| You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations.The Queers are an American pop punk band formed in 1982 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King (A.Records, their following grew to larger proportions.In 2006 after releasing 6 albums on Lookout!Music
2 Members
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3.Musically the band deviates slightly from the driving rhythm guitar sound of the Ramones and augments their songs with harmony vocals, handclaps, keyboards and guitar solos.Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel frequently collaborates with Joe Queer to write their songs.The band are well known for the variety of cover versions they include on their records and in live appearances.July 2007, Asian Man Records
Summer Hits No.Interview with Joe Queer for PotatoGibberish.This page was last modified 07:48, 2 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License."Are you sure you want to block this user?Check out a brand new Queers interview at www.We were sitting around drinking Budweiser and smoking pot and listening to The Ramones.The Ramones and Black Flag.We heard The Meatmen one day and decided that we were better than them and we didn't even have a band.I'd been out to the South Bay in LA visiting my brother and seen all the Black Flag graffiti all over the place.We'd call ourselves The Queers and spray paint the whole town with our name.We'd have a riot doing heroin."We were deeply inspired by the teachings of the Black Flag TV Party ep and worshipped it as the piece of art it has come to be recognised as today.They looked like they were in the clothes they wore to high school 5 years before.Which was about our speed.GG Allin a'fag' from Manchester we'd befriended at a Ramones' show a few years back) went to our heads and we broke up amidst much bickering.Tulu bailed to NYC and we were left with some unrecorded classics and broken dreams.Hugh O'Neill and JJ Rassler.Hubie, Razz and I would comprise the core lineup of The Queers for the next 4 years.We played mainly dives in Boston like The Rat and Chet's in the north end having a particular fondness for the latter.By 1989 we had just about stopped playing.The band was really only an excuse to party like it was 1999 all weekend anyway.Hubie called one day in late 1989 and suggested getting The Queers back together.We met Bface at a Social D show about this time.Drinking beer all day and listening to good tunes.He signed on as bass player and we started playing a bit.We used to go to the UNH radio station and help spin records drunk off our ass and heard a great band named Screeching Weasel from Chicago.Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine and made some money.We had some great times and some not so great times.Bface had had enough of my antics and bailed.Hopeless Records and got new guys.Hubie had told me to carry on the very last time I spoke to him.Chris Almighty and Dangeous Dave from John Cougar Concentration Camp played for a while with me with different drummers.We met Dusty drumming for Dick Dale when we opened for him Dick at La Luna in Portland.About 4 years ago Phillip Hill from our pals The Teen Idols came along on 2nd guitar.We will record our next album in March of 2006.We recorded a new album with Lisa Marr and Mikey Last helping at Sonic Iguana.Tulu and I are hoping to record a new album as The Drunken Cholos soon."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"There are some younger Queers fans out there...Hugh With a beer in his hand keeping the rythm!Make it a good one, and release some of the tunes I like so much!Thee Tinkees NEW SONG ONLINE!The Prozacs ( new page!!!It's the mother fucking queers!Thee Tinkees NEW SONG ONLINE!Happy New Year to you too!!!You should learn a Buddy Holly cover for the baltimore show!We will be out and looking forward to seeing you guys rock the shit out of 31st Street Pub in Pittsburgh.Hey Joe,Happy New Year mate, all the best!See you most likely in Dayton, but definitely in Cleveland.Hey, where's the shot glasses.Also, I've posted a new episode on my podcast."Urgent Security Alert","Warning: You are submitting information to an outside site.Do you wish to continue your form submission?"Tribute album 'God Save The Queers' is out next
month on Asian Man rec.Beijing, China on September 9th also with Marky Ramone.After that the band is playing 6 Japan and 2 Korea shows.All of the old Lookout stuff has been reissued
now on Asian Man Rec."Don't Back Down" reissue on Asian Man rec.All Star lineup so don't miss it out.DVD contains world tours from '93 to '05, interviews, music videos and an unreleased animated video!"Its been about 20 years since the first 7 was released, so we figured it was time for a DVD.Besides being able to play with so many great bands, it has been awesome to make friends all over the world from Japan to Brazil to Europe and beyond."Don't miss out new 'The Queers Are Here' DVD and reissue of 'Beat Off' released on the same date!Canada tour starts January 9th!Supporting bands are The Heart Attacks, The Riptides and The Mansfields.Read Joe's new interview on recoilmag.Copyright 2006 The Queers.Site design by Chris Fabulous.Illustration by Ed Syder and colored by Paul Maybury.PLEASE SUPPORT THIS SITE...The Queers are a punk rock band from New Hampshire, formed in 1982.Songwriter Joe King has been the principal member of the group, with a vast number of musicians cycling in and out of the band over the years.Supposedly, the band name 'Queers' was used simply to poke fun at what he called the "Art Fag" community in NH.That same brand of humor and inanity has become a staple of The Queers music, who have produced songs such as "Can't Stop Farting", "Born To Do Dishes", and "I ...The Queers are a punk rock band from New Hampshire, formed in 1982.While some punk rock bands attempt to use their music to impart a social or political message, King has made it clear that The Queers exist simply to play punk rock for the fun of it.King has often collaborated with Ben Weasel, from Screeching Weasel.The Queers
Don't Back Down (1996)
Lookout!The Queers
Later Days And Better Lays (1999)
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Pleasant Screams (2002)
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Pleasant Screams (2002)
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Pleasant Screams (2002)
Lookout!Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Hours() * 3600 + currentTime.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.See all 5 customer reviews...Ships from and sold by Amazon.Want it delivered Monday, January 7?Amazon MP3 Downloads store.Try our music sampler to hear song samples from this album.FSCommands are received by VBScript in IE.Track states defined in AlbumSampler.Images representing the various track states."Embedding code will be displayed here."Whatever Happened to Philthy Phil?THE QUEERS have been touring and releasing music for over 20 years, and in that time have garnered a huge following of devout fans.Sarcastic, silly, and offensive, Joe King and THE QUEERS have been called the true succesors to punk kings THE RAMONES.It's not hard to see why, and Joe has often collaberated with such musicians as Ben Weasel and Marky Ramone.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?The easiest way to shoot video reviews.If you are a fan of the Ramones then you'll just love the Queers.Fall Out Boy you should check out the Queers."Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.The Queers are Back!The Queers have returned and show no signs of old age.This has 13 tracks and all still have the Queers sound that we love.Duke Kahanamoku, and I Can't Stay Mad At You, both have that Beach Boys vibe that The Queers like to throw in.One thing that you will notice though when you listen to this is that you can hear some maturity and also some experimentation.For example, I Think She's Starting To Like Me, is a simple 2 minute song but in the middle it kind of goes in a direction that you probably wouldn't hear from the Queers.Some other highlights are I'm A Fool, and the excellent closer for the album, Brian Wilson.There is also a couple guest musicians on this record including, Ben Weasel with his song Tangerine, and Lisa Marr on the vocals for Brian Wilson.Congratulations Joe Queer, we hope to see many more albums after this!Was this review helpful to you?The Queers are here?This is coming from a huge Queers fan.Don't Back Down was the last GREAT album the Queers did.It's not terrible, just blah.See all 5 customer reviews...So good I had to order another one because it got knicked off me by my friends
Munki BrainGreat release from the Queers.This CD it really catchy.See all 5 customer reviews...Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing Items Like This?The 10 Best Punk Bands You've Never Heard Of: A list by R.Greats from the Greatest
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