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Pollard

STS 4 LIFE

About Me

"I Don't Know" LIVE @ PHS - 1989
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Add to My Profile | More Videos I started my first band, M.F.P. in 1986 with my best friend and childhood neighbor, Damien . When M.F.P. went on hiatus in 1990, I formed Chapter Eleven . Chapter Eleven ended after making 2 albums, mainly due to the difficulty of having a CT band while going to college in VT. After 3 years of college, I moved to Boston in the summer of 1993 and started a band called the doosies . When our drummer moved away, we found a new one and changed our name to The Control Group . Shortly after the name change, Keller left the band and The Control Group became a trio. While I was still playing in the The Control Group, I started writing and recording demos with my friend The Chris, under the name Grasshopper . The guys we recruited to join the band hated the songs and the name, so we scrapped those songs and became Bradshaw . Meanwhile, I was also playing Bass in a 3rd band called The Jack McCoy's . After all 3 of those bands were finished, I played drums in a garage-pop band called TRUSTUS . TRUSTUS ended after our bass player moved to London. While in transition, I had a very short lived project called Sleepy Turbine . For 3 years, I played Bass & Harmonica for a great country band called The Beau Roland Band . You can buy our 1st album here! You can buy our 2nd album here. In 2006, Phillip (aka Beau Roland) and I teamed up in voltron-like fashion to serve as the rhythm section on my friend Jack's very fun solo-ish album, Nefarious Jack And The Naysayers . In the spring of 2007, I was fortunate enough to have filled in on bass for Deadly Sins on their 3 week U.S Tour, opening for The Dropkick Murphy's. I had the time of my life!Currently, I play bass for, Silent Service . Here's our video for the song "Falcon" Produced by Gentleman Jim Gilbert. Please visit his other fine works at www.swayworks.com ..

My Interests

TV, comedy, music, love

I'd like to meet:

Jerry Lewis, Tom Waits, Burt Reynolds, John Goodman, Willie Nelson.

Music:

The Replacements, The Pixies, Swell, Barkmarket, Tom Waits, Black Flag, Cheap Trick, SoulWax, Jellyfish, Clutch, The Nils, Random Acts Of Violence, We're All Gonna Die, Eleni Mandell, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings, Slayer, Big L., James Brown, The Alarm, fIREHOSE, Linus,The Damien Pratt, JOY, A Band Of Bees, Tin Machine, Cobraman, Gomez, Johnny Winter, Leslie West, Moby Grape, Montrose, Pond, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Shudder To Think, The Beatings, Amplified Heat, The Sound Of Urchin, Dear Leader.....

Movies:

Reversal Of Fortune, Putney Swope, Lost In Translation, Punch Drunk Love, Taming Of The Shrew, Lawrence Of Arabia, Ford Fairlane, Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits, Zorro The Gay Blade, Fletch, Beverly Hills Cop, Spirited Away, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf?, My Blue Heaven, Friday, House Party, City Of Lost Children, Old School, The Caddy......

Television:

Home Movies, Magnum P.I., Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office(s), Little People-Big World, Surreal Life, Hogan Knows Best......

Heroes:

Tom Waits, Jerry Lewis, Tom Selleck, Burt Reynolds, Jamie Fox, Willie Nelson, Richard Burton, Don Knotts & Lee Evans

My Blog

"I want something like I remember"

Sugar's Debut album "Copper Blue" was released in 1992 while I was living in VT. Prior to 1992 Bob had released 2 solo albums that I adored.  Coming out with a new band and an album was a huge th...
Posted by Pollard on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:11:00 PST

"There was love all around me but I was lookin for revenge"

Clean & Sober or Whisky-ed & Coked?Both versions of Stevie Ray Vaughan were great and totally mind blowing to me, but I think you can guess which one I liked "better".  Same old story, do...
Posted by Pollard on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:54:00 PST

"Rolling in the ocean - Trying to catch her eye"

I bought "Is This It?" as soon as it came out. I thought the Strokes were the greatest band I had ever heard.  .....Then I calmed down.  I think the first record is an absolute classic. ...
Posted by Pollard on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:24:00 PST

"I dont care where youve been or what you plan to do"

Dude, Manchester bands...Boy, What an embarassing little sliver of rock that turned out to be.The Stone Roses are still the shit though. I heard the band when I was in High School, I suppose through M...
Posted by Pollard on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:07:00 PST

"HEY, hear me when I say. The harder they come the harder they fall"

"Stevie Salas Colorcode" was released in 1988, and is one of those albums that I really love, but realize most folks wouldn't. I suppose the experience of seeing him and his band open for Joe Satriani...
Posted by Pollard on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

"They died a lot like no one I know - When their love dried up"

This is not going to win me any friends. I love Steve Vai. HOWEVER, I assure you, I do not love the Steve Vai that exists today. (Does it matter? hahaha) I am not really sure of the order, but there w...
Posted by Pollard on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:02:00 PST

"I need you - ONO - Silver Fox - Cha Cha - Swimming Pool - Zap Zap"

In 1999, The Doosies played a show with a strange Germany/French-y group called StereoTotal at the Mid East in Cambridge. They were very awkward and seemed unable to speak english. The band was compri...
Posted by Pollard on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:40:00 PST

"With where have you beens and faraway frowns"

Spoon - I have "Gimme Fiction" and "A Series of Sneaks", but I don't really ever reach for them.  I'm happy when some of the songs come up on shuffle, but I'm just not all that moved by the band ...
Posted by Pollard on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:43:00 PST

"It said seize the day. Pull the trigger - Drop the blade, and watch the rolling heads."

I don't really have all that much to say about Soundgarden.  I don't care for the first two releases, "Ultramega OK" or "Louder Than Love". I like 3 songs from "Badmotorfinger" ("Outshined", "Rus...
Posted by Pollard on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:38:00 PST

"Horses Whinnie, Cows Moo, Dogs Bark, Fuck You!"

I am not usually a fan of the "whimsical/funny/tongue & cheek" rock bands.  At the moment, I can only think of a small few; Frank Zappa, Cobraman, Ian Dury and today's subject....The Sound Of...
Posted by Pollard on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:46:00 PST