The Boogeymen
It started late 1999 and lasted only 8 months,
but Kevin's time as bassist with Great Day For Up (GDFU) is a memorable one.
It was the most successful band Kevin had been
a part of up to that point in his musical career (success measured in number of gigs played together,
professionalism, and level of dedication that kept 2 of
the original 5 members producing music under the same name, getting signed
and promoted for several years after).
It was coincidence that these tracks found their way onto this site. In time they had been forgotten. Below are excerpts from the one studio EP Kevin appeared on titled "Blue and Orange Bus", a live show at the famous CBGBs in New York, and another show months later at Valentine's, a local Albany New York music venue. The contrast in what GDFU was and what it became is remarkable.
The Lineup:
Michael Langone - Vocals
Michael Vitali - Guitar
Terry McCoy - Drums
Tom Burre - Guitar/noises
Kevin Heckeler - Bass
MP3s:
Great Day For Up - From Within (live)
Great Day For Up - Blue and Orange Bus
Great Day For Up - Flowers All Around Me (live)
© 2000 Enduro Records
Songwriter Scott Watts and Kevin continued their mayhem started under the Broken
Chords / Slightly Dimmed moniker. This time trying their hand at more
serious material that later evolved into what became the primary Boogeymen alternative rock sound.
Many of the songs were written and originally
released with the comedy material between 1994 and 1996. They were
dusted off, given a facelift and re-recorded January-February 2001.
Several new tracks emerged in the process and were added to the album.
While not professional quality performances, it does offer a
glimpse into where this project was heading. Songs like "Reaching Away" echo the promise of what was to come.
Scott sang and wrote the lyrics on most of the tracks. Kevin played guitar and was in charge of all phases of production. This was their first completely digital recording, utilizing an overclocked personal computer, various recording software, and a pair of $20 Radio Shack microphones. Included on this page are links to mp3s and a lyrics file for the entire album.
MP3s:
14 - Times Square Big Screen TV.mp3
15 - Suburban Irish Melody.mp3
MP3s:
Spankin the Plankin (benko)
Lap Steel, Bass, Rhythm guitars - Lewis Benko
Drums and engineering - Bo Rose
All Pumped Up (benko)
Bass and Lead guitars - Lewis Benko
Drums and engineering - Bo Rose
Clay Sparrow (ferro/benko)
Guitar and harmonica - Lewis Benko
Drums - Anthony Ferro
Bass - Dan Damon
from The Animal Control Sessions 1996, Scott Verner Studios
House of Pain (benko)
Performed by Lewis Benko
Sampling and engineering by Ben Escoe
Select Older MP3s (in chronological order) For select songs visit this page.
Lew's Nutz (benko) 10-25-01 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Slide guitars, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and Bass guitar
I Have Thoughts In My Mind (benko/heckeler) 12-22-01 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Bass guitar and Noises
Pamela's Got the Virus (benko) 03-25-02 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars, Harmonica, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Bass guitar
Yearbook (watts) 12-05-06 Scott Watts - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Electric, acoustic, and acoustic bass guitars
Hallow Way (heckeler/watts) 04-15-07 Scott Watts - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Acoustic and synthesized bass guitars Lew Benko - Lead guitar
Plays Me (heckeler/watts) 01-10-2008 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing Scott Watts - Vocals, lyrics
That Deadly Night [Remixed] (heckeler/vieira) 05-27-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars Mike Vieira - Vocals, Drum Programming, lyrics Brian Patrick - Drum Programming Josh Bennett - Original Drum Composition
Dubious Doobie (heckeler) 10-04-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
For newer songs visit this page. __________________________________________________ Kevin's Prior Projects:
Lew's Prior Projects:
All songs mixed, engineered, programmed, and produced by Kevin Heckeler in his modest home studio. |
Original Music and Video by The Boogeymen and The Boogiemen are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at www.the-boogeymen.com.