There are at least 2 artists that share this name: 1. ?????? was created in 1983 when ??????? ?????? (Giorgos Karras) and ??????? ????????? (Giannis Aggelakas) wrote their first, post-punk influenced lyrics. ??????? ????????? (Michalis Kanatidis) on guitar and ?????? ???????????? (Kostas Floroskoufis) on drums accompanied them at their first appearance. In 1984 ??????? ???????????? (Babis Papadopoulos) replaces Michalis at the guitar and in 1985 they record their first record, ?????? (Holes), which included their first hit song ????????? ???? (Travelling Soul) for Ano-Kato Records.
1. ?????? was created in 1983 when ??????? ?????? (Giorgos Karras) and ??????? ????????? (Giannis Aggelakas) wrote their first, post-punk influenced lyrics.
??????? ????????? (Michalis Kanatidis) on guitar and ?????? ???????????? (Kostas Floroskoufis) on drums accompanied them at their first appearance. In 1984 ??????? ???????????? (Babis Papadopoulos) replaces Michalis at the guitar and in 1985 they record their first record, ?????? (Holes), which included their first hit song ????????? ???? (Travelling Soul) for Ano-Kato Records. The album was followed by live appearances at the ?Selini? club, the university campus and the surrounding areas of Thessaloniki.
Kostas Floroskoufis was soon replaced by ??????? ?????? (Giorgos Tolios).
Concerts were held in Athens in the Rodeo Club and at the open air amphitheater of Lykavittos, where they played the opening act for ???????? ?????????? (Dimitris Poulikakos).
Meanwhile, the band's working relationship with Ano - Kato Records started to go sour. This happened due to the oral contract they had with Ano - Kato Records and the exploitation of the band's rights over the record. Later on their first album, ??????, was given for free with the greek music magazine difono. They decided to go independent and - on borrowed money - recorded their second disk ????? ???? 13? ????? (Party on the 13th Floor) which was eventually published with Virgin Records. The album was very successful; it figured in the top five list of best rock albums of all time in Greece in 2006.
In 1990 comes their third album, ?????? ???? ????????? (Holes in Paradise), and their first concert outside Greece in Belfort, France. Guitarist ????????? ?-??????? (Asklipios Zambetas) joins the band as the fifth member.
The fourth album was recorded in 1993, titled ????? ????????? ????????? (9 Pliromena tragoudia - 9 Paid Songs). A live performance at Lykavittos gathers a record-setting 10.000 people.
In 1994 a double live album was released, named ????? ?? ???? ?????? (Krata to show maimou - Keep the Show Bogus) with recordings from 4 concerts at Rodon club and 5 unplugged performances. Both this album's and the film soundtrack (H epohi ton dolofonon) sales went through the roof. Concerts during 1995 were often sold out all over Greece, at the Mylos club (Thessaloniki), Rodon club (Athens), and England, at Manchester and the Marquee club in London.
The fifth studio album, ?????? ?????? ??????? (Head Full of Gold) arrived in 1996. It went gold in the first week of it's release. The sixth studio album was titled ???? ??? ????? ??? ????? (Within the Night of Others) and was released in 1999. The band announced their break-up very soon after the album's release, during 2000.
Discography
* ?????? (1985)
* ????? ??? 13? ????? (1987)
* ?????? ???? ????????? (1990)
* ????? ????????? ????????? (1993)
* ????? ?? ???? ?????? (1994)
* ?????? ?????? ??????? (1996)
* ???? ??? ????? ??? ????? (1999)
Work outside of ??????
* ??????? ????????? & ??????? ?????? - ??????? ??????
* ??????? ????????? & ????? ???????? - ?? ?????? ??? ?????
* ??????? ????????? - ? ??????? ?? ??????? ???
* ??????? ????????? & ?? ?????????? - ??? ??? ??? ????
* ??????? ?????????, ??????? ???????????? ??? ?????????? ?-??????? - ???? ??? ????
* ??????? ???????????? ??? ?????? ???????? - F.L.O.R.O. II
2. The Trypes were a side project for members of The Feelies. Glenn Mercer and Bill Million joined the Trypes' founder John Baumgartner in 1982, since they left the Feelies aside for a period of time. In this band they also met the future Feelies members Brenda Sauter and Stan Demeski. The Trypes recorded a beautiful soft psychedelic EP in 1984: here woodwinds and keyboards are prominent compared to the Feelies' usual guitar-dominated sound. Included is a cover of The Beatles' "Love You To." The group evolved later into Speed the Plough.