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!!! is an American dance-punk band from Sacramento, California that formed in Autumn 1996 from the former band members of The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and popesmashers.
After a tour together, members of local Sacramento, CA bands Black Liquorice and popesmashers formed !!!. The band’s name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the mouth-clicking sounds of the Bushmen were represented as “!”. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, Pew Pew Pew, etc.
Based in Sacramento, California; Portland, Oregon; and New York City, their debut full-length record came out in 2000 as a self-titled album on the Gold Standard Laboratories label. This was followed in 2003 by the single “Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard”, a lengthy track combining house beats with sinewy basslines, psychedelic guitars, and simple lyrics which quote the title song of the musical Footloose.
They are commonly associated with the dance-punk movement. A second full-length, Louden Up Now, was released on Touch And Go in America and on Warp in Europe in June 2004. In June 2005, !!! released a new EP covering “Take Ecstasy With Me” by The Magnetic Fields, and “Get Up” by Nate Dogg. The following December, the original drummer for the band, Mikel Gius, was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike. !!! released their third album, Myth Takes in 2007.
After a tour together, members of local Sacramento, CA bands Black Liquorice and popesmashers formed !!!. The band’s name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the mouth-clicking sounds of the Bushmen were represented as “!”. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, Pew Pew Pew, etc.
Based in Sacramento, California; Portland, Oregon; and New York City, their debut full-length record came out in 2000 as a self-titled album on the Gold Standard Laboratories label. This was followed in 2003 by the single “Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard”, a lengthy track combining house beats with sinewy basslines, psychedelic guitars, and simple lyrics which quote the title song of the musical Footloose.
They are commonly associated with the dance-punk movement. A second full-length, Louden Up Now, was released on Touch And Go in America and on Warp in Europe in June 2004. In June 2005, !!! released a new EP covering “Take Ecstasy With Me” by The Magnetic Fields, and “Get Up” by Nate Dogg. The following December, the original drummer for the band, Mikel Gius, was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike. !!! released their third album, Myth Takes in 2007.
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bit188 wrote:
ruined my day when i stumbled on that blurb on p4k. rip jerry, you will be missed. :'c
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silverlage wrote:
if there are two different bands, how do you figure out which albums go with the right band?
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FuDfa wrote:
:(:(:(:(:(:(
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SexWithMinors wrote:
man, that is incredibley unfortunate.
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blindenvy wrote:
RIP =/
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beusca wrote:
oh man, I know I'm late. RIP Jerry. I got shocked!
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james_cfc wrote:
Really sad stuff, RIP Jerry.
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BWalshy wrote:
i have never listened to this band, but its so sad. RIP
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MrMinz wrote:
RIP Jerry. love to you, your family, your band mates and everyone who listened to your music. You will be missed.
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PrissyPrancer wrote:
RIP Jerry :(
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unicornbear wrote:
RIP Jerry.
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mooseloaf wrote:
aw shit, RIP
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soykatherine wrote:
Q.E.P.D Jerry! :(
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Valaro wrote:
RIP Jerry Fuchs. :( [2]
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Spikeo wrote:
neeeeeeeeeeeeeow! set the shaft to jerry!
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torydigsit wrote:
Jerrrrrrrrry :C
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arboledaa wrote:
):
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pornoholic wrote:
Oh wow, RIP Jerry :(
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Ardynaika wrote:
RIP Jerry :(
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jcotteri wrote:
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT :'(
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