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Seattle, United States (1997 – 2007)
The Blood Brothers were an American post-hardcore band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1997, who officially announced their breakup in October 2007. Described in Wikipedia as an “avant-garde punk band,” their music combined influences from hardcore with an experimental edge, and a strong emphasis on abstract Salvador Dali-esque lyrics that were rich with distorted, discordant, surreal imagery. Members were: Jordan Billie (vocals), Johnny Whitney (vocals), and Morgan Henderson (bass), along with Waxwing’s Cody Votolato (guitar) and Mark Gajadhar (drums).
The band was considered unusual in that it had two dedicated lead vocalists. In addition to this, Cody and Morgan performed back-up vocals. Later albums (…Burn, Piano Island, Burn and especially Crimes) featured a degree of experimental instrumentation: Morgan often deviated from bass to add a second guitar or synthesiser, and also utilized a sampler. Johnny added piano/Wurlitzer to many more songs, a process which actually began on “
Time for Tenderness” from This Adultery Is Ripe. He has claimed he always wanted to incorporate such instruments into the Blood Brothers’ sound, but only on signing with a major label prior to …Burn, Piano Island, Burn did he have the means to do this.
The band has been described as punk, hardcore, post-hardcore, spazzcore and even extremo and sasscore (see Alternative Press Issue from October 2005). In small circles discussions of the band related with the concept that they have influences from the no wave punk scene of the 1980’s. The band made wide use of various punk/hardcore vocal styles (i.e. screaming) and instrumentation (i.e., fast drumming and plentiful power chords).
The band was considered unusual in that it had two dedicated lead vocalists. In addition to this, Cody and Morgan performed back-up vocals. Later albums (…Burn, Piano Island, Burn and especially Crimes) featured a degree of experimental instrumentation: Morgan often deviated from bass to add a second guitar or synthesiser, and also utilized a sampler. Johnny added piano/Wurlitzer to many more songs, a process which actually began on “
Time for Tenderness” from This Adultery Is Ripe. He has claimed he always wanted to incorporate such instruments into the Blood Brothers’ sound, but only on signing with a major label prior to …Burn, Piano Island, Burn did he have the means to do this.The band has been described as punk, hardcore, post-hardcore, spazzcore and even extremo and sasscore (see Alternative Press Issue from October 2005). In small circles discussions of the band related with the concept that they have influences from the no wave punk scene of the 1980’s. The band made wide use of various punk/hardcore vocal styles (i.e. screaming) and instrumentation (i.e., fast drumming and plentiful power chords).
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Crimes
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Burn Piano Island, Burn
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Yeedil wrote:
i agree with sonthisisit
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celyna24 wrote:
God, I've already listened to their first song and I'm impressed! fucking great
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razorswan wrote:
miss you
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megaman512 wrote:
shit, they're awesome!
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sammywhammyboy wrote:
Aw yiyeah.
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jeff1391 wrote:
sammywhammyboy = win
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gnirrednow wrote:
johnny whitney is a fucking idiot
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sammywhammyboy wrote:
Jeff1391 has my vote.
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sonthisisit wrote:
1. burn piano island burn 2. young machetes. 3. march on electric children 4. crimes 5. adultery is ripe
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skotsoad wrote:
Im happy Jaguar Love and HORSE the band are friends *dies happy* .......I need a life.
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BIGTUNA69 wrote:
Anyone getting the reissues?
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VAVIx wrote:
sie waren eine geniale band!
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mister_electric wrote:
NigNash, I whole-heartedly agree.
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TotalHenshin wrote:
PxUnit: Well I'm not going to say that they'd be an easy band for anyone to get into, but as soon as I heard the sinister and broken chords opening Feed Me to the Forest, I was a heck of a lot more intrigued at the start of an album than I usually am for most. Many people don't like "screamy" vocals, much less Johnny's weird Corin Tucker-like whiny screeches (surprisingly, I mean that in a good way :P).
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NigNASH wrote:
If they reunited it would be the best day of my life.
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jeff1391 wrote:
1) crimes. 2) young machetes. 3) piano island. 4) electric children. 5) this adultery.
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NYCBEAT wrote:
they're such poets
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PxUnit wrote:
@TotalHenshin: Same here! I got Crimes and was confused at what I heard but I liked it. I'm very much digging them. And then, trying to share the love, I told one of my friends about this and he tells me he hates them and they suck... needless to say I told him he was dumb and it hasn't changed my opinion about them. :p
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WhiteZander wrote:
Well for all you Johnny haters, ill say that when they went on the NYLON tour i got a chance to talk with him and it changed my life. The jaguar love show was the best show ive been to, and id love to see past lives when they tour/release their album soonish.
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Grimgamer1 wrote:
such a terrible band
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Epitaph To Re-Issue Classic Blood Brothers Releases
20 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thebloodbrothersband
EPITAPH TO RE-ISSUE CLASSIC BLOOD BROTHERS RELEASES
Indie-hardcore Heroes' Influential albums Revisited and Re-issued Like Never Before
Epitaph Records announces plans to re-issue The Blood Brot. …
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