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American Dropouts

About Me

A band that was on the scene for a couple of years and broke up because of ego, drugs, and creative differences. Conjuring up a bitches' brew of primal '50s rock 'n' roll, grease-stained '60s garage rock, and death surf, the American Dropouts played a style of music that has almost been forgotten about in an MTV/Pop driven age of music. No pitch correction machines, lo-fi, always loud and obnoxious, no mainstream fads ... just rock 'n' roll about booze, death, girls, cars, television even Caesar Romero. But all good things must come to an end.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/01/2005
Band Website: you are looking at it because we are poor
Band Members: * the original lineup * (March 2006-July 2007)
Alan "Worst Nickname EVER!"- drums
Didy "Mali - bass
Rev. Andy X - guitar
Mike "Bang Bang" Vitulli - vocals

* the lineup from Hell *
(July 2007 - September 2007 ?)
Brian F'n Leh - drums
Didy - bass
Rev. Andy - guitar
Vitulli - vocals

*the last lineup*
Rev. Andy - guitar
Didy - bass
Matt - drums
Vitulli - vocals

Influences: The Mummies, The Ramones, Agent Orange, New York Dolls, Dick Dale, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Man or Astro-Man, Link Wray, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, The Sonics, Iggy Pop & the Stooges, Chuck Berry, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Guitar Wolf, Davie Allan & his Arrows, The Cramps
Sounds Like: "Lo-Fi amateur garage rock "
Record Label: "Killer Bee Records"
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Adios Amigos.

Whats up y'all~In case you haven't heard The American Dropouts will be playing their last show on January 26th, 2008. The show will be at the House Cafe in Dekalb, IL. It's located on Route 38 [Linc...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:18:00 GMT

You want a scene?

Ladies and gents your friendly neighborhood Vitulli here,and I'm  ready to rant and rave.  The first subject being the local music "scene".  All I have to say is wow....fuckin...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:13:00 GMT

dead end.

This November The American Dropouts will have two shows and after that the band will be hiatus. Why? Couple of reasons but mainly I have reached a point in my guitar playing where the three chord ga...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:31:00 GMT

If you are Screamo, Emo, Hardcore, Indie, Alternative asking for a friend's request...

If you are in a band, before you hit 'friends request,' let the following be known...I will NOT add any bands with the following genre labels: screamo, emo, hardcore, indie, and alternative. Why? W...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:59:00 GMT

FAQ:: So who are your REAL influences?

No, I regret to inform you, Wham! is not an influence on the American Dropouts.  The same goes for Falco.  So, for those of you who have asked, the following is a list of artists who have in...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:06:00 GMT

What number did the Fire Department give you last night?

So in what was a hilarious episode the night of our show (5/13/2006) everyone had to leave so the Fire Department could count how people there were and see if we were creating a fire hazard.   La...
Posted by on Sun, 14 May 2006 21:55:00 GMT

May 13, 2006 - -

Thanks to the Psudeo Maniacs and StygiaN for letting us play and helping us put on a kick ass show. Biggest thanks goes out everyone who came out to the show.  You all are the best, we love ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 May 2006 08:58:00 GMT

can i get some bacon on that pizza

Thanks to all the kids who put up with the b.p.d b.s, and who stayed at the show and danced around like crazy fools in togas and swim gear. We still had fun playing for you and we hope you all still e...
Posted by on Sun, 14 May 2006 00:03:00 GMT

It's Garage Rock ...

... it is suppose to be shitty you fuckin' fucks.       
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:30:00 GMT

"Punk" rock .... I'm sorry for making you have to read, loser

This was originally printed in the Oct 04 issue of Maximum RocknRoll( By Bill Florio, of The Shemps )BILL WRITES A SERIOUS COLUMN (that will make you laugh)Im gonna lay it all down now. Calvin Coolidg...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:13:00 GMT