http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56759&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rssPost-punk big shots Mission of Burma formed in Boston in 1979. Guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley and drummer Peter Prescott revitalized the Boston scene with a complicated, previously unheard mixture of Gang of Four and the Stooges, playing legendarily loud (and unpredictable) shows up and down the east coast. They scored a local hit on the radio with "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" and today their music remains some of the very first stirrings of what was to become "indie rock." The band stood apart from virtually every other act in the US at the time, due in part to both Miller's and Conley's backgrounds in classical music and their use of tape loops in songs and during live performances. Mission of Burma broke up just as they began to make a large national impact, mainly as a result of Miller's increasing hearing loss. Miller went on to form the more sedate Birdsongs of the Mesozoic while Prescott formed the big guitar psych metal band Volcano Suns, and later Kustomized. In 2002, Prescott, Miller and Conley reunited Mission of Burma for a tour and ended up resuming recording, releasing <i>OnoffOn</i> in 2004 and <i>Aluminum Washcloth</i> in 2006. - Mike McGuirkPost-Punken720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:20:10 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56759&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-punk big shots Mission of Burma formed in Boston in 1979. Guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley and drummer Peter Prescott revitalized the Boston scene with a complicated, previously unheard mixture of Gang of Four and the Stooges, playing legendarily loud (and unpredictable) shows up and down the east coast. They scored a local hit on the radio with "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" and today their music remains some of the very first stirrings of what was to become "indie rock." The band stood apart from virtually every other act in the US at the time, due in part to both Miller's and Conley's backgrounds in classical music and their use of tape loops in songs and during live performances. Mission of Burma broke up just as they began to make a large national impact, mainly as a result of Miller's increasing hearing loss. Miller went on to form the more sedate Birdsongs of the Mesozoic while Prescott formed the big guitar psych metal band Volcano Suns, and later Kustomized. In 2002, Prescott, Miller and Conley reunited Mission of Burma for a tour and ended up resuming recording, releasing <i>OnoffOn</i> in 2004 and <i>Aluminum Washcloth</i> in 2006. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30256222&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mission of Burma on Rhapsody Online 30256222 tra.30256222 Mission of Burma art.56759 0.99 The Sound, The Speed, The Light alb.30245660 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/2/8/1808279_170x170.jpg 2009-10-05 00:00:00.0 2009-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Ssl 83 tra.30256222 169000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30256222&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30256222&variant=data&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1984061&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mission of Burma on Rhapsody Online 1984061 tra.1984061 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0.99 The Obliterati alb.10358031 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/7/7/837710_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Spider's Web tra.10359408 205000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10359408&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10359408&variant=data&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2232171&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Fri, 21 May 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mission of Burma on Rhapsody Online 2232171 tra.2232171 Mission of Burma art.56759 0.99 Peking Spring alb.200944 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/0/270350_170x170.jpg 1988-12-21 00:00:00.0 1993-05-21 00:00:00.0 true Dirt tra.2232171 209000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2232171&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2232171&variant=data&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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10359418 tra.10359418 Mission of Burma art.56759 0.99 The Obliterati alb.10358031 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/7/7/837710_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Is This Where? tra.10359418 215000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10359418&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10359418&variant=data&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10359420&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mission of Burma on Rhapsody Online 10359420 tra.10359420 Mission of Burma art.56759 0.99 The Obliterati alb.10358031 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/7/7/837710_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-19 00:00:00.0 true Nancy Reagan's Head tra.10359420 275000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10359420&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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1988-12-21 00:00:00.0 1993-05-21 00:00:00.0 true This Is Not A Photograph tra.2251655 119000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2251655&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2251655&variant=data&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18897506&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mission of Burma on Rhapsody Online 18897506 tra.18897506 Mission of Burma art.56759 0.99 Signals, Calls and Marches [Remastered] alb.18896391 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/9/5/1195954_170x170.jpg 2008-03-18 00:00:00.0 2008-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Max Ernst tra.18897506 180000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18897506&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18897506&variant=data&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18897507&rws=%2Fmission-of-burma%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk 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