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After a brief stint with the bands The Cowboys (one single: "Supermarket"/"Teenage Life") and The Naked Skinnies (one single) he founded American Music Club in San Francisco in 1983 with guitarist Scott Alexander, drummer Greg Bonnell and bass player Brad Johnson.
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- For The Record …
- Spent Early Years on Indie Labels
- Critical Acclaim For Major-Label Debut
- Eitzel Interested in Rock at An Early Age
- Selected Discography
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Members include Mark Eitzel (born in 1959), singer, songwriter, and guitarist; Tim Mooney (joined band 1991), drums; Dan Pearson , bass guitar; and Vudi, lead guitar. Group formed in 1983 in San Francisco, CA; released debut album, The Restless Stranger, Grifter, 1985; released major-label debut, Mercury, Reprise, 1993; performed at reopening of Fi...
American Music Club’s first album, The Restless Stranger, was released in 1985 on the independent (indie) label Grifter. Two years later, in 1987, the band released a second album, Engine, on Grifter/Frontier, made available on compact disc (CD) through the Alias label. Engine featured “Outside This Bar” and “Nightwatch-men,” two songs that would b...
Mercurywas released to much critical acclaim in 1993: Rolling Stone gave the album a four-star review and “hot band” status. The LP was characterized as introspective, dour, and “atmospheric.” American Music Club began to tour the United States and frequently opened for Seattle grunge rock success Pearl Jam. In 1994 American Music Club released San...
Eitzel, the son of an army man, was born in 1959 in the San Francisco suburb of Walnut Creek. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to Okinawa, Japan, then to Taiwan, then to Southampton, England. Eitzel was a quiet, studious child who took an inordinate interest in pop music. The Monkees and the Beatles were early influences for him, and b...
The Restless Stranger, Grifter, 1985. Engine, Grifter/Frontier, 1987. California, Grifter/Frontier, 1988. United Kingdom, Demon, 1990. Everclear, Alias, 1991. Mercury, Reprise, 1993. San Francisco, Reprise, 1994. Eitzel released solo album Songs of Love Live, Demon, 1991.
Entertainment Weekly, October 21, 1994. Metro Times (Detroit), March 24, 1993; October 26, 1994. Musician, May 1993; November 1994. Pulse!, June 1993. Request, April 1993; October 1993. Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993; May 13, 1993; June 16, 1994; December 1, 1994. Spin, June 1993; October 1994. —B. Kimberly Taylor
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Oct 29, 2021 · Originally founded by singer/guitarist Mark Eitzel in 1983, the San Francisco band American Music Club underwent various personnel changes until Rock and Roll Globe Real writing about real music.
May 7, 2021 · Founded In. San Francisco, California, United States. American Music Club (often abbreviated AMC) is a San Francisco-based band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. They've been recording and playing in SF clubs since the mid 1980's, showing a remarkable longevity for a band that has been far more critically acclaimed than financially… read ...
DayListenersSaturday 20 January 202449Sunday 21 January 202445Monday 22 January 202447Tuesday 23 January 202457American Music Club was an American, San Francisco-based indie rock band, led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. Formed in 1982, the band released seven albums before splitting up in 1995. They reformed in 2003 and released two further albums.
Feb 27, 2008 · February 27, 2008 • Led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel, American Music Club lives up to its name by mixing very different types of American music. When it began in 1982, the band...
