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Rockin'Artist Bios G |
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| Peter Gabriel | | | Peter Gabriel fans heard the “So” album and sneered “sell-out.” | |
| Garbage | 1995 - 1998 | | In '95 Garbage released their self-titled debut album which sold four million copies worldwide. | |
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| The Get Up Kids | | | The Get Up Kids formed in Kansas City with Pryor, bassist Rob Pope, vocalist/guitarist Jim Suptic and drummer Nathan Shay. | |
| Amanda Ghost | | | EMF’s guitarist Ian Dench and Mount Rushmore’s Lucas Barton came across Amanda Ghost while she was doing the North London club circuit. | |
| Giant Drag | 2005 - 2005 | | It’s evident from the lyrics on Hearts And Unicorns that guys messed bad with Giant Drag's Annie Hardy. | |
| Ian Gillan | 1988 - 2006 | | Though Ian Gillan’s solo career never reached the heights of Deep Purple, or Black Sabbath for that matter, he has had long and rewarding career. | |
| Gin Blossoms | 1992 - 1997 | | Owing more to the Byrds and Tom Petty than Heavy Metal and Punk, the Gin Blossoms were a direct contrast to the prevailing Grunge sound. | |
| The Go! Team | 2005 - | | When Parton was developing the concept for The Go! Team he wanted to mix samples, pop/cheerleader type chants, a taste of Hip-Hop, keyboards, guitars, horns (both real and synth) and even harmonica to create a noisy sound that made an impact. | |
| Go-Gos | 1981 - 1985 | | Starting as a L.A. Punk group, the Go-Go’s mainstreamed their sound by the time they got around to their excellent debut “Beauty and the Beat.” | |
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| Golden Earring | | | The Dutch group Golden Earring was around long before “Radar Love” and they were active long after. | |
| Goo Goo Dolls | 1995 - 2006 | | In ‘85, Buffalo natives guitarist/vocalist Johnny Rzeznik, bassist Robby Takac and drummer George Tutuska formed the Goo Goo Dolls. | |
| Good Charlotte | 2000 - 2003 | | Good Charlotte’s debut and the “Young And The Hopeless” are exciting speed Punk adventures with all the snotty exuberance that took Blink 182 to the top. | |
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| Gov't Mule | 1995 - | | Though they are an Allman Brothers’ off-shoot, Gov’t Mule doesn’t tread the same ground. Chronologically, they would be classified as a ‘90s band but their touchstone is right out of the Blues drenched late ‘60s. | |
| Grand Funk Railroad | | | It can happen through the creative process, which is rare. Bands often spend years trying to find a successful formula and a reluctant to mess with it. | |
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| Great White | | | Great White were competent musicians, deeply influenced by AC/DC and Led Zeppelin but sorely lacked the creativity. | |
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| Guess Who | 1970 - 1973 | | Starting in the early ‘60s as Chad Allen and the Reflections the Guess Who scored a ‘65 hit with a remake of Johnny Kidd’s “Shakin’ All Over.” | |
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| Guttermouth | 1992 - 2001 | | The Hunnington Beach, CA, group Guttermouth (great name) formed in ‘89 with vocalist Mark “Mercury” Adkins, bassist Stever Rapp, drummer Captain James T. Nunn and guitarists Derek Davis and Scott Sheldon. | |
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Rockin'Artist Bios H |
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Prime Years |
| HIM | 1997 - | | HIM’s U.S. breakthrough album, ‘05’s Dark Light made its debut in the Top 20 of Billboard’s album chart and rode the success of the singles Rip Out The Wings Of A Butterfly and Killing Loneliness. | |
| HURT | 2006 - | | HURT signed with Capitol Records and released HURT Vol. 1 in ’06 and Vol. 2, led by the single, Ten Ton Brick (a Top 10 Hit on the Active Rock Radio Chart), a year later. | |
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| Albert Hammond Jr. | 2006 - | | When The Strokes took a (lengthy) break in ’06, partially because Valensi had a new-born to attend to, Hammond took the opportunity to record Yours To Keep.” | |
| Hanoi Rocks | 1982 - 1984 | | Ironically, Hanoi Rocks is most likely remembered, if remembered at all, for losing their drummer in an infamous car wreck. | |
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| George Harrison | 1971 - 1974 | | It was with low expectations that Harrison began recording All Things Must Pass, an obvious reference to The Beatles but also a philosophical statement. | |
| Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | | | Anyone who comes on stage in a burning coffin is worth watching. To do that in the safe and sane ‘50s was incredible. One of Rock ’s most outrageous showmen | |
| Head Cat | 2008 - | | Fittingly, Head Cat's debut album, Fool’s Paradise, was recorded at a Hollywood studio called the Tiki Hut. | |
| Jeff Healey Band | 1988 - 1995 | | Jeff Healey and his band (bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen) got cast in the ’89 Patrick Swayze film Road House. | |
| Heart | 1975 - 1978 | | The Seattle based Heart started out as the Army with Ann Wilson (vocals) Howard Lesse (guitar/keyboards), Steve Fossen (bass), Michael Derosier (drums) and Roger Fisher (guitar). | |
| Heaven & Hell | 2006 - | | In ’06, Iommi, Butler and Ward hooked up with Dio again. Rather than get embroiled in a massive legal battle by attempting to operate under the Black Sabbath banner, they decided to name themselves after their first, best and most popular album together. | |
| Hellyeah | 2007 - | | Hellyeah shreds their debut album sounding like Pantera crossed with Mudvayne vocals. | |
| Helmet | | | Helmet formed in '89 led by guitarist Page Hamilton. | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1967 - 1970 | | Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell (drums) were hired and The Jimi Hendrix Experience was born. | |
| Hinder | 2006 - | | New blood was needed to carry on the wayward decadence bound and tied to the ‘80s and that left the door ajar for Hinder. | |
| Hiss | | | By ’01, Hiss had developed a major local reputation which inevitably brought them to the attention of several labels. | |
| Hives | 2000 - | | With each outing the Hives are less manic and more accessible. | |
| The Hold Steady | 2004 - | | Craig Finn’s grittier take on Springsteen’s storytelling comes to the forefront on The Hold Steady's “Boys And Girls In America.” | |
| Hole | 1992 - 1994 | | After a good debut with “Pretty On The Inside” Hole hit their peak with “Live Through This,” which was released a week before Courtney Love’s husband Kurt Cobain died. | |
| Hollies | | | Forming in Manchester, England in the early '60s the Hollies rode the vocal and guitar talents Graham Nash and Allan Clarke. While a solid singles success the Hollies never had a significant album and that irked Nash. | |
| Buddy Holly | 1958 - 1959 | | All Holly did, over his twenty-two months of fame, was write and record classic Rock n' Roll that was clearly the next evolutionary step and influenced Rock's next generation and beyond. | |
| Hoobastank | 2001 - | | Hoobastank formed in 1995 with vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin and bassist Marku Lappalainen. | |
| Hooters | 1985 - 1987 | | The Hooters’ debut “Nervous Night” (‘85) had the ominous, churning Rocker “All You Zombies.” | |
| Hootie & The Blowfish | 1994 - 1998 | | When the dust settled Hootie and the Blowfish had the #3 best selling debut album of all time, behind Whitney Houston and Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell. | |
| The Horrors | 2007 - | | To understand the Horrors and their album “Strange House,” it’s best to think of them as a hybrid of the Doors, Ramones and B-52s. | |
| Hot Hot Heat | 2002 - 2006 | | Hot Hot Heat's EP Knock Knock Knock hit in April of '02 and was followed by their New Wave revivalist album Make Up The Breakdown. | |
| Humble Pie | 1971 - 1972 | | Humble Pie Rocks live. That makes “Performance – Rockin’ The Fillmore” and “King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Humble Pie” obvious choices. | |
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