The Jetzons

PHOENIX NEW TIMES: A lifelong guitar player, Bruce Connole joined his first band, Billy Clone and the Same, in 1978. The Same had a sound that Connole calls "more cerebral than punk." After releasing one EP called X&Y, the Same broke up in 1980 after front man Mike Corte died of a heroin overdose. After a short stint as the Burning Flamingos, Connole and ex-Same member Damon Doiron recruited keyboardist Brad Buxer and drummer Steve Golladay, and the Jetzons were born.At its peak, around 1982, the Jetzons eminently danceable riffs were packing venues all over Arizona and California. The Jetzons' lone album still brings back a rush of memories to those who knew the band in the early Eighties. The album is filled with the band's guitar-heavy takes on the three-minute pop song. Although the long, anthemic "431" was always the centerpiece of their live sets. Driven by perky synths and its big-hook chorus, "You" was the Jetzons' biggest hit. Written by Connole and the band's keyboardist, Brad Buxer. I edited my profile with a 5th of Wild Turkey and Spell Check.