Honk
OriginLaguna Beach, California, United States
GenresFolk rock, Rock
Years active1970 (1970)—1975 (1975); 1983 (1983)—present
LabelsGranite, 20th Century, Epic
MembersWill Brady
Craig Buhler
Tris Imboden
Richard Stekol
Beth Fitchet Wood
Steve Wood
Past membersMike Caruselle
Don Whaley
WebsiteOfficial website

Honk is an American rock band, based in Laguna Beach, California. It is best known for providing the soundtrack for the surf documentary film, Five Summer Stories.

Career

The band was formalized in 1970, recorded some demo songs, and then recorded their first album for a $1500 fee. It was the soundtrack[1][2] for the "cinematic cult classic"[3] surf film,[4] Five Summer Stories. In the early 1970s they toured with The Beach Boys, Chicago, Jackson Browne and Dave Mason before splitting up in 1975. The band reformed in 1985 and continue to occasionally perform.[5]

"Honk had a reputation for being a musician's kind of band," Stekol said. "It was a lot of fun. Honk's problem was with the business, not the players. No one had any difficulty with anyone else in the band. But no one had the ego to stay with it when things weren't working."

— Richard Stekol, of Honk[5]

Members

Honk's drummer, Tris Imboden, has also been a member of several other notable groups. This includes the Kenny Loggins Band, which was featured in the Number One soundtracks for prominent 1980s films, Caddyshack and Footloose. He was also the drummer for the multi-platinum Chicago from 1990 until 2018.[6][7]

As drummer for the Kenny Loggins Band, Tris Imboden would collaborate with Richard Stekol. Loggins and Stekol co-wrote "Mr. Night", which was published in the album Keep the Fire and later in the soundtrack for Caddyshack.[8][9]

Steve Wood is an award winner for his work on the soundtracks for the IMAX movies Everest and The Living Sea.[10]

Discography

Year Album Publisher Track List Source
1972 The Original Soundtrack From
Five Summer Stories 		Granite Records
No.TitleLength
1."Creation" 
2."Blue Of Your Backdrop" 
3."Brad And David's Theme" 
4."High In The Middle" 
5."Hum Drums" 
6."Bear's Country" 
7."Made My Statement (Love You Baby)" 
8."Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand" 
9."Lopez" 
10."Blue Of The Backdrop [Instrumental]" 
11."Tunnel Of Love" 
12."Pipeline Sequence" 
 [2][11][12]
1973 Honk 20th Century Records
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna Do for You" 
2."So Much Easier" 
3."Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand" 
4."Circles In Sand" 
5."Caught On A Greyhound" 
6."Another Light" 
7."We're On Wheels" 
8."Hidin' Out" 
9."I Wanna Stay" 
10."Money Slips Through My Fingers" 
11."Buckeyed Jim" 
12."Pipeline Sequence" 
 [3]
1973 [live track] [no label]
No.TitleLength
1."Heatwave" 
1974 Honk Epic Records
No.TitleLength
1."Move Me" 
2."Home" 
3."All My Time Is Free" 
4."Hesitation" 
5."You Better Do Something" 
6."Gimme That Wine" 
7."Dog At Your Door" 
8."Where Is Love (And When Will It Come To Me)" 
9."Oh Daddy Blues (You Won't Have No Mamma At All)" 
10."Mademoiselle" 
11."There Is A River" 
1991 Coach House Live Restless Records
No.TitleLength
1."Hesitation [Live]" 
2."Made My Statement (Love You Baby) [Live]" 
3."Coloured Water [Live]" 
4."Every Part Of Love [Live]" 
5."Move Me [Live]" 
6."Summer [Live]" 
7."Try To Remember [Live]" 
8."Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand [Live]" 
9."Pipeline Sequence [Live]" 
2004 Honk
[Expanded Edition of 1973] 		Hip-O Select
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna Do for You" 
2."So Much Easier" 
3."Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand" 
4."Circles In Sand" 
5."Caught On A Greyhound" 
6."Another Light" 
7."We're On Wheels" 
8."Hidin' Out" 
9."I Wanna Stay" 
10."Money Slips Through My Fingers" 
11."Buckeyed Jim" 
12."Pipeline Sequence" 
13."Fortune Wheel" 
14."Dog At Your Door [1973 Version]" 
15."All My Time Is Free [1973 Version]" 
16."There Is a River [1973 Version]" 
17."(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave [1973 Live Version]" 
18."Love Ain't So Common" 
19."Please Remember" 
20."No One Is Waiting [1973 Version]" 

Videography

References

  1. ^ Interview W/Tris Imboden. CliffAlmondMusic. January 10, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Five Summer Stories soundtrack, tracklist at Allmusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Honk (1973), overview at Allmusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Five Summer Stories (DVD video). Laguna Beach, California: MacGillivray Freeman Films. 1994 [1972]. OCLC 82292272.
  5. ^ a b Coker, Matt (June 21, 2001). "Honk if You Hate the Record Biz". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Tris Imboden: About". Tris Imboden. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Drummer Tris Imboden Quits Chicago". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (February 7, 1980). "Album reviews: Keep the Fire". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  9. ^ Keep the Fire, summary at Allmusic at AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  10. ^ Carroll, Corky (October 28, 2006). "Musician for Honk celebrates new CD". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  11. ^ Honk (1972). The Original Sound Track from Five Summer Stories (Music LP). Granite. OCLC 32445211.
  12. ^ Honk (1992). The Original Sound Track from Five Summer Stories (Music CD). Hollywood, California: GNP Crescendo Records. OCLC 26590578.

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