The Neats
The Neats were a Boston rock band that existed from the late 1970s to early 1990s. They first recorded for the independent Propeller label, which in 1981 released the song, "Six", a swirling, Vox-washed slab of garage rock reminiscent of Question Mark & the Mysterians. The following year, their well-received debut, 7-song EP, The Monkey's Head in the Corner of the Room, was released on Boston's Ace of Hearts Records. It was voted one of the best EPs of 1982 in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll. Three full-length albums followed. The band featured well-crafted songs and a psychedelic power pop sound in a similar vein as The Dream Syndicate and The Feelies. They occasionally played on the same bill as Mission of Burma; they once toured nationally with R.E.M..Members
- Eric Martin – Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Vox Organ
- Phil Caruso – Guitar, Vocals
- Jerry Channell – Bass, Vocals
- Jay Parham – Bass, Vocals
- David Lee – Bass, guitar
- Terry Hanley – Drums
Contributed on Crash at Crush
- Ted Pine – Keyboards, Vocals
- Dave "Bone" Pedersen – Vocals
- Stona Fitch – Accordion, Vocals
- Joe Harvard – Guitar, Vocals
- Akshay Obhrai – Banjo, vocals
Discography
EPs
- The Monkey's Head in the Corner of the Room
Albums
- Neats
- Crash at Crush
- Blues End Blue
Compilations
- "NEATS" 1981-84 The Ace Of Hearts Years
- "Six" appears on Propeller Product – 7" 33⅓ rpm EP
- "Do the Things" and a live version of "Another Broken Dream" appears on a Propeller Cassette Tape, sold by Newbury Comics in Boston
