Formados en 1975 y en su corta vida fueron de los gupos mas influyentes dentro del Power Pop.
Duraron hasta el 78 y editaron un famoso EP conteniendo "Hanging on the telephone" que llevarian al exito Blondie en su "Parallel Lines" del 78.
Tres grandes compositores en el seno the The Nerves siguieron grabando Power Pop. Jack Lee que grabaria en solitario, Peter Case que montaria los Plimsouls y Paul Collins sus The Beat.
Paul Collins & Peter Case = The Breakaways
Paul Collins, Peter Case & Jack Lee = The Nerves
Chicago garage punk revival trio the Nerves was formed in 1996 by singer/guitarist Rob Datum and bassist Seth Skundrick. Founded in direct response to the lack of traditional rock & roll in a local scene increasingly dominated by the post-rock aesthetic, the group went through a series of drummers before settling on Elliot Dicks, ironically enough a former member of post-rockers Rome. Scattering their earliest performances with covers of The Damned and The Seeds, the Nerves quickly developed a blistering and violently noisy sound that brought them to the attention of Thrill Jockey label owner Bettina Richards, who earlier released the lone Rome LP. The Nerves' self-titled debut followed in 1998; its taut, trebly sound recalling past classics including MC5's Back in the USA and The Stooges' Raw Power. New Animal appeared a year later. The frenetic energy of previous efforts gave way to the more slower, more expansive approach of World of Gold in 2001.
Chicago garage punk revival trio the Nerves was formed in 1996 by singer/guitarist Rob Datum and bassist Seth Skundrick. Founded in direct response to the lack of traditional rock & roll in a local scene increasingly dominated by the post-rock aesthetic, the group went through a series of drummers before settling on Elliot Dicks, ironically enough a former member of post-rockers Rome. Scattering their earliest performances with covers of The Damned and The Seeds, the Nerves quickly developed a blistering and violently noisy sound that brought them to the attention of Thrill Jockey label owner Bettina Richards, who earlier released the lone Rome LP. The Nerves' self-titled debut followed in 1998; its taut, trebly sound recalling past classics including MC5's Back in the USA and The Stooges' Raw Power. New Animal appeared a year later. The frenetic energy of previous efforts gave way to the more slower, more expansive approach of World of Gold in 2001.
