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| The '''Big Boys''' were a pioneering ] who are credited with helping introduce the new style of ] that became popular in the 1980s. | |||
| Based in ] the band members were ] on vocals, Tim Kerr on ] and Chris Gates on ]. Over the years the group played with four ] in all; Steve Collier, Greg Murray, Fred Shultz and ]. The hardcore punk style, a development from the earlier ] sound, arose spontaneously in various cities, but in Austin it was represented by ], Big Boys and ]. The bands often played with each other, and Big Boys and The Dicks released a split single and an LP, ''Live At Raul's'', together. Big Boys shows were legendary, frequently involving food fights, 'Biscuit' in a ], or dress, and invitations to the audience to come up and sing along, which often occurred. At the end of early shows the band was famous for yelling, "OK y'all, go start your own band". The Big Boys are credited as well with the introduction of ] rhythms to hardcore, producing ], an innovation influential on later bands such as ]. They were also one of the first bands involved in the ] scene, appearing in '']'' skateboarding magazine and in ''Thrasher'''s videos, and had their own Big Boys ]. After a ] show in Austin that ended in controversy involving Biscuit (and later inspired the song "Pay to Come Along" by ]), conflicts began to arise within the band, specificly between Biscuit And Chris. The Big Boys played their last show very unexpectedly. Biscuit and Chris never spoke to each other again. | |||
| Tim Kerr went on to play with many bands, including ], Bad Mutha Goose, Monkeywrench, Jack O Fire, Lord High Fixers and, in ], ].He has also been involved with the recording of bands. Chris Gates was also with Poison 13 and ] but his last outfit was ]. Of their drummers, Rey Washam has played consistently with such groups as ], ], and ]. Randy Turner has performed with ], Cargo Cult, and ], the latter band contributing the song "All Broke Down" to ]' ''Outpunk Dance Party'' compilation. In ] the ] band ] released the song "Ode", a homage to Randy 'Biscuit' Turner and Gary Floyd of The Dicks as well as ] of ], as inspirational openly ] men in the hardcore punk scene. Big Boys were innovative in many ways and were influential in the direction music and music scenes would take in their wake. Randy Turner was found dead from ] complications in his home on August 18, 2005. | |||
| ===Singles=== | |||
| *''Frat Cars'' 7" single (1980) on Big Boys Records | |||
| *''Wipe Out/ I'm Sorry'' ] ] promo 7" | |||
| *''Recorded Live At Raul's Club'' a double 7" split with ] (1980) on ] | |||
| *''Fun Fun Fun'' 12" EP (1982) on ] | |||
| ===Albums=== | |||
| *''Live At Raul's'' split LP with The Dicks (1980) on ] (1981) | |||
| *''Where's My Towel/Industry Standard'' on ] (1981) | |||
| *''Lullabies Help The Brain Grow'' on Moment Productions (1983) | |||
| *''No Matter How Long The Line At The Cafeteria, There's Always A Seat'' on Enigma (1984) | |||
| ===See also=== | |||
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| ===External links=== | |||
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| * - Big Boys interview from 1983 | |||
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