a VERY late reply...   
   The Zulus had two names before taking that name... Wild Kingdom (Mutual Of   
   Omaha's Wild Kingdom put a stop to that and then the Screaming Mee-Mees)   
      
   Al   
      
   On Wednesday, May 3, 1989 at 11:14:01 PM UTC-4, John K. Hinsdale wrote:   
   > [ I live in Boston ]   
   >   
   > Here is the story of the Human Sexual Response, and their subsequent   
   > spinoff, THE ZULUS, Boston's Best Band (in my Very humble opinion):   
   >   
   > [The Zulus' DOWN_ON_THE_FLOOR is now available nationally on Slash   
   >  Records, which makes this posting usa-distributable.]   
   >   
   > The Human Sexual Response were:   
   >     Larry Bangor - vicals   
   >     Dini Lamot - vocals, tambourine   
   >     Casey Cameron - vocals   
   >     Windle Davis - vocals   
   >     Rich Gilbert - guitars   
   >     Chris Maclachlan -bass   
   >     Malcom travis - drums   
   >   
   > In 1980 - 1981, the Human Sexual Response were the most talked   
   > about and talented band in Boston.  They had out at the time two albums,   
   > "Figure 14" and "In a Roman Mood", each with their own flavor of psycotic,   
   > heavily vocalized music.  The two albums were chock full of songs which   
   > were local radio hits at the time; the most notable were:   
   >   
   >     Figure 14:   
   >         Jacki Onassis   
   >         Cool Jerk   
   >         What does sex mean to me?   
   >         Anne Frank Story (very eerie one, Bangor at his finest)   
   >   
   >     In a Roman Mood:   
   >         Land of the Glass Pinecones   
   >         Pound   
   >         Andy  Fell   
   >         Question of Temperature   
   >         Marone Moan (Bangor at his finest)   
   >   
   > At this time, three of the vocalists (Dini, Casey, Windle) left the band,   
   > to persue other artistic endeavors, leaving the band made up of Larry   
   > Bangor (VOCAL), Rich Gilbert (GUITAR), Chris Maclachlan (BASS), and Malcom   
   > Travis (DRUMS).  This group played as Wild Kingdom, and then as the   
   > Screaming Mimis, taking on a more raw sound than had been heard with the   
   > HSR.  (The HSR continued to perform occassional reunion concerts in   
   > Boston).   
   >   
   > The four settled on a band called The Zulus, replacing bassist Maclachlan   
   > with one Rich Cortese.  By 1985, They recorded a "debut" album on the now   
   > defunct Greenworld record label, containing a couple of their currently   
   > running hits in BeanTown:  At the Subway, Kings in the Queen City, Can't   
   > Wait to Tell you the News; Gotta Have Faith.   
   >   
   > Four years, and several local radio hits, later, the band have (finally)   
   > have a contract with Slash Records, and a new album produced by Bob Mould   
   > (remember him?), entitled Down_on_the_Floor.   
   >   
   > The album includes those old hits from the Boston radio stations (Too   
   > Much, Big D) as well as some goo old-fashioned rock-and-roll which these   
   > guys can play, most notably "Back" (Bangor at his Very finest).   
   >   
   >      I saw these guys at the Rathskeller in Boston last Friday   
   >      (4/29/89).  They, and their audience were out of control.   
   >   
   > Dig.  - JH   
      
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