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Band Biography
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Everything on this page has been pieced
together by me from various sources on the internet plus the RKL
albums I own. This is by no means complete or 100 percent accurate
so take it for what it's worth.
Band Lineup 1984:
Jason Sears - Vocals
Chris Rest - Guitar
Alpo - Guitar
Vince Peppars - Bass
Bomber Manzullo- Drums
Band Lineup 1985-1986?(Not sure when Vince left):
Jason Sears - Vocals
Chris Rest - Guitar
Vince Peppars - Bass
Bomber Manzullo- Drums
Band Lineup 1987:
Jason Sears - Vocals
Chris Rest - Guitar
Barry D'live - Guitar
Bomber Manzullo- Bass
Bomber Manzullo- Drums
Band Lineup 1987-90:
Jason Sears - Vocals
Chris Rest - Guitar
Barry D'live - Guitar
Joe Raposo - Bass
Bomber Manzullo- Drums
Band Lineup 1991-1993 (Slang/Reactivate):
Bomber Manzullo - Vocals
Chris Rest - Guitar
Barry D'live - Guitar
Joe Raposo - Bass
Dave Raun - Drums
Band Lineup 1994-1995:
Jason Sears - Vocals
Chris Rest - Guitar
Barry D'live - Guitar
Joe Raposo - Bass
Dave Raun - Drums
Rich Kids on LSD
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RKL was started in 1983 in Santa Barbara.
Their debut album was Keep Laughing(Mystic) released in 1985. It came out
after they released an EP entitled It's A Beautiful Feeling(Mystic) in 1984.
There sound has been described as "hurtling NOFX meets Motorhead slamcore...
the line between SoCal punk rock and thrash metal has never been finer
(New Musical Express 2/18/95, p.51.) In May 1987 they recorded Rock N Roll Nightmare at S.N.M.
Studios, Santa Barbara, Ca. It had some classic tunes like One
Light One Mind, Sargasm, Scab On My Brain, and Tribute To The Jester.
This album was originally released on Alchemy Records, but was remastered and re-released in
6 years later on Epitaph. RKL's first original album with Epitaph was Reactivate in 1993. They were signed to Epitaph as Slang, not RKL.
Bomber and Brett Gurewitz decided to call the album RKL at the last minute.
Bomber did the vocals and wrote or co-wrote most of the songs while Dave Raun joined to play the drums.
Bomber left the band during their European tour supporting Reactivate.
Jason Sears came back aboard to finish the tour and sing when
RKL recorded their, in my opinion, best and last album, Riches to Rags. Recorded
from July to August 1994, this was the album that
re-launched them back to their hardcore/punk roots. Unfortunately, RKL
separated in '96. Chris Rest and Bomber formed
The Other with
current Mad Caddies drummer Boz Rivera, releasing a self-titled
album on Honest Don's Snug Fitting Trousers. Dave Raun and Chris Rest now play in
Lagwagon. Raun also plays in a band called
Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, and recently filled in temporarily on drums for Good
Riddance.
Joe Raposo now works as a Software Analyst for Sony Computer Entertainment of
America and has for the past two years. Barry D'live plays in a
band called Hotbox(voted Best Local
Punk Band, beating out both Green Day and the Swingin' Utters) and
fronts a band called The
Crosstops. He also played
guitar for Me First And The Gimme Gimmes on their first American
tour. Jason Sears recently laid down vocals on a track for a Snot tribute
album for their late lead singer Lynn Strait. |
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