The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls | |
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 The Bouncing Souls performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 16, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |
| Genres | Punk rock, heartland rock, folk punk, melodic hardcore (early) |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Rise, Chunksaah, Epitaph |
| Members | Greg Attonito Pete Steinkopf Bryan Kienlen George Rebelo |
| Past member(s) | Shal Khichi Michael McDermott |
| Website | www.bouncingsouls.com |
The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that formed in 1987. The band's name is a reference to Doc Martens shoes.
History
[change | change source]Before joining the group, all four of the original members grew up in Basking Ridge, NJ and played in smaller bands during high school.
In 1994, they released their first album on their own label, Chunksaah Records. They signed with Epitaph in 1997.
Current members
[change | change source]- Greg Attonito - vocals (1988–present)
- Pete Steinkopf - guitar (1988–present)
- Bryan Kienlen - bass (1988–present)
- George Rebelo - drums (2013–present)
Past members
[change | change source]- Shal Khichi - drums (1988–2000)
- Michael McDermott - drums (2000–2013)
Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
- The Good, The Bad & The Argyle (1994)
- Maniacal Laughter (1996)
- The Bouncing Souls (1997)
- Hopeless Romantic (1999)
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2001)
- Anchors Aweigh (2003)
- The Gold Record (2006)
- Ghosts on the Boardwalk (2010)
- Comet (2012)
EPs
- The Greenball Crew (1993)
- Tie One On (1998)
- Fight to Live (1999)
- Gone (2001)
Splits
- BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (With Anti-Flag) (2002)
7" Records
- Ugly Bill (1991) (pressed on black and also transparent green wax)
- "The Argyle e.p." (1993) (pressed on black, yellow, green, and red wax, some had green and yellow covers)
- "Tales Of Doomed Romance" (1994) (split EP with the band Buglite pressed on red and black wax)
- "Neurotic" (1994) (pressed on black and yellow wax)
- "Bouncing Souls/Weston split" (1994) (pressed on black and red wax)
- "Split EP" (1995) (pressed on black with the bands basic skills, youth gone mad, and the reviled, some have red stamped cover some black)
- "Johnny X" (1995) (pressed on black wax)
- "Fight to Live" (1999) (pressed on orange wax, distributed by epitaph Europe)
- "Tales Of Doomed Romance" (2001) (reissued split EP with the band ZeroZero pressed on yellow and black wax)
- "Bouncing Souls/Lucky Stiffs Split" (2005) (pressed on splatter wax and 1500 picture disks)
Live and Compilation albums
- The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print (2002)
- Live (2005)
DVDs
