POINTED STICKS "What Do You Want Me To Do"

Rare performance photos from 1978 around the time of the POINTED STICKS first single release "What Do You Want Me To Do" b/w "Somebody's Mom" on Quintessence Records. This is now available for a limited time as a free download (www.thepointedsticks.com) in anticipation and celebration of the brand new upcoming album coming out in June 2009 on Northern Electric Records. Photos taken from Battle of the Bands Oct 1978 by Vincent G. Krako and at the Quadra Club, Aug 22, 1978 .

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• POINTED
• STICKS
• POWER
• POP
• STIFF
• QUINTESSENCE
• NICK
• JONES
• BILL
• NAPIER-HEMY
• TONY
• BARDACH
• IAN
• TILES
• NORTHERN
• ELECTRIC
• COLIN
• GRIFFITHS

[Rockoburnout101]

Saw these guys back in 1978 at a High School dance in Port Alberni, B.C. I loved the sound but was still getting over the mid-70s rock and roll era. This was too new to appreciate fully at the time. Wonderful tune that was never really appreciated in its day.

[biggdaddyfigg]

they played an after hours tonite in vancouver,,so awesome..

[bohsgerry]

greAT CANADIAN Punk like the diodes and viletones.pity never got over here to dublin.trying to get yr new lp but as usual with vinyl no luck.

[skronnyrotten]

people dont realize it but vancouver punk rock is just as relavent and important as london or new york. if not more.

[rockinrocker69]

... I pooped

[MrBarwise]

This,my children,is how punk sounded in Van. b/4 grunge in Sea.Check out "Marching Song"

[regugug1]

An anthem of my youth (along with flipside, "Sombody's Mom"). Makes me so happy!

[romilabarryman]

Hey guys, check out my backstage interview with the Pointed Sticks before their comeback show at the Rio.

[MayorError]

new pointed sticks album coming out nov 1!!!

[bigsoundp]

my older brother had this single, and I played it a thousand times. Great tune, so was the flip side.