Dripping Goss

Hailing From The Overwhelming Foliage Of Upstate New York It Was 1987 When Brothers Brian And Tommy Goss Decided To Take Their Musical Interests One Step Further Than Record Collecting And Tape Trading. With Brian On Guitar And Tommy Demonstrating His Drum Skills A Band Called The Warmjets Saw The Siblings As Dueling Musical Mentors. Michael Billera Who Would Eventually Become Known As The "flame Blower" In The Band To Come Fronted The Band And By 1988 The Warmjets Had Moved To NYC. It Was There That The Band Released The First 7" EP On Bob Mould's Then Brand New S.O.L. Records Before Splitting Temporarily To Explore Other Musical Interests. The Brothers Inevitably Reunited In 1991 Along With Long Time Friend Tony Ricci To Play Bass. The Sound Resembled Nothing Of Its Kind. Driven By A Vast Array Of Influences From Psychedelic ‘65 Straight-Up Garage Rock And Funk To Metal Punk And Noise The Band Hadn't A Tune That Wasn't Somehow Obscure Dark Gripping And Catchy While Maintaining A Pressing Heavyset Edge And With That Came The Name DRIPPING GOSS. A Title That's Intriguing Meaning Is A Foreshadow Of The Band’s Consuming Vibe. The Band's First Record Answered To The Name Of Flake A Manifestation Of Acid Rock Brilliance. Released On The Bands' Own BTG Records Brian & Tommy Goss Beefy Rock-Fueled Rhythms Meshed With Controlling Yet Soothing Vocal Tracks Inadvertently Bred A Following The Band Hadn't Anticipated In Such A Brief Time. Due To A Lack Of Band Urgency Tony Was Eventually Booted From The Lineup And Dan Souza A Former Pro Go-Cart Racer And Guitar Player Originally Hired As The Band's Roadie Was Recruited As The New Dripping Goss Bassist Enabling The Band To Complete The Tour. Their Return Home Saw A Tighter Thicker More Potent DG Eager To Pelt Out A Fresh Release. And With That Came The SHIFTER EP Complete With It's Newly Tripnotic Vocal Edge. The Sound Caught On To The Underground Tape-Trading Scene Instantly & And The Band Met With Another Regrouping. This Time Danny Had Shifted Positions To His More Appropriate Spot On Guitar While Chuck Valle Of Murphy's Law Took On All Bass Playing Duties. Just As The Band Were Gearing Up To Sign A Deal With Fred Feldman's Another Planet Records Tragedy Struck And Valle Was Viciously Killed In California. Blowtorch Consequence Came And Went At Least Through The Eyes Of DRIPPING GOSS. A Minimalist Effort To Say The Least It Was A Mourning Album Both In A Literal Sense And A Foreshadowing Sense. The Tunes Were Far More Gripping A Bit More Atmospheric. A Bastard Breed Of Acid Rock. The Following Tour Featured A Barrage Of Guest Bassists One Arrest And The Unexpected Resignation Of Co-Founder Tommy Goss. Now Only A Two-Member Band Brian And Danny Took Some Time Off To Digest The Year. By 1996 The Band Was Deleted From Another Planet's Roster But Decided To Keep The Band Rolling Adding Curt Steyer On Bass And Tobias Ralph On Drums. The Lineup Would Unknowingly Be Their Most Solid And Once The New York Underground "IndieCent Magazine" Started Their Own Popsmart Records DRIPPING GOSS Was Already Set To Release The Gift Of Demise EP. Raw Angry And Explosive Gift Of Demise Was An Instant Rage. In All Their Time Off Dedicated To Band Turmoil Blowtorch Consequence Had Become An Underground Buzz Nation Wide And The DRIPPING GOSS East Coast Tour In Support Of The Gift... EP Was A Success The Band Hadn't Anticipated. Once The Band Returned Home To Work On Their Next LP They Rented Out Their Own Down Town Practice Studio. It Became Their Home Away From Home Their Bonding Place And A Psychedelic Sanctuary That Would Inevitably Fuel The Cogent Emotion Behind Their Next Release. Blue Collar Is An Amalgam Of Emotion. A Film Strip Of The Mind Set Of That Room. "For Me To Hear The Record And Really Listen To It It Smells Like The Room" Remembers Goss "I Mean It's The Room And That Whole Head." Produced By Genya Ravan Whose Efforts Include Leading 60's Act Ten Wheel Drive And Producing The Dead Boys Among Others Blue Collar Is The Movie Screenplay Goss Has Written In His Head. It's A Concept Through And Through. Recorded In Less Than A Week The Album Is Virtually All Live Sporting An Ultra Sincere Organic Appeal Complimenting The Intricate Personal Story Lines Behind It. For DRIPPING GOSS Blue Collar Black Future Is The Band's Most Mature Effort To Date. It's Here Where Goss The Band's Lyrical Mastermind Puts His Heart On A Plate. While The Running Concept Is Fictional On The Surface Key Phrases And Words Are Hints At Deeper Meanings. The Story Touches On Realities Of Both Personal And Economical Nature. From The Racy Raging Title Track Opener To The Rough And The Rugged Road Song Vibe Of "Body In My Car" To The Trashy Sleaze Feel Of "Mercenary Woman" And The Angelic Though Eerie Flavor Of "Save Your Prayers" Blue Collar Black Future Sees The Journey Of A Man Struggling With The Realities Of Inevitable Death And The Consequences Of His Past Choices. "The Evolver" Takes On A Doors-Esque Feel Bringing The Epic To Its Turning Point While "Darkhorse Connection" Serves As The Album's Final Conclusion. All Inhibitions Are Discarded Yielding Only The Truths The Character Had Been Seeking From The Very Beginning. It's Heavy. It's Soothing. It's A Record Where Anything Goes. read less