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About Me

Geoff Yeaton and Skot Pollok met while playing in bands in the Orange County music scene. Geoffs powerful, gritty yet melodic voice blended well the Skots straight-ahead, early Clash style of guitar playing, and The Legendary Swagger was born.
The Legendary Swagger's sound is all about bringing in many influences, from the early OC/LA punk to the '70s garage rock. They pulled from some of their favorite bands, such as The Clash and The Replacements, to create a sound that had the power of punk but with a solid balance of melody and rock and roll groove. The last twist to the sound was Geoffs saxophone, rounding out the sound and bringing the music to a new maturity level.
After a succession of members, the band landed on its final line up which includes Jim Perrault on bass and Richie "Boom-Boom" Mendez on drums. The added song writing abilities of these memebers, joined together with skot and Geoff's already powerful and catchy writing, created the model for the new California sound. In 2005 and 2006 The Legendary Swagger shared the stage with such notable acts as Cadillac Tramps, Agent Orange, Shattered Faith, The Black Halos and Bullets N Octane.
In the new era of one hit wonders, American Idol, and "Mall Punk", The Legendary Swagger fills the void with powerful, heart felt songs about life, death, love and struggle. The Legendary Swagger is what true rock and roll was meant to be.

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Member Since: 2/7/2005
Band Website: www.swaggersounds.com
Band Members:
Skot , Guitars

Todd , Guitars, Vocals

Hef, Vocals, Sax

The Reverend Jimmy Swagger , Bass, Vocals

Boom Boom , Drums
Influences: The Replacements, The Screaming Trees, The Clash, Iggy & The Stooges, The Ramones, The Supersuckers, Afghan Whigs, MC5, Old Punk, Beer & Cigarettes, anything loud and with integrity.

Sounds Like: Our influences
Record Label: Loaded Bomb Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sinners, Harlots & Hooligans!

Alright, kiddies, The Legendary Swagger's official first release "Sinners, Harlots & Hooligans" is officially available for purchase!! First of all I want to thank everyone that bought the CD out of t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:46:00 GMT

"The Interview"

The infamous interview with Harmony from "Photo Graffiti" that never made it into any publication. Weird. Harmony: I'm here with the "infamous" Geoff Swagger. Geoff: Infamous? I don't wanna...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 13:16:00 GMT

The Real OC

About a hundred years ago when I was wasting some time at Golden West College, trying to avoid leaving home but not really sure what the hell I wanted to do. I was taking a class in Music Produc...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:29:00 GMT

A brief history...

Okay, so I'm feeling rambly today. For reasons that probably don't matter to you and really annoy the shit out of me, I feel the need to post a brief history of The Legendary Swagger's rhythm se...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:27:00 GMT

Actors and Singers

When will this insanity end? I just heard that Scarlet Johansson is getting a record deal to put out an album of Tom Waits songs. Okay, I'm a huge Tom Waits fan, and anyone that knows me knows t...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:59:00 GMT

First Review Is In!

Well, it's from a good friend of ours, but whatever. Initial impressions: First up -- Boom Swagger Boom Great drums, great hand claps, great rif. The Lyrics are throw away, and dumb as sex. Which is a...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:16:00 GMT

Now 25% More Legendary

The Legendary Swagger is nearly finished with the new EP, "The Magnificent Seven". This EP contains the seven most kick ass songs of the 15 kick ass songs we recorded at Victoria Street Studios,...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:28:00 GMT