Garden Variety

About the Artist
Bruce was born 8/21/54. The second brothers cousin on his mothers side twice removed ( and three times asked to leave ). The nephew of The Mighty Hip Eine.

Born the son of Harry Nichols, a 1st generation record collector, little Bruce grew up in a rich atmosphere of various sound patterns such as Bill Boyd and the Cowboy Ramblers, The Cannon Jug Stompers, Jed Davenport, The Blue Sky Boys, The Delmore Brothers, Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers, The Light Crust Doughboys, Willie McTell, Tampa Red, Sonny Boy, etc… You get the picture. He had heard these sounds before he had heard a single note of R&R.

By age nine Virgil Stockwell had, oops, excuse me, wrong narrative. Anyway, by the age of nine little Bruce won a talent show singing a duet harmony of a Beatles cover song, Please Please Me, with a friend. From this point on music became an obsession with Bruce. His father taught him guitar, mandolin and harmonica and condemned him to a musicians life. His fathers advice was, “Keep it as a hobby and don’t become a drunk”.

Several decades and a century later Bruce still has a very expensive hobby and is only half drunk, most of the time.

With over 200 song credits to his name (and they’re all gems, ya know) Garden Variety is the essence of Bruce's Musician/Songwriting zenith (heavy…).

Garden Variety,Bruce Nichols,Heem Street Music LLC,And on the third day He touched the peripheral convex of every kind And blaming sounds were heard across the land. The vibrations of deathless music.

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Average customer rating: Too bad STOP AND KILL THE ROSES a messy masterpiece!!!! Get Your Facts Straight... huh?

Garden Variety Garden Variety Manufacturer: Gern Blandsten ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Knocking the Skill Level ASIN: B000005AH5 Release Date: 1999-05-20

Tracks:

1. By And Large
2. Fall In
3. Shelf Life
4. Pretty Mouth
5. Rode (For Justin)
6. Hot Head
7. Closet
8. Binder
9. Unsound
10. Stool
11. Letter To The Editor
12. Puzzled
13. Turnout
14. Hedge
15. On Track

Customer Reviews:

Too bad.......2006-07-24

What a great band these guys were. They were truly the first band that I fell in love with back in high school. I couldn't help but notice: 1) people confusing this band for another. Unfortunatley, with a name like Garden Variety, there are many bands with the same name. 2) The release dates listed here have to be wrong. I distinctly remember this album coming out first, and "Knocking the Skill Level" coming out 2nd. Yet Amazon says this self-titled album came out in 1997 and "Skill Level" came out in 1994. Those dates are wrong, not that it affects the music. This self-titled album came out I believe in 1993, with "Knocking the Skill Level" coming out in 1996. I may be off, but this was def their first album, and "Skill Level" was their second.

Anywho, I've read the comparisons to Superchunk and Jawbreaker and they aren't totally without merit. But this band just seemed to be doing something different, at least at that time. I dunno.....these guys have their own sound. Loud, more yelling as opposed to screamy vocals (but not annoyingly so), yet full of hooky melodies to the well-trained ear. And absolutely some of the best lyrics you'll hear for this style of music. Too bad Radio 4 can't hold a candle to the two GV albums. Buy "Skill Level" first. If you like it, buy this one. They're both killer IMO.

STOP AND KILL THE ROSES.......2005-06-15

With a band name more suggestive of a cheap packet of garden seeds, as opposed to anything Greenday may covet, Garden Variety's 1996 debut has 15 tracks, all sounding like an angrier Superchunk, and all nearly interchangable in their similiarity. This can be a bad thing for half-listening ears; the drone of these punkish songs may sound like the same song repeating, and a good thing for the attentive, who may find the exceptional hoarse garage vocals, constant guitar, and loud drums, pounding the same path in each song deceiving, as it leaves subtle progressions and changes to the sonic landscape, more revealing in it's totality, than the sum of it's parts, like a plot of bare earth becoming a garden with a little help from Miracle-Gro. Drummer Joe Gorelick created the cool street scene artwork on the CD front and back cover, looking like the work of an excited Van Gogh after an outing with Greenday.

a messy masterpiece!!!!.......2002-09-13

...amazing guitars, brilliant drumming and scream/singing that could make you cry with happiness.

Get Your Facts Straight..........2002-02-22

Yes, Garden Variety were a good band, but I'd hardly call them emo, and yes they are from the tri-state area, but they are from Long Island, not from New Jersey.

huh?.......2001-08-17

uh, I think you are thinking about another band. This was the emo/punk band Garden Variety from NJ who broke up about 5 years ago. They sounded like Jawbreaker with loooonger songs. Members are now in Radio 4.

Average customer rating: Too bad wrong they are playing! Not a bad sound an overlooked, but great recording room 183 rocks

Knocking the Skill Level Garden Variety Manufacturer: Headhunter Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Garden Variety ASIN: B000000SXC Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

1. In All Respects
2. Harbored
3. Stickler
4. Soft On The Name
5. Parker
6. Chatroom Walkout
7. Room 183
8. Nine Behind You
9. Settling
10. Captain

Customer Reviews:

Too bad.......2006-07-24

What a great band these guys were. They were truly the first band that I fell in love with back in high school. I couldn't help but notice: 1) people confusing this band for another. Unfortunatley, with a name like Garden Variety, there are many bands with the same name. 2) The release dates listed here have to be wrong. I distinctly remember this album coming out second, and the self-titled album on Gern Blandsten coming out 1st. Yet Amazon says this album came out in 1994 and "Garden Variety" came out in 1997. Those dates are wrong, not that it affects the music. The self-titled album came out I believe in 1993, with "Knocking the Skill Level" coming out in 1996. I may be off, but this was def their second album and "Garden Variety" was their first.

Anywho, I've read the comparisons to Superchunk and Jawbreaker and they aren't totally without merit. But this band just seemed to be doing something different, at least at that time. I dunno.....these guys have their own sound. Loud, more yelling as opposed to screaming vocals (but not annoyingly so), yet full of hooky melodies to the well-trained ear. And absolutely some of the best lyrics you'll hear for this style of music. Too bad Radio 4 can't hold a candle to the two GV albums. Buy "Skill Level" first. If you like it, buy the self-titled one. They're both killer IMO. I will never get sick of this album for sure.

wrong they are playing!.......2000-09-25

what a great, great band this was. true they are probably all workers now as i know their old roadie but from what i heard they are all playing and touring in 3 different bands so there you go! . anthony roman is in this new wave sort of band called "radio 4" and anthony rizzo is in this band called "vic thrill" and joe gorelick is in "sugarhigh" with the guy from texas is the reason and the bass or guitarist of shift . sounds cool, anywayz this was one helluva talented band. i was sooooo pissed when these guys called it quits. what the hell happened!

Not a bad sound.......2000-07-26

But i hear that these guys are all stock brokers and .com employees now. What the hell happened?

an overlooked, but great recording.......1999-12-04

I saw Garden Variety many many moons ago, and I bought "Knocking" at the show. I must say that this was one of the best buys I have ever made. If your looking for some angry, fast, and just plain fun music, check out Garden Variety. I only wish I knew what happened to them!

room 183 rocks.......1999-09-05

i need that tab, on guitar or gutar

Average customer rating:

Live On Earth Mike & Carleen McCornack Manufacturer: Garden Variety ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001E5GN6 Release Date: 2002-11-25

Tracks:

1. When The Feeling Comes Around
2. Cannonball Rag
3. A Little Bit Late
4. Cottonwoods
5. My Best Friend Lars
6. The Teddy Bear's Picnic
7. Something's Got To Change
8. Snowdrop
9. A Color So Familiar
10. I'll See You In CUBA
11. Legacy
12. Hockey Puck
13. Humboldt Bay
14. That Palomino Pal O' Mine
15. Happy Trail To You

Album Description

A re-release on cd of this classic, live, studio recording from this Northwest favorite singer-songwriter duo. Unmatched vocal harmony and guitar instrumental accompaniment for songs that look at life with love and humor.

Average customer rating:

A Road To Call Your Own Mike & Carleen McCornack Manufacturer: Garden Variety ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001E5GMW Release Date: 2002-11-25

Tracks:

1. Snowfall Over Baldy
2. Follow The Calendar
3. Proper Cup Of Coffee
4. Sailing Song
5. Luck & Blessings
6. Pity Party
7. Like A Rainbow
8. The Road Not Taken
9. Music To Me
10. Living For The One You Love
11. Where The Wind Blows
12. A Road To Call Your Own

Album Description

Warm vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar playing that sparkles accompany original songs that look at life with love and humor.

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Garden Variety Manufacturer: N/A ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFIF0 Release Date: 1999-01-05

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Garden Variety Manic Depressan Beanflipper Manufacturer: Shock Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000C2J2 Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

1. Sanctimonious
2. Remove Skin Before Use
3. It's Only Life
4. Slow Fukin Thing
5. Blinding Sun
6. Johnny The Song
7. Never Want To Believe
8. Mine
9. Mongrel Guts
10. Bucket O' Blood
11. Trent's Song
12. Power Of Corruption
13. Glass Eye Stare

Average customer rating: Laura in Bloom

Bloom Laura Sandage Manufacturer: Laura Sandage ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFVRK Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Living Room Music
2. Bloom
3. There Is a Tide
4. Do You Want Peace?
5. February Is Green
6. Walter and Clara
7. Crushed
8. Broken Places
9. Marlboro Man
10. Labyrinth
11. Little Hair
12. Checkout Line
13. One Feather
14. I'm Goin' Home

Customer Reviews:

Laura in Bloom.......2007-01-04

This is New Folk at its best. The CD has songs with heart and conscience. It is a kaleidoscope of joy, pathos, and stirring calls to action. Lovely melodies, down home instrumentation and gorgeous voices alternately solo and beautifully blending.

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Racer Radio Vol 1 WonderboyDennis Phelps , Garden Variety , Big Umbrella , Amy X Neuburg , and Splatter Trio Manufacturer: Racer Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000NY9HO8

Average customer rating: Too bad STOP AND KILL THE ROSES a messy masterpiece!!!! Get Your Facts Straight... huh?

Garden Variety Garden Variety Manufacturer: Racer Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Knocking the Skill Level ASIN: B000001DD8 Release Date: 1996-10-11

Tracks:

1. Here and Now
2. Beats
3. Soul Hands
4. Winter
5. Grace
6. No Shirt
7. Eyes Closed
8. Why
9. Beneath the Wheel
10. Canyon of Tears

Customer Reviews:

Too bad.......2006-07-24

What a great band these guys were. They were truly the first band that I fell in love with back in high school. I couldn't help but notice: 1) people confusing this band for another. Unfortunatley, with a name like Garden Variety, there are many bands with the same name. 2) The release dates listed here have to be wrong. I distinctly remember this album coming out first, and "Knocking the Skill Level" coming out 2nd. Yet Amazon says this self-titled album came out in 1997 and "Skill Level" came out in 1994. Those dates are wrong, not that it affects the music. This self-titled album came out I believe in 1993, with "Knocking the Skill Level" coming out in 1996. I may be off, but this was def their first album, and "Skill Level" was their second.

Anywho, I've read the comparisons to Superchunk and Jawbreaker and they aren't totally without merit. But this band just seemed to be doing something different, at least at that time. I dunno.....these guys have their own sound. Loud, more yelling as opposed to screamy vocals (but not annoyingly so), yet full of hooky melodies to the well-trained ear. And absolutely some of the best lyrics you'll hear for this style of music. Too bad Radio 4 can't hold a candle to the two GV albums. Buy "Skill Level" first. If you like it, buy this one. They're both killer IMO.

STOP AND KILL THE ROSES.......2005-06-15

With a band name more suggestive of a cheap packet of garden seeds, as opposed to anything Greenday may covet, Garden Variety's 1996 debut has 15 tracks, all sounding like an angrier Superchunk, and all nearly interchangable in their similiarity. This can be a bad thing for half-listening ears; the drone of these punkish songs may sound like the same song repeating, and a good thing for the attentive, who may find the exceptional hoarse garage vocals, constant guitar, and loud drums, pounding the same path in each song deceiving, as it leaves subtle progressions and changes to the sonic landscape, more revealing in it's totality, than the sum of it's parts, like a plot of bare earth becoming a garden with a little help from Miracle-Gro. Drummer Joe Gorelick created the cool street scene artwork on the CD front and back cover, looking like the work of an excited Van Gogh after an outing with Greenday.

a messy masterpiece!!!!.......2002-09-13

...amazing guitars, brilliant drumming and scream/singing that could make you cry with happiness.

Get Your Facts Straight..........2002-02-22

Yes, Garden Variety were a good band, but I'd hardly call them emo, and yes they are from the tri-state area, but they are from Long Island, not from New Jersey.

huh?.......2001-08-17

uh, I think you are thinking about another band. This was the emo/punk band Garden Variety from NJ who broke up about 5 years ago. They sounded like Jawbreaker with loooonger songs. Members are now in Radio 4.

Average customer rating:

Garden Variety Bruce Nichols Manufacturer: Heem Street Music LLC ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006320B Release Date: 2002-02-01

Tracks:

1. Arborvitae Serenade
2. You Got Me
3. Down by the Sea
4. Fractal Boogie
5. StarDance
6. Momma Don't Like No Music
7. Swill & Chill Grill
8. Pictures of You
9. NUZ
10. One of These Days
11. Crazy Mixed up World
12. I Dream
13. If You Knew
14. She Went Away
15. Who Threw That Ham?
16. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
17. Claudes's Rude Etude #33/8

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