Live Like This Plus!

by Balboa

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Brandon Biondo The guitar. Sheesh. I can't tell if this song is about seeing someone you're into or someone you hate, but living in Knoxville, you are bound to see that person everywhere regardless. I can relate to that 100% Favorite track: Can't Stand It.

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1.	104 (free) 03:12	download
2.	Wall of Smoke (free) 03:36	download
3.	The Big Sleep (free) 04:49	download
4.	Dance Lessons (free) 04:20	download
5.	Live Like This (free) 02:27	download
6.	Single Sound (free) 04:14	download
7.	The Night (free) 03:01	download
8.	Can't Stand It (free) 03:51	download
9.	Alaskan Gloves (free) 03:58	download
10.	Be Somebody (free) 03:51	download
11.	Emergency Dance (free) 04:19	download
12.	Image Free (free) 03:10	download
13.	Is This It? (free) 03:43	download
14.	Writer and the Artist (free) 04:36	download
15.	Bonus: Missionary (live at Bundulee's) (free) 03:34	download
16.	Bonus: Slow Down (live at Bundulee's) (free) 04:57	download
17.	Bonus: 1st gig radio ad (free) 00:36	download

about

“Whether or not many people remember it, this was the single most influential recording of the early 80s (Knoxville) underground scene. They were the band that made everyone realize that they, too, could do it themselves and rock harder than what was on commercial radio.”
Metro Pulse

credits

released June 21, 1982

Terry Hill- guitars, keyboards, vocals
Hector Qirko- guitars, vocals
Richard Battaglia- bass, vocals
Steve Housewright- drums, vocals (1,2,6,7,8,11,12,13,15,16)
Doug Klein- drums (5,9,10,14)

with:
Jeff Seitz- drums (4)
Trey McReynolds- rallying speech (4)
Larry Tomaso- bass (5)

1,2,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,14,15 by T. Hill (Single Sound Music, BMI)
3,4,8,12,16 by H. Qirko (Image-Free Music, BMI)

Compilation originally released on Wonderdog Records (thanks Glenn Reynolds)
3,5,6,8,10,14 remastered from original vinyl by Kevin Crothers 2018
all others remastered by Richard Battaglia 2018

"To feel alive / you must take chances
to do your best / you make demands
to be yourself / you drop defenses
to do what's hardest / you know you can"
("The Night," T. Hill)

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Balboa Knoxville, Tennessee

"Balboa is the Big Kahuna of local indie rock, the founding fathers who blazed the trail for all Knoxville rock bands of any importance to follow. The group is universally revered by all longtime Knoxville scenesters, and rightly so."

John Sewell, Metro Pulse ... more

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