Zog BogBean recorded

The band is named after the Marcy Open School in Minneapolis , which is the alternative school John Wozniak attended. He chose the name because many of his songs were inspired by his childhood. Marcy Playground emerged in the late 1990s. Influences include David Bowie , Paul Simon , Neil Young , Van Morrison , Jimi Hendrix , Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd , Nirvana , Wham! and the Beatles . Frontman John Wozniak’s first effort, Zog BogBean – From the Marcy Playground , was self-produced, recorded in his bedroom studio with some help from his then-girlfriend Sherry Fraser and her brother Scott in the early nineties. A limited run of CDs were self-released by Wozniak. “Our Generation” and “Dog and His Master”, two songs found on Wozniak’s Zog BogBean project, would appear on later Marcy Playground albums. As of April 2009, Zog BogBean was available for download at Marcy Playground’s official site as well as other outlets such as iTunes.