Steve Poltz - singer/songwriter
"Dr." Robert Driscoll - lead guitar
Gregory Page - bass
Jeff "Stinky" Aafedt - drums
Steve Poltz - singer/songwriter
"Dr." Robert Driscoll - lead guitar
Gregory Page - bass
Jeff "Stinky" Aafedt - drums
For reasons known only to God and the IRS, it has taken The Rugburns centuries to get to where they are today - from an acoustic duo playing in coffee houses in San Diego to a full band tearing up stages from Tijuana to New York. This crawl to fame explains the title of their Priority Records debut: Taking the World by Donkey.
The Rugburns began when Steve Poltz and "Dr." Robert Driscoll met at the University of San Diego and began playing weekly around town. Two years ago, with Driscoll switching to electric guitar, the duo became a band by adding drummer Jeff 'Stinky' Aafedt and bassist Gregory Page to fill out The Rugburns' sound - one that is part serious social commentary, part unabashedly irreverent with a dash of humor for flavor.
Their success as recording artists began in 1994 with the Bizarre/Planet release of Morning Wood, spawning the sleeper hit singles, "Hitchhiker Joe," and 'Me and Eddie Vedder' on such stations as 91X (San Diego), WMMS (Cleveland) and KLBJ (Austin). As the band toured incessantly, demand for their recordings coincided with their growing reputation for amazing live shows, and they released the EP, Mommy I'm Sorry (Bizarre/Planet) later that year. A major break came at the SXSW conference in Austin, where they played to a packed room, with USA Today noting their performance in the "Rising Act To Watch" section.
While lead singer/songwriter Steve Poltz facetiously describes The Rugburns' sound as "really slow speed metal", The Rugburns are actually skewed acoustic-based rock, lightened by wit and humorous wordplay. Poltz often crafts his songs in an endearing story-like fashion filled with striking narrative visuals and tongue firmly planted in cheek. He's at his best with Taking the World by Donkey which runs the gamut from the punk-rock "War" ("But I was bored/So I prayed to the Lord/Give me a war"), to the middle-eastern sounding "Suburbia," (an ode to San Diego's mecca of white trash, Hiran's Guns and Liquor); from the tender "Lockjaw," to the country-esque "Pile on the Hangover" ("Betty Ford won't talk to me, she says my life's a waste/In the morning I'd agree with her, but my mouth is full of paste").
However, The Rugburns are never in better form than in concert, where the energy is high and both the band and the audience are never certain what will happen next. No matter the crowd, no matter the band they're sharing the stage with, The Rugburns have been able to win over audiences with their dynamic stage show. In fact, at a Los Angeles gig last year, Poltz ended up with 48 stitches on his hairline after a little too dynamic of a show and a little too enthusiastic of a jump, resulting in a meeting between a wooden beam and Poltz's head. All par for the course for The Rugburns. Steve's advice: "Don't try this at home. Leave it to the professionals.
Source: imusic.com
These three albums are availiable to you at your nearest music store. Get your ass out there and support these guys!
and if you ever have the chance to see them live-GO!
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Rugburns: "shoplifters Dance"
Gregory Page: "Tomorrow is found"
Gregory Page: "The first noel"
Stairing at the sun 3
Gregory Page: "Last Train"
the Rugburns: "I love you"
Steve Poltz Answering Machine
56 hillarious and cute tracks Steve recorded off his awnsering machine.
If you know Steve and have called him before at home then you know
how he loves to make up lame songs for his answering machine message.
I have no idea how hard this is to find. When i was back in San Diego
a friend clued me into it at a local Record shop. If it helps you any
and are interested in it the label it is released on is "Scam-o-Rama records"
