King Bee

 

Artist:  King Bee

Origin:  Postland, Oregon, USA

Genre:  Punk Rock, Garage Rock

Original line-up

Fred Cole:  Vocals, Guitar

Mark Sten:  Bass

Pat Conner:  Drums

King Bee was a American Punk Rock Band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1978 by Fred Cole (Vocals, Guitar Ex The Weeds,  Lollipop Shoppe, Zipper, and later The Rats, Dead Moon), Mark Sten (Bass), and Pat Conner (Drums).  The band initially sounded  Grungy, Rhthym & Blues, Bluesy,  and Swampy, the first time, they was inspired by the high-energy Punk Sound of The Ramones..  In 1978 released single "Hot Pistol".

Title:  King Bee (2022)

Genre:  Punk Rock, Garage Rock

Label:  Doomtown Sounds

Rating:  ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Moon On The Rise (2:11)

 2.  Clouds Of Drawn (3:36)

 3.  Suicide Mission (2:36)

 4.  Carolina (3:28)

 5.  Castaway (4:11)

 6.  Ring Of Fire (2:10)

 7.  Crystal Is Falling (2:50)

 8.  Death Of A Gunfighter (3:56)

 9.  Stream Of Things (1:45)

10. Caught In The Middle (4:07)

11. Headache (2:11)

12. Zipgun (2"29)

13. Hot Pistol (3:37)

14. When I Was 21 (2:01)

15. Blood, Love, And Money (4:45)

16. It's Over (3:39)

17. Shaker Blue (3:39)

18. Get's Harder Everyday (3:10)

19. Silver Train (3:35)

20. Freight Train (2:09)

21. Time Will Tell (3:33)

22. Politician (2:19)

23. Caught In The Middle (2:22)

Personnel:

Fred Cole:  Vocals, Guitar

Mark Sten:  Bass

Pat Conner:  Drums

King Bee is an album containing a dozen unreleased studio and live songs between 1977 and 1981 by King Bee, released on October 1, 2022 by Doomtown Sounds.  For Music Collectors.