TIMBUK-3..THEIR BRIGHT FUTURE!

by Rev. Cecil B. Demented Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:18 pm

ANOTHER 'ONE HIT WONDER' OF THE DECADE OF DECADENCE WAS THE POST-PUNK BAND TIMBUK-3.. HITTING THE SCENE IN 1984, THE BAND WAS COMPOSED OF THE HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM OF PAT MCDONALD,(ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC BASS,MIDI GUITARS,HARMONICA, VOCALS AND DRUM PROGRAMMING) AND HIS WIFE, BARBARA K. MCDONALD,( ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR,MANDOLYN,VIOLIN,RHYTHM PROGRAMMING AND VOCALS). THE BAND WAS SIGNED TO I.R.S. RECORDS IN 1986, AND RELEASED THEIR FIRST LP, " GREETINGS FROM TIMBUK-3". THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE LP, " THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT (GOTTA WEAR SHADES)" EXPLODED ON RADIO AND MTV, HITTING #19 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART, AND #21 ON THE U.K. SINGLES CHART. THE BAND WERE NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY IN THE 'BEST NEW ARTIST' CATEGORY IN 1987. THE HIT SINGLE HAS SINCE BEEN INCLUDED IN MORE THAN 20 COMPLIATIONS AND SOUNDTRACKS.. AFTER THEIR HUGE SUCCESS, THE BAND FADED FROM THE SPOTLIGHT, YET THEY RECORDED 5 MORE LP'S, ALL TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM. IN 1991, THEY ADDED TWO MORE MEMBERS TO THE BAND. 1995 SAW THE DEMISE OF TIMBUK-3. AS OF MID-2012, THE FIRST SIX ALBUMS WERE NOT AVAILABLE PHYSICALLY, THOUGH MOST ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. A LIVE CD, " ESPACE ORNANO" IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BANDS WEBSITE. farao

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