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The Bogmen

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Genres
  
Indie rock

Labels
  
Arista

Active until
  
1999

Members
  
Brendan Ryan

Years active
  
1993–1999

Website
  
www.TheBogmenBand.com

Genre
  
Indie rock

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Associated acts
  
Knockout Drops, Mad Larry, Radio 4, Vic Thrill

Past members
  
Billy Campion, Bill Ryan, Brendan Ryan, Mark Wike, P.J. O'Connor, Clive Tucker, Joe Quinn

Origin
  
Huntington, New York, United States (1993)

Albums
  
Life Begins at 40 Million, Closed Captioned Radio, Love at Irving Plaza 2001, Lookin' for Heaven in the Barrio (33 1/3)

Similar
  
Vic Thrill, Gordon Gano, Clive Davis, Jerry Harrison, Garden Variety

Profiles

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The Bogmen were an indie rock band from Huntington, Long Island, New York. The band was formed in 1993 by Billy Campion, Bill Ryan, Brendan Ryan, Mark Wike, P.J. O'Connor and Clive Tucker. Though they were signed by major label Arista Records in 1995, they fell just short of mainstream success. Despite breaking up in 1999, they have reunited several times in order to raise money for charity, and have produced a DVD.

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The bogmen on the wogan show


History

Billy Campion met Bill and Brendan Ryan in the late 1970s. Sharing a passion for music, they started a band, The Plummers. During college, the group picked up bassist Mark Wike, drummer Clive Tucker and percussionist P. J. O'Connor. With this lineup, the band called itself The Bogmen, in honor of what Campion called its "tribal, huntish" sound. In 1995, after playing at every bar, club and retirement home in the Tri state area, the band from Long Island was signed to Arista Records and released its first album "Life Begins at 40 Million" which was produced by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads. Brenden Ryan's wife was killed in the September 11th Attacks. Shortly thereafter band reunited for a benefit concert at Irving Plaza which resulted in the release of the live album "Love at Irving Plaza, 2001". The band played well attended holiday shows at Manhattan venues in the following years and released a studio EP "Looking For Heaven In The Barrio" in 2010. In 2015 the band played a benefit show in their hometown.

Discography

  • Life Begins at 40 Million (1995)
  • Closed Captioned Radio (1998)
  • Love at Irving Plaza, 2001 (2001)
  • Looking For Heaven In The Barrio (2010)
  • Songs

    You Are My DestinyClosed Captioned Radio · 1998
    SuddenlyLife Begins at 40 Million · 1995
    YellarLife Begins at 40 Million · 1995

    References

    The Bogmen Wikipedia


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