- Buffalo Tom【 100 songs in total 】
- Buffalo Tom is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer.
Career
Buffalo Tom began with a friendship at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst among students Chris Colbourn, Tom Maginnis, and Bill Janovitz. Another friendship with guitarist/frontman J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. helped the band's career to take off by assisting with the production on the band's first two albums. Mascis also played lead guitar on the song 'Impossible' from Buffalo Tom's self-titled debut.
Buffalo Tom had their highest-charting songs in the mid-1990s: 'Big Red Letter Day' (1993) peaked at #8 and 'Sleepy Eyed' (1995) peaked at #4 on the Heatseekers chart. Their album, Big Red Letter Day, peaked at #17 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1993.
The band contributed the track 'For All To See' to the 1993 AIDS-Benefit Album No Alternative produced by the Red Hot Organization, and the track 'Lolly Lolly Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here' to the CD School House Rock! Rocks. Buffalo Tom's song 'Sodajerk' was featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 television series My So-Called Life. They appeared in a club scene on My So-Called Life, episode 12, titled 'Self-Esteem,' playing 'Late at Night.' The episode originally aired on 17 November 1994. They were also mentioned on the CW show Gossip Girl.
The group also wrote the theme song to the short-lived 1999 sitcom The Mike O'Malley Show. In 1999, the song 'Taillights Fade' was used in the Breckin Meyer/Elizabeth Berkley independent film Taillights Fade. They also recorded The Jam's 'Going Underground' for the 2000 tribute album Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam. Issued as a double A-sided single, with Liam Gallagher and Steve Cradock's cover version of 'Carnation', the single reached #6 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1999.
They were the final musical guest on The Jon Stewart Show. Buffalo Tom is a perennial performer at the Hot Stove Cool Music concerts that benefit Theo Epstein's Charity, 'Foundation to Be Named Later'.
After a lengthy hiatus through most of the decade, during 2007 Buffalo Tom re-emerged to perform at the South by Southwest Music Festival and to go on a summer tour across the US. An album, Three Easy Pieces, was released on July 10, 2007 through the New West label. The band has played a number of concerts in the US, Australia and Europe.
On November 24, 2010 it was announced through the band's Facebook and Twitter pages that their new album is titled Skins, and was intended for release in mid-February 2011. It came out to positive reviews from AllMusic and others on March 8, 2011, through their own label Scrawny Records, via The Orchard distribution company.
Discography
Albums
Buffalo Tom (1988)
Birdbrain (1990)
Let Me Come Over (1992)
Big Red Letter Day (1993)
Sleepy Eyed (1995)
Smitten (1998)
Instant Live 6/10/05 Paradise, Boston, MA (2005)
Three Easy Pieces (2007)
Skins (2011)
Compilation albums
Asides from Buffalo Tom (2000)
Besides: A Collection of B-Sides and Rarities (2002)
Singles and EPs
'Sunflower Suit' (1989)
'Enemy' (1989)
'Crawl' (1990)
'Birdbrain' (1990)
'Fortune Teller' (1991)
'Velvet Roof' (1992)
'Taillights Fade' (1992)
'Mineral' (1992)
'Sodajerk' (1993) - reached #7 on Billboard Alternative Songs
'Treehouse' (1993)
'I'm Allowed' (1994)
'Summer' (1995)
'Tangerine' (1995)
'Wiser' (1998)
'Knot In It/ Rachael' (1999)
'Going Underground' (1999) - reached #6 in the UK
'Bad Phone Call' (2007)
'Guilty Girls' (2011)
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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Anything That Way
1993
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2
Arise, Watch
2011
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3
Baby
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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4
Birdbrain (Remastered) - Live
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5
Birdbrain
Chris Colburn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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6
Bleeding Heart (Remastered) - Live
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7
Bleeding Heart
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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8
Caress
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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9
Clobbered
1995
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10
Crawl
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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11
Crueler
1995
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12
Crutch
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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13
Darl
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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14
Deep in the Ground
Chris Colburn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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15
Directive
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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16
Do You In
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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17
Don't Forget Me
2011
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18
Down(Provided)
2011
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19
Dry Land
1993
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20
Enemy (Remastered) - Live
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21
Enemy
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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22
For All to See
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23
Fortune Teller (Remastered) - Live
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24
Fortune Teller
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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25
Freckles
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26
Frozen Lake
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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27
Going Underground
Paul John Weller
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28
Guilty Girls
2011
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29
Guy Who Is Me
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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30
Here I Come
2011
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31
I'm Allowed
1993
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32
I'm Not There (Remastered) - Live
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33
I'm Not There
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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34
Impossible (Remastered) - Live
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35
In the Ice
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36
It's You
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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37
Kitchen Door
1995
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38
Knot In It
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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39
Larry (Remastered) - Live
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40
Larry
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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41
Late At Night
1993
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42
Latest Monkey
1993
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43
Lost Weekend
2011
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44
Mineral (Remastered) - Live
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45
Mineral
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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46
Miss Barren Brooks
2011
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47
Mountains Of Your Head
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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48
My Responsibility
1993
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49
Out Of The Dark
2011
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50
Overtime
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51
Paper Knife(Provided)
2011
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52
Porchlight
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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53
Postcard
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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54
Rachael
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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55
Racine (Remastered) - Live
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56
Register Side
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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57
Return It To Me(Provided)
2011
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58
Rules
1995
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59
Saving Grace
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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60
Scottish Windows
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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61
See To Me
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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62
She's Not Your Thing
2011
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63
Skeleton Key (Live From London ULU 1992)
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64
Skeleton Key
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1990
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65
Sodajerk
1993
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66
Souvenir
1995
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67
Sparklers
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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68
Staples (Remastered) - Live
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69
Staples
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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70
Stymied
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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71
Summer
1995
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72
Sunday Night
1995
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73
Sundress
1995
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74
Sunflower Suit (Remastered) - Live
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75
Sunflower Suit
Chris Colburn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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76
Suppose
1993
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77
Taillights Fade (Remastered) - Live
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78
Taillights Fade
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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79
Tangerine
1995
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80
The Bible
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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81
The Big Light
2011
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82
The Bus (Live From London ULU 1992)
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83
The Bus (Remastered) - Live
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84
The Bus
Chris Colburn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
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85
The Hawks & The Sparrows
2011
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86
The Kids Just Sleep
2011
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87
The Plank (Remastered) - Live
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88
Torch Singer
1993
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89
Tree House
1993
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90
Twenty-Points
1995
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91
Under Milk Wood
1998
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92
Velvet Roof (Remastered) - Live
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93
Velvet Roof
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1992
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94
Wah-Wah
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95
Walking Wounded
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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96
When You Discover
1995
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97
White Paint Morning
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis
1998
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98
Wiser
1998
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99
Would Not Be Denied
1993
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100
Your Stripes
Chris Colbourn, Bill Janovitz, Tom Maginnis