Lyres are a Boston-area garage rock band led by Jeff Conolly, founded in 1979[1] following the breakup of DMZ. Their most popular songs included "Don't Give It Up Now," 'She Pays The Rent' and "Help You Ann". The original lineup of the band featured Conolly, Rick Coraccio (bass), Ricky Carmel (guitar), and Paul Murphy (drums). By 1981, The Boston Phoenix was calling Lyres "the city’s reigning garage band."[2]
Jeff Conolly (organ, vocals) Steve Aquino (guitar) Paul Murphy (drums) Dave Szczepaniak (bass)
Past members
Rick Coraccio (bass) Timm Buechler (bass) T.J. O'Brien (guitar) Jeff Gregory (drums) Jeff Phelps (bass) Jason Eaton (guitar) Jared Everett (guitar) Ricky Carmel (guitar) Danny McCormack (guitar) John Bernardo (drums) Jack Hickey (guitar) Matt Miklos (bass) John Smith (drums) Bob MacKenzie (drums) Howard Ferguson (drums) Mike Lewis (bass) Peter Greenberg (guitar) Phil Lenker (bass)
Lyres were less active in 1989, due to Conolly living in California for a brief period. After a renewed period of activity in the early 1990s, the band went through a dormant period until 1999. Conolly is the one member who has been in every lineup during the large number of Lyres personnel changes. In 2009, Lyres played at the Go Sinner So festival in Madrid and an additional date in Porto Nuovo. This line-up included a fill-in Peter Greenberg on guitar.
Orange Rooftops - T.J. O'Brien, Jeff Gregory, Jeff Phelps, Jason Eaton
Referencesedit
^ ab. Limbos.org. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
^Simmons, Doug (8 September 1981). "Honest Lyres". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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lyres, band, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, lyres, band, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2010, learn, when, remove, this, message, . This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Lyres band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Lyres are a Boston area garage rock band led by Jeff Conolly founded in 1979 1 following the breakup of DMZ Their most popular songs included Don t Give It Up Now She Pays The Rent and Help You Ann The original lineup of the band featured Conolly Rick Coraccio bass Ricky Carmel guitar and Paul Murphy drums By 1981 The Boston Phoenix was calling Lyres the city s reigning garage band 2 LyresOriginBoston Massachusetts United StatesGenresGarage rock alternative rockYears active1979 1979 presentMembersJeff Conolly organ vocals Steve Aquino guitar Paul Murphy drums Dave Szczepaniak bass Past membersRick Coraccio bass Timm Buechler bass T J O Brien guitar Jeff Gregory drums Jeff Phelps bass Jason Eaton guitar Jared Everett guitar Ricky Carmel guitar Danny McCormack guitar John Bernardo drums Jack Hickey guitar Matt Miklos bass John Smith drums Bob MacKenzie drums Howard Ferguson drums Mike Lewis bass Peter Greenberg guitar Phil Lenker bass Websitewww limbos org lyres Former DMZ members Coraccio Murphy Peter Greenberg and Mike Lewis all rejoined Conolly in Lyres at some point from 1979 to the early 2000s 1 The A Bones drummer Miriam Linna a former drummer for The Cramps and then A Bones Yo La Tengo and former Lyres bass player Mike Lewis filled in with Lyres for a show in 1986 Stiv Bators of The Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church and Wally Tax of The Outsiders also recorded with Lyres in the late 1980s Lyres were less active in 1989 due to Conolly living in California for a brief period After a renewed period of activity in the early 1990s the band went through a dormant period until 1999 Conolly is the one member who has been in every lineup during the large number of Lyres personnel changes In 2009 Lyres played at the Go Sinner So festival in Madrid and an additional date in Porto Nuovo This line up included a fill in Peter Greenberg on guitar Contents 1 Current line up 2 Discography incomplete 2 1 LP albums 2 2 EPs 2 3 Singles 2 4 Compact Discs 2 5 Compilations 3 In other media 4 Related bands 5 References 6 External linksCurrent line up editJeff Conolly organ vocals Steve Aquino guitar Paul Murphy drums Dave Szczepaniak bass Discography incomplete editLP albums edit On Fyre 1984 Lyres Lyres 1986 Recorded Live At Cantones Pryct PR 1003 1987 A Promise Is a Promise 1988 She Pays the Rent Live 1988 Live 1983 Let s Have A Party Pryct PR 1004 1989 Happy Now 1992 Some Lyres 1994 EPs edit AHS1005 12 45 rpm Ace of Hearts 1981 title commonly referenced as Buried Alive after the first track on the disc Lyres 1985 New Rose Nobody But Lyres 12 33 rpm TAANG Records 1992 Singles edit How Do You Know b w Don t Give It Up Now Sounds Interesting S145 002A B 1979 Here s a Heart w Stiv b w Touch and She s Got Eyes That Tell Lies Ace of Hearts Records AHS 2015 1988 Help You Ann Self Centered Girl Telstar Records 1993 We Sell Soul b w Busy Body Tanng Records 62 NR 18682 1 2006 Don t Give It Up Now c w How Do You Know Dirty Water Records 2007 Compact Discs edit On Fyre 8 Bonus Tracks New Rose 35 CD 1984 A Promise Is A Promise Ace Of Hearts AHS 325 1988 Compilations edit Hotel Massachusetts In other media editThe song Help You Ann was featured on the game Destroy all Humans 2 and on the TV show Rescue Me Related bands editBarrence Whitfield And The Savages Howard Ferguson Peter Greenberg Phil Lenker DMZ Jeff Conolly Mike Lewis Peter Greenberg Paul Murphy The Real Kids Howard Ferguson The Zantees Mike Lewis The A Bones Mike Lewis Yo La Tengo Mike Lewis Darker My Love Jared Everett Orange Rooftops T J O Brien Jeff Gregory Jeff Phelps Jason EatonReferences edit a b Lyres and DMZ lines up Limbos org Archived from the original on 2009 06 01 Retrieved 2010 05 09 Simmons Doug 8 September 1981 Honest Lyres The Boston Phoenix Retrieved 17 April 2024 External links edithttps web archive org web 20061021090146 http www rockinboston com lyres htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lyres band amp oldid 1219425506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
