THE PLIMSOULS
''EVERYWHERE AT ONCE''
1983
37:23
1/Shaky City
Peter Case / Eddie Muñoz/2:27
2/Magic Touch
Peter Case / Eddie Muñoz/3:19
3/Oldest Story in the World
Peter Case/3:19
4/Lie, Beg, Borrow and Steal
Ronnie "Mouse" Weiss/2:45
5/Play the Breaks
Peter Case / Jeff Eyrich / Eddie Muñoz / Dave Pahoa / Louie Ramirez/4:17
6/How Long Will It Take?
Peter Case/2:30
7/A Million Miles Away
Joey Alkes / Peter Case / Chris Fradkin/3:34
8/My Life Ain't Easy
Eddy Grant/2:37
9/Inch by Inch
Charlotte Caffey / Peter Case / Andy Williams/3:15
10/I'll Get Lucky
Peter Case/2:42
11/Everywhere at Once
Peter Case/3:19
12/Hobo
Tim Buckley/3:19
Peter Case/Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Harmonica, Vocals
Jeff Eyrich/Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Steve Hunter/Guitar (Acoustic)
Brendon Matheson/Tom-Tom
Eddie Muñoz/Guitar, Vocals (Background)
William Norwood/Vocals
Dave Pahoa/Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Phast Phreddie/Vocals (Background)
Louie Ramirez/Castanets, Drums, Maracas, Tambourine, Vocals (Background)
Doug Richardson/Saxophone
Scott Wilk/Organ
Andrew Williams/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
David Williams/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Matthew Greenwald
After their eponymous Planet Records debut full-length, the Plimsouls took the major-label bait and signed on with Geffen Records. Everywhere at Once, their first Geffen album, has mixed results. While the change to a major label did have a profound impact on the band, it wasn't always for the best. While Jeff Eyrich's somewhat heavy-handed production did take a little air out of their performance, the end result is far less clinical than other major-label mainstream rock records of the day. Everywhere at Once does contain the Plimsouls' greatest recorded achievement, "A Million Miles Away," which packs all of the passion and punch of some of John Lennon's finest recordings with a wonderful power-driven Byrds-like arrangement. Other standouts on this record include "Play the Breaks" which, while not quite as awesome as it is in a live performance (they were possibly the finest live band in Los Angeles in this period), still shines.
BIOGRAPHY
by Denise Sullivan
Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, the Plimsouls merged roots, retro and guitar rock with a ramshackle punk aesthetic. At a time when rock music was shifting gears, the Plimsouls' brand of soul-punk -- a modern take on '60s soul, British Invasion and garage rock sounds -- fit right in with the '80s post-punk American guitar band movement. Known for their kinetic live performances, the Plimsouls had an exceptional frontman in singer/songwriter Peter Case whose decision to pursue a solo career effectively ended their '80s run, but whose songs have kept the group's slight catalog and legacy in the public eye.
Case came to the Plimsouls with experience, having previously collaborated with Jack Lee and Paul Collins in the Nerves, a precursor-to-punk D.I.Y. group with a 1976 single, "Hangin' on the Telephone" (later recorded by Blondie). Living in L.A., Case started to play with locals Louie Ramírez (drums) and Dave Pahoa (bass) in 1979, and within the year Eddie Muñoz (of Austin's the Skunks) joined them on guitar. After recording one EP, Zero Hour in 1980, and a self-titled album in 1981 that contained the now classic power pop anthems "Zero Hour" and "Hush, Hush," the group self-financed a single, "A Million Miles Away." The jangling guitar song was picked up by influential FM station KROQ and thanks to trend-setting DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, the song became a local smash, catapulting the Plimsouls toward wider recognition. The inclusion of "A Million Miles Away" on the soundtrack to the cult film Valley Girl cemented the band's reputation as power pop icons and remains a timeless classic.
An album for Geffen, Everywhere at Once, followed in 1983 but ultimately, the liaison with the label was not a lasting one and the Plimsouls broke up shortly after its release. A testament to the band's stage power is the live document, One Night in America, released in 1988. Following the group's dissolution, Case went on to record a solo album for Geffen; he remains a critically admired and influential artist with a large folk, blues and rock repertoire. In 1995-1996, the band, sans Ramírez, re-formed and played a few reunion dates with former Blondie drummer Clem Burke and released a new studio LP Kool Trash in 1998. In 2005, Oglio Records reissued One Night in America; the original lineup (with Bryan Head on drums) remains together and continues to perform wherever and whenever there's a demand for their unique soul-punk sound.
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''EVERYWHERE AT ONCE''
1983
37:23
1/Shaky City
Peter Case / Eddie Muñoz/2:27
2/Magic Touch
Peter Case / Eddie Muñoz/3:19
3/Oldest Story in the World
Peter Case/3:19
4/Lie, Beg, Borrow and Steal
Ronnie "Mouse" Weiss/2:45
5/Play the Breaks
Peter Case / Jeff Eyrich / Eddie Muñoz / Dave Pahoa / Louie Ramirez/4:17
6/How Long Will It Take?
Peter Case/2:30
7/A Million Miles Away
Joey Alkes / Peter Case / Chris Fradkin/3:34
8/My Life Ain't Easy
Eddy Grant/2:37
9/Inch by Inch
Charlotte Caffey / Peter Case / Andy Williams/3:15
10/I'll Get Lucky
Peter Case/2:42
11/Everywhere at Once
Peter Case/3:19
12/Hobo
Tim Buckley/3:19
Peter Case/Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Harmonica, Vocals
Jeff Eyrich/Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Steve Hunter/Guitar (Acoustic)
Brendon Matheson/Tom-Tom
Eddie Muñoz/Guitar, Vocals (Background)
William Norwood/Vocals
Dave Pahoa/Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Phast Phreddie/Vocals (Background)
Louie Ramirez/Castanets, Drums, Maracas, Tambourine, Vocals (Background)
Doug Richardson/Saxophone
Scott Wilk/Organ
Andrew Williams/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
David Williams/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Matthew Greenwald
After their eponymous Planet Records debut full-length, the Plimsouls took the major-label bait and signed on with Geffen Records. Everywhere at Once, their first Geffen album, has mixed results. While the change to a major label did have a profound impact on the band, it wasn't always for the best. While Jeff Eyrich's somewhat heavy-handed production did take a little air out of their performance, the end result is far less clinical than other major-label mainstream rock records of the day. Everywhere at Once does contain the Plimsouls' greatest recorded achievement, "A Million Miles Away," which packs all of the passion and punch of some of John Lennon's finest recordings with a wonderful power-driven Byrds-like arrangement. Other standouts on this record include "Play the Breaks" which, while not quite as awesome as it is in a live performance (they were possibly the finest live band in Los Angeles in this period), still shines.
BIOGRAPHY
by Denise Sullivan
Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, the Plimsouls merged roots, retro and guitar rock with a ramshackle punk aesthetic. At a time when rock music was shifting gears, the Plimsouls' brand of soul-punk -- a modern take on '60s soul, British Invasion and garage rock sounds -- fit right in with the '80s post-punk American guitar band movement. Known for their kinetic live performances, the Plimsouls had an exceptional frontman in singer/songwriter Peter Case whose decision to pursue a solo career effectively ended their '80s run, but whose songs have kept the group's slight catalog and legacy in the public eye.
Case came to the Plimsouls with experience, having previously collaborated with Jack Lee and Paul Collins in the Nerves, a precursor-to-punk D.I.Y. group with a 1976 single, "Hangin' on the Telephone" (later recorded by Blondie). Living in L.A., Case started to play with locals Louie Ramírez (drums) and Dave Pahoa (bass) in 1979, and within the year Eddie Muñoz (of Austin's the Skunks) joined them on guitar. After recording one EP, Zero Hour in 1980, and a self-titled album in 1981 that contained the now classic power pop anthems "Zero Hour" and "Hush, Hush," the group self-financed a single, "A Million Miles Away." The jangling guitar song was picked up by influential FM station KROQ and thanks to trend-setting DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, the song became a local smash, catapulting the Plimsouls toward wider recognition. The inclusion of "A Million Miles Away" on the soundtrack to the cult film Valley Girl cemented the band's reputation as power pop icons and remains a timeless classic.
An album for Geffen, Everywhere at Once, followed in 1983 but ultimately, the liaison with the label was not a lasting one and the Plimsouls broke up shortly after its release. A testament to the band's stage power is the live document, One Night in America, released in 1988. Following the group's dissolution, Case went on to record a solo album for Geffen; he remains a critically admired and influential artist with a large folk, blues and rock repertoire. In 1995-1996, the band, sans Ramírez, re-formed and played a few reunion dates with former Blondie drummer Clem Burke and released a new studio LP Kool Trash in 1998. In 2005, Oglio Records reissued One Night in America; the original lineup (with Bryan Head on drums) remains together and continues to perform wherever and whenever there's a demand for their unique soul-punk sound.
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