The Young Adults

The Young Adults

The Young Adults were a rock quintet based in Providence, Rhode Island. They were formed by vocalist/saxophone player Bruce McCrae (aka Rudy Cheeks), vocalist/drummer David Hansen (aka Sport Fisher), piano player Jeff Shore, and guitarist [http://www.edvallee.com Ed Vallee] in the early 1970s. Their songs, with such titles as"A Power Tool Is Not A Toy", "Do The Heimlich" and "Christmas In Japan In July", were often satirical. They were regular performers at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence and had a rather large following. Lorne Michaels originally wanted them as the Saturday Night Live band but optedfor the less wacky Paul Shaffer and his band.

In 1979 they released the single "Complex World/Beer" on Genius Records. "Complex World"became something of a local hit getting lots of airplay on local radio. They broke up shortlythereafter due to conflicts over band direction. David Hansen moved to New York and formedthe no wave band Cool It Reba in 1981.

In 1987 Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel was in danger of closing so owner Rich Lupo came up with an idea.Lupo's bartender Jim Wolpaw was nominated for an oscar for a short film he had done, so they threw a benefit concert and filmed it and wrote a sub-plot around the idea of a club closing. In the process they got The Young Adults to reform to play a few shows at Lupo's inJuly 1987. The results were released as the film "(It's A) Complex World" (named after Young Adults song) and The Young Adults" Helping Others" album.

In the late 1990s, another band named The Young Adults formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This band was part of a local group of indie rock bands that often played together, including The Shins and The Rondelles. This band released one self-titled album in 1999, which was re-released with bonus tracks as “Preserve Right Now” in 2007.

Discography

*"Complex World b/w Beer", 1979, Genius Records
*"Helping Others", 1988, Heartbreak Hits

Members

*Bruce McCrae (aka Rudy Cheeks) (vocals, saxophone, percussion)
*David Hansen (aka Sport Fisher) (vocals, drums, guitar)
*Jeff Shore (piano)
*Ed Vallee (guitar)
*Thomas Enright (bass, guitar)
*John Rufo (bass)
*Tom Dequattro (drums)

External links

* [http://www.last.fm/music/The+Young+Adults] Last.fm page, with downloadable tracks
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0099295/combined IMDB] Complex World IMDB page
* [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/coolitreba/ Yahoo Groups Page] Page dedicated to David Hansen
* [http://www.lupos.com/ Lupos] Official site
* [http://www.westerncaravan.com Western Caravan] David Hansen is the vocalist for this New York Country/Western band
* [http://www.thomenright.com Thom Enright] Official site for Thom Enright
* [http://www.edvallee.com Ed Vallee] Official site for Ed Vallee
* [http://www.thenakeds.com Steve Smith & The Nakeds] Ed Vallee is the guitarist for this Rhode Island based band
* [http://www.theyoungadults.net Young Adults Fan Site] Fan Site by Steven Salemi, Young Adults Fan from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA


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