Dharma Bums (band)

The Dharma Bums were a garage band in the best traditions of the MC5 and early 80s college-rock bands such as Rain Parade and R.E.M. Band members included Jeremy Wilson (vocals), John Moen (drums/vocals), Eric Lovre (guitar/vocals) and Jim Talstra (bass).

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MC5 - Rain Parade - R.E.M.

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They formed in 1987 in Portland, Oregon, by members of two local bands, the Watchmen and Perfect Circle (no connection, other than by name, with the later bands The Watchmen or A Perfect Circle). The first album, Haywire, was produced by Scott McCaughey (lead singer of the Young Fresh Fellows) and recorded for the PopLlama label in 1989. McCaughey later played their debut to Frontier Records boss Lisa Fancher, who was impressed enough to re-release the album. One of the tracks, "Boots Of Leather", proved to be an enduring college radio hit.

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1987 - Portland, Oregon - The Watchmen - A Perfect Circle - Scott McCaughey - Young Fresh Fellows - PopLlama - 1989 - Frontier Records - College radio

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In 1990 the more polished album Bliss was released on Frontier Records. Featuring greatly improved songwriting, it covered subjects from rape and adolescence to suicide, in a mature fashion built on ragged rock textures. The Dharma Bums recorded their third and final album Welcome for the Tim/Kerr label in 1991, and disbanded in 1992. Wilson went on to form the alt-rock band Pilot.

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1990 - 1991 - 1992

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The name 'Dharma Bums' is taken from the book The Dharma Bums by beat generation author Jack Kerouac.

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The Dharma Bums - Beat generation - Jack Kerouac

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