Happy Flowers was an American musical group, formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1983 by two members of the Landlords, John Beers ("Mr. Horribly Charred Infant", drums, vocals) and Charlie Kramer ("Mr. Anus", guitar, vocals), both students at the University of Virginia.[1][2] This duo combines improvisational noise punk guitar and drums with lyrics often written in the first person from the perspective of a child, with childlike intonation and grammar.[3] Their humorous songs are mainly about freak childhood accidents and common childhood gripes.
The Landlords were an early hardcore punk band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.[1] The band, consisting of four students from the University of Virginia, was formed at around October 1983. A month after the Landlords formed, the band began to break off into a number of other bands which included the Happy Flowers[1] When Beers and Kramer concentrated on their Happy Flowers work, Landlords bassist Eddie Jetlag continued his association with them by writing sleevenotes for their releases.[3] The Landlords continued for a few years after Happy Flowers started.[4]
Happy Flowers' first song, "Mom, I Gave the Cat Some Acid", was released during the summer of 1984 as a part of the compilation album called Brain of Stone. This was followed the same year by the band's first two EPs.[5] The band received a wider audience with the albums My Skin Covers My Body (1987) and I Crush Bozo (1988), both released by Homestead Records.[1][5] The 1990 album Lasterday I Was Been Bad featured drummer Scott Pickering on half of the tracks.[6] In March 2000, the band went on a four-date tour, the band's first tour in nearly ten years. In February 2004, the band reunited in Charlottesville, Virginia for a 20th anniversary performance, a limited-edition DVD from which is available from Lost Frog Productions. In March 2006, the band reunited again and played at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
Line-upedit
Mr. Horribly Charred Infant (vocals, instruments, non-instruments)
Mr. Anus (vocals, instruments, non-instruments)
Discographyedit
Landlords discographyedit
It's a Teenage House Party With The Landlords LP (1984), Catch Trout
happy, flowers, american, musical, group, formed, charlottesville, virginia, 1983, members, landlords, john, beers, horribly, charred, infant, drums, vocals, charlie, kramer, anus, guitar, vocals, both, students, university, virginia, this, combines, improvisa. Happy Flowers was an American musical group formed in Charlottesville Virginia in 1983 by two members of the Landlords John Beers Mr Horribly Charred Infant drums vocals and Charlie Kramer Mr Anus guitar vocals both students at the University of Virginia 1 2 This duo combines improvisational noise punk guitar and drums with lyrics often written in the first person from the perspective of a child with childlike intonation and grammar 3 Their humorous songs are mainly about freak childhood accidents and common childhood gripes Happy FlowersOriginCharlottesville VirginiaGenresPunk rock Noise rock NoiseYears active1983 presentLabelsHomesteadMembersMr Anus Charlie Kramer Mr Horribly Charred Infant John Beers Contents 1 History 2 Line up 3 Discography 3 1 Landlords discography 3 2 Happy Flowers albums 3 3 Happy Flowers singles and EPs 4 Videography 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Landlords were an early hardcore punk band from Charlottesville Virginia United States 1 The band consisting of four students from the University of Virginia was formed at around October 1983 A month after the Landlords formed the band began to break off into a number of other bands which included the Happy Flowers 1 When Beers and Kramer concentrated on their Happy Flowers work Landlords bassist Eddie Jetlag continued his association with them by writing sleevenotes for their releases 3 The Landlords continued for a few years after Happy Flowers started 4 Happy Flowers first song Mom I Gave the Cat Some Acid was released during the summer of 1984 as a part of the compilation album called Brain of Stone This was followed the same year by the band s first two EPs 5 The band received a wider audience with the albums My Skin Covers My Body 1987 and I Crush Bozo 1988 both released by Homestead Records 1 5 The 1990 album Lasterday I Was Been Bad featured drummer Scott Pickering on half of the tracks 6 In March 2000 the band went on a four date tour the band s first tour in nearly ten years In February 2004 the band reunited in Charlottesville Virginia for a 20th anniversary performance a limited edition DVD from which is available from Lost Frog Productions In March 2006 the band reunited again and played at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin Texas Line up editMr Horribly Charred Infant vocals instruments non instruments Mr Anus vocals instruments non instruments Discography editLandlords discography edit It s a Teenage House Party With The Landlords LP 1984 Catch Trout Our Favorite Songs EP 1987 Catch Trout Fitzgerald s Paris LP 2016 Feel It Records Happy Flowers albums edit My Skin Covers My Body 1987 Homestead I Crush Bozo 1988 Homestead Oof 1989 Homestead Lasterday I Was Been Bad 1990 Homestead Compilations Making the Bunny Pay 1987 Catch Trout compilation of first two EPs Too Many Bunnies Not Enough Mittens 1989 Homestead Flowers on 45 The Homestead Singles 1992 Homestead Happy Flowers singles and EPs edit Songs for Children 7 inch EP 1984 Catch Trout Now We Are Six 7 inch EP 1986 Catch Trout They Cleaned My Cut Out With a Wire Brush 1988 Homestead BB Gun 1989 Homestead Call Me Pudge 1990 Homestead The Peel Sessions 7 inch EP 1991 HomesteadVideography edit20th Anniversary Show DVD 2006 References edit a b c d Strong Martin C 2003 The Great Indie Discography Canongate ISBN 1 84195 335 0 p 362 3 Foster Patrick I Crush Bozo Review Allmusic retrieved 2010 08 30 a b Robbins Ira amp Schinder Scott Happy Flowers Trouser Press retrieved 2010 08 30 Crigler Pete 2010 Keeping It Tight in the Old Dominion A History of Virginia Rock Music Dog Ear Publishing ISBN 978 1 60844 414 4 p 31 a b Ankeny Jason Happy Flowers Biography Allmusic retrieved 2010 08 30 Hamlin Andrew Lasterday I Was Been Bad Review Allmusic retrieved 2010 08 30External links edit The Incomplete and Fairly Dull History of Happy Flowers Archived from the original on 2007 01 29 Retrieved November 17 2021 Happy Flowers entry at Monocular Times Happy Flowers at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Happy Flowers amp oldid 1137802702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
