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* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/da_main.html Obik's Da page and]  
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/da_main.html Obik's Da page and]  
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/albums/da_timewillbekind.html Obik's Da Album cover]
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/albums/da_timewillbekind.html Obik's Da Album cover]
*[[http://www.mobilerecording.com/credits3.html Timothy Powel recorded both Busted at Oz, and Time Will Be Kind.    He still lists this on his companies home page even though his Metro Mobile Recording has been big and important for years now.]]  
*[[http://www.mobilerecording.com/credits3.html Timothy Powell recorded both Busted at Oz, and Time Will Be Kind.    He still lists this on his companies home page even though his Metro Mobile Recording has been big and important for years now.]]  
*[[http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/illinois/da_7.jpg Dark Rooms 45 jacket from www.collectorscum.com]]
*[[http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/illinois/da_7.jpg Dark Rooms 45 jacket from www.collectorscum.com]]
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Revision as of 05:00, 30 May 2006

Da was an early Chicago punk band tinted with a dash of goth and a pinch of Velvet Underground. In addition, the gender balance was initially 3 women and 1 man, and then later 2 and 2. That alone was (and remains) unusual.

Singer/bassplayer Lorna Donley wrote most (all?) of the lyrics, and sang them with an effective, aggresive, dark tone. Her melodic bass parts were generally alert and clever. Guitar players Gaylene Goudreau and David Thomas not only played with great complementarity, they were also actually interesting to watch in live performance. Dawn Fisher completed the distaff majority contributing a basic but relentless drum section. Bob Furem replaced Fisher and most at the time agreed he added a much needed shot of Buzzcocks-like energy.


Current Lineup

Releases

  • Dark Rooms 7" 45 (Autumn, 1981)
    • A. Dark Rooms
    • B. White Castles
  • Time Will Be Kind 12" EP (Autumn Records, 1982)
    • 1. Next to Nothing
    • 2. Strangers
    • 3. Silent Snow
    • 4. Three Shadows
    • 5. This Doubt

Compilations

  • Busted at Oz (Autumn Records, 1981) - Live versions of "The Killer" and "Fish Shit".

History

References

External Links