Photo by Paul Waldman
THE NECESSARIES
Missing piece of the late ’70s/early ’80s New York scene band formed by Ed Tomney, Jesse Chamberlain & Randy Gun upon parting ways with New York art-rock band Harry Toledo & The Rockets. Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) and Arthur Russell (The Flying Hearts, Dinosaur) were part of the most-stable and most-recorded line-up. Precursor to the college/alt-rock of the ’80s. British guitarist Chris Spedding (Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Brian Eno & others) was part of a touring version of the band.
