The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a skacore band from Boston, USA.
History
The band was founded in 1985, but it took until 1989 before they released a CD for the first time. The circulation of this CD (untitled) was very small. In 1990 the first official album followed with Devil's Night Out. With this record they were involved in the creation of a new style of music, the Skacore, a mixture of Ska and Hardcore Punk.
Dancer Ben Carr was originally a roadie. At an early gig they said you had to be 21 or in the band, so the Bosstones said he was in the band. Consequently, he also had to get on stage and dance to the music, but doesn't play an instrument.
In 1994, the group recorded the Kiss song Detroit Rock City for the Kiss tribute album Kiss My Ass. The cover version was the only single from the album and was released on green vinyl. In 1995, the group made a guest appearance in the American teen comedy Clueless - Was sonst! which made the band's music accessible to a wider audience for the first time and helped them to achieve an international breakthrough.
Her biggest hit to date is the song The Impression That I Get from the 1997 album Let's Face It.
After a long break, it was announced on October 11, 2007 that there would be a reunion. On December 18, 2007 the new compilation Medium Rare was released by Big Rig Records. Since then, the band has been performing gigs in the US again. In December 2009, the new studio album Pin Points and Gin Joints was released. This was followed in 2011 by the album The Magic of Youth. Both albums were also released on Big Rig Records.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1990: Devil's Night Out - LP (Taang)
- 1991: More Noise and Other Disturbances - LP (Taang)
- 1993: Don't Know How to Party (Mercury/Universal)
- 1993: Ska-Core, the Devil and More (Mercury/Universal)
- 1994: Question the Answers (Mercury/Universal)
- 1997: Let's Face It (Mercury/Universal)
- 2000: Pay Attention (Island/Universal)
- 2002: A Jackknife to a Swan (SideOneDummy/Cargo Records)
- 2009: Pin Points and Gin Joints (Big Rig Records)
- 2011: The Magic of Youth (Big Rig Records)
- 2018: While We're At It (Big Rig Records)
- 2021: When God Was Great (Big Rig Records)
Live albums
- 1999: Live From the Middle East (UMIS/Universal)
Compilations
- 2005: Awfully Quiet (Cadiz Musi)
- 2005: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Mercury/Universal)
- 2007: Medium Rare (Big Rig Records)
Singles
- 1998: The Impression That I Get (US:
Gold)
Questions and Answers
Q: What genre of music does the Mighty Mighty Bosstones play?
A: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones play a style of music called ska punk, which mixes the rhythms of ska music with the fast tempo and distortion of punk rock and hardcore punk.
Q: Who is the lead singer of The Bosstones?
A: The lead singer of The Bosstones is Dicky Barrett.
Q: How successful was their fourth album, Question the Answers?
A: Their fourth album, Question the Answers, sold over 500,000 copies and became a gold record.
Q: What movie did they appear in during 1995?
A: In 1995, they appeared in the hit movie Clueless.
Q: What was their most successful album released in 1997?
A: Their most successful album released in 1997 was Let's Face It, which sold over one million copies and spawned the hit single "The Impression That I Get".
Q: When did The Bosstones form?
A: The Bosstones formed in 1983.
Q: How many studio albums have they released so far?
A: The band has released nine studio albums, three EPs and a live album.
