Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers

Jonathan richman the modern lovers.
Jonathan richman and the modern lovers. Richman s second collection of modern lovers over which he was billed eventually the group name would be dropped had a lighter rock roll sound than the first. Thankfully the beserkley years collects the best moments from his 70s records when his cutesiness was endearing not irritating. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later.
It featured 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. Since the mid 1970s richman has worked either solo or with low key acoustic and electric backing. In 1970 he founded the modern lovers an influential proto punk band.
He now plays only acoustic to protect his hearing. Boston based band that existed from 1976 to 1988. The modern lovers were an american rock band led by jonathan richman in the 1970s and 1980s.
For the initial incarnation with different line up 1970 1974 of this band see the modern lovers. Rogers of rock the grandma moses of pop music the walt whitman of wimp a wholesome lou reed and a hopeless romantic his band the modern lovers were legends before. After the first modern lovers album jonathan richman s records were enjoyable but fairly spotty.
Jonathan richman is the mr. History s pegged jonathan richman and the modern lovers as proto punk but it s only been with the benefit of hindsight that his music has found a place at all. In fact as often as not richman played acoustic guitar.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1976 cassette release of jonathan richman the modern lovers on discogs. Used to get in the car and just drive up and down route 128 and. Jonathan richman grew up in massachusetts and wrote this song in 1970.