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If you like Shadowy Men, check out Atomic 7 ("Gowns by Edith Head"),
the latest band featuring Brian Connolly, the guitar player from
SMOASP. Different but similar, if you know what I mean.
--- In , "trace_luger" <luger@c...>
wrote:
> I'm a huge fan of SMOASP!!
> Learned how to play bass by attempting to figure out their
> songs. The Penetrators first show included about 5/20 songs
> from them (we had one original).
> This included: Bennet Cerf, Spy School Graduation Theme, Who
> Framed Whistler's Mother, Egypt Texas, Aunt's Invasion.
> We joke around and say we should have called ourselves," The
> Shadowy Penetrator Men on A Shadowy Penetrator Planet."
> In all, we know around 15 -17 Shadowy men songs. Great
> Variety in the song writing.
>
> A new discussion string:
> Set lists for your first show?
> Here is ours, as far as I can remember. In no particulat order.
> March 1994
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> Bennett Cerf - SMOASP
> Aunt's Invasion - SMOASP
> Egypt, Texas - SMOASP
> Spy School - SMOASP
> Whistler's Mother - SMOASP
> Pipeline
> The Wedge - DD
> Miserlou - DD
> Banzai Washout - DD
> Walk, Don't Run - Ventures
> Our Favorite Martian - Bobby Fuller 4
> Lucha Libre - The Finks
> The Cruel Sea - The Treble Spankers Version
> Baja - The Astronauts
> James Bond Theme/ Secret Agent Man
> Mr. Moto
> Bikini Drag - the Pyramids
> Last of the V8 Interceptors - The Penetrators
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> I think there was a couple more Ventures tunes in there
> somewhere.
> Trace Luger
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> --- In , "Brian Neal"
> <bneal@i...> wrote:
> > Through entirely unexpected circumstances at Christmas, I
> now find myself
> > owning all the CD's from SMOASP. I've heard their stuff before,
> and always
> > liked what I heard, but never sought any of it out. I think I
made
> a
> > mistake. My wife is already learning Spy School Graduation
> Theme. Big Link
> > Wray style chords with Duane Eddy'ish twang with lots of
> atmosphere and
> > vibe. Its not surf, as they vehemently state in the song "Were
> Not a F******
> > Surf Band", but surf fans will dig this. I haven't listened to it
> all
> yet,
> > but what do others think? Any particular songs I should listen
> to first?
> >
> > Thanks (just trying to get some discussion going again...)
> > BN
