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Doughboys were a Canadian alternative rock band that were active in the late 1980s and early/mid-1990s. The band was renowned for its musical blend of punk and pop-style melodies. ==Early years== The band was formed in Montreal by John Kastner in 1987 following his departure from The Asexuals.〔(CANOE JAM! Pop Encyclopedia - Doughboys )〕 That year the Doughboys released their debut album ''Whatever'' on the Pipeline Records label. In 1996 and 2000 Chart Magazine ranked ''Whatever'' as the 28th greatest Canadian album of all time.〔(Chart Magazine's Top 100 Greatest Canadian Albums of All Time (Feb. 2000) )〕〔(Great Canadian Music Poll - Top 100 Greatest Canadian Albums of All Time (1996) )〕 Throughout their existence the band was characterized by frequent lineup changes. Original guitarist Scott McCullough went on to form Rusty, so Kastner recruited Jonathan Cummins from the punk band Circus Lupus after Cummins had moved to Montreal from Toronto.〔(Singer unfazed by his critics in quest to inject art into rock )〕 Jon Asencio (aka John Bondhead) played bass and Brock Pytel was the band's drummer.〔(Noise for Heroes: The Doughboys )〕 The band began working with Manager/Producer Dan McConomy who was working for a film by producer Robin Spry that needed a song for a skateboard scene. McConomy asked the band to re-record the guitar solos with Jonathan Cummins. Even though the original label Restless Records had gone bankrupt a deal was arranged so that Electric Distribution in Canada and Malaco in the United States could release the album. The band opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers on their Canadian tour after attaining the No. 1 spot on Independent Retail Sales and College Radio Chart. Their second album ''Home Again'' was released in 1988 on Restless Records. Pytel left the band in 1990 and moved to India to study meditation. He was replaced by Paul Newman on the band's third album, ''Happy Accidents.'' After that album's release and tour Asencio left and was replaced by bassist John Deslaurier, who appeared on the subsequent 5-song EP ''When Up Turns to Down'' that features a cover of The B-52s "Private Idaho". The EP was released without the band's consent by Enigma/Restless.〔(Doughboys Interview - Suburban Voice Issue No. 35 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doughboys (Canadian band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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