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The Mechanics (1977–1981) are considered to be the first punk band to come out of Fullerton, California. The Mechanics were a fusion of two bands, the L.A. Brats (Scott, Dennis, Brett and Sandy, which also featured John Crawford, future Berlin bassist) and Head Over Heels' songwriter and guitarist, Tim Racca. Head Over Heels also featured Danny Furious (O'Brien: pre-Joan Jett) and Greg Westermark before they formed punk legends The Avengers. Since there was no "punk metal" classification at the time, The Mechanics headlined bills with bands as diverse as Fear and The Runaways, and metal groups featuring future Mötley Crüe members Tommy Lee and Mick Mars, George Lynch of Dokken, Matt Sorum of Guns N' Roses, and Snow featuring Carlos Cavazo. Included among their fan base were Blackie Lawless, Jeff Dahl and members of Van Halen. They are now remembered mostly by Orange County musicians who watched them in their teens like Mike Ness, Dennis Danell, and Rikk Agnew. Though they released only one 45 rpm single during their existence, their songs turned up on other's records, namely The Adolescents ('Frustrated' from Balboa Fun Zone) and The Avengers (their Dangerhouse single 'Car Crash' is a reworking of The Mechanics 'Warm Hollywood Welcome'). A copy of their rare 45' (only 500 were pressed) sold in 2009 for $348.00 on EBay. ==Current whereabouts== *Tim Racca - Still residing in Fullerton, California. Has recorded three CDs as 16 Tons (with drummer Randy Carr) and Da Losers. *Scott Hoogland - Currently lives in Lake Elsinore and sings in Poop. *Dennis Catron - Art director, lives in Orange County with his wife and son. *Sandy Hancock - Played with China White, 22 Jacks, Joyride, The Adolescents, sessions with Joey Ramone, and is currently with the blues-based Mama Hagglin'. Resides in La Habra and collects vintage cars. *Tim Maag - Played with The Cramps (renamed 'Touch Hazard'), D.I., Social Distortion, and The Swing Set with Alice Bag on vocals. Currently residing in Los Angeles. *Brett Alexander - Music writer and artist. Now based in Tucson, Arizona. *Mike Couden - Proud Dad, still playing the upside-down Explorer bass. Lives in Orange. *Eric Overman - Artist, high end audio designer and construction consultant. Currently residing in Long Beach with his wife and sons. *Andrew Epstein (co-manager) TV Producer, still resides in SoCal, married, son at UC Santa Cruz. *Robert Jones (co-manager) Living in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, married, daughter in college. 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「The Mechanics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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