The Styrenes

This article is about the rock band. For the chemical compound, see Styrene.

The Styrenes are an American proto-punk rock band, formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 by former members of other local underground scene bands, electric eels and Mirrors. ^{[1] [2]}

Members

• Paul Marotta − vocals, guitar, piano
• UK Rattay − guitar
• Al Margolis − bass, vocals
• John Keith − drums, vocals

Former members

• Jamie Klimek − guitar, vocals
• Paul Laurence − drums
• Mike Hudson − vocals
• Mike Hoffman − drums
• Fred Lonberg-Holm − cello
• John D Morton − guitar
• Jim Jones − bass
• Anton Fier − drums
• David Newman - bass
• Tim Moes - guitar

Discography

• Girl Crazy (Mustard MM 4401) 1982
• Hudson/Styrene: A Monster And The Devil (Tinnitus 191305) 1989

Re-released with bonus tracks as All the Wrong People Are Dying (Overground Records Over74) 1998

• It's Artastic (Homestead Productions) 1991
• We Care, So You Don't Have To (Scat Records Scat 63) 1998
• It's Still Artastic (ROIR RUSCD 8276) 2002
• In C - Terry Riley (Enja 9435) 2002 ^[3]
• City of Women (Rent A Dog bone 3010-2) 2007

See also

• Protopunk
• Electric Eels

References

1. The Styrenes at AllMusic
2. Jäger, Rolf, "Styrenes—A Brief History" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine , Rent a Dog. Retrieved on December 31, 2009
3. The Styrenes: In C - BBC review