College Radio Classics Vol. 1 - The Connells

Back in the glory days of college radio in the mid-80's, I was a huge fan of The Connells from Raleigh, North Carolina. Purveyors of jangly pop, The Connells had a great run that began with their 1985 album, Darker Days. Their most recent album came out in 2001 and they continue to play the occassional show.

The Connells were often written off as REM wannabes - but let's face it, what college radio band back in the Eighties wasn't influenced by Stipe and Company? But I say The Connells stood their own firm ground with influences from The Byrds and The Smiths and they made some great records. While they've gone through some personnel changes over the years, The Connells lineup for the longest stretch was mostly brothers David and Mike Connell on bass and guitar, George Huntley on guitar, lead vocalist Doug MacMillan and drummer Peele Wimberley. Keyboarding Steve Potak was added to the band in 1991. They released seven albums on TVT Records before departing the label.

I say it's high time for one of those Rhino Records "Best-of's."

'74-'75 - The Connells
Stone Cold Yesterday - The Connells
Something To Say - The Connells


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