Phil Reavis

About

Muncie IN. Part of the No Bar scene in the 1980s, friends with owner Jon Rans. Here is some history: # Guano Brothers (high school absurdism 1978 - 1980) Doug Gipson and Phil Reavis. Here's Luisiana Blues from the first Muncie Sampler. While you're there check out Doug's alter ego Doug Suade and the Suadetones performing Lemonade # Disposable Air Sickness Band (more of the same, with drums 1978 - 1980) The Guano Brothers with a revolving cast of extras including Scott Forgey, Ron Franklin, Scott Douglas, et al. Here's the Gispon/Reavis/Forgey line up performing Send in the Clowns # Betterment of Youth (new wave covers and originals 1981 - 1983) Brian Baldus, John Goode, Phil Reavis and Jyl Sammons. Download coming soon. # Sign Language (poptones 1983 - 1984 ) Brian Baldus, Mark DeVoy, Phil Reavis and Jyl Sammons, Download coming soon. # Young Lords (gothtones 1984) Mark DeVoy, Neil McAnnally, Phil Reavis and Jyl Sammons. Download coming soon. # Mad Hatters (Velvety rock and surf 1984 - 1985) Piere Flood, Tim Noe, Mike Ost, Phil Reavis and John Terrill. Here's the Hatters (aka Soul Celtics) performing Baby with a Baboon Heart from the second Muncie Sampler. # Ten Cat Halos (Beefhearty miniature epics 1985) Tim Noe, Jaclyn Oddi, Mike Ost and Phil Reavis. Download on the way. # Atomic Butterfly (colossal improvisations 1985) The original line up was Dave Allen, Jon Rans, Phil Reavis and Mitch Straffer. We had special guests too numerous to mention. Here's a handy introduction to Atom Butt. And here's even more. # Latent Chaos (art-damaged pop 1986-1995) Tim Noe, Jon Rans, Phil Reavis and Jeff Weiss. Here are several tunes from the '84 to '86 line up. # Veritables (rock and surf 1986) Toni Arcuri, Mike Ost, Phil Reavis, John Terrill and Bill Weaver. Tunes coimg soon # Rosebloods (garage-eastern-surf, several releases reviewed in Option 1986-1993) More info on the way. For now, here's an early 4-track version of Sincerity from the second Muncie Sampler. # Phantom Lures (garage-pop 1996) Al Drane, Jon Rans, Phil Reavis and John Sheets.

Albums

The Reagan Years

35 songs

Clown Car
1:54
Jiffy Pop
2:43
High Above White Mountain
6:44
I'm Gigglin'
1:42
The No Bar Suite - Say Yes To Any New Drug
1:42
The No Bar Suite - What In The World
1:36
The No Bar Suite - The Saddest Story I Ever Heard
3:36
The Wobbly Loon
2:16
Bobble Head
3:30
Delicatessing
1:56
Arriving Home Drunk
6:08
Scooter
1:22
Pacific Coast Sundown
2:24
Giggle Box
1:36
Chicken
0:20
Broke My Toe Today
2:10
West Of Here
2:05
Wash Away The Shore
2:30
Splendor
1:24
Star Trek
1:08
Outgoing Message Loop
0:35
Writer's Block
2:24
Tell Her
2:07
Good Riddance
2:13
Trust Us - Introduction
1:11
Trust Us - The Path Is the Mask of Love
2:29
Trust Us - See Before You See
3:35
Trust Us - We're For You
0:33
Trust Us - Be Before You Be
4:32
Trust Us - We Love You
1:59
Trust Us - Let The Dying Die
3:35
Tamara Lynn
2:01
Wash Away The Shore (Reprise)
1:36
So Long Until Tomorrow
1:36
Happy Birthday
0:29

Driving Me Backwards

24 songs

Roadtrip
3:07
Highway 17
1:59
Three More Hours to Reno
4:21
Return to Zero
3:44
It's Alright
8:29
A Walk in the Woods
3:31
Squirrel Patrol
1:37
Drive through the Fields
2:22
Gabby and Buck
2:13
Broken Pipe Basement Surf
2:02
West of Here
4:24
Christian Barn Anthem
2:13
Anything but the Truth
2:38
Baboon Hearted Boy
1:46
The Prisoner
1:48
Troubled Times
2:50
Clown Car
1:53
Jiffy Pop
2:42
High Over White Mountain
6:43
Scooter
1:21
Broke My Toe Today
2:09
Wash Away the Shore
2:30
So Long Until Tomorrow
1:35
Arriving Home Drunk
6:07