Bloodhound Gang
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Bloodhound Gang is a Collegeville, Pennsylvania
-based American comedy
band
, although it began as a rap group and gradually changed its genre throughout the years. Their songs typically have humorous and off-beat, satirical
lyrics that often deal with sexual subjects and contain many puns and innuendos.
They are best known for their hit singles "Fire Water Burn
", "The Bad Touch
" and "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
". Formed in 1991, Bloodhound Gang has sold more than 6 million albums.
and Daddy Long Legs, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School. They released an eponymous tape before changing their name to the Bloodhound Gang, a reference to "The Bloodhound Gang"
, a segment on the 1980s PBS
kids' show 3-2-1 Contact
that featured three young detective
s solving mysteries and fighting crime.
Jimmy Pop and Jared Hasselhoff both attended Yale University
in New Haven, Connecticut.
Unable to book shows anywhere else, the Bloodhound Gang first performed an extra room at Evil Jared Hasselhoff
's house, in exchange for Schlitz, Marlboros, and a chance to hand out their first demo tape, entitled Just Another Demo. When the floor caved in one night, they began performing every month at CBGBs in New York City
. When asked about the band's tenure at the club, Jimmy Pop was quoted as saying, "I've seen cavemen with better clubs."
In April 1994, the band released their second demo tape, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers
. This resulted in a record deal with Cheese Factory Records.
In summer 1994, Jimmy Pop had a small role in the short independent film The Chick That Was Naked by independent filmmaker Kurt Fitzpatrick. Also, a song by the band was used on its soundtrack.
In November 1994, the Bloodhound Gang released their first EP
, Dingleberry Haze
.
. They released their first full-length album, titled Use Your Fingers
. They began touring around the United States
. At this time Daddy Long Legs and M.S.G., who were angry with Columbia Records, left the band to form another rap group, Wolfpac
. Bass player Evil Jared Hasselhoff, Drummer Spanky G and Turntablist Tard-E-Tard joined the group as replacements. When the tour ended, the deal with Columbia Records was dropped and band members Skip O'Pot2Mus and Tard-E-Tard left to pursue a career outside of the music industry.
, first released on Cheese Factory Records (now Republic Records
), and re-released on Geffen Records
in late 1996. The original release, designed by Michael Calleia at Industrial Strength Design in New York City, had an actual beer coaster as part of the packaging. They embarked on their first "real tour" of the United States and Europe
. This album contained "Fire Water Burn
".
"Fire Water Burn" played a major role in the slow build of interest that ultimately led to the band's mainstream breakthrough. As the band could not previously afford national tours they promoted themselves by sending their music to radio stations across the country that fit the alternative rock format. One significant early radio breakthrough came when an intern at 107.7 The End
in Seattle brought the band to the attention of the music director who, liking what he heard, played "Fire Water Burn" on his Friday night show. The feature prompted a flood of phone calls asking about the song and the band. The director passed the song onto his friend, the music director at KROQ-FM
in Los Angeles
, who then added it to her playlist. The snowball effect
meant the band were overwhelmed with demands for their records that they struggled to meet. Record labels then started to call. According to manager Brett Alperowitz in an interview with HitQuarters
, Madonna
's label Maverick "really wanted to sign the band in the worst possible way, even to the point where I had to tell Madonna that I couldn’t put her on the phone with Jimmy Pop."
After a couple of years of doing shows, taking advantage of the Internet, spreading the word through retail and radio in every way the band and management could on an independent level, they began to experience major success.
. This album was recorded in California, where the band and their engineer, Rich Gavalis relocated. The album was recorded partially at an LA studio the band rented, and partially at Rich Gavalis's home in the "Valley". Powered by the hit single "The Bad Touch
", they embarked on two more tours of Europe
, where their popularity had increased dramatically ("The Bad Touch" and Hooray for Boobies reached #1 in Germany
, where "Along Comes Mary
" was also a Top 10 hit). They returned after selling over five million albums.
In 2003, the band released a DVD
entitled One Fierce Beer Run
, which chronicles their One Fierce Beer Coaster
tour of 1997.
, Hefty Fine
, was released on September 13, 2005. The title came about after Evil Jared Hasselhoff was fined during work on MTV's "Viva La Bam
" (The Scavenger Hunt episode). Jared was fined $10,000, which Jimmy Pop allegedly had to pay (as discussed in the "Un-commentary" of the Viva La Bam DVDs). Jimmy has stated that Jared was arrested after attempting to urinate into a dixie cup that he (Jim) was holding, from the top of a parking lot. The CD's original title, Heavy Flow, was scrapped when it was noticed that fellow musician Moby
had a song with the same name. The first single, "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
", gained heavy rotation on music video channels. Although the track "No Hard Feelings
" recently broke into the Modern Rock Top 50, their second single "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss
" (which is featured in a Blaupunkt
, a BGL Grand Wizard ad) has started radio circulation with a music video airing limitedly on a few music channels. Other songs from the new album are part of a campaign by the Bloodhound Gang to change the Pennsylvania
state anthem
to their appropriately titled "Pennsylvania" (which is often incorrectly believed to be titled "Do You Even Know What a Wawa Is?", from that song's last stanza), as well as "Something Diabolical," featuring HIM's Ville Valo
.
has been confirmed as the new lead guitarist. Carter has since stylized his name as Denial P. Cartier when performing with the band.
Jimmy Pop announced during a radio interview in Boston that the band was working on a new album that would feature 14 songs. Many news agencies reported that the name of the album would be called Getting Laid on a School Bus with a possible release date of 2011.
In late 2010, the band released a new song called Altogether Ooky
. On November 15, DJ Q-Ball mentioned on his Facebook profile page that the band is headed to Berlin to shoot a music video for the song, which will also be included on a Greatest Hits album. The band's greatest hits album, "Show Us Your Hits", was released on December 21, featuring their new song called "Altogether Ooky" alongside the band's older hits.
The band arrived in the middle of a media storm mid-2006 when they started using a "golden shower
" act onstage during a rendition of Depeche Mode's
"Enjoy the Silence
" at Rock Am Ring
and Pinkpop
. On a Radio Bam
show, Ant'nee (one of the band's crew members) mentioned in one of the Belgium shows, Evil Jared used feces
instead of using urine as an alternate.
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia on the Perkiomen Creek. Collegeville was incorporated in 1896. It is the seat of Ursinus College, opened in 1869...
-based American comedy
Comedy rock
Comedy rock is rock music mixed with comedy, often satire and parody.-History:Early USA examples include Stan Freberg, who lampooned artists such as Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte and The Platters, and Sheb Wooley whose "Purple People Eater" reached No...
band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
, although it began as a rap group and gradually changed its genre throughout the years. Their songs typically have humorous and off-beat, satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
lyrics that often deal with sexual subjects and contain many puns and innuendos.
They are best known for their hit singles "Fire Water Burn
Fire Water Burn
"Fire Water Burn" is the second single from The Bloodhound Gang's 1996 album One Fierce Beer Coaster. The chorus of the song is taken from the song "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, yet sung considerably slower...
", "The Bad Touch
The Bad Touch
"The Bad Touch" is the first single by the Bloodhound Gang of their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. It was released in 1999 internationally and, a year later, in the US and UK. The song was also remixed by God Lives Underwater and Eiffel 65. Like much of the Bloodhound Gang's other music, the song...
" and "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
"Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" is the third track and the first single off the Bloodhound Gang's 2005 album Hefty Fine. It is also their first single since 2000. The song title is the NATO phonetic spelling of the word "fuck"...
". Formed in 1991, Bloodhound Gang has sold more than 6 million albums.
Early days
The Bloodhound Gang began as a small alternative band called Bang Chamber 8. It consisted of Jimmy PopJimmy Pop
Jimmy Pop is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter, and founding member of the band Bloodhound Gang.-Biography:After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990, he studied mass communication and history at Temple...
and Daddy Long Legs, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School. They released an eponymous tape before changing their name to the Bloodhound Gang, a reference to "The Bloodhound Gang"
The Bloodhound Gang (TV series)
The Bloodhound Gang is a popular segment from the PBS television program 3-2-1 Contact about three young people who solved crimes, largely with the help of their knowledge of science...
, a segment on the 1980s PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
kids' show 3-2-1 Contact
3-2-1 Contact
3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, teaches scientific principles and their applications. Dr. Edward G...
that featured three young detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
s solving mysteries and fighting crime.
Jimmy Pop and Jared Hasselhoff both attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in New Haven, Connecticut.
Unable to book shows anywhere else, the Bloodhound Gang first performed an extra room at Evil Jared Hasselhoff
Evil Jared Hasselhoff
Jared Victor Hennegan, better known by his stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff is the bassist for the band The Bloodhound Gang....
's house, in exchange for Schlitz, Marlboros, and a chance to hand out their first demo tape, entitled Just Another Demo. When the floor caved in one night, they began performing every month at CBGBs in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. When asked about the band's tenure at the club, Jimmy Pop was quoted as saying, "I've seen cavemen with better clubs."
In April 1994, the band released their second demo tape, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers is a demo released by rapcore band, Bloodhound Gang, in 1994.This demo features reworked songs from their previous demo, Just Another Demo, which also reappear re-recorded on Bloodhound Gang's first full-length, Use Your Fingers...
. This resulted in a record deal with Cheese Factory Records.
In summer 1994, Jimmy Pop had a small role in the short independent film The Chick That Was Naked by independent filmmaker Kurt Fitzpatrick. Also, a song by the band was used on its soundtrack.
In November 1994, the Bloodhound Gang released their first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Dingleberry Haze
Dingleberry Haze
Dingleberry Haze was the first EP released by The Bloodhound Gang on Cheese Factory Records in November 1994.Though there are not too many differences between this EP and their next release, Use Your Fingers, there are a few...
.
Use Your Fingers
In March 1995 the Bloodhound Gang signed a record deal with Columbia RecordsColumbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. They released their first full-length album, titled Use Your Fingers
Use Your Fingers
Use Your Fingers is the Bloodhound Gang's first album. It was released on July 18, 1995 by Cheese Factory Records.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs unless noted....
. They began touring around the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At this time Daddy Long Legs and M.S.G., who were angry with Columbia Records, left the band to form another rap group, Wolfpac
Wolfpac
Wolfpac is an American hip hop group formed in 1997 by former Bloodhound Gang member and co-founder Daddy Long Legs. Wolfpac released its debut extended play, Wicked This Way Comes, on May 18, 1999 through Chord Recordings. Daddy Long Legs claims that he funded the EP's production by robbing...
. Bass player Evil Jared Hasselhoff, Drummer Spanky G and Turntablist Tard-E-Tard joined the group as replacements. When the tour ended, the deal with Columbia Records was dropped and band members Skip O'Pot2Mus and Tard-E-Tard left to pursue a career outside of the music industry.
One Fierce Beer Coaster
In March 1996, the band, complete with a new line-up, recorded their second full-length album with Rich Gavalis a producer and owner of Dome Sound Studios, in Royersford, PA, local to Jimmy Pop. Lupus Thunder had recorded with Rich at the Dome with a former band, and introduced Jimmy Pop to Rich, who was the first studio in the PA area to embrace computer recording and could edit live instruments in ways other studios couldn't. This led to a relationship that followed through to their next record, Hooray for Boobies and the followup, Hefty Fine, and One Fierce Beer CoasterOne Fierce Beer Coaster
One Fierce Beer Coaster is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's first release on Geffen Records, and the first to feature Michael "Spanky G" Guthier on drums, "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff on...
, first released on Cheese Factory Records (now Republic Records
Republic Records
Republic Records was a record label and subsidiary of Universal Motown Republic Group. They originally went by the name Cheese Factory Records...
), and re-released on Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
in late 1996. The original release, designed by Michael Calleia at Industrial Strength Design in New York City, had an actual beer coaster as part of the packaging. They embarked on their first "real tour" of the United States and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. This album contained "Fire Water Burn
Fire Water Burn
"Fire Water Burn" is the second single from The Bloodhound Gang's 1996 album One Fierce Beer Coaster. The chorus of the song is taken from the song "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, yet sung considerably slower...
".
"Fire Water Burn" played a major role in the slow build of interest that ultimately led to the band's mainstream breakthrough. As the band could not previously afford national tours they promoted themselves by sending their music to radio stations across the country that fit the alternative rock format. One significant early radio breakthrough came when an intern at 107.7 The End
KNDD
KNDD , also known as "107.7 The End", is an alternative rock radio station in Seattle, Washington. It is operated by Entercom Communications Its studios are located in the Metropolitan Park West tower between Downtown and South Lake Union in Seattle...
in Seattle brought the band to the attention of the music director who, liking what he heard, played "Fire Water Burn" on his Friday night show. The feature prompted a flood of phone calls asking about the song and the band. The director passed the song onto his friend, the music director at KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, who then added it to her playlist. The snowball effect
Snowball effect
Snowball effect is a figurative term for a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger , and perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous , though it might be beneficial instead...
meant the band were overwhelmed with demands for their records that they struggled to meet. Record labels then started to call. According to manager Brett Alperowitz in an interview with HitQuarters
HitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's label Maverick "really wanted to sign the band in the worst possible way, even to the point where I had to tell Madonna that I couldn’t put her on the phone with Jimmy Pop."
After a couple of years of doing shows, taking advantage of the Internet, spreading the word through retail and radio in every way the band and management could on an independent level, they began to experience major success.
Hooray for Boobies
On February 29, 2000, they released their third album, Hooray for BoobiesHooray for Boobies
Hooray for Boobies is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on October 4, 1999 in Europe and February 29, 2000 in the US. Produced by Jimmy Pop and Richard Gavalis, it was the band's second release on Geffen Records following the gold-selling One Fierce...
. This album was recorded in California, where the band and their engineer, Rich Gavalis relocated. The album was recorded partially at an LA studio the band rented, and partially at Rich Gavalis's home in the "Valley". Powered by the hit single "The Bad Touch
The Bad Touch
"The Bad Touch" is the first single by the Bloodhound Gang of their 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. It was released in 1999 internationally and, a year later, in the US and UK. The song was also remixed by God Lives Underwater and Eiffel 65. Like much of the Bloodhound Gang's other music, the song...
", they embarked on two more tours of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, where their popularity had increased dramatically ("The Bad Touch" and Hooray for Boobies reached #1 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where "Along Comes Mary
Along Comes Mary
"Along Comes Mary" is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded in 1966 by The Association, and released on their debut album And Then... Along Comes the Association. It was their first hit and reached number seven on the U.S. charts. It has been covered by several artists, most notably...
" was also a Top 10 hit). They returned after selling over five million albums.
In 2003, the band released a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
entitled One Fierce Beer Run
One fierce beer run
One Fierce Beer Run is the title of The Bloodhound Gang's first DVD. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the One Fierce Beer Coaster tour based on the album of the same name. Most of the footage is from the tour bus and has almost no concert footage. The movie also contains music videos from the...
, which chronicles their One Fierce Beer Coaster
One Fierce Beer Coaster
One Fierce Beer Coaster is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's first release on Geffen Records, and the first to feature Michael "Spanky G" Guthier on drums, "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff on...
tour of 1997.
Hefty Fine
The band's albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Hefty Fine
Hefty Fine
Hefty Fine has been critically panned by music critics. The review aggregator website Metacritic gave the album an average score of 28% from ten reviews, making it the second worst reviewed album tallied.-Chart performance:...
, was released on September 13, 2005. The title came about after Evil Jared Hasselhoff was fined during work on MTV's "Viva La Bam
Viva La Bam
Viva La Bam is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show was a spin-off from MTV's Jackass, in which Margera and most of the main cast had appeared...
" (The Scavenger Hunt episode). Jared was fined $10,000, which Jimmy Pop allegedly had to pay (as discussed in the "Un-commentary" of the Viva La Bam DVDs). Jimmy has stated that Jared was arrested after attempting to urinate into a dixie cup that he (Jim) was holding, from the top of a parking lot. The CD's original title, Heavy Flow, was scrapped when it was noticed that fellow musician Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
had a song with the same name. The first single, "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
"Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" is the third track and the first single off the Bloodhound Gang's 2005 album Hefty Fine. It is also their first single since 2000. The song title is the NATO phonetic spelling of the word "fuck"...
", gained heavy rotation on music video channels. Although the track "No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings
"No Hard Feelings" is the third and final single off The Bloodhound Gang's 2005 album Hefty Fine. It was a radio-only single, making a brief appearance in German Top 40 radio stations. The song is about Jimmy Pop's breakup with his girlfriend...
" recently broke into the Modern Rock Top 50, their second single "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss
Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss
"Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" is the eleventh track and the second single on the Bloodhound Gang's 2005 album Hefty Fine. The title is an onomatopoeic representation of a typical dance beat.-Music video:...
" (which is featured in a Blaupunkt
Blaupunkt
GmbH is a German manufacturer of electronics equipment, noted for its home and car audio equipment. It was a 100% subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH until March 1st, 2009 when its Aftermarket and Accessories branch including the brand name were sold to Aurelius AG of Germany for an undisclosed...
, a BGL Grand Wizard ad) has started radio circulation with a music video airing limitedly on a few music channels. Other songs from the new album are part of a campaign by the Bloodhound Gang to change the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
state anthem
Anthem
The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music , or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem".-Etymology:The word is derived from the Greek via Old English , a word...
to their appropriately titled "Pennsylvania" (which is often incorrectly believed to be titled "Do You Even Know What a Wawa Is?", from that song's last stanza), as well as "Something Diabolical," featuring HIM's Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Hermanni Valo is a Finnish singer, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. He has received the "Golden God" award in 2004 by the heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer. Valo has a baritone vocal range. Valo was ranked number 80 in Hit Paraders Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time...
.
Fifth studio album
In October 2008 Lupus Thunder quit the band; this was announced on a blog on the band's MySpace by bassist Evil Jared. Daniel P. Carter from AA (band)
A are a British alternative rock band from Suffolk, England, that formed in 1993. They have released four albums, and two live mini-albums.In 2002, the band enjoyed a brief period of commercial success, in which "Nothing", the first single from Hi-Fi Serious , charted at #9 on the UK singles chart...
has been confirmed as the new lead guitarist. Carter has since stylized his name as Denial P. Cartier when performing with the band.
Jimmy Pop announced during a radio interview in Boston that the band was working on a new album that would feature 14 songs. Many news agencies reported that the name of the album would be called Getting Laid on a School Bus with a possible release date of 2011.
In late 2010, the band released a new song called Altogether Ooky
Altogether Ooky
"Altogether Ooky" is a 2010 single by the Bloodhound Gang. The single was released as a download on the 26 of October 2010.This is the second single to be released from their upcoming album, which is scheduled to be released in 2011....
. On November 15, DJ Q-Ball mentioned on his Facebook profile page that the band is headed to Berlin to shoot a music video for the song, which will also be included on a Greatest Hits album. The band's greatest hits album, "Show Us Your Hits", was released on December 21, featuring their new song called "Altogether Ooky" alongside the band's older hits.
Controversies
Geffen Records refused to release the song "Yellow Fever" due to its lyrical content about Asian women. Examples of the lyrics from "Yellow Fever" include "like an oriental rug 'cause I lay her where I please, then I blindfold her with dental floss and get on my knees" and "Oh me Chinky, she's so kinky, got me hot like Nagasaki, burnin' up like napalm burstin' like an a-bomb." In response, Jimmy Pop told Yahoo! Launch that the Gang's lyrical matter was not meant to be taken seriously.The band arrived in the middle of a media storm mid-2006 when they started using a "golden shower
Urolagnia
Urolagnia is a paraphilia in which sexual excitement is associated with the sight or thought of urine or urination. The term has origins in the Greek Language .Those who enjoy urolagnia may enjoy urinating on another person or persons, or being urinated upon...
" act onstage during a rendition of Depeche Mode's
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
"Enjoy the Silence
Enjoy the Silence
"Enjoy the Silence" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth UK single, released on 16 January 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album Violator....
" at Rock Am Ring
Rock am Ring
The Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually in Germany....
and Pinkpop
Pinkpop
Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short, is an annual festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is held annually on the Pentecost weekend...
. On a Radio Bam
Radio Bam
Radio Bam is a Sirius Radio Station that is aired on Mondays at 7pm, straight after The Jason Ellis Show. On each episode, Bam Margera and his friends tell stories about past times and play music...
show, Ant'nee (one of the band's crew members) mentioned in one of the Belgium shows, Evil Jared used feces
Feces
Feces, faeces, or fæces is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during defecation.-Etymology:...
instead of using urine as an alternate.
Current line-up
- Jimmy PopJimmy PopJimmy Pop is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter, and founding member of the band Bloodhound Gang.-Biography:After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990, he studied mass communication and history at Temple...
– lead vocals, lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(1992–1993), lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(1994-present) - Evil Jared Hasselhoff – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(1995–present) - Q-Ball – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, turntablesTurntablismTurntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer...
, programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
, samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(1995–present) - The YinAdam Perry (drummer)Adam Perry , also known by his stage name The Yin, is a British musician. He is known as the drummer of the bands A and the Bloodhound Gang, as well as the production team 'Collective'. He was nicknamed the Yin after he coined the popular catch phrase "Yeah I Know." It was later abbreviated to YIN...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(2006–present) - Daniel P. Carter – lead guitar (2009–present)
Former members
- Foof – drums, vocals (1992-1993)
- Bubba K. Love – turntables, vocals (1992–1993)
- Daddy Long Legs – lead vocals, bass guitar (1992–1995)
- M.S.G. – turntables (1993–1995)
- Skip O'Pot2Mus – drums (1993–1995)
- Tard-E-Tard – turntables (1995)
- Spanky G – drums (1995–2000)
- Lupus Thunder – turntables (1993), lead guitar (1994–2008)
- Willie The New Guy – drums (2000–2005)
Discography
- Use Your FingersUse Your FingersUse Your Fingers is the Bloodhound Gang's first album. It was released on July 18, 1995 by Cheese Factory Records.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs unless noted....
(1995) - One Fierce Beer CoasterOne Fierce Beer CoasterOne Fierce Beer Coaster is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's first release on Geffen Records, and the first to feature Michael "Spanky G" Guthier on drums, "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff on...
(1996) - Hooray for BoobiesHooray for BoobiesHooray for Boobies is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on October 4, 1999 in Europe and February 29, 2000 in the US. Produced by Jimmy Pop and Richard Gavalis, it was the band's second release on Geffen Records following the gold-selling One Fierce...
(1999) - Hefty FineHefty FineHefty Fine has been critically panned by music critics. The review aggregator website Metacritic gave the album an average score of 28% from ten reviews, making it the second worst reviewed album tallied.-Chart performance:...
(2005) - Fishin' For HookersFishin' For HookersFishin' for Hookers is the upcoming fifth studio album by American alternative rock comedy band The Bloodhound Gang, scheduled to be released in 2011...
(2011)
See also
- One Fierce Beer RunOne fierce beer runOne Fierce Beer Run is the title of The Bloodhound Gang's first DVD. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the One Fierce Beer Coaster tour based on the album of the same name. Most of the footage is from the tour bus and has almost no concert footage. The movie also contains music videos from the...
, a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage from the One Fierce Beer Coaster tour