The Modern Lovers

Bio

The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band, billed simply as "The Modern Lovers", existed from 1970–74 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Jonathan Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David Robinson (later of The Cars) and keyboardist Jerry Harrison (later of Talking Heads). The sound of the band owed a great deal to the influence of The Velvet Underground, and is now considered one of the leading bands of the "proto-punk" scene. It pointed the way towards much of the Punk, New Wave and Indie rock music of later decades. Their only album, the eponymous The Modern Lovers, contained stylistically unprecedented[citation needed] songs about dating awkwardness, growing up in Massachusetts, and love of life and the USA. After recording several tracks in 1972 and '73, including "I'm Straight" (referring here to abstaining from drug use), and "Government Center", Richman wanted to scrap the tracks that were recorded and start over with a mellower, more lyrical sound. The rest of the band, while not opposed to such a shift later, insisted at the time that they record as they already sounded. They continued and eventually, the first album was released in 1976. Long before its release, however, creative differences split the band apart. Later, Richman used the name Modern Lovers for a variety of backing bands, always billed as "Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers." These bands were quieter and featured more low-key, often near-childlike, songs, as Richman drew on folk-rock and other genres. Out of Richman's original bandmates, only Robinson was part of any of the other Modern Lovers incarnations. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Similar artists

Jonathan Richman, Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers, Television, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, MC5

Genres

proto-punk,Garage Rock,punk,rock,post-punk,alternative rock,garage rock,classic pop and rock,american,protopunk,alternative rock,boston rock,experimental rock,lo-fi,no wave,

Likes

39 0

Infos

On Tour: No

country: US

city: Natick

Begin Date: 1970

Last Update:

Artist next concerts

No events available to this key.

Videography

No biography registered

Artist discography

Enter The Shadows Radio

24 hours radio and chat:
darkwave * goth * ethereal * dreampop * synth * minimal * cold * EBM * perky * shoegaze * etc * plus daily special radio shows!

production

Parthner links

CoursesTube Cinema Gótico Blog Pequenos Classicos Pedidos Concert And Vinyl - Reviews

Contact us

Contact
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Donate : PayPal

Chat

Artist next concerts

Videography

Artist discography

Precise Modern Lovers Order

Modern Lovers

96 Tears

Longbranch

The Original Modern Lovers

Rock 'N' Roll With The Modern Lovers (Bonus Track Edition)