Ten Foot Pole
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Ten Foot Pole | |
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| Also known as | Scared Straight (1983–1993) |
| Origin | Simi Valley, California,U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock,[1]skate punk[2] |
| Years active | 1983–2006, 2009–present |
| Labels | Go-Kart,Victory,Epitaph,Cybertracks, People of Punk Rock Records |
| Members | Dennis Jagard Richie Petrillo Scott Hallquist Guillaume Fortin |
| Past members | Scott Radinsky Steve Carnan John Chapman Kevin Ruggeri Mike Levy Eric Cody Jordan Burns Pat Magrath Pete Newbury Tony Palermo Leigh Lawson David Ames Chris Dalley Glen Vegas Chris Del Rio Keith Divel Brian Walsby Morgan Anderson James Harris |
| Website | tenfootpole.com |
Ten Foot Pole(formerlyScared Straight) is an Americanpunk rockband.
History[edit]
Ten Foot Pole was founded in 1983 under the name Scared Straight.[citation needed]
Scared Straight was a punk band fromSimi Valley, California.The band was formed in 1983 by a group of friends and was originally called S.O.F. Original members wereScott Radinsky,[3]Mike Thompson, Gary Gallanes, and Dennis Jagard, who started the band to enter a "Battle of the Bands" competition at a local skate rink. After going through several members and name changes, they began playing with some "Nardcore"bands from nearbyOxnard, California,which helped them gain recognition. All of the Scared Straight records were released byMystic Records.
When asked in a 1984 interview whether Scared Straight members were allstraight edge,then bassist Morgan Anderson explained:
Scott [Radinsky], Steve [Carnan], and Dennis [Jagard] are. Me and James [Harris] aren't really. I mean we drink a little every now and then, but we don't do heavy drugs or anything.[4]
In the early 1990s, after releasingYou Drink, You Drive, You Die(1988), Scared Straight changed their name to Ten Foot Pole. One of the reasons for the name change was to move away from the "straight-edge"reputation that followed the band with a name like Scared Straight. In the beginning, Ten Foot Pole had a reputation of being a more aggressive,hardcore punkband that likes to party and have fun. The band released two albums under their new name with the old lineup:SwillandRev.After the release ofRevand a split EP with Sweden'sSatanic Surfers,Radinsky was forced to leave the band due to hisprofessional baseballcommitments and Ten Foot Pole's desire to be a full-time touring band. From then on Dennis Jagard took over lead vocals for the band.
The next albums,UnleashedandInsider,developed a new fan base but lost some old time fans who preferred Scott's voice. This included decision makers atEpitaph Records,and the next album,Bad Mother Trucker,was released onVictory Records,followed bySubliminable MessagesonGo-Kart Records.The band toured Europe to promote the album, along withPhinius Gage.[5]Various musicians joined and left along the way as the band toured heavily in the US and Canada. Various members include/included: Pat Magrath, Chris Del Rio, Scott Hallquist, Keith Divel, Glen "Vegas" Murray, Eric Cody, Kris Kwiatkowski, John Chapman, Dan Kelly, Chris Dalley, and Mike Levy who is a middle school teacher inCulver City, California,along with Kevin Ruggeri, who is an English teacher forConestoga High SchoolinBerwyn, Pennsylvania.Lead singer Dennis is a sound engineer, who has mixed for artists includingPrince,Beck,AFI,andJimmy Eat World.
On 4 April 2009, the band ended a three-year hiatus with a show at the Riorock festival in Belgium,[6]followed by some shows in California in late 2011 and a short tour in Australia in November 2012. Ten Foot Pole played at Amnesia Rockfest inMontebello,QC, Canada in June 2015.
They were also featured 2000 in thePunk Goes Metalcompilation performing a cover of "Love Song"byTesla.[citation needed]
After over a decade of no studio material, Ten Foot Pole released the albumSetlistin 2017 which mostly comprises re-recordings of past songs as well as a proper new studio album in 2019 calledEscalating Quickly.
Discography[edit]
As Scared Straight[edit]
- NardcoreCompilation LP,Mystic Records1984
- Party Animal - We got Power II,Compilation LP, Mystic 1984
- Mystic Super Seven Sampler No. 1,Compilation 7 ", Mystic 1985
- Born to be Wild7 ", Mystic 1985
- You Drink, You Drive, You DieLP, Mystic 1988
As Ten Foot Pole[edit]
- (1993)Swill
- (1994)Rev
- (1995)Ten Foot Pole & Satanic Surfers(split EP)
- (1997)Unleashed
- (1998)Insider
- (2002)Bad Mother Trucker
- (2004)Subliminable Messages
- (2017)Setlist
- (2019)Escalating Quickly
- (2020)Simmer Down
- (2022)Winning
Timeline[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Ten Foot Pole | Biography & History".AllMusic.RetrievedMay 22,2017.
- ^Scott (June 9, 2004)."Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages".Punknews.org.RetrievedMarch 8,2017.
- ^"Punk Pals: Simi Valley's Scared Straight band features a vocalist who is a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox".Los Angeles Times.1993-01-07.
- ^Jones, Casey; McWayne, Sean (1984)."Scared Straight, SXS".Constructive Destruction(1) – via Internet Archive.
- ^"Phinius Gage - Fuck - Ten Foot Pole are back! Played with..."Facebook.com.2014-06-19. Archived fromthe originalon 2022-02-26.Retrieved2020-03-19.
- ^White, Adam (January 12, 2009)."Ten Foot Pole return from hiatus for Belgium's Riorock".Punknews.org.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
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