The Buck Pets

The Buck Pets were an American melodarenagarage rock band formed in the late 1980s in Dallas, Texas. Initially they were promoted and well supported by Island, releasing The Buck Pets, and the slightly more melodic follow up Mercurotones. But on the eve of the release of Mercurotones, Island was acquired by PolyGram- the A&R staff were let go and projects were shelved while the new owners evaluated their new property and the Pets were sadly overlooked. They had a brief opening spots on tour with Neil Young for the Ragged Glory Tour - with Social Distortion (and were regularly blowing Social D (But not NY) off the stage; and then Jane's Addiction - possibly inspiring Perrys later song Pets(?) But even if commercial success was out of reach they recorded two really solid pre-grunge hard rock albums. As a coda, The Buck Pets released the more restrained, melancholy album To the Quick in 1993 on the independent label Restless. On April 10, 2010, The Buck Pets reunited for a one night show at the club Trees in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, Texas and released RARES (and unreleased) a collection of rare and previously unreleased material. INFLUENCES: The Replacements, Buzzcocks and The Jesus and Mary Chain Tony Alba – drums Ian Beach – bass Ricky Pearson – drums (To the Quick) Chris Savage – guitar, vocals Chuck Smith – bass (The Sound of Deep Ellum) Andy Thompson – guitar, lead vocals Albums The Buck Pets (Island, 1989) Mercurotones (Island, 1990) To the Quick (Restless, 1993) RARES (and unreleased) (Self-published, 2010) Singles D'Agostino, John (April 23, 1991). "COMMENTARY : Colorful Chameleon : Music: Fans that have stuck by as Neil Young changed from one style to another are finally rewarded with his newest effort. He plays the Sports Arena tonight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Liles, Jeff (February 20, 2009). "Echoes and Reverberations: The Bad Sleep Good or Not At All". Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Greenman, Ben (July 28, 1993). "Pets Sounds". Miami New Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Wilonsky, Robert (April 8, 2010). "The Buck Pets Return For Their Own Reasons". Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Mic The Tiger: https://web.archive.org/web/20100409072015/http://www.micthetiger.com/ Atlas Throat: http://www.myspace.com/atlasthroat