The Breetles
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| The Breetles | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Jersey, USA |
| Genre(s) | Powerpop |
| Years active | 1985 — present |
| Label(s) | Shuss/No Fault Records, Permanent Press |
The Breetles are an American powerpop band, led by Chris Breetveld. They formed in Kendall Park, South Brunswick, New Jersey around 1985, becoming one of the founding rocks of the "Kendall Park Sound". They have been termed a combination of The Who, The Beatles, The Byrds, Nazz, and Todd Rundgren.[1]
[edit] Discography
- model24 (2006)
- Don't Smile (2003) double CD album
- Writerscramp (2000)
- Spooj (1996)
- Pop Go! The Breetles (1995)
- Ego, The Story of the Sures (1998)
- Breetles 3 (1988)
- Arkansas Traveler (1987)
- Squares In Pairs (1986)
Chris Breetveld is noted for being an amazingly prolific songwriter, [2] with "impressively, aggressively original" melodies.[3] He has also recorded with a number of other performers:
- as band member: The Statics, The RoadApples, Shot In The Head, The Rockin' Bricks, Duf Davis+The Book Club, Confession, The Kootz, The Grip Weeds, Big Help!, Children Of Al, Breetfallo Springveld.
- as special guest: Chris Butler (pump organ, vocals), R. Stevie Moore (keyboards, etc.), Tommy James (backing vocals, "Sweet Cherry Wine" re-make), Tiny Tim (drums), Beatlemania (drums- yeah,that's right-Ringo), The Punsters (acoustic guitar),, Fire Ballet (bass), Bobby "Boris" Pickett (bass, vocals) @ CBGBs Halloween 1978 with The dB's and Big Help!
