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The Eat (Alternative)
Biography
Someone once said that the Florida punk band Eat became rockers only because they weren't about to join a bowling league. They made music for their own amusement and never cared especially whether or not anyone liked the songs, and this irreverent attitude helped them pioneer Florida's hardcore punk scene. Their music combined '50s rockabilly and punk, and they penned lyrics that were sometimes political but never preachy, providing a darkly humorous biography of their surroundings or what they saw on TV (with topics including power-abusive cops, animal cruelty, football players who dropped passes, and crazy street people). Due to a severely limited distribution, their 7"s became prized collector's items with hefty price tags for original copies of "Communist Radio" (anywhere between $200 and $650). Eat was formed in 1978 in South Florida by brothers Mike O'Brien (vocals and guitar) and Eddie O'Brien (vocals and guitars). They recruited Chris Cottie (drums) and Glenn Newland (bass) and started playing covers on the local Miami club circuit. The quartet took another year before they were able to record anything. Then, in 1979, pooling the money from their shows, the band put together a rollicking 7" single called "Communist Radio" on their own label, Giggling Hitler Records.
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