Marilyn's Vitamins were a punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band formed in 1995 from Orangeville

Orangeville, Ontario

Orangeville is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County.-History:Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, playing their last show December 28, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. In those near-five years they released two albums on Raw Energy and 7"s on Ductape, and Ugly Pop Vinyl. A posthumous collection was released on Underground Operations

Underground Operations

Underground Operations is an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario....

 in 2003. The band consisted of Rob Moir (guitar), Dan Christopher (guitar/vocals), Colin Lichti (vocals), Adam Cook (bass/vocals), Jeff Breen (guitar), Kristoffer Wood (bass)and Shawn Dickey (drums). Members of the band went on to form Bombs Over Providence

Bombs Over Providence

Bombs Over Providence was a Canadian pop-punk/punk rock band from Brampton, Ontario. They were one of the first bands signed to Underground Operations. Their lyrics mainly have a theme of politics. They broke up around the same time Closet Monster did....

, Hostage Life

Hostage Life

Hostage Life was a Canadian punk band from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 2002, Hostage Life released its first EP, Sing for the Enemy on Toronto's independent punk rock label, Underground Operations, home to such bands as Closet Monster and Protest The Hero...

 and Dead Letter Dept.

Dead Letter Dept.

Dead Letter Dept., formerly known as The Stiffs, are a band from Ontario, Canada. The band consists of Rob Moir - , Mike Leblanc - , Andrew Sparks - , Danny Complex - . The band announced their break up on their Myspace blog in 2008. Their songs are mainly about girls and relationship with the...

  Members currently play in The Little Millionaires and Victim Party. Their lyrics mainly dealt with various political issues of the time.

Former

• Jeff Breen
• Dan Christopher (AKA "Danny Complex", Dan Syndrome)
• Adam Cook (AKA "Adam Purile")
• Shawn Dickey (AKA "Dick Teenager")
• Colin Lichti (AKA "Colin Vitamin", Colin Ridiculouspunkpseudonym)
• Rob Moir (AKA Rob Stiff, Rob Potential)
• Kris Wood (AKA "Wooder")

Discography

• Self Titled (Tape)
• Down and Out In Levitown (Tape)
• 1996: In These Shoes (Raw Energy)
• Squeegee Girl 7" (Ductape Records
  Ductape Records
  Ductape Records is a Toronto-based independent record label that was spawned from a magazine of the same name in 1997. The label's website was updated in 2007, stating that it was "on hiatus indefinitely, but some catalogue items are still available." Previously, it had not been updated since 2003...
  
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• 1998: Politics On The Dance Floor (Raw Energy)
• 1999: Meanwhile During the Class War EP (Ugly Pop Records)
• 2003: Vans Don't Run On Love And Records Aren't Pressed With Smiles (Underground Operations
  Underground Operations
  Underground Operations is an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario....
  
  )

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada

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External links

• Marilyn's Vitamins Fan page
• Marilyn's Vitamins on Last.fm