THE OTHER BAND
Avant Garde Punk Rock
Laurence Miller
Guitar, bass, and vocals
Ben Miller
Guitar, bass, and vocals
Doug Peterson
Drums
Laurence Miller Doug Peterson Ben Miller
Fall 1980
THE OTHER BAND, lead by Laurence Miller and his twin bro, Ben Miller, lasted from fall 1980 to fall 1982. Ben and Laurence would alternately switch from guitar to bass, depending on who was leading the song. The band was born from the ashes of THE SAME BAND (see below), shortly after they lost their bass player, Gerhardt Shlansky. NOTE: THE OTHER BAND was then predocessor to the next and most successful band of the three 80's groups the Miller's co-lead, NONFICTION. Of the three groups however, Laurence personally votes THE OTHER BAND in as the superior band. Ironically, the quality of life for both Laurence and Ben during that time was absolute hell. As they say, sometimes one needs to destroy to create...
THE OTHER BAND recorded a professional 2-song single, but was unable to hustle up the remaining cash to finish the project and print it to vinyl.
SideA: TOO MUCH FUN ~ written by Ben Miller
Side B: WORK WITH WHAT YOU GOT ~ written by Laurence Miller
Laurence Miller Doug Peterson Ben Miller
...comic relief as vampires on Halloween...
Ben Miller Laurence Miller Doug Peterson
THE SAME BAND
Progressive Rock
Laurence Miller
Guitar, and vocals
Ben Miller
Guitar, and vocals
Gerhardt Shlansky
Bass, and vocals
Doug Peterson
Drums
"DICTIONARY"
Written by Ben Miller
(an obscure sample clip from summer 1980 community television broadcast)
April 1980
Doug Peterson Laurence Miller Ben Miller Gerhardt Shlansky
THE SAME BAND, co-lead by Laurence Miller and his twin bro, Ben Miller, ran from February 1980 to fall 1981. It was the first band Ben and Laurence would perform in together since the break up of DESTROY ALL MONSTERS. An interesting mix of pop and rock with a jazz attitude, The Same Band had a progressive sound, with bass player Gerhardt Shlansky and drummer Doug Peterson providing a strong rhythm section. NOTE: Gerhardt Shlansky ran a loft called THE NEW OLD BRICK where many local and out of town acts performed. Consequently, The Same Band played there often.
April 1980
Doug Peterson Laurence Miller Gerhardt Shlansky Ben Miller
(Rehearsing at the "New Old Brick")
In rehearsal, micro manager Laurence seen dictating exactly how his fellow same-band-mates
should have played that last note...
Again, Laurence - performing "live" with the Same Band, somewhere...
