Five Eight (band)
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Five-Eight is a band
from Athens
, Georgia.
Five-Eight is known for their energetic live shows, and has recorded six Compact Discs since 1992. They have toured with REM (fall 2004), and have performed with Cheap Trick
, The Ramones, Cracker
, Pylon, and Seven Mary Three
. The group is prominent in the Athens/Atlanta area and headlines an annual mental health benefit concert in Athens.
The band came together in 1988 in Athens
when the earlier incarnation known as The Reasonable Men disbanded. Before settling on the name Five Eight, at least one show was played under the name The Helgrammites.
The original three members of the band were Mike Mantione- vocals and guitar, Dan Horowitz- bass guitar, and Mike Palmatier- drums. In 1989, Palmatier's right leg was crushed in a work-related accident at the Armstrong and Dobbs lumberyard in Athens. His temporary replacement was Patrick Ferguson
, the drummer for the LaBrea Stompers and Angle Lake
-- a band which also included Vic Chesnutt
. Palmatier returned to the Boston area.
Ferguson rejoined the band and was Five Eight's full-time drummer until 1998. After the release of 'I Learned Shut Up,' guitarist Sean Dunn joined the band and was a full-time member for the recording of 'The Angriest Man' EP. Between 1992 and 1998, Five Eight toured extensively as a four-piece in the United States and Canada, and played 200 shows or more a year. Ferguson left the band in 1998, and was soon followed by Dunn. Ferguson was briefly replaced by former Bughummer, Little Red Rocket and The Runs drummer Scott Sosebee.
Drummer Mike Rizzi joined Five Eight in 1999 and remained until mid-2007. The band went on hiatus when Rizzi moved to Southern California to join Ghost Hounds. Ferguson rejoined the band to play "a few shows" near the end of 2007, and is again the full-time drummer for the group.
The ninth Five Eight offering entitled "Your God Is Dead To Me Now" was recorded in 2010 and is set for release on March 29, 2011. Sean Dunn rejoined the group for this album, and the band says, "We think it's our most emotionally powerful and complete record to date."
Dan Horowitz (bass)
Patrick "Tigger" Ferguson
(drums)
Sean Dunn (guitar)
* you never look in my eyes
* the ape
* she was in this city
* she's dropping the bomb
* ghost in this town
* ralph newman
* lemon love drops
* lifer
* looking up
* missing link
* my sister is so strange
* the ape
* she's dropping the bomb
* suit of sin
* nowhere in a circle
* ralph newman
* shaking through the night
* the only one
* looking up
* looking up
* god damn it paul
* missing link
* i can't stand it
* she's dropping the bomb
* desperate tonight
* lemon love drops
* suit of sin
* the ape
* dawn of son melody
* destroy this world
* my syster
* not zeppelin
* ralph newman
* lifer
* depressed
* needle
* pent up
* mystery james
* karaoke
* behead myself
* fall asleep
* what they did
* you never look in my eyes
* stars
* tense it up
* hurt you
* weirdo
* shouldn't be here
* stanley
* engine
* comet
* shaken
* shut me off
* connect the dots
* doubter
* hold me up
* right to drive
* summer vacation
* dumb ass
* take aim
* she's sleeping
* rose's dream
* off season
* the one who does better
* terminals
* requiem
* take what you want
* alexander graham bell
* oh surgery
* all my patients
* orlando
* a close approximation
* florence
* criminal
* i'm still around
* magnetic fields
* the liquor
* square peg
* do it anyway
* i don't give a damn
* bad juices
* guitar
* lousy decision
* a man is a pent up thing
* bad for us
* sad eyes
* your god is dead to me now
* motorcycle
* the ballad of frankie, jr
* next to nothing
* fire of love
* i'm a wreck
* staring contest
* mom's best boy
* a son like you
* ode to massachusetts
* scout knot
* get out of my head
* what can one man change?
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Georgia.
Five-Eight is known for their energetic live shows, and has recorded six Compact Discs since 1992. They have toured with REM (fall 2004), and have performed with Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
, The Ramones, Cracker
Cracker (band)
Cracker is an American alternative rock band featuring founders/songwriters singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. They are best known for their platinum-selling 1993 album, Kerosene Hat, featuring the hit songs "Low", "Euro-Trash Girl", and "Get Off This".Founders Lowery and Hickman...
, Pylon, and Seven Mary Three
Seven Mary Three
Seven Mary Three, occasionally abbreviated to 7 Mary 3 or 7M3, is an American hard rock band. They have released seven studio albums and one live album, and are best known for their hit singles "Cumbersome", "Water's Edge", "Lucky", and "Wait"....
. The group is prominent in the Athens/Atlanta area and headlines an annual mental health benefit concert in Athens.
The band came together in 1988 in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
when the earlier incarnation known as The Reasonable Men disbanded. Before settling on the name Five Eight, at least one show was played under the name The Helgrammites.
The original three members of the band were Mike Mantione- vocals and guitar, Dan Horowitz- bass guitar, and Mike Palmatier- drums. In 1989, Palmatier's right leg was crushed in a work-related accident at the Armstrong and Dobbs lumberyard in Athens. His temporary replacement was Patrick Ferguson
Patrick Ferguson (drummer)
Patrick Ferguson is a drummer from Athens, Georgia.He has played with Five Eight, The Low Lows, the Psychedelic Furs, Southern Bitch, Music Hates You and Vic Chesnutt, among others...
, the drummer for the LaBrea Stompers and Angle Lake
Angle Lake
Angle Lake is an L-shaped lake in SeaTac, Washington, United States, occupying between Interstate 5 and State Route 99. On the western shore is a park, Angle Lake Park, administered by the City of SeaTac Parks and Recreation department...
-- a band which also included Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt
James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
. Palmatier returned to the Boston area.
Ferguson rejoined the band and was Five Eight's full-time drummer until 1998. After the release of 'I Learned Shut Up,' guitarist Sean Dunn joined the band and was a full-time member for the recording of 'The Angriest Man' EP. Between 1992 and 1998, Five Eight toured extensively as a four-piece in the United States and Canada, and played 200 shows or more a year. Ferguson left the band in 1998, and was soon followed by Dunn. Ferguson was briefly replaced by former Bughummer, Little Red Rocket and The Runs drummer Scott Sosebee.
Drummer Mike Rizzi joined Five Eight in 1999 and remained until mid-2007. The band went on hiatus when Rizzi moved to Southern California to join Ghost Hounds. Ferguson rejoined the band to play "a few shows" near the end of 2007, and is again the full-time drummer for the group.
The ninth Five Eight offering entitled "Your God Is Dead To Me Now" was recorded in 2010 and is set for release on March 29, 2011. Sean Dunn rejoined the group for this album, and the band says, "We think it's our most emotionally powerful and complete record to date."
Band members
Mike Mantione (singer/songwriter/guitar)Dan Horowitz (bass)
Patrick "Tigger" Ferguson
Patrick Ferguson (drummer)
Patrick Ferguson is a drummer from Athens, Georgia.He has played with Five Eight, The Low Lows, the Psychedelic Furs, Southern Bitch, Music Hates You and Vic Chesnutt, among others...
(drums)
Sean Dunn (guitar)
Discography
- 1989 'Passive-Aggressive'
* you never look in my eyes
* the ape
* she was in this city
* she's dropping the bomb
* ghost in this town
* ralph newman
* lemon love drops
* lifer
* looking up
- 1991 'Inflatable Sense of Self'
* missing link
* my sister is so strange
* the ape
* she's dropping the bomb
* suit of sin
* nowhere in a circle
* ralph newman
* shaking through the night
* the only one
* looking up
- 1992 'I Learned Shut Up'
* looking up
* god damn it paul
* missing link
* i can't stand it
* she's dropping the bomb
* desperate tonight
* lemon love drops
* suit of sin
* the ape
* dawn of son melody
* destroy this world
- 1993 'The Angriest Man' EP
* my syster
* not zeppelin
* ralph newman
* lifer
* depressed
* needle
* pent up
- 1994 'Weirdo'
* mystery james
* karaoke
* behead myself
* fall asleep
* what they did
* you never look in my eyes
* stars
* tense it up
* hurt you
* weirdo
* shouldn't be here
- 1997 'Gasolina'
* stanley
* engine
* comet
* shaken
* shut me off
* connect the dots
* doubter
* hold me up
* right to drive
* summer vacation
* dumb ass
* take aim
- 2000 'The Good Nurse'
* she's sleeping
* rose's dream
* off season
* the one who does better
* terminals
* requiem
* take what you want
* alexander graham bell
* oh surgery
* all my patients
* orlando
* a close approximation
* florence
- 2004 'Five Eight'
* criminal
* i'm still around
* magnetic fields
* the liquor
* square peg
* do it anyway
* i don't give a damn
* bad juices
* guitar
* lousy decision
* a man is a pent up thing
* bad for us
- 2010 'Your God Is Dead To Me Now'
* sad eyes
* your god is dead to me now
* motorcycle
* the ballad of frankie, jr
* next to nothing
* fire of love
* i'm a wreck
* staring contest
* mom's best boy
* a son like you
* ode to massachusetts
* scout knot
* get out of my head
* what can one man change?