The Buck Pets | |
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 The Buck Pets (ca. 1989) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dallas,Texas, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock,hardcore punk |
| Years active | 1986–1993, 2010 |
| Labels | Island,Restless |
| Past members | Andy Thompson Chris Savage Ian Beach Tony Alba Chuck Smith Ricky Pearson |
The Buck Pets were an Americanalternative rock band formed in the late 1980s inDallas,Texas. They were clearly influenced by earlier bands such asThe Replacements,Buzzcocks andThe Jesus and Mary Chain but incorporated better production values and more overt nods to classic rock than theircollege rock/punk predecessors.
The band seemed to get a degree of support from their record label,Island, for their first two LPs, the hard edgedThe Buck Pets, and the more melodic follow upMercurotones. On the eve of the release ofMercurotones, Island was bought byPolyGram- the A&R staff were let go and projects were shelved while the new owners evaluated their new property. Support for The Buck Pets was then almost non-existent.
The band also had opening spots on tour with larger acts such asNeil Young (Ragged Glory Tour) andJane's Addiction, but in the end, The Buck Pets failed to see commercial success.[1][2]
As a coda, The Buck Pets released the more restrained, melancholy albumTo the Quick in 1993 on the independent labelRestless.[3]
On April 10, 2010, The Buck Pets reunited for a one night show at the club Trees in theDeep Ellum area of Dallas, Texas and releasedRARES (and unreleased) a collection of rare and previously unreleased material.[4]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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| US Modern Rock | |||
| 1991 | "Libertine" | 25 | Mercurotones |
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