Camper Van Beethoven

College rock band best known for their song Take the Skinheads Bowling. While commercially unsuccessful, their work was influential on the developing indie scene of the eighties. Member David Immergluck went on to become a member of Counting Crows. Their debut album Telephone Free Landslide Victory is a favorite of R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe. Their cover of Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo was a chart topper.
Category:College rock
Category:Eighties
Category:Alternative
Category:Post punk
Category:Pioneer