#61: SGR

But I gotta get my ass out of this lame town

Number 61 is SGR, who I saw live twice but were so good that they come in this high on the countdown.

Wiki says: SGR was a ska band from Voorhees, New Jersey that formed as a five piece act in 1996, during the United States third wave ska boom. The band's catalog spans four albums (one released on cassette, three others on compact disc), a live recording, and a handful of compilation appearances. The band's last live show took place in June 2007.

Discovery: For the Crazy Indian (1997)

Livin' The Good Life (1999)

The Tenby Chase (2002)

Atomic Pony (2005)

Favorite Songs: V-Town

Constellation

Metuchen

Somethings Never Change

Looking Down

Years Active: 1996-2005, 2007

Seen Live: 2 times (2005 Montclair, NJ. 2005 Asbury Park, NJ)

SGR I saw live at one of my first shows in May of 05, and promptly bought one of their albums, "Atomic Pony". They were already excellent live, and on CD they were even better. Later that fall I saw them in Asbury Park with the Ska is Dead tour, and they were even better. Unfortunately, that was the end of them. They stopped touring following Ska is Dead, and were essentially never heard from again until their reunion in 2007. Their website is no more, and as you will see, Youtube doesn't keep their legacy alive. I have a recording session with Matt doing the vocals on "Potter's Field" and then a cover of one of their songs, as performed by the Distorted Penguins

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