The Buck Pets
Bio
Formed in Dallas, TX in the late ’80s, the Buck Pets (Tony Alba, drums, Ian Beach, bass, Chris Savage, guitar and vocals, and Andy Thompson, guitar and vocals) released three albums during the transition from the ’80s to the ’90s before splitting for good in 1993. Markedly influenced by early indie rock giants such as the Replacements, the Buck Pets scored a deal with Island, which released their first two albums, 1989′s The Buck Pets and 1990s Mercurotones. The band would score opening act gigs for alt-rock giants Jane’s Addiction and would work with producers Michael Beinhorn and the Dust Brothers, but commercial success was evasive — the majority of the record buying populace were still a year or two away from rambunctious alt-rock and diversions into dancier territory — and the Buck Pets called it a day after their Restless released final full-length, To the Quick in 1993. – by Christopher M. True
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Never heard The Buck Pets? Here’s our favorite 3 songs…
Iron Cock
P.M.
Song For Louise Post
Videos
Interview
With lead guitarist Chris Savage
CM: I’ve heard tons of rumors as to why you were kicked off the Jane’s Addiction tour (drugs, partying, etc). What was the real reason?
CS: Well, we had done one tour previously w/ them and it went really well, and as far as drugs go, those guys were way way higher than we were; they were banking like bastards while we made $250 a night. They did heroin a lot. We didn’t have the connections then, nor the cake to do that shit. The boring, honest truth is:…
Albums
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The Buck Pets
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Mercurotones
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To the Quick
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Rares & Unreleased
Living in Dallas I always felt that the Buck Pets were the very best of the bands we had in the 80s. They just kicked ass live and they backed it up in the studio with solid rock albums.
It just shows that talent doesn’t figure in to who gets to be big stars and who doesn’t.