Big Drill Car

Big Drill Car was a pop punk/melodic hardcore group from Huntington Beach, California, who were active from the late 1980s to mid-1990s and briefly again in the mid-2000s (decade). The group never gained any mainstream audience, but were an influence on their contemporaries – most notably ALL, Chemical People and Dag Nasty – alongside whom they are considered the early pioneers of the sound that would later be called melodic hardcore.

Big Drill Car released an EP, Small Block, in 1988 before being signed to Cruz Records (owned by former Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn) and releasing two studio albums. The band eventually parted ways with that label and signed to Headhunter Records, who released No Worse for the Wear, the band's last album to date.

Big Drill Car broke up in 1995, but reunited for a one-off series of shows in 2008 and 2009, with the classic original lineup.

History

"Classic" original lineup-era (1987-1991)

Big Drill Car was formed in 1987 while Frank Daly and Mark Arnold (musician) were still in the seminal OC punk band M.I.A.. Frank and Mark had written some songs that were not M.I.A.-style songs so they got together with some friends (Bob and Danny) and started playing around. Their first shows were a mix of covers (like the Descendents' "I'm Not A Loser" and Dead Kennedys' "Too Drunk to Fuck") and these new originals songs. After M.I.A. broke up, Big Drill Car entered the studio in 1988 to record the EP Small Block. They were a hard working hard touring band who were rough on their tour vans.

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In Green Fields

by: Big Drill Car

Critters...
I saw something I want
And the thought of her still haunts
And it won't go away
I was so tongue tied I didn't know what to say
Now I'm miles from you
And I don't think you knew
How could you though
My mind moved fast but my tongue moved much too slow
And it's hard to say from far away
I wanna see you in green fields
In green fields
A doll like face
You know she ran the place
And that was cool
I didn't make a move for fear of looking fool
And now I'm sad, she's the best thing I never had
And that's not right
It's been three months and I still lose sleep at night
And it's hard to say from far away
I wanna see you in green fields
In green fields
Her face it shined, oh man she looks so fine
But I move slow
Saw her at the door and I hope I'll see some more
But I don't know
Next time you're there, please let her know I care
And that should be fine, I know I will get back there in time
And when I do, I'll see her walking through them green fields, yeah
And it's hard to say from far away
I wanna see you in green fields




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