Fur was founded in about 1991 and featured Holly Ramos (guitar and vocals) and Danuta Gozdziewicz (bass and backing vocals). Evidently there were a succession of drummers but never more than three bandmembers; on the CD, the drummer is Michael McDermott. About the CD, Ramos continues from her 2003 interview: “We had a CD on Blackout Records and singles and some college radio attention. It was poppy Ramones style, melodic and aggressive, had a lot of great press and terrible distribution.”
One of the disadvantages of having a large record collection is that even favorite albums are inevitably pushed aside for years at a time. Until I started putting this post together, I had forgotten how great the Fur album really is. The fuzz-laden guitar work by Holly Ramos is first-rate, and she is backed by the rock-solid rhythm section of Danuta Gozdziewicz on bass and Michael McDermott on drums. As one reviewer noted, it is amazing what a big sound Fur creates with just three bandmembers.
Fur bassist Danuta Gozdziewicz now goes by the name Danusia Roberts Trevino and is working as an actress. She also has a Facebook page – www.facebook.com/danusia.robertstrevino?fref=ts – and a website – www.danusiatrevino.com/members/DANUSIATREVINO/pts.html#/1// .
(June 2013/2)
