Plan 9 (band)

Plan 9 from Rhode Island

Plan 9 is an American neo-psychedelic ^[1] band from Rhode Island formed in 1979.

The group was named for the 1950s science fiction film Plan 9 from Outer Space . ^{[2] [3]}

The Calgary Herald wrote, in 1989, "Its music has that spirited, no-holds-barred feel of rock from the '60s while managing to not sound dated." ^[4]

The band was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2017, alongside Throwing Muses and several other acts.

Members

• Eric Stumpo
• Debora D
• John DeVault
• Albertron
• Harry Keithline
• Mike Meehan (1979–1984)
• Tom Champlin
• Alex Nagle
• Evan Williams
• John Florence
• Frank Villani
• Brian Thomas (1985)
• Brent Hosier (1985–86)
• Evan Laboissionniere
• Steve Anderson
• Norman Wrigley

Discography

Singles

• I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye
• 5 Years Ahead of My Time
• Brian T & Plan 9 EP
• Around the USA
• Merry Christmas

Albums

• Frustration EP (Voxx, 1981)
• Dealing with the Dead (Midnight, 1983)
• Plan 9 (New Rose, 1984)
• It's a Live/I Just Killed a Man and I Don't Want to See Any Meat... (Midnight, 1985)
• Keep Your Cool and Read the Rules (Pink Dust/Enigma 1986)
• Anytime Anyplace Anywhere (Restless/Enigma, 1986)
• Sea Hunt (Enigma, 1987)
• Ham & Sam Jammin' (Restless, 1989)
• Stock Footage (WorryBird, 1994)
• Pleasure Farm (J-Bird, 1998)
• Cow Town (Criswell Predicts, 2001)
• The Gathering (Criswell Predicts, 2001)
• 9 Men's Misery (Criswell Predicts, 2001)
• Sour Tongue Readings (Criswell Predicts, 2002)
• Things I Do (Criswell Predicts, 2008)

Compilation appearances

• "I Like Girls" from Le Vie En Rose (New Rose Records, 1985)
• "Man Bites Dog" and "Ship of Fools" from The Enigma Variations 2 (Enigma Records, 1987)
• "Try to Run" from Rock'n'Rose (New Rose Records, 1990)

References

1. Plan 9 at AllMusic
2. Boehm, Mike (January 25, 1986). "Who's Plan 9... and what's the plan? A Rhode Island rock band checks itself out", The Providence Journal , p. A10.
3. Hoekstra, Dave (June 9, 1989). "Dave's Dawn Patrol", Chicago Sun-Times , p. 7.
4. Muretich, James (June 1, 1989). "Mystery band keeps plugging away: Plan 9", Calgary Herald , p. E2.

External links

• Official site
• Plan 9 Discography (in German)