The Neats


The Neats were an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, which existed from the late 1970s to early 1990s. They first recorded for the independent Propeller label, on which the band released the song "Six" in 1981. The following year, their well-received debut The Monkey's Head in the Corner of the Room, a 7-song EP, was released on Boston's Ace of Hearts Records. It was voted one of the best EPs of 1982 in Village Voice annual Pazz & Jop poll. Three albums followed. They occasionally played on the same bill as Mission of Burma; they once toured nationally with R.E.M.

Members

  • Eric Martin – guitar, vocals, harmonica, vox organ
  • Phil Caruso – guitar, vocals
  • Jerry Channell – bass, vocals
  • Jay Parham – bass, vocals
  • David Lee – bass, guitar
  • Terry Hanley – drums
Contributed on Crash at Crush:
  • Ted Pine – keyboards, vocals
  • Dave Pedersen – vocals
  • Stona Fitch – accordion, vocals
  • Joe Harvard – guitar, vocals
  • Akshay Obhrai – banjo, vocals

    Discography

EPs

  • ''The Monkey's Head in the Corner of the Room''

    Albums

  • Neats
  • Crash at Crush
  • ''Blues End Blue''

    Compilations

  • "NEATS" 1981–84 The Ace of Hearts Years
  • "Six" appears on DIY: Mass. Ave. – The Boston Scene
  • "Six" appears on Propeller Product – 7" 33⅓ rpm EP
  • "Do the Things" and a live version of "Another Broken Dream" appears on a Propeller cassette tape, sold by Newbury Comics in Boston