Ed's Redeeming Qualities

Ed's Redeeming Qualities was an alt-folk group founded in 1988 and originally consisted of Dan Leone, Dom Leone, Carrie Bradley (who also performed with The Breeders), and Neno Perrotta. Jonah Winter joined the band for the albums Big Grapefruit Cleanup Job and At The Fish And Game Club. Dom Leone died of cancer in 1989.

Ed's songs were usually funny and strange stories and character sketches. Some highlights include Neno's "Lawyers and Truckers" and "Lawn Dart", and Leone's "Spoken Word."

The band received some mainstream exposure when The Breeders covered their song "Drivin' On 9" on the album Last Splash. Ed's Redeeming Qualities also contributed several songs to the soundtrack for the movie Ed's Next Move (in which they also briefly appeared).

The Presidents of the United States of America borrowed the lyrics and title of the Ed's song "More Bad Times," adding a few new quips and a different feel.

While the band has officially broken up, they occasionally get together for shows every few years or so. In 2011 they played a reunion show at TT the Bear's Place in Cambridge, MA, and recreated the atmosphere of Ed's Basement variety shows that occurred at The Rathskeller in the late 1980s.[

After the band's breakup, Carrie Bradley went on to form the band 100 Watt Smile, which released two albums in the late 1990s.

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