Black And White / Dynamite / She's Not Worried / The Fight / Espionage / Tearjerking' / Baby Talk / Cycles Per Second / Bad Reputation / Big Brown Eyes / I'm In Love / Moving In You Sleep / Judy / Happenstance / We Were Happy There / Living A Lie / From A Window To A Screen / Ask For Jill / Amplifier / Soul Kiss / Neverland / Storm Warning / Ups And Downs / Nothing Is Wrong / In Spain / I Feel Good (Today).
Tracks 1-13: "Stands For Decibels" (1981) Produced by Alan Betrock
Tracks 14-26: "Repercussion" (1982) Produced by Scott Litt
The dB's: Gene Holder: bass / Will Rigby: drums / Chris Stamey: guitar, vocals, keyboards / Peter Holsapple: guitar, vocals, keyboards.
Playing sharp, tuneful songs with a hint of psychedelia and some challenging melodic angles, the dB's were the band that bridged the gap between classic '70s power pop (defined by bands such as Big Star, Badfinger, and the Scruffs) and the jangly new wave of smart pop, personified by R.E.M. And while the dB's spent the bunk of their career living and working on the East Coast, they were the among the first and most important representatives of the Southern branch of the new wave; most of the group's members hailed from North Carolina, bringing a Southern warmth to music that sometimes sounded cold and spare in the hands of others.
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