Bernie [demos]

Bernie
(various demo recordings)
3 Song Demo (1999)
Live Recordings & Other Demos (1999-2000)

1. Bernie - Second Weird (5:35)
2. Bernie - The Stars (4:24)
3. Bernie - I'm The Best (3:15)
4. Bernie - You Got Issues (2:38)
5. Bernie - Masturabtion (4:49)
6. Bernie - March Of the Dead Basketball P (5:31)
7. Bernie - Colorado (7:02)
8. Bernie - Tourette's (1:44)
9. Bernie - Kill Your Parents (mono) (8:17)

Before Hoveral, there was Bernie... There was more to Bernie than the 9 songs collected here, but this is essentially the set one would need for all of the original demos recorded during their roughly one full year of existence. All other songs they played live were either originals previously demoed in other bands ("No Vision") or covers ("Stuck On You," "Molly's Lips," "Unbelievable," "Song 2," etc, etc..) One thing I always loved about Bernie was that all four band members were lead vocalists, and three of the band's four members sing lead at some point throughout these 9 tracks.

The 9 songs here are collected chronologically. The first three tracks are from Bernie's demo tape recorded in Spring 1999. The live version of "You Got Issues" was also included on Trumbull Scene: The Big Hits, and has been included here as well, as it's currently the only known recording of this song, from Bernie's long-fabled performance at Tashua Knolls in July 1999. Tracks 5 through 8 were demoed by Adam, Luke and Mike, and do not include Jay as he was at an out-of-state college at the time. However, in these recordings, one may start to hear the forming of Hoveral's sound, especially on "March Of The Dead Basketball Players." The "tourettes" cover has been included as it was the only cover demoed, and not a live recording. Track 9 is an instrumental early demo of what eventually became Hoveral's "User Friendly," and includes songwriting and input from all four band members.

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