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Two Pound Planet

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Tom knew Jerry from R.J. Reynolds high school and Jerry from the neighborhood. Tom introduced Jerry to Jerry and... nothing happened.
After some persuasion, Jerry agreed to work with Jerry and Tom was glad.
Noticing that something was missing from the power pop sound they wanted to create, Jerry, Jerry and Tom invited Jason to play with them. It was 1986.
Called "Urban Edge," the group toured the Southeast relentlessly until 1990. They took a break; changed their name to TWO POUND PLANET and recorded "Songs from the Hydrogen Jukebox" with Mitch Easter. Mitch was glad. Why he was glad, the band can only surmise it was because they finally left his studio after four months of back-breaking recording. It was worth it.
TWO POUND PLANET secured a publishing deal and a management deal... nothing happened.
In 1993, the band produced and recorded "Whispering Delicious." Full of pop bombast they had been known for, the recording went to 187 somewhere. Unabashed, the quartet struggled onward amid a storm of ogre-rock wannabe Eddie Vedders before retiring in 1997.
Today, the recordings left behind ring true for everyone who hears them. TWO POUND PLANET endures in the annals of rock's "Yeah, but what if..."
Peace.
REVIEWS
One of the few Mitch Easter-produced bands that escaped widespread recognition, Two Pound Planet released this stylishly packaged independent masterpiece before suspected clone Oasis secured their first record deal. From Winston-Salem, NC, this power pop quartet combines Beatlesque hooks and harmonies with Elvis Costello-like quirkiness and the deadpan delivery of the Kinks. While Easter is presumed to be the genius behind their songs and arrangements, Two Pound Planet are responsible for grafting their own sound. Easter hopped aboard after being blown away by their demos. Cleanly produced, heavy on guitars and pseudo British attitude, Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox is as relevant and fresh even ten years (and counting) after its clandestine release in 1993.
David Slegr- Allmusic.com
Whispering Delicious is the follow-up to Two Pound Planet's exceptional debut Songs from the Hydrogen Jukebox. Little has changed for this North Carolina-based quartet. They rely on catchy, three-minute guitar-driven melodies, Beatlesesque vocal harmonies, and the retro-cool approach perfected by artists like the Spongetones and Don Dixon.
David Slegr- Allmusic.com


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Member Since: 15/06/2007
Band Members: JASON BUSS- Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
JERRY CHAPMAN- Bass, Guitar (when Tom let him), Mandolin, Harmonica, Vocals
JERRY FINLEY- Drums, Saxophone, Vocals
TOM SHAW- Guitar, Trumpet, Bass (when Jerry let him), Vocals
Influences: The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles, XTC, Queen, The Damned, Ramones, KISS, Styx, Love and Rockets, The Three O' Clock, Elmer Fudd, Roman Polanski, Winston Churchill, Perry Mason.
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Record Label: Who needs one?
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

NEW SONGS POSTED! (ok. they're old as Plato, but still...)

We've just uploaded a bunch of new songs to our profile for your listening pleasure.  You cannot download the "Hydrogen Jukebox" ones because we are still a**holes.  BUT, we have made a couple of 20 y...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox now available on iTunes!

Perhaps your copy is scratched after these 16+ years.  Perhaps you are a bit more scratched after these 16+ years.While we can't get the new you back together (even though Jason Buss is now a Medical ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:53:00 GMT

GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT!

Old, but hot.Many of you have been looking for the double disc set TPP released in 1994.  The set includes BOTH studio albums, "Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox" and "Whispering Delicious."  ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:07:00 GMT

FINALLY! On Your Feet (Or On Your Knees) Song for October 2008

This song was a request.  So here is the story behind the song.OK, so, "On Your Feet" was written in the back of a Greyhound bus going down Highway 41 and then...Not so.  "On Your Feet (Or O...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:41:00 GMT

And Where are They Now? The Little People Of Two Pound Planet..

If you are wondering what happens after a band rocks it hard in the late 80s and early 90s, then look no further than Two Pound Planet.(you can look further.  we know you're not idiots)But, here'...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT

March Song of the Month- "Spend Spend Spend"

Two Pound Planet's single observation on the economics of consumerism.  Sorry, folks, this one just isn't sexy!This is an older TPP track, dating back to 1987.  Jason Buss presented this son...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:13:00 GMT

February Song of the Month- "Sinister Sun"

Two Pound Planet spent most of 1991 burning up and down I-95 between North Carolina and New York City.  Their recordings with Mitch Easter had helped to secure both a publishing deal with New Y...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:24:00 GMT

November Song of the Month- "Big Bang"

Jason Buss presented "Big Bang" to the band in 1992.  At the time, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were at their peak- headlining the super-famous and attended Lollapalooza festival.  The genius o...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:52:00 GMT

October Song of the Month- "Tuesday’s Garden"

"Tuesday's Garden" is one of the oldest Two Pound Planet songs.  It was written in the summer of 1985 by Tom Shaw with coaxing from Jerry Chapman.  That summer, it is said, Tom and Jerry (ye...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:50:00 GMT

September Song of the Month- "After All"

This Song of the Month was presented to the band by Jason Buss in the late 1980s.  Compared to some of the more cryptic meanings of many Two Pound Planet songs, "After All" was a somber look at c...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:20:00 GMT