#ernie brooks

[mymelodic-chapel]

The Modern Lovers- The Modern Lovers (Proto-Punk, Garage Rock, Art Rock) Released: August 1976 [Beserkley Records] Producer(s): Robert Appère, John Cale, Allan Mason

[spilladabalia]

the MODERN LOVERS "Someone I Care About" 1972

video for Someone I Care About by the MODERN LOVERS: Jonathan Richman, Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, and David Robinson. Originally recorded 1972, released on Beserkley records 1976.

[reluctant-martyrs]

Proto-punk band The Modern Lovers accompanied by music journalist Danny Fields, c. 1973

Members include:

Jonathan Richman, Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads), David Robinson (of The Cars), Ernie Brooks (worked with David Johansen, Arthur Russell, Elliott Murphy, and Gary Lucas) and John Felice (of The Real Kids)

(C) Photographer currently unknown

[c-40]

A-T-2 238 The Necessaries - Event Horizon

The legend goes Arthur Russell abruptly quits The Necessaries by jumping out of the van at the mouth of the Holland Tunnel in New York, while on the way to an important gig. Before he did that though there was 1.5 albums and a single he contributed too. Long time Arthur Russell collaborator Ernie Brookes (bassist for The Modern Lovers) convinces Arthur to join them in 1981. If you know the Arthur Russell compilation Love Is Taking Over Me, Ernie Brookes plays on nearly every track on that, another Arthur Russell collaborator Peter Zummo is brought in to play on the album, Brookes, Zummo, and Russell had been in The Flying Hearts together. Both Big Sky and Event Horizon are produced by Bob Blank at Blank Tapes. Bob Blank is engineer in the studio for a lot of Arthur Russell's disco and experimental output. Lola who releases Wax The Van co-written and performed by Arthur Russell is Bob Blank's wife. On track Driving And Talking At The Same Time Arthur Russell's keyboard is reminiscent of Is It All Over My Face... although more power pop

I think there's a valid case for comparison with early REM

"Event Horizon represents the partial overhaul given to The Necessaries’ first record Big Sky (1981). Renamed and relaunched in 1982, The New York Rocker described the revised LP as benefitting from “some shuffling, some trimming of deadweight and the setting of real gems in their place."" Be With Records remastered and reissued the album in 2017 https://www.bewithrecords.com/products/the-necessaries-event-horizon-lp

On the Run

Driving and Talking at the Same Time

The Finish Line

[theunderestimator-2]

R’n’r history being made before our eyes:

Boston proto punk heroes The Modern Lovers performing in their classic lineup (Jonathan Richman, Ernie Brooks, David Robinson & Jerry Harrison) on Cambridge Common near Harvard Square, Massachusetts, back in 1971, as documented by Steve Nelson.

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[jgthirlwell]

10.4.19 Rhys Chatham presented a commission The Sun Too Close to the Earth at Issue Project Room, joined by Jonathan Kane, Anthony Coleman, Ernie Brooks, and Karen Haglof, Jaimie Branch, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Sarah Register, Reut Regev, and Jen Baker. Opening the evening Zeena Parkins and Jonathan Kane performed as a duo in tribute the the late IPR founder Suzanne Fiol.

[whatsthesound]

Jonathan Richman: In Love with the Modern World

Ernie Brooks' chance encounter with Jonathan Richman led to a wild ride as one of the founding members of the legendary Modern Lovers, perhaps the greatest alt-rock, pre-punk, indie band that no one has ever seen.

This is a fascinating insider account of one of my favorite bands. Serves to debunk the myth i had picked up that all was right until the band went on to record in a studio in Bermuda and Richman got all lost in the happy vibe of the local sound. Turns out those troubles had started much earlier.

But this is perhaps the most striking anecdote, from the band’s early days:

The funniest thing was Clive Davis (head of Columbia Records) coming to see us in this school gym in north Cambridge. We’d set up with our PA, and there were probably 50 totally bored, indifferent high school students there.

So Clive was there—he couldn’t hear shit and actually had his ear up against this Shure Vocal Master Speaker—and just said, “These lyrics can be taken on many different levels!”

Clive offered us a record contract, but we didn’t go with him. That was when we started our insanity, thinking we were hot shit and we were going to go check out everybody in the business to find the best manager and the one record company that was worthy of the Modern Lovers.

[ozkar-krapo]

The MODERN LOVERS “The original Modern Lovers” (LP. Mohawk rcds. 1981 / rec. 1972) [US]