Buddy spends the later half of the nineties as an indispensable sideman for Aimee Mann and Michael Penn among others. He worked with Aimee on her Bachelor No. 2 and Magnolia albums and becomes interested in scoring movies and TV. And that's what he's been concentrating on since then. Most recently he seems (along with Jim Boggia) to have been caught up in the burgeoning Power Pop Ukulele scene(!) and he co-leads the The Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere group.
Below is a long standing project to incorporate some of the most fun incidental instrumental music from Buddy's along with some rare tracks from his long career. I've included some of the extra tracks at the end of Buddy's "Profiles in Clownhenge" solo record along with some solo and group demo tracks by Buddy and the Grays. Loyal Gray fans probably have most of these tracks but perhaps will enjoy the (relatively) new solo tune from 2012 along with the soundtrack material incorporated. For those new to Buddy, there are lots of great songs to enjoy. Let's hope we get another installment of great music from this talented musician.
1 Vision - Bonus track from "Profiles in Clownhenge"
2 Just Another Girl - Bonus track from "Profiles in Clownhenge"
3 Flower Girl - Soundtrack Instrumental from "Flower Girl"
4 The Alt-Waltz - Soundtrack Instrumental
5 I Found You - From 2012 "Mother's Day" single
6 It's a Picnic - Soundtrack instrumental From "According to Spencer"
7 Beautiful People - Bonus track by The Buddy System
8 Animal Spy Jazz - Soundtrack instrumental
9 Oh Nevermind - Single from "The Buddy System"
10 The Levy Waltz - Soundtrack instrumental from "Sir! No Sir!"
11 Complicated - B-Side Rolling Stones cover by the Grays
12 Nothing - Grays demo track
13 This is Forever - Soundtrack instrumental from "Flower Girl"
14 A Perfect Day - Extra track from "Profiles in Clownhenge"
14 In The Bath - Soundtrack instrumental from "Disturbing the Peace"
16 Everybody's World - Demo version
17 Sitting Curbside - Soundtrack instrumental from "According to Spencer"
18 Oh Nevermind - Outtake grays version
19 Nothing - Grays acoustic version
20 Umbrella Dancers - Soundtrack instrumental From "Certifiably Jonathan"
21 Complicated - Live version of Stones track by the Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere
22 We Are Going to the Hukilau - Solo Ukulele track
4 comments:
good stuff! Living here in Boston, saw the Buddy System may, many times, and I can tell you, they were not playing the kind of music MOST Boston area folks were into...granted, "Go Back To Hollywood" from their lp got some airplay, but they were more aligned sonically with bands like Shoes rather than the Real Kids.......
So I have a question. Do you remember if Buddy Judge ever sang lead with the Buddy System? The info I have on the Buddy System lists Ron Baldwin as lead singer. I assume that Buddy was a major song writer for the band.
i don't think so.....i believe the singer's name was indeed Ron, and he's the guy with the long hair on the cover of the "Buddy System" LP...that said, my memory is fuzzy enough to not remember for sure......tho they were in the Boston area then- radio-giant WBCN's Rock and Roll Rumble contest in 1986, and, sadly, didn't win!!!!!
I remember the buddy system well..before they had a drummer and bassist and used a reel to reel tape player.. It was just Ron and buddy taking turns to sing lead and harmonising... They looked good too white shirts black trousers and matching black solid body electro acoustic guitars and rooms long hair was lacquered to form a massive sort of halo round his head... Excellent stuff!
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