Pylon
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Pylon was an influential American post-punk band from Athens, Georgia, known for its angular guitar sound and role in the early alternative rock scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pylon canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American post-punk band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd |
1983
ⓘ
1991 ⓘ 2009 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1978 ⓘ |
| album |
Chomp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chomp More NERFINISHED ⓘ Gyrate NERFINISHED ⓘ Gyrate Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ Pylon Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pylon Reenactment Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ The B-52's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Gyrate ⓘ |
| describedBy | R.E.M. as one of the best bands in America ⓘ |
| EP |
Beep
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ⓘ
Cool / Dub ⓘ Gravity NERFINISHED ⓘ Razz / Dub ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
college rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| influenced |
R.E.M.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous alternative rock bands ⓘ |
| member |
Curtis Crowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Lachowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Bewley NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa Briscoe Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American college rock movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
angular guitar sound
ⓘ
influence on early alternative rock scene ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Athens, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DB Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New West Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformed |
1989
ⓘ
2004 ⓘ |
| role |
Curtis Crowe – drums
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ⓘ
Michael Lachowski – bass guitar ⓘ Randy Bewley – guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa Briscoe Hay – vocals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scene | Athens, Georgia music scene ⓘ |
| song |
Beep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cool NERFINISHED ⓘ Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ Dub ⓘ Feast on My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Stop It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
40 Watt Club