Year: 2007
Country: US
City: Chicago
Label: Criminal IQ
Format: CD
Tracks: 10
Time: 34 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Punk Rock
The Effigies are considered one of the first hardcore punk bands to come
out of Chicago and, along with Strike Under and Naked Raygun, one of
the architects of the "Chicago Sound". Formed in either late 1979 or
early 1980 in the suburb of Evanston, IL, the original line up included
vocalist John Kezdy, drummer Steve Economou, bassist Paul Zamost, and
guitarist Earl Letiecq. Their vinyl debut consisted of two tracks on the
"Busted At Oz" compilation in 1981. That same year, the released the
"Haunted Town" EP on Autumn Records. Dissatisified with Autumn's
business practices, the band decided to form their own Ruthless Records
with friend Jon Babbin. Following their 1984 LP, "For Ever Ground",
Letiecq was replaced by Robert O'Connor and the band ditched their early
stylings for a more "post punk" sound. Opinions on their later material
was mixed and after 1986's "Ink" LP, the band split. In 1987, Kezdy
reunited with Earl Letiecq and recruited drummer Joe Haggerty and
bassist Chris Bjorklund, both of the band Bloodsport. Earl split again
the following year and Bjorklund moved to guitar, with Bloodsport
bassist Tom Woods joining the group. Unfortunately, these later line-ups
never released any material. In 1989, Roadkill Records issued "Remains
Nonviewable", a compilation of early Effigies material. The band split
for good shortly after. In the original line up reunited in 1992 to
perform at the closing of the Exit, a Chicago punk bar, and again in the
winter of late 1995/early 1996 to celebrate the CD reissue of "Remains
Nonviewable" on Touch And Go Records. In 2004, Kezdy, Zamost, and
Economou announced that they were reuniting again with intention of
writing and recording new material. Guitarist Robert McNaughton took the
place of Earl Letiecq, who declined the invitation to rejoin and the
band continue to performing until nowadays.
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