 'My America' on one LP.

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Spotlight Tavern (View)
208 Rantoul St
Beverly, MA 01950
United States

Categories

Music > Punk

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Owner: Ammonia Booking
On BPT Since: Jan 15, 2013
 
Ammonia Booking


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