Baby What's Wrong - Music

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. 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 read less