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FOX
PASS! FOX PASS existed from 1972 to 1978. Formed while Jon Macey and Michael Roy were still in high school. John Roy played bass, and in 1974 Ricci LaCentra became the drummer, Michael, Jon, and John all sang and the band started to take off. A main inspiration for the sound came from the Modern Lovers, especially for Jonathan Richman's heart-on-my-sleeve approach to rock music. Songs played out themes of relationships, alienation, and growing up in the 1970s. FP wore black clothes, had a large gay and artsy cult following, and appeared to be punk before there was PUNK. But, at that time in Boston, it was hard finding venues to perform in, as most clubs wanted cover bands or blues bands during this era. The scene of the late 1970s was just beginning to form, but there was no real sense of a common scene. The NYC new wave/punk thing started catching fire, and Boston began to really emulate it, around 1975. After some changes in membership, FP turned up the volume, and landed in the burgeoning 'punk rock' scene in Boston. |
