Creepy
Back together again... AGAIN!Genre Dorkadelic Band Created 3/15/2009 Fan Base 12 Total Sales 28
"Not everyone likes the Beatles! And, not everyone likes Beethoven!" are the words that open Creepy's brand new album "(Un-Cool before it was) Cool to be Un-Cool", from the omenuos opening track "The Talisman of Preston Jones", reminding us that not everyone will like Creepy, and not everyone will like you or even me! And that's more than okay - it's preferred!
"Creepy is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former front-man of the well-loved 70's band, the New York-based GHOULS.
Signed to the fledgling HUNKA REKKIDS in the early 70's, THE GHOULS managed to crank out a dozen groundbreaking, original pop albums at a hectic pace. They played to packed houses and sold out the largest venues the world over. Their playful monster costumes and make-up, monster-themed album-covers and song-titles managed to have a positive influence on many musicians who continue to play today.
Upon officially leaving THE GHOULS in 1985, and with the help of HUNKA REKKIDS, Creepy began a successful label of his own; THE RECORD COMPANY.
Aside from his own self-releases, THE RECORD COMPANY has released notable albums by FUSTERCLUCK and the Siberian-based PLEOSTINE BABBOONS and is currently in negotiations with STRAWBERRY SCHWARZKOPF.
Over the past 23 years, Creepy has managed to release many well-received albums - it's not uncommon to find a diehard-"Creepyhead" or two among a group of the more hip local artists.
With the release of 2009's "(Un-Cool Before it Was) Cool to be Un-Cool", he raises the bar once again - resetting his own standards in the hopes that it will inspire others.
Despite it being a few years between albums, there is never a shortage of ravenous Creepyheads, who still want to feed off this musical corpse that some naysayers feel may have, long ago passed his 'resurrect by' date.
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Fans of CREEPY will be anxious to get their ears on this unholy platter of devilish duets from the late 80s, complete with bonus tracks, including the long awaited official release of a "lost" GHOULS reunion demo.
CREEPY collaborates with many well-known and lesser-known musical celebrities here, on tracks with RAMGOAT STARR, ERIC MONGREL, JIMMY "CLERKS" MAXWELL, PHIL GRASPMAN, THE PIKOPP ANDROPOV ORCHESTRA, "WILLY" SNORFLE, SHAUN SIXXER, AARON O'BLIVION, D.T. SHAKES and others.
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Peace-Off! (single)
Date Released: 3/4/2010
Tracks: 6 (single) by CREEPY (THE RECORD COMPANY) The surprise smash, peace/protest song; "PEACE-OFF!", coupled with it's congestively infectious "BIMBO ALERT!!!" whose lyrics taunt us morning, noon and night with it's incessant catch-phrase; "Why is it that only bad songs get stuck in my head?", like a rusty hypodermic needle. When will it end? CREEPY fans will be glad to know that these other four bonus tracks are the cream of the crop of the heretofore-unheard CREEPY cacophony! |
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I AM NOT A GUITAR! (Though I Play One on TV)
Date Released: 2/4/2010
Tracks: 20 by CREEPY (THE RECORD COMPANY) CREEPY goes retro on this wild double-disc set! Creepy covers the spectrum of 50s-60s-70s-80s popular song styles, with tongue firmly planted in his cheek. This psychedelic-heavy tunestack is spiced with be-bop, doo-wop, folk, surf, pop, classic funk, hippy-soul AND a great split-personality title track, which switches from prog rock to gorp core. Recorded on vintage 4-track analog recording tape with the usual cohorts. (Includes MP3 codes!) |
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X-Ray Giggle Dress (EP)
Date Released: 1/17/2010
Tracks: 6 by Creepy (The Record Company) The first single from Creepy's as-yet-unnamed forthcoming album. The new song is an articulate and clever homage to abstract painter Don VanVliet, formerly known as musician Capt. Beefheart. Also includes karaoke version, and four alternate tracks from "Inspiration Ave." including two that could not be released prior, due to label conflicts with the guest artists involved; Elvo Costellis and Gabe Petriel, but at last they'll be heard now. |
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Hope for the Future
Date Released: 12/21/2009
Tracks: 15 (2009 - The Record Company) Just in time for the Hollandaise, Creepy releases his 19th studio album, a collection of unused tracks and unfinished ideas from the past year that surprisingly make such a refreshing, solid, consistent and cohesive album experience that is better, by far, than most albums conceived together for a single project. Though there are the more "experimental" tunes, as expected, this album also contains some inspired and varied topics and styles. Exhilerating! |
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Inspiration Blvd.
Date Released: 9/12/2009
Tracks: 14 (2009 - The Record Company) A refreshingly simple and stark album by a sensitive, maturing wise-ass of the best kind. On Creepy's latest outing he kicks about universal ideas of love, life, death, marriage, church, family, tradition and with hook-laden, weird and beautiful pop gems. Before you know it you're examining everything you thought you believed in. All those things you realize you got wrong all these years? He doesn't make you feel bad for having just done your best. |
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The Devil Made Me Duet
Date Released: 4/15/2009
Tracks: 18 (2009 The Record Company) Remastered 3rd studio album by the leading force behind New York's "THE GHOULS", originally released in 1988. Fans were hungry for a real Ghouls reunion, but instead had to wade through an album dripping with the overuse of limp late 80s synths backing uninspired duets by a few well-known and some lesser known musical celebs to get to one track featuring former GHOUL bassist SCRAWNY on kazoo, and with former GHOUL rhythm guitarist SCREAMY singing "do-do" backing vox. |
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(Un-cool before it was) Cool to be Un-Cool
Date Released: 3/15/2009
Tracks: 14 (2009 The Record Company) 17th studio album by the self-professed "Mayor of Dorkadelia", Creepy isn't afraid to pull any punches on this one, and seems finally content (no, "cozy") with the fact that his audience appreciates a strong/vulnerable artist, who is brave/naive enough to revel in seemingly ALL of his facets - at least the ones that connect. Never ceasing to redefine himself and his music and showing us that often for many of us, that what is cool isn't necessarily what's popular. |
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