DOGMATICS - Everybody does it

DOGMATICS Everybody does it mini lp 1985 wav
Shithouse (used to do) / Everything Went Bad / Cry Myself To Sleep / Teenage Lament / Saturday Nite Again* / Drinking By The Pool / My Little Sisters Got a Motorbike / Thayer St.*
Produced by Johnny Angel & Jonathan Paley.
Dogmatics: J. Lahane: guitar, vocals / P. O’Halloran: guitar, vocals / P. O’Halloran: bass, vocals
T. Long: drums.
Their second LP, "Everybody Does It", was released in June, 1986. The singles "Teenager on Drugs" and Teenage Girls" were released on the "Mr. Beautiful" compilation and the "Rock Turns to Stone" compilations, respectively. The Paul O'Halloran penned classic "It sure don't feel like Xmas time" was featured on the "Midnite Xmas Mess" compilation. In 1998, Shredder/Vagrant released the Dogmatics 2 LPs along with some previously unreleased tracks. The Dogmatics songs have been covered by, among others, Boston's own Mighty Mighty Bosstones, New Orleans prankster's Dash Rip Rock, The Pussy Willows, Heap, and Swedish garagepunk kings The Locomotions.
On October 23, 1986, Paul O'Halloran (R.I.P) died in a tragic motorcycle accident. The Dogmatics have had numerous reunions since 1986 with brothers Johnny and Jimmy O'Halloran sharing the bass duties. Source
"...The sound and sight of the Dogmatics was consummate, raucous rock and roll – three minute spurts of high energy garage slop-pop played by possessed rubber faced hooligans with manic fervor. Think Eddie Cochran meeting Johnny Thunders at a keg party hootenanny and shamelessly, though effectively, steamrolling through everything from Jimmy Reed to Thin Lizzy. It was intoxicating and uplifting. They took and then passed on to their audience punk rock’s most important message; “Hey I can do that”. It was an attitude they adopted and encouraged. Music didn’t have to be pretentious and idolatrous as it had become in the late 60’s and 70’s. It wasn’t meant to be professional, excessive and pretty, but rather like the Dogs themselves, reckless, volatile and ugly..." Source
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