and welcome to the global Bad Sneakers community. Between 1979 and 1986, this Newark, Del.-based band released three albums and performed 200 nights a year.
Now, you can listen to this rich recorded legacy and read the history of Bad Sneakers' meteoric rise from obscurity to oblivion.
Or first, browse the videos below – glimpses of the band's erratic odyssey through the '80s.
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Blue Light
A chilling tale of urban apocalypse, from a 1984 live set that captured the band at the top of its game.
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Boy Becomes a Man
The slam-bang finale from the 1983 Outdoor Cabaret in Wilmington, Del. Carried nationally by NBC's cable-TV USA Network.
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Every Little Secret
Bad Sneakers chugs through this mainstream rocker at a release party for the band's 1982 debut "Sneak Attack."
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Caught in the Act
A 1984 episode of Philadelphia TV show "Dancin' on Air" had teens bopping to one of the band's signature songs.
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I Don't Need a Reason
A 1980 video unveiled this Bad Sneakers mainstay, performed at nearly every show through 1986. Three minutes of pure go-to-hell.
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Diamonds in the Dark
Live, 1982: "The story of a man, a woman, a long black automobile ... and the almost perfect crime."
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Anesthesia
Live, 1984: "Man, some people drink cough syrup when they don't even have a cold."
Ready now? Listen to the studio recordings, watch more videos or read the Bad Sneakers story.
Comments or suggestions? dale@badsneakers.info