Mad Violets

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The True Story of the MAD VIOLETS by Dino and Wendy The Mad Violets were formed in 1982 by Dino Sorbello and Wendy Wild when they met at Privates nightclub where she was the MC and he was the busboy. A common interest in psychedelic music & mushrooms started them off writing songs and forming a band. There were several line-ups, one of which included Fleshtones guitarist Keith Streng on drums and his wife Judy on bass. Eventually the line up settled out to being Wendy on vocals and Casio keyboard, which she carried in her right hand while playing with her left, Dino on guitars , and the rhythm section from then-current critics' darlings The Cyclones: Big Daddy  Dan Reich on drums and Mark Seligman on bass. It is with this line-up that they recorded all three of the previously released songs (each on various compilation albums only), and most of the newly released material on the Tripwave! Records CD. Early Mad Violets shows took place at loft parties and the infamous club known as The Dive on West 29th St, where a whole new quasi-retro 60s garage/psychedelic rock scene was coming together quite fast. In a scene they shared with such local luminaries as The Fuzztones, Cheepskates, Optic Nerve, The Tryffles, Headless Horsemen, The Outta Place, The Secret Service, The Vipers etc etc. they quickly distinguished themselves as the one band that featured original material where most were content to play note-for-note covers of obscure classics. For their fungicidally-inspired Ps

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Season Of The Mad Violets

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World Of....

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Battle of the Garages

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Iron Leg Digital Trip #12 - Gravel V.2 - NYC

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Battle Of The Garages-Part I

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Danny B. Harvey : Rock 'n' Roll Guitar Hero

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Battle Of The Garages: Part l

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Battle of the Garages Vol.1

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Fleshtones and spin-off bands "Time Bomb - The Big Bang Theory" 1988

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Rádio Momento 60 Presents B & C Sides, Vol. 1

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Train to Disaster

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