The Disenchanted

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The Disenchanted formed in the fall of 1995 because, frankly, there was little else to do at SUNY Albany. Kurt and Les met the year before - thanks to a canary yellow devil's lock and a Sausage t-shirt, respectively - and began playing simple punk songs under a variety of silly names. Ben was introduced by a friend in the spring of 94 and when it turned out he too would be at Albany in the fall, Kurt and Les quickly drafted his diabetic shred skills into the band. The problems of finding a decent drummer began to wear down the trio – now christened the Disenchanted - when that fall, Les met a guy who knew a guy that knew REA. Sure, he looked like a big ole hippie, what with the shaggy hair and beard and all, but goddamn could that boy play the drums! REA proved to be the missing piece and by January 1996, we were ready for our debut at the Huntington YMCA in Huntington, Long Island with Furious George, Striped Basstards, Time Alone and Funbox Band. From there, we stormed back to the Capital District, landing a headlining gig at the now-defunct Bogie's by just our sixth show. Requests for our demo began pouring in from all corners of the country – how in the hell did it get to New Mexico or Puerto Rico? - and a split 7-inch with the 22's was followed soon by “The Other White Trash” on Angry, Young and Poor records. In January of 1998 we recorded “How Can We Lose When We're So Sincere?” in a basement in Albany. It was released on Motherbox Records and that summer, we aimed s

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