Member(s) |
Orville - guitar/vocals Gregory - drums TV's Daniel - bass/vocals |
Genre/Influences |
Punk |
Website |
facebook page |
Hailing from Denton, Texas, Bad Sports are a band whose music is a powerful fusion of punk rock velocity and attitude, hard rock guitar raunch, and power pop hooks. Influenced by old-school punk bands like the Ramones and the Buzzcocks as well as the '70s hard rock that's an unavoidable presence in their home town, Bad Sports feature Orville Neeley (also a member of OBN IIIs) on guitar and vocals, TV's Daniel Fried (who also plays in Wax Museums) on bass and vocals, and Gregory Rutherford (also doing double duty in Wax Museums) on drums. In 2008, the band began spreading the word about their music with a handful of 7" vinyl releases on Big Action Records and Boom Chick Records, and in the fall of 2009. the Atlanta-based Douchemaster label issued the band's self-titled debut album on CD, LP, and MP3 (it was also released on cassette by Burger Records). Plenty of touring followed, including a handful of dates with '70s power pop hero Paul Collins. In August 2011, Bad Sports teamed with Portland, Oregon's Dirtnap Records to release their second full-length album, Kings of the Weekend. - Mark Deming, All Music
Discography:
Albums:
Bad Sports (Douchemaster Records) 2009
Kings of the Weekend (Dirtnap Records) 2011
Singles:
All The Time b/w Asshole With The Girl/Hey Ok (Boom Chick Records)
No Rest For The Wicked/No Good b/w Ooh Ooh Ooh/Hand It Over (Big Action Records)
Nothin To Do b/w Use My Brain (Nashville's Dead Records)
Compilations:
New Kids On the Block 7" (Randy Records) - Song: Not A Creep
Casual Victim Pile CD/LP (Matador Records) - Song: Can't Remember Your Name
Denton Denton USA LP (Play Pinball! Records) - Song: Yer Timin' Just Aint Right
Cheap Time/Bad Sports 7" (Vice/Scion A/V Records) Song: Would You Wait For Me Too?