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The Urge was formed in 1987 by drummer Jeff Herschel, bassist Karl Grable, guitarist Pat Malecek, and singer Steve Ewing. Combining multiple styles of music - including ska, thrash, metal, funk, reggae, and hip hop - the band would become infamous throughout the midwest and beyond for its highly energetic live shows, blistering musicianship, and rabid fan base.

The original Urge lineup debuted in 1989 with the cassette-only Bust Me Dat Forty, followed a year later by the LP Puttin’ the Backbone Back. After the addition of trombonist Matt Kwiatkowski, the group released 1992’s Magically Delicious; later the group added trombonist/keyboardist Todd Painter and saxophonist/keyboardist Bill Reiter, and in 1993 recorded the live LP Fat Babies in the Mix. After Herschel and Malecek left the band in 1994, guitarist Jerry Jost and drummer John Pessoni joined the lineup, and subsequent touring with 311 helped The Urge win a number of new fans. The 1995 release of Receiving the Gift of Flavor was so successful that it brought the band to the attention of Epic’s Immortal imprint, which reissued the LP in 1996.

After constant touring with the likes of labelmates Korn and Incubus, Master of Styles was released in 1998, containing the hit “Jump Right In” which featured singer Nick Hexum of 311.

Following the release of Too Much Stereo in mid 2000, the band toured for nearly a year before calling it quits. In summer 2001, the band went its separate ways due to musical differences.

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1	Jump Right In full track	195
2	Closer full track	76
3	Brainless full track	54
4	Divide and Conquer full track	48
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6	My Apology full track	45
7	Open All Night full track	39
8	Straight to Hell full track	38
9	Played Out full track	37
10	It's My Turn to Fly	36
11	Where Do We Go full track	31
12	If I Were You full track	23
13	Going Down full track	22
14	Identity Crisis full track	20
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Marxism1 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

enjoyable

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lyndsaywheeler wrote:
June 2009

hey fans...311's new album uplifter is finally in stores, be sure to check it out. If you pick it up at select indie retailers, you get an exclusive value added 7" vinyl which is really cool.

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demon_hunter_ wrote:
May 2009

Titan A.E....

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skmelanie wrote:
May 2009

Showed up in my recommendations...listening to Jump Right In as I type, and I'm very impressed. They sound pretty good; I'll have to keep listening.

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riotmute wrote:
April 2009

Miss these guys. Best STL band from the 90's

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remem0rama wrote:
April 2009

Grandísimo Receiving the Gift of Flavor

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tj311 wrote:
April 2009

: )

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TippinMyStuff wrote:
March 2009

i likey this music!!

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theurge14 wrote:
February 2009

Um, did someone tag The Urge at some state fair in NY? Huh?

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NoUse4Name wrote:
February 2009

Those Christmas reunion shows at the Paegant were amazing.

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idkmon wrote:
June 2008

My one decent memory of living near St. Louis: Listening to The Urge.

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FjordSweetFjord wrote:
June 2008

Being from St.Charles Missouri myself, it was impossible to not grow up listening to them at your friends houses and on the radio :)

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theurge14 wrote:
April 2008

I miss these guys too. The reunion shows were almost 7 years ago. Fellas we're getting old!

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lechonmano wrote:
April 2008

Wanna try more here http://mp3wong.com/Search/?wh=Urge

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cremepuff wrote:
March 2008

<3 Where Do We Go

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STLJA wrote:
March 2008

I miss them. They were such a great band!

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ColumbianKramer wrote:
August 2007

Did anyone else hear about a potential reunion show this winter at The Pageant in St. Louis?

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Najsuroviji wrote:
June 2007

nothing compares to my own urge to hear these guys again.

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nixhex4311 wrote:
June 2007

I've been really obsessed this week. Missing their sound in a big bad way. It's the sunshine!

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BBDangerous wrote:
April 2007

the urge played at my college 2 years ago....it was amazing.

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