Girls Against Boys
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The group began as a side project of Eli Janney and Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty. Canty soon left the project and by 1991 Janney had gone on to recruit three former members of D.C. hardcore punk group Soulside - Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple, and Alexis Fleisig - to complete the line-up. Girls Against Boys are perhaps most notable for employing dual bass guitars, a rarity in rock music, and for their second album, “Venus Luxure No.1 Baby”, a heavy yet nuanced entry into early 1990s post-hardcore. Their third album Cruise Yourself raised their profile, film director Kevin Smith used a song in each of his first two films. House of GvsB showed their sound taking a more soulful approach to their noiserock with a semi-successful single “Superfire”, at which point they signed to Geffen. Their major label debut saw them take a more industrial disco approach similar to Nine Inch Nails while retaining their postpunk feel, the album failed to launch the band into the mainstream and the band went on hiatus until their contract ended. Among the many side projects undertaken was Scott McCloud’s jazzy New Wet Kojak. The band reunited in 2002 to record ‘You Can’t Fight What You Can’t See’, released on Jade Tree Records which was a welcome return to their pre-Geffen sound and a critical success.
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Miami Skyline
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You Can't Fight What You Can't See
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
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Cruise Yourself
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House of GVSB
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Super-Roff
No UK gigs? :-(
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diamond_tough
fuck man I hadn't listened to Can't Fight What You Can't See in like probably close to ten years (prolly less) shit is fresh, a forgotten favorite. All the Rage was such a jam!
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vetal_minus_one
in dust we trust!
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Salt_The_Fries
Let me come back!
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Salt_The_Fries
kindziel, you tosser and wanker, what does it have to do with Girls Against Boys?
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satan_88_level
^_^
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RobHeathers
Their remake of Earth Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland" is FANTASTIC. I LOVE IT.
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olegunya
awesome band
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robben499
test drive off-road 3
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substancex
Muzziac - really? Why do you think they make most chocolate easter bunnies hollow?
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substancex
I can't believe I slept on this band for so long, after being such a huge fan of the DC scene for so many years and hearing this band's name dropped so much. I randomly came across "Super Fire" today and was floored.
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muteoff
Super-Fire!
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muzziac
I find neither GVSB nor chocolate to be "sexy." I do enjoy both, however.
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my_seattle
Sexier than chocolate [2]
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Beat_C
this band is sex.
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Supermandre
haha, how befitting! I was just listening to Freak*On*Ica and was thinking: actually, this music pretty much sucks. but I can very well imagine myself playing some racing games (like Wipeout, if it hadn't already such a good soundtrack) to this...
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gaeko
video game. Need For Speed The Run
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TheShorelessSea
why is bullet proof cupid so high this week? is it in a movie or video game or something?
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akzincke
Although (referring to below)... They did four albums before they signed to Geffen, right? Tropic of Scorpio seems to get forgotten. It's a bit weirder than the rest but it's interesting to see where they were before they dropped the masterpiece of 'Venus'.
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akzincke
I agree with cainmac's opinion.
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