the blue nudes
the blue nudes were founded by Eric Gregoire and Chris Wight in the early nineties after the dissolution of their previous bands, Velvet Elvis (not to be confused with the midwestern band of the same name) and Scrumptious Joe and the Delicats, cover bands of classic rock and classic R&B, respectively. The blue nudes also started out with an eclectic mix of cover tunes, but quickly moved to create sets comprised mostly of original funk, pop, rock and dance songs.
The initial lineup featured Gregoire and Wight on vocals, guitar and various other capacities, singer Alisun Armstrong (who would soon marry Gregoire), sax wünderkind Chel Illingworth, bass player Aaron MacQueen and drummer Chris Carroll. Dave Jamrog would occasionally provide additional percussion. Drum duties were taken up by the inventive Lamar Myers, Chel left the band and guitar wünderkind Ian “Sex” Jones joined, along with Jason “J-Reel” Reed doing keys, sampling, and rapping. Thus the stage was set for their first, breakthrough, and to date, only album, Hobo Was Here.
a retrospective
November 30, 2007
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The band experienced strong early sales, and plans were made for more shows in Boston. But conflicting musical directions, and more significantly the divorce of lead singer Alisun Armstrong and co-founder Eric Gregoire, led to a sudden and unexpected unravelling of the blue nudes shortly after their debut album’s promising release.
The analog tapes from the studio sessions for Hobo Was Here are here in my office, waiting to head to a specialty studio where they will be baked in an oven and then re-spun for digital capture and remixing, correcting the mixing errors we were unable to in 1992 due to time and financial constraints. Check in here to be the first to hear about our upcoming digital box set re-release, including songs from our original 4-track demo album and never-released live material!
