Connells - Lexington, VA 1992 (sbd)

The Connells — in the early days

Washington & Lee University  

Lexington, VA 

May 8, 1992

soundboard recording (quality: VG++; 
transfer from third-generation copy)

SAMPLE: "Doin' You" (live 1992)

01 Stone Cold Yesterday

The Connells: a nice bunch of guys making catchy pop rock

02 Sal

03 Slackjawed

04 Upside Down

05 Speak to Me

06 Set the Stage 

07 Doin' You

08 banter

09 Get a Gun

10 Carry My Picture

11 Over There

12 1934

13 Eyes On the Ground

14 Choose a Side (partial)

15 Hey Wow

16 Take a Bow

17 Inside My Head

18 Motel

19 Fun & Games

20 Something to Say  

21 (encore break)

22 Hey You

23 Photograph^

24 Try

^Ringo Starr cover

TT: 80:13 mins.

The Connells:

Mike Connell - guitar, vocals

David Connell - bass

Doug MacMillan - vocals, tambourine

George Huntley - guitar, vocals

Peele Wimberley - drums

Steve Potak - keyboards

ROB SEZ: Around here, we just like the Connells and their music. The band got going in Raleigh, N.C. and never left. Repercussion regulars Mitch Easter & Don Dixon were both involved in the group's earliest albums. THANK YOU KINDLY to the taper, and to Lee & caw for sharing.


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Learn more about The Connells' music

at the band's official site and at Wikipedia

    

Connells - Los Angeles 1996 (sbd)

House of Blues
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 13, 1996

soundboard recording (quality: Ex-)

The Connells still play several shows a year, including 2017.

01 Maybe
02 Fifth Fret
03 Hang On
04 Over There
05 Doin' You
06 New Boy
07 Pretty Rough
08 Sal
09 Smoke
10 Try
11 Get a Gun
12 Any
13 Let It Go
14 Something to Say
15 '74-'75
16 Choose a Side
17 Slackjawed
18 Motel
19 Fun & Games
20 Commercial
21 Scotty's Lament
22 Stone Cold Yesterday

ROB SEZ: From the mid-1980s to early 1990s, many alternative music fans in the Southeast believed Raleigh, N.C.'s the Connells might break through to wider recognition & success. When MTV started broadcasting the band's videos, when "Stone Cold Yesterday" became a U.S. alternative radio hit, and "'74-'75" became a Top 20 hit in England, I got my hopes up. Alas, it was not to be. Fun personal fact: my daughter's landlord is a member of the band. SINCERE THANKS to Don from the old ASH blog for sharing. Stay tuned for another, to be posted soon...

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ASH Tuesday post #67

     

Connells - Charlotte, NC 1991

1313 Club

Charlotte, N.C.

Feb. 17, 1991

FM recording (sound quality VG++)

01 Take a Bow

02 Speak to Me

03 Inside My Head

04 I Suppose

05 Too Gone

06 Elegance

07 What Do You Want?

08 Choose a Side

09 All Sinks In

10 Hey Wow

11 Upside Down

12 Get a Gun

13 Home Today

14 Try

15 Fun and Games

16 Sal

17 Something to Say

18 Stone Cold Yesterday

19 I Got You*

20 Here Comes My Baby^

21 Darker Days

22 Scotty’s Lament 

23 Over There

24 Hats Off

*Split Enz cover

^Cat Stevens/Tremeloes cover

HUGE THANKS to Pat R. for the recording, to Mick for putting this together, and to Don for sharing at ASH.

REPERCUSSION: Mitch Easter produced this Raleigh, NC band's acclaimed Boylan Heights album.

ASH Tuesday post #46.

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Learn more about the music of The Connells 

at the band's official site and at Wikipedia

  

Connells - B-sides Collection

'Not So Bad at All'

Comprehensive B-Sides Collection
various dates & recording info

various (soundboard, FM, etc.) - sound quality VG to Ex-

REPERCUSSION: Mitch Easter produced the Connells' acclaimed 

Boylan Heights album.

MASSIVE THANKS to Lewis Slade for compiling these, to Mick for the artwork & to Don for sharing.

ASH Tuesday post #39.

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Learn more about the music of The Connells 

at the band's official site and at Wikipedia

The Connells - Munich, GR 1995

Alabamahalle
Munich, Germany
March 20, 1995
WDR Broadcast

(band's first show in Europe)

The first 'ASH Tuesday' post, a new weekly feature of the blog
(more info HERE)

REPERCUSSION: Mitch Easter produced The Connells' acclaimed Boylan Heights album.

01 Try
02 Running Mary
03 Darn You
04 Disappointed
05 Burden
06 New Boy
07 Choose A Side
08 '74-'75
09 Something to Say
10 Motel

MANY THANKS TO DON & THE LATE, GREAT ASH (Anything Should Happen) blog!

Thanks also to Pat R for pointing out the correct date for this share...

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The Connells:
Michael Connell - guitar, vocals
Doug MacMillan - guitar, vocals
George Huntley - guitar, vocals
David Connell - bass
Steve Potak - keyboards
Peele Wimberley - drums