Tim Burton, Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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It's actually a "hard punk pop" band, he says. Whatever you call it, it's infectious. Songs like The Impression That I Get and Where'd You Go? are instantly recognizable, even if you've never heard of these guys. </div> <div>      "I often hear (from people we meet after shows) that we're a lot harder than people thought we were going to be, especially people who haven't heard any of our albums, or somebody who got dragged along by another kid," Mr. Burton said. </div> <div>      It's important for the Bosstones to play a variety of music. "(We never want to) paint ourselves into any corner," Mr. Burton said. </div> <div>       The Bosstones came out of the hard punk scene in Boston in the mid-80's and that's where its roots remain. </div> <div>      However, Mr. Burton did emphasize the band's love of ska music, especially the two-toned sounds, which was the band's first exposure to ska. </div> <div>      "(The ska players) looked like us- we dug the style, we dug the sound," he said. "But I think also that what was behind the music was really similar to the hard core punk scene that we were into at the time. It was an attitude of unity, like supporting the scene, working together, the whole black and white and two-toned thing; it was a very inclusive scene." </div> <div>      The Bosstones began by playing in garage bands but wanted something different. The band decided to add its own twist to traditional ska sounds. </div> <div>      "For our first few years we were really horrible, but we entertained people by jumping around and wearing funny suits," Mr. Burton said.</div> <div>      From there, the Bosstones began performing across the country and received a positive response from audiences. The band completed two independent albums and one EP before signing to a major label. </div> <div>      Still, the Bosstones don't rely on the record label for financial support. According to Mr. Burton, the band makes the majority of its money from touring. "That's where 90 percent of our income comes from- playing live shows and that's how we prefer it," he said. "We like to play live shows; we play over 200 shows a year." </div> <div>      The Bosstones latest release, Pay Attention, is similar to the band's previous recordings, Mr. Burton said. </div> <div>     He said the album contains a variety of hard rock, hard punk, "punky punk," ska and some new styles for the Bosstones - calypso and soul. </div> <div>      The Bosstones added more tracks to Pay Attention than any other Bosstones album because fans complained previous albums were too short, Mr. Burton said.</div> <div>      He also considers his band to be a positive influence on fans. </div> <div>      "We're fun loving guys from Boston with a positive message," Mr. Burton said. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>