Polyrock - Bucket Rider

[vdomez]

great!

[sookiewoman]

I saw Polyrock at Hurrah, Heat ,Irving Plaza back in the day. they were unique and wonderful.miss those days,

[mmmikeg]

I think if I was going to make an uninsightful and reductive comparison to a better-know band I'd probably have gone with Talking Heads rather than Devo...?

[JerzuRF]

Don't know about Devo, don't really like them. Too cartoonish and silly for my taste but "Bucket Rider" sounds like it could have been taken straight from the Feelies' "Crazy Rhythms". It's the guitar sound and the drums!

[alainfromfrance]

big fan of Devo here, and also fan of Polyrock's albums , both things are different and I like the both !

[madamerotten]

Still like this after all these years.

[pedrofaba]

LOVE THIS GUYS --SAW THEM 3 TIMES IN THE 80'S

[LowBid86]

Yes, this does certainly sound like Devo...but they definitely went off in a more melodic and pop sounding direction in their '83 album. It's the (only) one I like from them. So what, right...!

[vicklikevick]

ha i think these guys might be invisible sex outta costume

[dsuleyma]

produced by Philip Glass. ya!

[emsctwzt]

Philip Glass (the producer) used this same tune in his own work...I can't remember the title...heard it during a filght.

[valen0002]

What the hell guys...stop compare Polyrock to Devo. R U DUMB? Polyrock kicks ass in there own way...let it rock on!

[pedrofaba]

i saw them 4 times-pepper lounge-the ritz-roseland-

[MrPoopniggle]

thanks for the memories

[gnognoro]

Fantastici, mitici. li ho visti due volte a Pescara negli anni 80, non li dimenticherò mai

[mrptvamp1]

billy robertson ! great...great band...really taleneted group!

[marcotsx]

Polyrock rules!!!

[CarlLikes]

I liked them better when they were wearing flowerpots on thier heads.

[rubinoos1]

That was Devo.

[traecy43]

They have a very unique sound this is the only song that have a slight Devo influence.

[eryops56]

is there a complete polyrock show on dvd? is it available yet,if there is? i must aquire it! great stuff! hey,philip glass! thanks for the autograph in front of paul's burger joint,on second ave. your son must love that siver scooter he was riding on. hope you and your family enjoyed your evening,then. anyway, i attached the auto to a copy of koyannisqatsi,that i have. you're a genius! come back, polyrock! where'd ya go??? we need you guys,today! music sucks without your inventivness!!

[knightspy]

i seen devo live and i have seen polyrock live they are not the same type of music they both could be considered -new wave - but they are differant in their performance , some idiots tried to start slam dancing at polyrock and where quickly shouted down from the floor and stage , i guess they thought polyrock was a slam dance band ,

[DerPoltergeist13]

Who cares if it sounds like Devo? Even Devo were influenced by Kraftwerk. Even the most innovative groups have their inspirations. The fact that they put the effort into making the song shows they have innovation of their own and talent.

At least, Devo's Kraftwerk inspiration started with their more synthesizer synthpop albums, anyway, but thats beside the point.

[ratsoserpico]

it could be said they are all derived from the silver apples and morton subnotnick but like the man says who gives a fuck they still rock

[899289]

I remember seeing this video back around 81-82 and thinking then that it sounded like early DEVO. Hearing it again all these years later, and that's still how I see it. I like this tune, it's got that late 70's quirky new wave sound to it.

[899289]

Devo was putting out records before 1979 and while this is a catchy tune, it sounds very DEVO influenced. DEVO was around long before these guys.

[sightsownd]

agreed but they weren't really getting radio play sp here in NY they weren't heard untill about 1980-81

[sugarfix]

@899289 True, Devo formed in 1970 and certainly put out records before Polyrock. Not at all a stretch to think Polyrock were influenced by them, but still, it doesn't take away from the technical chops it took to make something this good. At least they had the sense to follow the lead of a fairly obscure (at the time) up and coming band of misfits rather than being yet another amongst the still creeping horde of zombies that can't see past the beatles.

[Zoasterboy]

@899289

Big Devo fan here, I don't see this as very Devo-ish at all.

[cuckoocookoo]

who cares anyway. every band is influenced by something/someone/some band. and devo is a great band to be influenced by.

[899289]

Sounds to me like they want to be DEVO!

[sightsownd]

except that they wrote and played their songs before they heard of Devo. This song came out in 1979.

[tocadiscoshumano]

@899289

Only this song and maybe another song but...

DEVO wanted to be like VON LMO :)

That is not bad...

[lesigint]

If I were a superhero, I would want Bucket Rider to be my theme song.

[yuppicide1138]

@lesigint That would be an awesome superhero song!

[graciaraul]

Didn't they have a girl singer? and what happened to her? Did they ever do anything else after Polyrock?

[sightsownd]

Yes they did have a female singer. Cathy.

You can find out more about them on their Myspace site.

[Tazz77]

So whatever happened to them? I remember seeing them play on a show on Nickelodeon many years ago. I thought they were great. Great name too!

[stumblefum]

awesome.

[SydShines4ever]

Pure New Wave-so cool !!! Thanks for posting.

[apocalypsynch]

So cool and distinctive! And different from the couple records I have by them. For those who dunno, Philip Glass is the keyboardist seen here. I love how simple the video is....makes the performance more powerful. Thanks 4 posting this!

[sightsownd]

Philip Glass NEVER played with Polyrock live. He produced their first 2 albums and added some parts . That's Lenny Aaron playing in the video.

[Demeterloves42]

Love Polyrock!

This album is rocks! I love "Changing Hearts" also...such good sounds, good memories.

[kevage]

wow, do you have MP3's of that album? I used to have the vinyl and can't find it anywhere. Much appreciated if you could help. Thanks.

[hotprofdude]

Now that's Wave!!!! It doesn't get any better!!

[annacarlo]

Un mio amico mi ha regalato i primi 2 LP...semplicemente fantastici, scaricate ancora video per favore!

[FaJingPower]

can't believe the CDs are finally for sale!!!

[ramon450]

Favolosi!

[Polistes]

What ever happened to Polyrock? They evaporated after their first two albums.

[kabongpope]

Awesome find, thanks!

[Nilinx]

I saw this video over 25 years ago, ran out and found the first album and have been a fan ever since. Though I never saw this again until now, this has always been one of my favorite songs. THANK YOU

[borealico]

JUST AMAZING. WHAT A BAND!

[valen0002]

THANK GOD for posting this. I was a big polyrock fan. Very obscure, and good. I think the first album was produced by Philip Glass...thanks!

[sightsownd]

First AND second album was Produced by Philip Glass

[secondhanddaylight]

Cool Analog Energy (-_-)

[FranzifromMulberrys]

Thank God someone put this up I havent seen this since 1980 late night video show in Millwaukee WI called Rock World- they played this and Romantic Me plus Ultravox's Sleepwalk- man what a great time to be in Jr High School!! Thank the CD Gods that the albums are finally out on CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mddawson1]

Excellent, I have never seen them performing. Their first 2 albums have just recently been released on CD for the first time.

[Zrourke]

Fantastico davvero!! Non pensavo di ritrovarli dopo più di venti anni! Nice time for me...

[RodF]

Spazzy good 'Wave.

[Claude2006]

FANTASTICO!!!!

[cpr1065]

Thank you...I remember seeing this many years ago...very cool

[Lecram1978]

FANTÁSTICO !!!!