The Leaving Trains were an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California. The Leaving Trains were founded in 1980 by Falling James Moreland, a frontperson who became known for her chaotic performances and (prior to coming out as a trans woman[1]) penchant for cross-dressing.[2][3] Falling James had previously been a member of punk rock bands the Mongrels and the Downers before assembling the group with guitarist Manfred Hofer, bassist Tom Hofer, keyboardist Sylvia Juncosa and drummer Hillary Laddin.[4] They played locally for three years before releasing their first album, Well Down Blue Highway, in 1984.[5]
Following their Kill Tunes LP (1986) for SST Records, Mike Barnett and Eric Stringer replaced the Hofer brothers in the group's lineup.[4] Next came Fuck (SST, 1987),Transportational D. Vices (SST, 1988), and the Loser Illusion EP.[6] In 1989 Falling James was married to Courtney Love for a short while.[7] In 1991 Moreland briefly disbanded The Leaving Trains to form The Power of Sky.
Along with Power of Sky's bassist, Whitey Sims, Moreland reassembled Leaving Trains with a new lineup including Bobby Belltower (who had briefly played in the previous incarnation of the band) and Lenny Montoya. This lineup produced the album The Lump in My Forehead (recorded 1992, released 1993), but later in 1992 Chaz Ramirez (also known as a producer of such bands as Social Distortion and Stryper) and Dennis Carlin took over on bass and drums, respectively. Ramirez died on December 2, 1992 (of injuries sustained when an attic floor collapsed underneath him—some of his recordings with the Trains were posthumously released in 1994 on the album The Big Jinx), and Moreland was subsequently kicked out of the group. She went on to form a new band under the same name with Melanie Vammen on keyboards, Jimmy Green on Bass, and Allen Clark on drums.[4] This lineup yielded Smoke Follows Beauty in 1997.
The Leaving Trains' last studio album, Emotional Legs, features a variety of musicians: Melanie Vammen (now on guitar), Dennis Carlin, Maddog Karla, Miss Koko Puff, Andrew Buscher, Allen Clark, and Jimi Green. Emotional Legs was released on Steel Cage Records in 2001. The Leaving Trains, that same year, would also do their final live performance at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood as a backup band for Australian punk pioneer Rob Younger, performing songs Younger had done with Radio Birdman and The New Christs. In 2005, Steel Cage Records released a live Leaving Trains album called Amplified Pillows.
Moreland occasionally wrote for L.A. Weekly until 2020 and no longer performs music.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Leaving Trains news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message The Leaving Trains were an American indie rock band from Los Angeles California The Leaving Trains were founded in 1980 by Falling James Moreland a frontperson who became known for her chaotic performances and prior to coming out as a trans woman 1 penchant for cross dressing 2 3 Falling James had previously been a member of punk rock bands the Mongrels and the Downers before assembling the group with guitarist Manfred Hofer bassist Tom Hofer keyboardist Sylvia Juncosa and drummer Hillary Laddin 4 They played locally for three years before releasing their first album Well Down Blue Highway in 1984 5 The Leaving TrainsOriginLos Angeles CaliforniaGenresindie rock punk rock post punkYears active1980 2001LabelsEnigma Records SST RecordsPast membersJames Moreland Chris Whitey Sims Sylvia Juncosa Manfred Hofer Tom Hofer Hillary Laddin Contents 1 Career 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilation albums 4 ReferencesCareer editFollowing their Kill Tunes LP 1986 for SST Records Mike Barnett and Eric Stringer replaced the Hofer brothers in the group s lineup 4 Next came Fuck SST 1987 Transportational D Vices SST 1988 and the Loser Illusion EP 6 In 1989 Falling James was married to Courtney Love for a short while 7 In 1991 Moreland briefly disbanded The Leaving Trains to form The Power of Sky Along with Power of Sky s bassist Whitey Sims Moreland reassembled Leaving Trains with a new lineup including Bobby Belltower who had briefly played in the previous incarnation of the band and Lenny Montoya This lineup produced the album The Lump in My Forehead recorded 1992 released 1993 but later in 1992 Chaz Ramirez also known as a producer of such bands as Social Distortion and Stryper and Dennis Carlin took over on bass and drums respectively Ramirez died on December 2 1992 of injuries sustained when an attic floor collapsed underneath him some of his recordings with the Trains were posthumously released in 1994 on the album The Big Jinx and Moreland was subsequently kicked out of the group She went on to form a new band under the same name with Melanie Vammen on keyboards Jimmy Green on Bass and Allen Clark on drums 4 This lineup yielded Smoke Follows Beauty in 1997 The Leaving Trains last studio album Emotional Legs features a variety of musicians Melanie Vammen now on guitar Dennis Carlin Maddog Karla Miss Koko Puff Andrew Buscher Allen Clark and Jimi Green Emotional Legs was released on Steel Cage Records in 2001 The Leaving Trains that same year would also do their final live performance at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood as a backup band for Australian punk pioneer Rob Younger performing songs Younger had done with Radio Birdman and The New Christs In 2005 Steel Cage Records released a live Leaving Trains album called Amplified Pillows Moreland occasionally wrote for L A Weekly until 2020 and no longer performs music Members editOriginal lineup James Moreland vocals Manfred Hofer guitar Tom Hofer bass Sylvia Juncosa keyboards Hillary Laddin drums Later members Mike Barnett guitar Eric Stringer bass Bobby Belltower guitar Lenny Montoya drums Aaron Mo Ron Donovan on guitar Chris Whitey Sims vocals bass and guitar Chaz Ramirez bass Dennis Carlin drums Melanie Vammen guitar Jimmy Green bass Jack Rabid drums Allen Clark drums Sam Merrick guitar John Anglim drums Jason Kahn drums Miss Koko Puff bass Bruce Gunnell drums Terry Bag Graham DrumsDiscography editStudio albums edit Well Down Blue Highway Bemisbrain Enigma Records 1984 Kill Tunes SST Records 1986 Fuck SST 1987 Transportational D Vices SST 1988 Sleeping Underwater Survivors SST 1991 Loser Illusion Pt 0 EP SST 1991 The Lump in My Forehead SST 1993 The Big Jinx SST 1994 Drowned and Dragged EP SST 1995 Smoke Follows Beauty SST 1997 Compilation albums edit Favorite Mood Swings compilation SST 1998 Emotional Legs Steel Cage 2001 Amplified Pillows Steel Cage Records References edit Reardon Tom April 17 2020 Her story A conversation with L A journalist and musician Falling James OUTvoices Archived from the original on July 23 2021 Retrieved December 21 2023 Palmer Robert Rock amp roll an unruly history p 141 Punk rockers revolution a pedagogy of race class and gender Milagros Pena and Malott Curry a b c John Bush The Leaving Trains at Allmusic Gimarc George Post Punk Diary 1980 1982 Christgau Robert Christgau s consumer guide albums of the 90 s p 173 Courtney Love The Life of Love NY Rock Book Review www nyrock com Archived from the original on 2011 06 04 Retrieved 2015 11 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Leaving Trains amp oldid 1223787168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
