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The Rugburns consisted of gifted singer/songwriter Steve Poltz, bassist Gregory Page, guitarist "Dr." Robert Driscoll, and drummer Jeff "Stinky" Aafedt, who was at one time a member of the band Forbidden Pigs. br /br /Poltz and Driscoll, longtime friends from the San Diego area, formed the original group, who stayed a duo for years before they added Aafedt and Page to make it a terrific foursome. There were other members at some points in the life of the band, like John Castro and James Castro. br /br /The Rugburns played acoustic music in coffeehouses in San Diego for nearly a decade before branching out to bigger dreams. The group played music from artists like James Taylor at first, but changed gears and began performing unabashed rock, a lot of it written by Poltz. The band's new slow-speed metal sound was compared to that of the Beat Farmers and the Pleasure Barons. br /br /In 1992, the Rugburns signed with the Bizarre/Planet Records label. It took almost two years before a debut album was available. The album, Morning Wood, carries tracks like "I Want to Learn About Love," "Kilkenny Man," and the humorous "My Carphone's on the Pill." br /br /After the successful debut, the Rugburns toured a lot to promote the album. The band's live seditious performances gained them word-of-mouth fame. In 1995, a second offering hit the stores, Taking the World By Donkey, recorded under the Priority Records label. "Girl With the Wandering Eye" and "Better Be Careful" are a couple of the tunes on the subsequent album. There is also one EP, Mommy I'm Sorry. br /br /Everything has an ending, and so did the lineup for the Rugburns. Interested in a solo career, Poltz abandoned the group. In 1998, he released One Left Shoe, his long-awaited solo debut album. Jewel helped to write some of the songs on the album and also sang with him on a couple of the tunes. ~ Charlotte Dillon, All Music Guide |
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