Dresden 45
Dresden 45 was formed in October of 1985 to participate in a battle of the bands competition sponsored by their high school. As fate would have it, the original members of D45 all attended Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas (a suburb of Houston) and wore starched uniforms five days a week. Exactly why four parochial school dudes were interested in playing hardcore (thrash, punk, metal, whatever you want to call it) is anyone's guess. Why they didn't win the damn thing is also something of a mystery.
The original members were Brumby Boylston, Charlie Hardwick, Oscar Gray and Patrick Godbey. Looking back Brumby's influence on the band was substantial and lasting. First of all, Brumby probably had the clearest vision of what the band Dresden 45 would become at the beginning. Also, the guy has a great record collection and introduced the rest of the guys to a slew of very cool bands that existed a little beneath the radar: Agnostic Front, Black Flag, The Crumsuckers, GWAR, Minor Threat, the Minutemen, the Offenders, Rich Kids on LSD, Suicidal Tendencies, and TSOL.
Not long after its founding, Dresden 45 was blowing roofs off some legendary Houston area clubs: Cabaret Voltaire, the Apocalypse Monster Club, Rockefellers, Fitzgerald's, Power Tools, and the Axiom. During D45's most active period (1985 -1990) they shared the stage with touring bands like ALL, the Descendents, DRI, the Exploited, Firehose, MDC, and NOFX, as well as great Texas bands like Dead Horse, the Hickoids, the Party Owls, Sugar Shack, and the Pain Teens. Dresden 45 played its last show of the 20th century on January 6, 1990 at the Axiom and went into a kind of hibernation.
As with most bands, D45 has seen a few changes in line up. Recounting who replaced whom-and when-is tedious. Let's say this though, when the band decided to reform all original members were petitioned. Three agreed, Brumby Charlie, and Patrick, which isn't bad. Next, they recruited Jeff Chavez (from Blatant Disregard) to fill Oscar's sizeable shoes. The band played their first reunion show in November of 2003. With the release of Paradise Lost (expanded) the band sees all their vinyl releases available on CD for the first time and in one complete package. So what if it's 10 year late? It was worth the wait.
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Paradise Lost (expanded)
(Arclight Records)
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Remastered by Jim Wilson (Bob Mould, Bad Livers, Mojo Nixon), Released 12/16/04, Copyright Dresden 45 2003
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