The Taj Motel Trio is a ska-punk band

Band (music)

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 from Habersham County, Georgia

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. The band formed in 1997 and has released three full-length albums, and one EP. They have performed alongside Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto

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, Mustard Plug

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, Big D and the Kids Table

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, The Planet Smashers

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, The Toasters

The Toasters

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, King Django

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, Bon Jovi

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Members

Ben Sanders : guitar

Guitar

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, vocals

Singing

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Josh Wow : bass guitar

Bass guitar

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Kevin "Boomer" Rose : drums

Drum kit

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Peter Williams : trombone

Trombone

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, backing vocals

Cory Henderson : trumpet

Trumpet

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Up-beat Evolution

1. Not the One

2. L.R.H.G.

3. Guess???

4. Skankenstein

5. Kathrine

6. Girls are Weird

7. Don’t Tell Me

8. Happy Trail

9. Games

10. Can’t Run Away

11. Gurl

12. Dreamgirl

13. Head Check

14. Skankenstein (Unlisted)

15. Guess??? (Unlisted)

16. L.R.H.G. (Unlisted)

Taj Motel Trio Trio: Feels the Force

1.Vader

2.Spanish Holiday

3.Happy Trail

4.L.R.H.G. 2000

5.This Long (Kick It)

6.Skankenstein

7.Bananarang

8.Don’t Tell Me

9.S.G.

Life of the Party

1. TTMT

2. Once Again

3. Jenny's Song

4. My Girl

5. Life of the Party

6. Kick Her to the Curb

7. King of Wasted Time

8. Mr. Perfect

9. The Happy Song

10. Be Myself

11. Woo!!!

12. She's Mad

13. Purple 15

14. Rock Star

This album was reviewed by Brandon Allin of absolutepunk.net

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in February 2006.Click Here to read the review

Part of the Problem

1. God Save The Scene

2. Stop Playing Games

3. Java Joe

4. I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend

5. OaOaO

6. Another Drink

7. She Don't Love Me

8. Josh Sucks Kites

9. Walk Away

10. Radio Silence

11. Last Love Letter

12. Turn Down The Suck

Video Game industry

The Taj Motel Trio has also started to make its way into the video game world with the release of their hit song "OaOaO" on Rock Band. It is a song downloadable online.

Ben Sanders

Ben played the trumpet in high school and has often expressed how much he would love to play the trumpet during performances. He is currently the guitarist and lead vocals for the group, and has a passion for music (which is evident from talking to him or going to a performance).

Peter Williams

Peter is one of the key members for the brass section for Taj Motel Trio. He is at all of the performances and has a tone able to cut through the rest of the group. He played in the Marching Band at his high school and grew to love the trombone from their. He is often criticized by the group for never practicing nowadays.

External links

• The Taj Motel Trio's Official Site
• The Taj Motel Trio's MySpace