Old Skull - Get Outta School

Old Skull were an American novelty punk rock band formed in the late 1980s in Madison, Wisconsin. The band was started by ten-year-old J.P. (Jean-Paul) Toulon and his nine-year-old brother, Jamie Toulon, with encouragement from their father Vern Toulon, a longtime member of the Madison punk scene who had spent time in New York City, where, for a time, he was a guitarist for the industrial band, Missing Foundation.

The original lineup featured J.P. on guitar and vocals, Jamie on keyboards and ten-year-old Jesse Collins-Davies on drums. Collins-Davies was the stepson of Robin Davies, a member of the Madison-based punk band, the Tar Babies who had previously recorded for SST Records. In 1989, Restless Records released their debut album, Get Outta School. Produced by both Vern Toulon and Robin Davies and engineered by future Garbage member Steve Marker, Get Outta School dealt with such wide-ranging topics as skateboarding, hot dogs, homelessness and the AIDS virus. Due to the non-childlike subject matter in many of the songs, rumors persisted that Vern Toulon was actually ghostwriting much, if not all, of the band's material. Critics described the album as hilarious, unlistenable and torturous, though most agreed that it wasn't all that bad for a group of nine-year-olds. The band also began opening for national acts such as GWAR, the The Flaming Lips and Sonic Youth. The novelty of the act drew media attention from television shows like A Current Affair and publications such as Life, People and Newsweek. MTV also gave the band some minor airplay.

After the release of Get Outta School, Jesse Collins-Davies left the band and was replaced by twelve-year-old Graham Lindsey. After two years of playing drums with the band, Lindsey was given a one month punishment by his parents which ultimately led to the band breaking up.--wiki





Genre: Punk
Year: 1989






Tracklist:

01. Homeless
02. Get Outta School
03. Jesus Died on the Cross
04. AIDS
05. Skate Or Die
06. The House is on Fire
07. James
08. Love Is Hell
09. Hot Dog Hell
10. Get On The Bug
11. Kill A Dead Eagle
12. Kick Ass
13. Who Lit The House
14. Let's Go Kill That Man
15. Ogre






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