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The Telefones are a musical group based in Dallas, Texas. A regular act at the notable punk venue the Hot Klub in the 1980s, they are generally considered a pioneer Texas punk band,〔(What the Reuniting of Dallas Punk Legends The Telefones Means for Dallas Music | FrontRow )〕〔(Labels: Texas punk discography by Paul Routenburg and Henry Weld )〕 but have also been called “Dallas' first—and best—new wave band,”〔(Calling Back - Page 1 - Music - Dallas - Dallas Observer )〕 and yet also "()either punk nor new-wave."〔(The Telefones - Page 1 - Music - Dallas - Dallas Observer )〕 Their sound is a blend of many different styles and eras of rock and pop music. The band was originally formed in 1979 under the name E=MC2, by three brothers: Jerry Dirkx on lead guitar and vocals, Chris Dirkx on drums, and Steve Dirkx on bass guitar. The January 1980 issue of Texas Monthly took note of the Dirkx brothers, calling them "an economical trio oozing juvenile enthusiasm."〔(Texas Monthly - Google Books )〕 Will Clay became the fourth member of the band in the fall of 1979,〔(Requiem for a sax player - Page 1 - Music - Dallas - Dallas Observer )〕 playing saxophone and synthesizer. The name of the group was changed to The Telefones at about this same time. The band's first single, ''The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla'', was released in May 1980 on VVV Records,〔(Out with the new wave - Page 1 - Music - Dallas - Dallas Observer )〕 a Dallas label formed in 1979 by Neal Caldwell that also recorded other noted local acts like Bobby Soxx and The Fort Worth Cats.〔(VVV Records - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs )〕 Six months later, their first LP, ''Vibration Change'', was issued on the VVV label. Clay left the group and was replaced by trumpet player/vocalist/keyboardist Mark Griffin, who was featured along with the Dirkx brothers on ''Rock-Ola!'', the group's second full-length LP, released in mid-1981. Griffin subsequently left the group as well, and later gained national attention as MC 900 Ft. Jesus.〔(MC 900 Ft. Jesus Lives - Page 1 - Music - Dallas - Dallas Observer )〕 Over the years, The Telefones have shared the bill with numerous notable musical acts, including The B52's, The Bangles, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Go-Go's, Oingo Boingo, Split Enz, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Toadies.〔(Gerard Dirkx on Going Solo, The Telefones and Opening for the Toadies - Dallas Music - DC9 At Night )〕 On August 6, 1982, the band R.E.M., still unknown in Dallas, opened for The Telefones at the Hot Klub.〔〔(History of R.E.M. - 26 years of Dallas-area gigs | Denton Record-Chronicle | News for Denton, Texas | Arts & Entertainment )〕 The Telefones spent part of the 1980s in Los Angeles, then returned to Dallas in 1990. While in L.A., other musicians involved included Ken Wallman (keyboards and saxophone), Gary Eaton (guitar and vocals), Colin Marsh (bass), Eddie Dunbar (bass), Jeff Jones (keyboards and trumpet). Josh Diamond played keyboards in a late 1980s Dallas lineup. After a long hiatus, the band reformed and began playing dates in Dallas again in 2010, with original members Jerry Dirkx and Chris Dirkx in the lineup, along with John Painter on keyboards, and Dave Prez on bass guitar. Their set list consists of songs from all three decades of their existence, and pulls from multiple rock and pop music genres. == Impact == The Telefones have been cited by the press as "one of the first and best alternative bands to come out of Dallas. Ever."〔(Gerard Dirkx Says Possible Telefones Reunion in the Works - Dallas Music - DC9 At Night )〕 ''The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla'' (the B-side of which was ''She's In Love With The Rolling Stones'') came to be regarded as "a landmark area recording."〔 Original copies of The Telefones vinyl releases have become sought-after collector's items.〔 In 1992, The Telefones were featured on the all-Texas punk retrospective compilation ''Bloodstains Across Texas''.〔(How An All-Girl, Michigan-Based Punk Group Fell For Dallas' The Telefones 30 Years Too Late - Dallas Music - DC9 At Night )〕〔(Bloodstains Across Texas )〕 In 2011, thirty-one years after the recording of ''She's In Love With The Rolling Stones'', the all-female Grand Rapids, Michigan punk band The Doctors' Wives released a response song in homage to The Telefones, entitled ''Not In Love With The Rolling Stones''.〔〔(In Grand Rapids, the Ladies Go Wild For the Telefones. Only Took, What, 31 Years? - Dallas News - Unfair Park )〕 In 2012, The Telefones' 1980 LP ''Vibration Change'' was named one of the top ten Dallas-Fort Worth area punk albums of all time,〔http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2012/08/top_ten_dfw_punk_albums.php〕 and the song ''Rocket Rocket'' from that album was listed as number 83 among the 100 best Texas songs of all time.〔http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2012/08/the_100_best_texas_songs_the_c.php?ref=trending&page=3〕 In 2014, The Telefones' song ''The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla'' was licensed for Episode 8 of the television series Halt and Catch Fire on AMC, the storyline of which is set in 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Telefones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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