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The Bouncing Souls "Live at Generation Records" LP Side Generation Records (US)
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A1 Quick Chek GirlThe four original members grew up in Basking Ridge, New Jersey and played in smaller bands during high school. Although they decided to forgo college, they made the decision to move to a college town; New Brunswick, NJ, which is the home of . New Brunswick had a reputation for supporting underground music, and over the years had seen not only musical acts but actors enjoy professional success. The Bouncing Souls not only became a staple in the New Brunswick music scene, but also helped other bands gain an audience by opening up for them in the clubs around town, as well as parties and shows they put on themselves. The band's name is a derivative of shoes, specifically their advertising slogan "with Bouncing Soles". Doctor Martens air-cushioned soles are a staple of punk dress.
Their first full-length album, was released in 1994 on , their own label. The album was a compilation of several EPs the band had released previously. Two tracks of this record, "Candy" (popularized by and covered by many other groups) and "What Boys Like" (originally by ) served as homage to 1980s new wave while simultaneously striking a humorous jab at homophobia. Their next album, was released in 1996. Half the album was written in a week. It led to a high profile tour with that got the attention of .
The Bouncing Souls signed with Epitaph in 1997 and released later that year. While it contains some Bouncing Souls classics like "Cracked", "Kate is Great", and "East Coast Fuck You!", certain tracks on the record are anticlimactic in comparison to their low-fi earlier recordings. Greg himself stated on Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls that "It's a CD of unfinished songs". followed in 1999. Hopeless Romantic has been heralded for admixing poignant lyrics with their melodic rapidly paced punk style. Soon after the album's release, personal problems arose between the band and long-time drummer Shal Khichi which resulted in his departure from the band. He was replaced by former , , and drummer, Michael McDermott.
was the first album released with the new line-up. By now, the band had become viewed as seminal to the modern punk sound, with a new generation of fans discovering their earlier releases as they toured with newer bands as well as larger punk acts such as . 2002 brought a b-sides album, and an acclaimed split with as part of the . In 2003, the band released their sixth album , as well as their first DVD, Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls. In 2004, their cover of "Better Things" by was used in the film , however it was performed by Fountains of Wayne. In 2005, they had two live releases, a double CD album, simply titled , as well as a DVD, titled Live at the Glasshouse, which was the 19th entry in ' series. The band released their seventh album, titled on June 6, 2006, or 6/6/06 which the band has called "The number of the release", in reference to , which is known as "". Also, due to their first full-length record being a collection of previous releases, many fans also consider this to in fact be their sixth studio album, and thus 666 is also partly in reference to this. They then headed out on the 2006 in support of the record, and again three years later, in 2009.
In 2008, while at the stop in their home state of NJ, the band helped raise the blood supply by signing a guitar for the non-profit to auction off.
In 2009, the band released a series of sixteen digital songs and four 7" EPs as part of the . Twelve of these songs were being released into an album titled which was released on January 12, 2010. In 2011, the band was the first to be featured on 's series of live recordings. to the series features six songs, one of which is a cover.
The Bouncing Souls released their ninth studio album, on June 12, 2012 via , their first album for that label. The artwork and track listing was released on March 12, 2012, along with the album's third track, "Static," which is available to be streamed online.
On 25th June 2013, The Bouncing Souls confirmed that drummer Michael McDermott will be leaving the band in order to 'pursue other musical interests'. The band later added they don't know what's next for them, whilst suggesting the remaining members will continue performing in the band.
On September 26, 2013, George Rebelo of and fame officially joined the band as the new drummer during a secret show at .
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