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PRETTY POLLY

About Me

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PRETTY POLLY is a 3-piece band consisting of Rob G./guitars - vocals & Stevie D./drums - vocals/screams. (The bass player slot is usually open.) The band was originally formed back in 94 by Rob G. and Stevie D. The duo released a number of demo tapes before releasing their first proper EP 'Getting Over It' in late 1998. After a short hiatus, the band reformed in 2002 with bassist John Walsh & released a full length CD titled 'Somewhere Between Then & Now' followed by 3 EP's; 'That Was Then & This Is Now', 'LIVE EP' & the critically acclaimed 'NOW OR NEVER'. The band is currently recording a new full length release, tentatively titled 'FAREWELL TO THE PROMISED ONES'.
In the band's initial run, they have played New York City (CBGB's, Brownies, The Pyramid, Webster Hall, Under Acme, The Spiral), Long Island (Union Square Lounge, Ultra Sound Lounge/Metasin, The Downtown, Saints N' Sinners, Dr.Shays, Crawdaddy's, The Diamondback, Micky Finns, Industries, Hofstra campus), and out of state gigs in Pennsylvania (Seas-Seas) & New Jersey (two guest slots on the Pat Duncan radio show).
Pretty Polly has opened for such bands as Far, Two Man Advantage, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Vaeda, The Start, SEER, A Day For Honey, The Confidentials, The Pistol Wips, Day In The Life, Scarab, Dogma, Bellvue, Reach, Dragpipe, The Reunion Show & many, many more.
Robg. has played in: 'The Great Below', 'Nova Rae' & filled in for 'The Pistol Wips'.
Stevie D. also plays in: 'Bricks For Shoulders' and has played in 'Prescott C.', 'Taking Back Sunday', 'Heart Machine', 'Losing Friday', 'Self-Infliction', 'Deception' & has filled in for 'The Pistol Wips' and 'Nova Rae'.
"Frontman Rob G. is again reminding us that great music truly does exist on Long Island- Timothy Connolly - Aural Fix Vol 5 Issue 4 April 2005
"This is a band brimming with pure and unadulterated emotion. A creature that is fed by both negative and positive energy that produces strangely addictive, intensely passionate musical compositions. Songs full of harmony, vigorous energy, and intelligent lyrics. I defy you to hear this album and not be moved." - Jeremy Eckhart - Grave Concerns March 2005 edition
"Pretty Polly presents a solid, inter-locking network of chords and lyrics. On this 6-song CD, they leave you thirsty for more. Pretty Polly has break-out potential and far-reaching seismic music." - Rikki Lana - Good Times Magazine Aug. 2004 edition
"Pretty Polly has been pounding the pavement on the New York scene for years and they never fail to deliver a rousing performance, a good time, and stellar music." - Notes on Tourer 495 from The Inside Connection Oct. 2003 edition
"Part of the beauty of the musical genre known as emocore - which, quite frankly, may be the Next Big Thing - is its intricate musical stylings that blend punk rock with crunching guitars and blistering lyrics and vocals, all while keeping a definitive anti-corporate sensibility and a left-of-center socio-political stance. Enter, then, Long Island natives Pretty Polly. In what can only be described as 12 uppercuts, the boys could teach the rock world a thing or two about integrity." - Bernadette Giacomazzo - The Islandear Issue 579
"The clever structure of each song is a true testament to their potential. From top to bottom, this album has one standout track after another, and the mood swings of the music are enough to leave you in a daze." - Timothy Connolly for the Long Island Music Scene.com web publication
"Pretty Polly provide a handful of tight, well-produced anthems of suburban aggression and existential ennui. Great listening for a little non-Satanic head-banging." - The Islandear
"Loaded with infectious chords, energetic rhythms and melodic yet at time "angered" vocals, this CD would up convincing me that these chaps are on the road to success. There's plenty of originality lurking throughout this unit." - Alex St. Dred from Under The Volcano

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/22/2004
Band Website: prettypollyweb.com
Band Members: PRETTY POLLY is and always will be Rob G. - vocals, guitar & bass. Stevie D. - drums, screams, backing vocals.
Influences: Our individual influences are drastically different. We influence each other when it comes to PRETTY POLLY. But here's a list of a few things we both enjoy separately:

Robg. currently listens to/likes: Bayside, Depeche Mode, The Dickies, Failure, FAR, The Fire Theft, Helmet, SMILE, POND, James, Jimmy Eat World, Love Spit Love, Morrissey, MUSE, Nirvana, Phantom Planet, Remy Zero, SHIFT, Sunny Day Real Estate, Six Finger Satellite, score music by Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman, Christopher Young.

Stevie D. currently listens to/likes: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Botch, Elevated Water, Engine Down (first 2 CD's), ERIC'S TRIP, Failure, FAR, Helmet, HUM, Inkling, Mineral, SMILE, POND, NORA, Norma Jean (old singer), The Promised Ring (old stuff), Year Of The Rabbit.

Local Friends: The Pistol Wips, The Confidentials, SEER, Ghosts Of Nomad, With Every Idle Hour, GREYSCALE, Stars In December, Espada, Old College Try, Idoru, The Deadmen.
Sounds Like: -see influences-

This is a short film by Matthew Schuchman meant as our promotional EPK for 'Now Or Never' (Jan. 2005):

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also visit these links for more FREE music:
PRETTY POLLY at Pure Volume.com .

Pretty Polly MP3 page .
Type of Label: None

My Blog

LISTEN TO OUR NEW CD FOR FREE - NEW IMAGES

I'm uploaded all of our latest MP3 tracks into a music player which you can stream on our profile or down below. Also, I've uploaded tons of pictures. Some from PRETTY POLLY's past, some of fliers, so...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:51:00 PST

Was PRETTY POLLY In The Studio Last Night?!

Damn straight we were!!!Finally after a few months, Steve and myself made it to the studio to do some more final mixes with Sean. We were joined by our buddy Matt Schuchman. The reason? Matt was there...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:44:00 PST

FINALLY! UPDATES! VIDEOS, PICTURES & MORE!

Greetings, friends!I know some of you don't even remember who we are. Sometimes we wonder who we are? But anyways, just when you were about to forgot about us, or delete us from your friends list......
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:04:00 PST

BRAND NEW SONG - LAST WORDS. LISTEN!!!

As most of you know, I've been in a band (on & off) for (about) 14 years called PRETTY POLLY, which I formed with my best friend Steve practically before we even knew how to play our instruments. ...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:29:00 PST

VIDEO OF THE DAY - THE PRONUNCIATION OF YOU (CLIPS 1 & 2)

Get this video and more at MySpace.comGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:47:00 PST

BRAND NEW MP3 UP!!! VIDEO OF THE DAY - THE WAITING LIVE CLIP!!!

Greetings folks! First off, we added another brand new MP3 to our profile. It's called 'PERFECT TIMING (FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS)'. With this addition, that means that the first 4 tracks off our new CD '...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:08:00 PST

OBSOLETE SNIPPET OFF OUR NEW CD!!!

Yes, folks. Wilkie's favorite song was re-recorded and vamped up for the new PRETTY POLLY CD 'FAREWELL TO THE PROMISED ONES' and here's a little tease!!!It's the ending snippet of the song.Rock out.O...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:05:00 PST

VIDEO OF THE DAY - SO LONG LIVE CLIPS 1 & 2

Greetings! It seemed a lot of you dug the Jeremy Enigk clip, which is awesome.Today we're back to some live PRETTY POLLY clips from our one-off show this summer at PROM NIGHT 7: WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!Thi...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:21:00 PST

VIDEO OF THE DAY - HOW IT FEELS TO BE SOMETHING ON

As some of you may or may not know, one of our biggest influences is Jeremy Enigk, the songwriter frontman of Sunny Day Real Estate and more recently The Fire Theft. He recently recorded his 2nd solo ...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:20:00 PST

VIDEO OF THE DAY - SO COMFORTABLE LIVE CLIP

Greetings, folks!!! So, our video segments continue! Today is a live snippet of the song 'SO COMFORTABLE' from our 'NOW OR NEVER' EP performed at the PROM NIGHT 7: WHAT'S IN THE BOX?! show on June 10t...
Posted by PRETTY POLLY on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:10:00 PST