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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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Between 1985 and 2003, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones were one of Boston’s most prolific and beloved bands, as well as the pioneering force in what would eventually become known as the third-wave ska scene of the 1990s. Medium Rare is a collection of B-sides from their later years, along with three new songs recorded in 2007 in anticipation of a set of hometown reunion shows that December. The one outlier is a 1994 B-side, “Chocolate Pudding,” with vocals by trombonist Johnny Vegas, with the rest of the material covering the years 1997 to 2001, when the Bosstones were at their highest period of commercial visibility thanks to hits like “The Impression That I Get.” By this point in the band’s career, all of the rough edges and hardcore punk influences of their early years (bassist Joe Gittleman was formerly of Boston skate punk heroes Gang Green, and the band originally formed in the