L.A. L.A.

Biography

Following the demise of the Dead Boys in 1979, Bators began a tumultuous relationship with Bomp! Records and its president, Greg Shaw. According to Shaw: "[What he craved most was to escape the fetters of his Dead Boy image and win respect as a singer of contemporary pop rock. . . . In other words, he wanted to be 'the thinking punk's Eric Carmen.'"] To this end, and usually with first-wave punk rock veterans in tow, he recorded several singles (many of which were unreleased). The album L.A. L.A...

Following the demise of the Dead Boys in 1979, Bators began a tumultuous relationship with Bomp! Records and its president, Greg Shaw. According to Shaw: "[What he craved most was to escape the fetters of his Dead Boy image and win respect as a singer of contemporary pop rock. . . . In other words, he wanted to be 'the thinking punk's Eric Carmen.'"] To this end, and usually with first-wave punk rock veterans in tow, he recorded several singles (many of which were unreleased). The album L.A. L.A. , released in 1994, documented Bators' efforts as a pop-punk singer. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.