The Cynics
The Cynics are an American garage rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic, bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist Becky Smith (later founder of New York City's Bellwether gallery), who debuted with their first album, Blue Train Station in 1986. Becky Smith wrote one of the four extra tracks included on the expanded reissue of Twelve Flights Up, entitled Sixteen Flights Up. Read Full BioThe Cynics are an American garage rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic, bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist Becky Smith (later founder of New York City's Bellwether gallery), who debuted with their first album, Blue Train Station in 1986. Becky Smith wrote one of the four extra tracks included on the expanded reissue of Twelve Flights Up, entitled Sixteen Flights Up. (The other three tracks are cover songs.) They underwent a number of lineup changes culminating in 1990s Rock and Roll album. Get Hip Records is their independent record label.
Members
Gregg Kostelich - Guitar (1983–1994; 2002–present)
Michael Kastelic - Lead vocals, percussion (1985–1994; 2002–present)
Pablo González "Pibli" - Drums (2008–present)
Angel Kaplan - Bass guitar (2008–present)
Past members
Mark Keresmann - Lead vocals (1983-1985)
Becky Smith - Keyboard (1986–1988)
Bill von Hagen - Drums (1983–1987, 1988)
Mike Kolesar - Drums (1987–1988, 1988–1989)
Mike Quinlan - Drums (1988, 1991)
Amy Mathesius - Bass (1985–1986)
Max Terasauro - Drums (1993–1994)
Pam Reyner - Bass (1983–1984)
Steve Magee - Bass (1986–1990)
Kris Kasperowski - Bass (1990–1992)
Mike Michalski - Bass (1992–1994)
Dave Vucenich - Bass, backing vocals (1993–1994) (November 13, 1966 - February 5, 2017)
Richard Schnapp - Guitar (1985)
Smith Hutchings - Bass (2002)
Thomas Hohn - Drums (1989–1991; 2002)
Jack "JACKIE ROBIN" Schmitt- Drums (1991 European tour) (2004-2005)
Discography
Albums
Blue Train Station (1987)
Twelve Flights Up (1988) - reissue as Sixteen Flights Up (2000)
Rock 'n' Roll (1989)
Learn to Lose (1993)
Get Our Way (1994)
Living is the Best Revenge (2002)
Here We Are (2007)
Spinning Wheel Motel (2011)
Singles
Painted My Heart/Sweet Young Thing (1984)
No Place to Hide/Hard Times (1985)
Lying All The Time/Summer's Gone (1986)
'69/Friday Night (1986 - Fan Club)
No Way/Dancing On The Walls (1987)
I'm In Pittsburgh and It's Raining/Smoke Rings (1988 - Fan Club)
I Don't Need You/Girl, You're On My Mind (1990)
Buick Mackane/Born to Lose (1991)
Right Here With You/Learn to Lose (1992)
I Live Alone/Hand In Hand (1993)
Live[edit]
No Siesta Tonight (Live in Madrid) (1994)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania guitarist/producer/record company head Gregg Kostelich is the frenetic force behind THE CYNICS. He managed to keep the band afloat in the wake of constant personnel changes, he recorded some of the finest garage tracks ever, and also launched one of the best independent record labels of the 1980s. THE CYNICS’ style has been clear since their 1983 inception: fuzzed ultra-distorted guitar, screaming, moaning vocals, with a straight-ahead no frills rhythm section. The influences are extreme ‘60s Punk, R&B, and other loud, frantic trash. Gregg has occasionally steered the band into flirtations with folk-rock and little pop, but it’s the grunged-out punkers that have created THE CYNICS’ reputation. Their first two 45s were released by the Californian Dionysus label, but soon after Gregg had established his own Pittsburgh-based GET HIP RECORDS. This new indy label would release all of THE CYNICS subsequent discs, as well as those by several dozen other cool groups around the globe.
Though Gregg’s guitar is the backbone of the band, vocalist Michael Kastelic’s contribution to THE CYNICS sound cannot be underestimated. In concert (and on record) he screeches, wails, and moans with great abandon, while his frail, thin body shakes throughout the room. Michael is a truly possessed frontman. On and off bassist Steve Magee should also be noted for his fine artwork for both THE CYNICS and many of the GET HIP releases. The initial line-up featured the talents and 60’s looks of keyboard player Becky Smith. After she left the band in the late 80’s they stayed with the simple but strong guitar/singer/bass/drums that they currently display.
Each and every CYNICS release is a passage into the depths of simple, heartfelt punk rock. It should be noted that their live perfomances can be just as effective as their vinyl. A bit “harder rock” sound began to creep into band’s style as the ‘90s dawned. But with their last album “Get Our Way” they proved they haven’t forgotten any of their influences and once again you hear incursions into Garage, Punk, Folk-Rock and even Psych (with surprising farfisa and theremin parts in a couple songs).
In an interview on March 21, 1986, Gregg Kostelich said “I was maybe 4 or 5 when I started collecting Garage records, and I’ve been listening to that type of music ever since. And I was lucky enough to see a couple of shows I was a little kid…my parents would bring to see bands like THE SONICS and THE BLUE MAGOOS and THE WHO, when I was about 7 or 8! I didn’t know what was going on really, but it was really exciting. I was kinda embarrassed in a way because I was with my parents.” When I mentioned that this early exposure to garage music explained THE CYNICS style, Gregg responded “Yeah, maybe I got brain damage from all the noise!”
-Tim Gassen
from www.thecynics.ws
Members
Gregg Kostelich - Guitar (1983–1994; 2002–present)
Michael Kastelic - Lead vocals, percussion (1985–1994; 2002–present)
Pablo González "Pibli" - Drums (2008–present)
Angel Kaplan - Bass guitar (2008–present)
Past members
Mark Keresmann - Lead vocals (1983-1985)
Becky Smith - Keyboard (1986–1988)
Bill von Hagen - Drums (1983–1987, 1988)
Mike Kolesar - Drums (1987–1988, 1988–1989)
Mike Quinlan - Drums (1988, 1991)
Amy Mathesius - Bass (1985–1986)
Max Terasauro - Drums (1993–1994)
Pam Reyner - Bass (1983–1984)
Steve Magee - Bass (1986–1990)
Kris Kasperowski - Bass (1990–1992)
Mike Michalski - Bass (1992–1994)
Dave Vucenich - Bass, backing vocals (1993–1994) (November 13, 1966 - February 5, 2017)
Richard Schnapp - Guitar (1985)
Smith Hutchings - Bass (2002)
Thomas Hohn - Drums (1989–1991; 2002)
Jack "JACKIE ROBIN" Schmitt- Drums (1991 European tour) (2004-2005)
Discography
Albums
Blue Train Station (1987)
Twelve Flights Up (1988) - reissue as Sixteen Flights Up (2000)
Rock 'n' Roll (1989)
Learn to Lose (1993)
Get Our Way (1994)
Living is the Best Revenge (2002)
Here We Are (2007)
Spinning Wheel Motel (2011)
Singles
Painted My Heart/Sweet Young Thing (1984)
No Place to Hide/Hard Times (1985)
Lying All The Time/Summer's Gone (1986)
'69/Friday Night (1986 - Fan Club)
No Way/Dancing On The Walls (1987)
I'm In Pittsburgh and It's Raining/Smoke Rings (1988 - Fan Club)
I Don't Need You/Girl, You're On My Mind (1990)
Buick Mackane/Born to Lose (1991)
Right Here With You/Learn to Lose (1992)
I Live Alone/Hand In Hand (1993)
Live[edit]
No Siesta Tonight (Live in Madrid) (1994)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania guitarist/producer/record company head Gregg Kostelich is the frenetic force behind THE CYNICS. He managed to keep the band afloat in the wake of constant personnel changes, he recorded some of the finest garage tracks ever, and also launched one of the best independent record labels of the 1980s. THE CYNICS’ style has been clear since their 1983 inception: fuzzed ultra-distorted guitar, screaming, moaning vocals, with a straight-ahead no frills rhythm section. The influences are extreme ‘60s Punk, R&B, and other loud, frantic trash. Gregg has occasionally steered the band into flirtations with folk-rock and little pop, but it’s the grunged-out punkers that have created THE CYNICS’ reputation. Their first two 45s were released by the Californian Dionysus label, but soon after Gregg had established his own Pittsburgh-based GET HIP RECORDS. This new indy label would release all of THE CYNICS subsequent discs, as well as those by several dozen other cool groups around the globe.
Though Gregg’s guitar is the backbone of the band, vocalist Michael Kastelic’s contribution to THE CYNICS sound cannot be underestimated. In concert (and on record) he screeches, wails, and moans with great abandon, while his frail, thin body shakes throughout the room. Michael is a truly possessed frontman. On and off bassist Steve Magee should also be noted for his fine artwork for both THE CYNICS and many of the GET HIP releases. The initial line-up featured the talents and 60’s looks of keyboard player Becky Smith. After she left the band in the late 80’s they stayed with the simple but strong guitar/singer/bass/drums that they currently display.
Each and every CYNICS release is a passage into the depths of simple, heartfelt punk rock. It should be noted that their live perfomances can be just as effective as their vinyl. A bit “harder rock” sound began to creep into band’s style as the ‘90s dawned. But with their last album “Get Our Way” they proved they haven’t forgotten any of their influences and once again you hear incursions into Garage, Punk, Folk-Rock and even Psych (with surprising farfisa and theremin parts in a couple songs).
In an interview on March 21, 1986, Gregg Kostelich said “I was maybe 4 or 5 when I started collecting Garage records, and I’ve been listening to that type of music ever since. And I was lucky enough to see a couple of shows I was a little kid…my parents would bring to see bands like THE SONICS and THE BLUE MAGOOS and THE WHO, when I was about 7 or 8! I didn’t know what was going on really, but it was really exciting. I was kinda embarrassed in a way because I was with my parents.” When I mentioned that this early exposure to garage music explained THE CYNICS style, Gregg responded “Yeah, maybe I got brain damage from all the noise!”
-Tim Gassen
from www.thecynics.ws
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Nowhere To Run
The Cynics Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Nowhere To Run' by these artists:
noredirect/Martha & The Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
& fuzzbubble; 'Ol Dirty Bastard; DMX; The Crystal Method; with Ozzy Osbourne I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Alexa Borden One lifting sigh leaves me light, leaves me light. In the…
Angel Witch You can't always see the inside of me You can't…
Arnold McCuller Nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide Got nowhere to run…
Audrey Horne Don't know what's been going on in your head, no When…
Blacks0n Let's try much harder Too many intents to dismantle the pede…
BOGA Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Caliban No regrets You caused me so much pain I can still feel…
Children 18:3 Wash me out! Take me down to the water Wash me out! I've…
Collins Phil Nowhere to run to, baby Got nowhere to hide I got nowhere…
Crystal Method Feat. Ozzy Osbourne DMX 'Ol Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Crystal Method With Ozzy Osbourne DMX 'Ol Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
Crystal Method; DMX; Fuzzbubble; Ol' Dirty Bastard; Ozzy Osbourne I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Demon Nowhere to run No place left to hide Nowhere to run No place…
Diamond Reo Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
DMX Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
DMX / Ol Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble / Ozzy Osbourne / The Crystal Method I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Donna Lewis I can still remember Each mile I have travelled Never knowin…
Fozzy I'm buried alive like a landmine Or a dead man No easy…
Grand Funk Railroad Nowhere to run to, baby I got nowhere to hide I got…
Gravediggaz [so for all y'all niggaz out there that be puffin…
Hind Tell me why do I feel this way? The pain inside…
Hunter Valentine When we were young we were naive Easy to please Didn't que…
Hypocrisy Take it from me It may have begun A cold wind of…
J.J. Cale Nowhere to run, Nowhere to hide No way to relieve This…
J.J. Cale/Leon Russell Nowhere to run, Nowhere to hide No way to relieve This…
Jon Oliva How do you feel about life Are you tired of trying How…
Jon Oliva's Pain How do you feel about life Are you tired of trying How…
Kiss Don't know what's been going on in your head, no When…
Legion Some times ago I had a dream The living dead wanted kill…
Lillix Let's see Believing Heart beat You’re breathing in A dre…
Martha Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha The Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha and The Vandellas Nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide I got nowhere…
Martha Reeves Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha Reeves / The Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas & Martha Reeves Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha Reeves/Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Martha Reeves; The Vandellas Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
Michael Bolton Nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide (oooh) Got nowhere t…
Michael McDonald It's not love, I'm running from But the heartache I know…
My Brothers And I You were trying to control me Nothing I could do or…
N-9 Let's try much harder Too many intents to dismantle the pede…
Newdrive Just let me know who I am, I might be…
Ozzy DMX Ol' Dirty Bastard I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Ozzy Osborne DMX & 'Ol Dirty Bastard Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
Ozzy Osbourne DMX & 'Ol Dirty Bastard I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Ozzy Osbourne DMX & 'Ol' Dirty Bastard/The Crystal Method/Fuzzbubble Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
Ozzy Osbourne DMX & Ol' dirty Bastard I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
Pete Townshend Make no sail for a gift of the wind Drive is…
Phil Collins Nowhere to run to, baby Got nowhere to hide I got nowhere…
Pretty Maids Running around the corridors Blood on the walls Blood on the…
Riddlin' Kids I can't take another day, seems like everything is slowly…
Rittz [Hook] Because I know there's got to be a better place Som…
Ronnie Lane Make no sail for a gift of the wind Drive is…
Roy Harper I'm a rabbit on fire on fire with mascared eyes I'm a…
Ryan Trey Look down on it Look down on it, baby, aye Yeah, aye Yeah,…
Ryan Trey Bryson Tiller Look down on it Look down on it, baby, ayy Yeah, ayy Yeah,…
Santana Night ain't a friend It's black and so still It waits like…
South Park Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
Stegosaurus Rex You're gonna die I'm gonna kill you You're gonna die I'm …
swimwear I used to walk along the shore Head on my shoulders,…
Technotronic I'll never let you walk Away without a word to…
Ten Years After I read a lot of things I've seen in the…
The Commitments Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
The Crystal Method Ozzy Osbourne DMX 'Ol Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
The Crystal Method with Ozzy Osbourne DMX 'Ol Dirty Bastard & fuzzbubble Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
The Crystal Method With Ozzy Osbourne DMX 'Ol Dirty Bastard And Fuzzbubble I don't walk, I stalk, living foul like pork Shutting down…
The Crystal Method With Ozzy Osbourne DMX Ol' Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble Fuck that shit, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm a give…
The Flying Eyes Nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide, got nowhere to…
The Fun Loving Ones They came for me at night As if aware their purpose…
The Isley Brothers Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got nowhere to…
The Korgis I'll never let you walk Away without a word to…
Toxic Holocaust He's just like a vulture Like the wake awaiting its prey D…
Wild Cherry Nowhere To Run to, baby, nowhere to hide Got Nowhere To…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Cynics:
Abba Oooooh I saw Abba, late last night Come to me girl,…
Baby What's Wrong You didn't hear me when I tried to tell you You…
Baby, What's Wrong You didn't hear me when I tried to tell you You…
Bells and Trains Oh brother I'm Pale and I'm sickly I went from funny…
Circles Arcs and Swirls Circles, arcs, and swirls On the souls of boys and girls Wil…
Gehenna Gehenna Depths of Gehenna Steps to the Throne He travels fa…
Here We Are If no man′s an island Then I'm not a man I′m lost…
How Could I How could I forget such a revelation To love without fear…
I Need More I Need More I hope this letter finds you well There's not…
Let Me Know Paper lace and long sad face Sun shining on the…
Now I'm Alone Well you've got no money and you've got no car The…
Revenge I'm sick and tired of that radio sound I need…
Turn Me Loose I'm not the lover you want me to be I'm…
Yeah! I see my baby with another guy ah yeah I see…
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