D.S.A. D.S.A.
Band History
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band had a new name, it had a new identity, and it had a few new
songs written over the next few weeks. What it needed now was a
new singer. And a chance to play together. That chance came when
Steve decided to have a party at his place while his parents were
away on vacation. Beer was bought in large quantities. People were
invited. Groupies were notified. That same summer was the year
that Woodstock held its 25 year anniversary concert in upstate New
York. The party was soon dubbed "Rinstock", in honor of
the Mad Jap himself. Among the guests coming to the party
would be Rich L., the legendary voice of the Rabid Anarchist
Goatfuckers. The band decided that he would be the perfect fit, if
he was interested.
When the new Rich arrived early for the party, he was handed some lyric sheets and asked if he would sing with the band. He agreed immediately. As the crowd for Rinstock began to arrive, the band quickly went through which songs they would perform. They also had the recording equipment set up to capture the entire set on tape. Before long, DSA ripped full force into their first song, "Lightweights". The song had originally been penned for BDF, and actually had a line in there that referred to BDF. Rich simply sang the lyrics as they were written, and didn't notice that he should have replaced with "BDF" with "DSA". However, Tom recovered and clarified that this was DSA, giving the song a spontaneous and truly live feel to it. As the set continued, roles were swapped around quite a bit. Rich played guitar on a couple of songs, while Steve, Tom, and Dar each sang a song or two. As more beer flowed freely, it became less and less important whether or not someone knew how to play the instrument they were trying to play for the next song. The small crowd assembled for the party enjoyed the show, and as the set was winding down, the band knew they had to go out with a bang. Reaching deep into their bag of tricks, the band pulled out a BDF classic which perfectly summed up the Rinstock theme. And, with the whole band singing along, and even the crowd chiming in during certain parts, DSA performed a smoking rendition of "Mad Jap". As the song progressed, the crowd began to get a little feisty. As the band moved into the crowd, still playing the song, a mosh pit broke out! The pushing turned into shoving, and everybody piled on top of one another onto the couch! As the song ended and the crowd continued to wrestle around, feedback began to fill the air.... DSA had finished their first and only performance together. Rinstock has become a legendary event in the history of the whole BDF phenomenon. But, alas, it was the only time when DSA actually played together. An important part of the rock and roll evolution, DSA may be gone, but will never be forgotten...
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