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Genres
  
Oi!

Labels
  
Taang! Records

Active until
  
1998

Members
  
Al Barr

Years active
  
1988–19982005

Past members
  
Former members

Genre
  
Oi!

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Website
  
http://www.thebruisers.net/

Origin
  
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States (1988)

Albums
  
Cruisin' for a Bruisin', Better Days, Up in Flames

Similar
  
The Ducky Boys, Mike McColgan, Tommy Bruce, Street Dogs, Anti‑Heros

The Bruisers were pioneers of the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston Punk band Dropkick Murphys), Scotty Davies (bass), Jeff Morris (guitar) and Rodger Shosa (drums). Morris is now a guitarist and lead vocalist for Death & Taxes, and a former guitarist for Mark Lind & the Unloved. Former guitarist Rick Wimert died in the mid-1990s.

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The first band members were skinheads (although not white power skinheads). After a few years and lineup changes, the band and their style changed slightly. By 1996, Al Barr was the only remaining original member of The Bruisers. One notable release by the band was a 7" split with Barr's future band Dropkick Murphys in 1997. After 10 years, the band broke up in 1998. The Bruisers had a reunion concert on September 14, 2005 at The Roxy in Boston. The bill included local acts The Ducky Boys and Tommy & The Terrors, as well as The Casualties from New York City. The Bruisers played a second reunion show on August 31, 2012 headlining the first night of the 2000 Tons of TNT Fest at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT.

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Former members

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  • Al Barr – vocals (1988–1998, 2005)
  • Jeff Morris – guitar (1988–1996, 2005)
  • Scotty Davies – bass (1988–1990)
  • Rodger Shosa – drums (1988–1989)
  • Dan Connors – drums (1989–1997, 2005)
  • Crash – guitar (1989–1990)
  • Rick Wimert – guitar (1990–1995)
  • Todd Seely – bass (1990–1991), guitar (1996–1997)
  • Keith "Ritchie" Richards – bass (1991–1996), guitar (1997–1998)
  • Robert Garceau – guitar (1995–1996)
  • Scott Vierra – guitar (1996–1998, 2005)
  • Johnny Rioux – bass (1996–1998)
  • John Dicicco – drums (1997–1998)
  • Mike Savitkas – bass (2005)

    • Albums

  • Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (1993)
  • Up in Flames (1996)

    • EPs/singles

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  • Intimidation (1989)
  • Independence Day (1990)
  • American Night (1991)
  • Gates of Hell (1994)
  • Clobberin' Time (1995)
  • Mad Parade/Bruisers (1995)
  • Still Standing Up (1997)
  • The Bruisers/Charge 69 (1998)
  • Molotov (1997)
  • Bruisers/Randumbs (1998)
  • The Bruisers/Dropkick Murphys (1998)

    • Compilation albums

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  • Society's Fools (1996)
  • Anything You Want It's All Right Here...: The Authorized Bruisers 1988–1994 (1998)
  • One Law For Them...Another One For Us (1999)
  • In The Pit - Live And Rare (2000)
  • Better Days (2000)
  • Singles Collection 1989–1997 (2004)

    • Songs

    Society's FoolsSociety's Fools · 1995
    Iron ChinCruisin' for a Bruisin' · 1993
    These Two Boots of MineMolotov · 1998

    References

    The Bruisers Wikipedia
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