THE SCHRAMMS Walk to Delphi 1992

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Biography

by Mark Deming

Melding pop, folk-rock, and alt-country sounds with quirky wit and a keen intelligence, the Schramms were the brainchild of gifted guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dave Schramm, who debuted the group in 1987. Schramm, who had previously played with Human Switchboard and Jon Klages, left Yo La Tengo in 1986, following the release of their debut album, Ride the Tiger, and he soon began working up material with fellow Human Switchboard alumnus Ron Metz and drums and bassist Terry Karydes, who had played in an embryonic version of Yo La Tengo. After Karydes' bass was stolen, she moved over to keyboards, and Mike Lewis, another former member of Yo La Tengo, took over on bass, with guitarist Todd Novak and sax player Pete Linzell filling out the lineup. The band dubbed themselves the Walking Wounded and lined up a short tour only to discover a group in California was already using that name; as a joke, the band billed themselves as the Schramms for the duration of the tour, only to … » Read more

 

Tracklist 

1	Walk To Delphi
2	Out Of The Earth
3	Living In Confusion
4	Letdown Later
5	It's Not What She Wants
6	Big Stink
7	Everytime
8	The Way Some People Die
9	Number Nineteen
10	Theme From "Gusano Verde"
11	Of All The Souls