Biography Vic Ruggiero
Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Bad Vic, Lord Sluggo) is a musician and songwriter from New York City who has played in many ska bands, such as The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All-Stars, Crazy Baldhead and The Silencers (not to be confused with the Scottish rock band The Silencers). He has also performed with punk rock band Rancid, both live and in the studio. He has released three solo acoustic albums, and has accompanied acoustic ska musician and singer Chris Murray.
Ruggiero's voice has a distinct Bronx accent that has a hard, guttural quality. His lyrics usually follow several themes, including the apocalypse, dark humor, political distrust, paranoia, murder, love and loss. His songs have ranged from narrative ballads to nonsense songs inspired by Beat generation poets, such as Jack Kerouac. He is primarily an organist, although he also plays piano, bass, banjo, guitar, harmonica and percussion. He has been seen playing many different kinds of organs, such as Roland VK-7 and VK-8, Korg CX-3, Hammond XB-1G, Hammond XK-2 and Rheem Mark 7 as well as a Rhodes Piano.
Living peopleAmerican musicians
Vic Ruggiero
Ruggiero's voice has a distinct Bronx accent that has a hard, guttural quality. His lyrics usually follow several themes, including the apocalypse, dark humor, political distrust, paranoia, murder, love and loss. His songs have ranged from narrative ballads to nonsense songs inspired by Beat generation poets, such as Jack Kerouac. He is primarily an organist, although he also plays piano, bass, banjo, guitar, harmonica and percussion. He has been seen playing many different kinds of organs, such as Roland VK-7 and VK-8, Korg CX-3, Hammond XB-1G, Hammond XK-2 and Rheem Mark 7 as well as a Rhodes Piano.
Discography
With The Slackers
- The Slackers ? 1993
- Better Late Than Never ? 1996
- Redlight ? 1997
- The Question ? 1998
- Before There Were Slackers There Were... - 1999
- Live at Ernesto's [1] ? 2000
- Wasted Days ? 2001
- The Slackers and Friends ? 2002
- Close My Eyes ? 2003
- International War Criminal [2] ? 2004
- Upsettin' Ernesto's [3] ? 2004
- The Slackers/Pulley Split ? 2004
- An Afternoon in Dub ? 2005
- Slack in Japan [4] ? 2005
- Peculiar ? 2006
With Rancid
- ...And Out Come The Wolves - 1995
- Organ on "Time Bomb"
- Life Won't Wait - 1998
- Writing credits for tracks 5, 8 and 18
- Hammond B3 Organ on tracks 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18 and 21
- Piano on tracks 5, 9, 12, 14, 18 and 21
- Percussion on tracks 5 and 18
- Guitar on track 12
- Indestructible - 2003
- Keyboards
With The Transplants
- Transplants - 2002
- Hammond B3 Organ on tracks 2, 6, and 7
- Hammond B3 Organ/Piano on tracks 9, 10, and 12
- Haunted Cities - 2005
- Wurlitzer, Farfisa on track 6
With Chris Murray
- Slackness - 2005
Solo Albums
- Understanding New Jersey & Living in Sin - 2001
- Alive at the Ladybug House - 2004
- Top Secret Bounty and Clues - 2006 (Also known as "Blues and Clues".)
- Hamburguru - 2007
- Something In My Blindspot - 2008 (moanin' music)
With the SKAndalous All-Stars
- Hit Me - 1997
- Punk Steady - 1998
- Age of Insects - 1999
With the Stubborn All-Stars
- Open Season - 1995
- Back With a New Batch - 1997
- Nex Music - 1999
External links
- Vic Ruggiero's website (Currently linking to his MySpace page)
- Interview with Ruggiero from Tastes Like Chicken (2003)
- Interview with Ruggiero from In Music We Trust (1998)
- Interview with Ruggiero from Ska Blah Blah (2007)
Living peopleAmerican musicians
Vic Ruggiero
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic Ruggiero
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