Friday, May 24, 2002 12:13:17 PM
Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Re: Brownsville Station
A Detroit-area rock & roll band formed in 1969 by guitarist Cub Koda. Original members also included Mike Lutz (guitar), T.J. Cronley (drums), and Tony Driggins (bass). Initially influenced by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and other '50s rockers, their early albums included inspired covers and genre-faithful originals, all presented in Marshall stack, double-bass-drum bigness. Far more effective as a live act (with Koda's onstage banter influencing everyone from J. Geils' Peter Wolf to Alice Cooper), the group finally hit paydirt in late 1973 with their number-three hit, the Koda-penned "Smokin' in the Boys' Room." After disbanding the group in 1979, Koda went on to a career as a solo recording artist (see separate entry) and as a journalist for several music magazines. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
“Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room” was just about all Brownsville Station left behind. But it shouldn’t have been that way. Lead singer/guitarist Cub Koda was a Rock ‘n’ Roll maven. An original, even if he looked like a ‘70s updated version of Buddy Holly. On stage Koda was Rockin’ maniac: speaker climbing and sliding all over the stage. All without ever missing a note.
Originating from the Ann Arbor, MI and starting as a quartet, they eventually trimmed to a trio, with Michael Lutz (bass/vocals) and Henry “H-Bomb” Weck (drums).
“Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room” was one of those perfectly realized story songs. Great plot blended with just enough rebellion (smoking in school), to make it irresistible. On their album “Yeah!” which contained “Smokin’” they also managed a Rockin’ cover of the ‘60s soul hit “Barefootin’.” That song would have been an ideal follow-up. They also took the Balloon Farm’s ’67 minor masterpiece “Question of Temperature” and made it more intense and edgier. Aside from “Smokin’” Koda and Lutz also wrote the joyful party Rocker “All Night Long.”
After Brownsville Station Koda kept Rockin’ on his own. An avid Rock ‘n’ Roll collector Koda also worked as a Rock journalist, if such a thing exists. Motley Crue covered “Smokin’” in the 80s.
Brownsville Station The irony is that Cub Koda’s band should have been far bigger than it was. Generally thought of as one-hit wonders, “Smokin’ In The Boys Room,” is but one of the group’s great songs. “Yeah” has “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” and a great cover of the Balloon Farm’s “Question of Temperature.” “Smokin’ In The Boys Room: The Best of Brownsville Station” has the hit and is an excellent retrospective including “Let Your Yeah Be Yeah” (which is also on “Yeah”).
Albums
1970...No B.S
1971...Brownsville Station (Palladium)
1972...Smokin' in the Boys' Room
1972...Night on the Town
1973...Yeah!
1974...School Punks
1975...Motor City Connection
1980...Air Special
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Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
A Detroit-area rock & roll band formed in 1969 by guitarist Cub Koda. Original members also included Mike Lutz (guitar), T.J. Cronley (drums), and Tony Driggins (bass). Initially influenced by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and other '50s rockers, their early albums included inspired covers and genre-faithful originals, all presented in Marshall stack, double-bass-drum bigness. Far more effective as a live act (with Koda's onstage banter influencing everyone from J. Geils' Peter Wolf to Alice Cooper), the group finally hit paydirt in late 1973 with their number-three hit, the Koda-penned "Smokin' in the Boys' Room." After disbanding the group in 1979, Koda went on to a career as a solo recording artist (see separate entry) and as a journalist for several music magazines. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
“Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room” was just about all Brownsville Station left behind. But it shouldn’t have been that way. Lead singer/guitarist Cub Koda was a Rock ‘n’ Roll maven. An original, even if he looked like a ‘70s updated version of Buddy Holly. On stage Koda was Rockin’ maniac: speaker climbing and sliding all over the stage. All without ever missing a note.
Originating from the Ann Arbor, MI and starting as a quartet, they eventually trimmed to a trio, with Michael Lutz (bass/vocals) and Henry “H-Bomb” Weck (drums).
“Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room” was one of those perfectly realized story songs. Great plot blended with just enough rebellion (smoking in school), to make it irresistible. On their album “Yeah!” which contained “Smokin’” they also managed a Rockin’ cover of the ‘60s soul hit “Barefootin’.” That song would have been an ideal follow-up. They also took the Balloon Farm’s ’67 minor masterpiece “Question of Temperature” and made it more intense and edgier. Aside from “Smokin’” Koda and Lutz also wrote the joyful party Rocker “All Night Long.”
After Brownsville Station Koda kept Rockin’ on his own. An avid Rock ‘n’ Roll collector Koda also worked as a Rock journalist, if such a thing exists. Motley Crue covered “Smokin’” in the 80s.
Brownsville Station The irony is that Cub Koda’s band should have been far bigger than it was. Generally thought of as one-hit wonders, “Smokin’ In The Boys Room,” is but one of the group’s great songs. “Yeah” has “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” and a great cover of the Balloon Farm’s “Question of Temperature.” “Smokin’ In The Boys Room: The Best of Brownsville Station” has the hit and is an excellent retrospective including “Let Your Yeah Be Yeah” (which is also on “Yeah”).
Albums
1970...No B.S
1971...Brownsville Station (Palladium)
1972...Smokin' in the Boys' Room
1972...Night on the Town
1973...Yeah!
1974...School Punks
1975...Motor City Connection
1980...Air Special
] Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
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