The Bloody Hollies
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The Bloody Hollies are an American punk rock
band from Buffalo, New York
, formed in 2000. Their lineup comprised three art school
students. Their debut record, Got it Where it Counts!, came out on Garage Pop Records in 2002, and a local Buffalo paper named them the area's "Top New Original Band" that year. They signed to Sympathy for the Record Industry
to release their sophomore effort, Fire At Will, in 2003. Two further albums arrived on Alive Records
: If Footmen Tire You... in 2005, and Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love in 2007.
, the Blues Explosion, the Oblivians, Led Zeppelin
, Motorhead, and The Stooges
. Their sound was initially heavily indebted to garage punk
a la The Devil Dogs and the New Bomb Turks
, but later broadened their sound to incorporate elements of harmonica
blues
, swamp music, and hard rock
.
Former
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 from Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, formed in 2000. Their lineup comprised three art school
Art school
Art school is a general term for any educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. The term applies to institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, or graduate or...
students. Their debut record, Got it Where it Counts!, came out on Garage Pop Records in 2002, and a local Buffalo paper named them the area's "Top New Original Band" that year. They signed to Sympathy for the Record Industry
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Sympathy for the Record Industry is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John...
to release their sophomore effort, Fire At Will, in 2003. Two further albums arrived on Alive Records
Alive Records
Alive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
: If Footmen Tire You... in 2005, and Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love in 2007.
Style and influences
The group cites influences from AC/DCAC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, the Blues Explosion, the Oblivians, Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, Motorhead, and The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
. Their sound was initially heavily indebted to garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
a la The Devil Dogs and the New Bomb Turks
New Bomb Turks
The New Bomb Turks are an American punk rock band formed at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1990. The founding members are Jim Weber, Eric Davidson, Bill Randt, and Matt Reber. Sam Brown replaced Bill Randt on drums in 1999. Early on their inspiration came from the Devil Dogs, Lazy...
, but later broadened their sound to incorporate elements of harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, swamp music, and hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
.
Members
Current- Wesley Doyle - vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Joey Horgen - guitar
- Matthew Bennett - drums
- Bort-Erik Thunder - bass
Former
- Mike Argento - drums
- Phillip Freedenberg - bass
- Nick - bass
- Christopher Urbanski - bass
Discography
- Got it Where it Counts! (Garage Pop Records, 2002)
- Fire at Will (Sympathy for the Record IndustrySympathy for the Record IndustrySympathy for the Record Industry is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John...
, 2003) - If Footmen Tire You... (Alive RecordsAlive RecordsAlive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
, 2005) - Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love (Alive, 2007)
- Yours Until The Bitter End (Alive, 2011)