The Tommy DOG Experience
Family Tree
1984 to 1991
My discography tells my whole timeline. But after I fired Howie Pyro and disbanded La-Bas I decided to name a new band after myself. I was writing everything, doing the booking and half the time I was picking up the tab. Nick came from The Stimulators, Alex came from The Misguided and Jack was and very well may still be Even Worse.
| Band 1: |
Tommy DOG / Vocals, Guitar |
This band did two records. |
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Nick Marden / Bass |
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Alex Totino / Guitar |
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Jack Rabid / Drums |
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| Band 2: |
Tommy DOG / Vocals, Guitar |
This line up existed for a year or so. |
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Nick Marden Jay Goldman / Bass, Harp |
Nick went to play with The Blowtorch Boys and Flash Cooney and The Deans Of Discipline. Later he was in Letch Patrol and The False Prophets. Currently now he's a Suicide King. |
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Alex Totino Eric Schenkman / Guitar |
Alex went on to form Das Damen. |
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Jack Rabid / Drums |
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| Band 3: |
Tommy DOG / Vocals, Guitar |
This band was with me for what seemed like a long time. |
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Jay Goldman / Bass, Harp |
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Eric Schenkman / Guitar |
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Jack Rabid Stan Zak / Drums |
Jack went on to form Spring House. |
| Band 4: |
Tommy DOG / Vocals, Guitar |
This line up lasted one rehearsal. |
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Jay Goldman Brian Swirsky / Bass, Harp |
After the last recording I never saw or spoke to Jay again. |
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Eric Schenkman Mark Lazar / Guitar |
Eric went on to start The Spin Doctors. |
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Stan Zak / Drums |
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| Band 5: |
Tommy DOG / Vocals, Guitar |
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Brian Swirsky / Bass, Harp |
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Mark Lazar / Guitar |
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Stan Zak Alan Blattberg / Drums |
Stan packed up and formed The Groove Unit Orchestra. I think he just didn't want to do the same damn set for yet another year. |
This was the last line up of the band. I had personal problems and walked out during a rehearsal, it had nothing to do with the band I just didn't have it in me to play. The band lasted another two weeks playing the set but without me. There wasn't any real reason for them to continue, it was my band, my name, I was gone and any hope that I was going to come back was forgotten.
Though I was writing another album at the time I lost interest and didn't really record the material properly. I don't know whether this band would have done that album or just performed it live. I guess we'll never know.
The Brain People are really my band concept but they just simply are not a Rock $ Roll band. I've tried to write that material mainly for my solo thing. Though I have no current back up band and a lot of years gone by I do still threaten to come back a rape and pillage in the Rock $ Roll style that I love to hate and hate to love so much.
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