The Original Sins
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The Original Sins came from the edgy punk
music scene of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
which at the time was in a major decline due to the closing of the once great industrial powerhouse Bethlehem Steel
. The band was started by John Terlesky who had been bumping around in various bands including The Creatures of The Golden Dawn who still play today. JT as he is known wanted to do his own thing and after numerous unsuccessful auditions of musicians who could not keep up with his erratic guitar and vocal style he was introduced to bassist Ken Bussiere by WMUH
college radio DJ Neil Hever. From there he met Dan Mckinney-keys, and Dave Ferrara on drums. The Sins started playing the seedy music hall called the Funhouse and also the 4GS on the Southside garnering a huge local following. They then released the album Big Soul, which was revered throughout the rock and roll underground. After that came the Hardest Way. In 1990 the band thought they struck gold as their next album Move was produced by REM's Peter Buck
. The expected impact from this did not occur as Nirvana happened and record companies foucused their energies on grunge rather than garage. Despite this setback, they have the distinction of producing one of the better record covers in history with their 1991 Self Destruct album. The band persevered throughout the 1990s, developing a bigger following in New York and Philapdelphia than in their own hometown. A few more albums were released until Ken Bussiere decided to move to Florida and tour with oldies acts including Peter Noone
.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
music scene of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
which at the time was in a major decline due to the closing of the once great industrial powerhouse Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation , based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel. After a decline in the U.S...
. The band was started by John Terlesky who had been bumping around in various bands including The Creatures of The Golden Dawn who still play today. JT as he is known wanted to do his own thing and after numerous unsuccessful auditions of musicians who could not keep up with his erratic guitar and vocal style he was introduced to bassist Ken Bussiere by WMUH
WMUH
WMUH is a college radio station, supported through Muhlenberg College, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States....
college radio DJ Neil Hever. From there he met Dan Mckinney-keys, and Dave Ferrara on drums. The Sins started playing the seedy music hall called the Funhouse and also the 4GS on the Southside garnering a huge local following. They then released the album Big Soul, which was revered throughout the rock and roll underground. After that came the Hardest Way. In 1990 the band thought they struck gold as their next album Move was produced by REM's Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....
. The expected impact from this did not occur as Nirvana happened and record companies foucused their energies on grunge rather than garage. Despite this setback, they have the distinction of producing one of the better record covers in history with their 1991 Self Destruct album. The band persevered throughout the 1990s, developing a bigger following in New York and Philapdelphia than in their own hometown. A few more albums were released until Ken Bussiere decided to move to Florida and tour with oldies acts including Peter Noone
Peter Noone
Peter Noone is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor, best known as "Herman" of the successful 1960s rock group Herman's Hermits.-Early life:...
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