A Brief History of New Orleans Rock

[76_Bestbanker]

An article from Offbeat Magazine 1998. Turned into a Zebra love fest. Just came across it surfing. Enjoy.

A Brief History of New Orleans Rock (http://members.tripod.com/~dirkh/BriefHistoryofNewOrleansRock.htm)

[76_Bestbanker]

I'm in hysterics or (a time warp) reading this.

"Fuelled by a whole new crop of younger kids, the local hardcore punk scene carried on through the entire 1980s, with venues shifting to the Dream Palace and then to cheaply-rented CYOs and VFW halls. Out of that scene came bands like Shellshock, Exhorder, Graveyard Rodeo, Surfin' Jesus and the Black Problem.

EJ, guitarist for Disappointed Parents, recalls how he came into that scene: "They were playing at a club called the Beat Exchange. I was playing in a funk band that had disbanded, stopped playing, you know? And me and a friend just went out one night to see some music, and I saw them, I said, 'Damn!' I needed a change. The leader's name was Ron. Before Disappointed Parents they had been known as Dejected Offspring. We opened for the Red Rockers many times, Tupelo's Tavern, The Rose Tattoo, across from Tipitina's. We had a record out, Am I Getting Through? an EP."
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My husband and his brother were in The Black Problem and Disappointed Parents. They were really the same band.

[bayougirl]

Pretty cool article, thanks Karen. Keep surfing.

[GlennRN2]

Oh man what a great blast from the past! I had completely forgotten the Park Jams! For chemical reasons I am sure. Saw quite a few of those bands in their heyday and some were incredible, espescially the Normals, Rads and Dash! But giving Zebra their props as the Fathers of New Orleans hard rock was nice to see. Thanks for the trip!

[bigdaddysmak]

Very cool article...........

[GuitarPLYR]

GREAT ARTICLE!!!!!

THANKS!

[NY DREAMER]

Now that was a fun read! Very cool to read about things in the past...Thanks!