1979 (a Smashing Pumpins cover by Dave Caruso's The Room Upstairs)
Channel: Dave Caruso
Date: 2018-10-04

The Room Upstairs was one of 4 bands I played in between 1990 and the early 2000s.  TRU was a trio, with Eric Freeman on drums, Wally Piotrowski on guitar and me on bass, keyboards, and acoustic guitar. We played a mix of oldies, contemporary covers and a few of my own songs.

Eric and Wally have been in and out of projects with me, both in the studio and onstage.  Wally goes back to the days of the CARUSO band, where he was one of our earliest regular lead guitarists.  Wally and Eric have both participated in a few CARUSO reunion shows.

"1979" was a Smashing Pumpkins song that we enjoyed playing.  This performance was at the band shell at Memorial Park in Lincoln Park, Michigan, for the kick-off of the first annual Downriver Cruise on July 7th, 2000.