The Bruisers were pioneers of the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed … Read Full Bio ↴The Bruisers were pioneers of the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston Punk band Dropkick Murphys), Scotty Davies (bass), Jeff Morris (guitar) and Rodger Shosa (drums). Morris is now a guitarist and lead vocalist for Death & Taxes, and a former guitarist for Mark Lind & the Unloved. Former guitarist Rick Wimert died 1995.
The first band members were skinheads (although not white power skinheads). After a few years and lineup changes, the band and their style changed slightly. By 1996, Al Barr was the only remaining original member of The Bruisers. One notable release by the band was a 7" split with Barr's future band Dropkick Murphys in 1997. After 10 years, the band broke up in 1998. The Bruisers had a reunion concert on September 14, 2005 at The Roxy in Boston. The bill included local acts The Ducky Boys and Tommy & The Terrors, as well as The Casualties from New York City.[1] The Bruisers played a second reunion show on August 31, 2012 headlining the first night of the 2000 Tons of TNT Fest at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT.
The first band members were skinheads (although not white power skinheads). After a few years and lineup changes, the band and their style changed slightly. By 1996, Al Barr was the only remaining original member of The Bruisers. One notable release by the band was a 7" split with Barr's future band Dropkick Murphys in 1997. After 10 years, the band broke up in 1998. The Bruisers had a reunion concert on September 14, 2005 at The Roxy in Boston. The bill included local acts The Ducky Boys and Tommy & The Terrors, as well as The Casualties from New York City.[1] The Bruisers played a second reunion show on August 31, 2012 headlining the first night of the 2000 Tons of TNT Fest at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT.
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The Bruisers Lyrics
All Messed Up I can't get what I want Stood up shot down and…
Badlands Do you ever find yourself living in the past The life…
Better Days I got a car shining bright as day Tearing it up…
Chase The Wind It's a place where greater men than I have gone And…
Chrome Cruisin' down the boulevard where Chrome was king in the st…
End Of The Line I save all my suffering for myself I won't share the…
Forty Miles Of Bad Road Don't let me bring you down When I'm too tough to…
Gates Of Hell When you hear me knocking don't you give a second…
Hard Line There's shattered glass on the rocks by the riverbed Where …
Lunatic Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I'm…
Mainliner Well he got on a train at a really young…
Ode To Johnny It doesn't pay to try All the smart boys know why It…
Police Oppression I just cant take much more of this oppression I'm…
Still Standing Up Looks like I've been down this road before The faces…
The Way It Goes He bought the car for 500 bucks It took every cent…
Time Is Now Time is now how much more do you need To stand…
Up In Flames Up in flames and down and out That's where you find…