Jump to content

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 50: Line 50:
*''[[Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah]]'' (2004) #197 US
*''[[Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah]]'' (2004) #197 US
*''[[Love Their Country]]'' (2006) #169 US
*''[[Love Their Country]]'' (2006) #169 US

*''[[Are Still Dragging Hard]]'' (2008)
*''[[Ruin Jonny's First Time]]'' (2009)
*''[[Taken A Break (in Half)]]'' (2011)
*''[[Ruin Jonny's Wedding]]'' (2014)
*''[[Can't Stop Blowing There Wind]]'' (2025)
*''[[Have Two Balls]]'' (2026)
*''[[Ruin Jonny's Funeral]]'' (2026)
*''[[Heads In A Jar Still Having a ball!]]'' (2289)
*''[[Ruin Jonny's Grave and haunt his remaining children]]'' (2589)
===EPs===
===EPs===
*''[[Turn Japanese]]'' (2001)
*''[[Turn Japanese]]'' (2001)

Revision as of 02:56, 22 February 2008

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. Drawn together by a mutual love of 1960s and 1970s music, the Gimme Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. They have covered songs from such artists as Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, and John Denver. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione.

The Gimmes have a habit of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows. Some of the themes match the albums, such as their latest set of cowboy outfits for Love Their Country or in drag as various characters from musicals in Are a Drag. They have also done pajamas, red suits, cheerleader costumes, shiny suits with fezzes, and during one show on the Warped Tour, dressed as AFI. Easily the most common and popular costume set is their matching Hawaiian shirts, of varying styles and lurid colors over the years.

History

The band wasn't originally planning on releasing albums, appearing only on compilation albums for their first year. In 1995, however, the band began releasing singles named after the singer they had covered. They produced Billy, Diamond, Paul, Denver, Barry, Shannon, Stevens, and Elton in this manner. Their first album, Have a Ball, was released in 1997.

Each album by the band is themed differently: Have a Ball focuses on classic 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s songs by artists like Elton John, Neil Diamond, and John Denver; Are a Drag consists entirely of showtunes, Blow in the Wind consists of 60s classics, Take a Break consists entirely of contemporary R&B songs by artists such as Boyz 2 Men, Lionel Richie, and Vanessa L. Williams; their fifth album, Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah, was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah and consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as REO Speedwagon, Styx and The Beatles, as well as traditional songs like Hava Nagila. Their latest record, Love Their Country, features a variety of country and western covers.

They entered the studio on April 3 2006 to work on their sixth album, Love Their Country, which was released on October 17, 2006.[4] The theme of this album is country and western, and includes covers of tracks by Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams, Sr. and Johnny Cash.[5]. Prior to the release of the album, Fat Wreck Chords released a digital label sampler, iFloyd which included "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" by the band.[6]

In late 2006, Fat Wreck Chords released another digital label sampler Christmas Bonus, containing a previously-unreleased cover of Arlo Guthrie's "City of New Orleans".[7] Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were scheduled to play three dates at PNC Park after Pirates games on August 26, 27, and 28, 2006, but after they got booed on the first night, the next two nights were canceled. They were to play along with fireworks during the post-game "Skyblast" shows.

December 5th, 2007, Fat Wreck Chords released a flash MP3 holiday bonus sampler called Hanuk-Comp containing "The Boxer" which was originally released on the "Garf" single (released in 1997).[8] There is also a downloadable podcast that features commentary from Fat Mike and Floyd during breaks between songs in which the next album is revealed.[9] It will be named "Have Another Ball" and will contain all the B-sides from "Have a Ball". The album is due to release in March 2008.

Members

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Compilations

Riffs borrowed from other bands

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes are known for filling their covers with famous guitar riffs from songs by other punk rock bands.

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.spin.com/features/heythisisawesome/2006/10/061005_mefirst/
  2. ^ http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/37h08.html
  3. ^ http://www.onlineseats.com/me-first-and-the-gimme-gimmes-tickets/index.asp
  4. ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/18612
  5. ^ http://fatwreck.com/news?page=3
  6. ^ http://www.fatwreck.com/ifloyd
  7. ^ http://www.fatwreck.com/xmasbonus
  8. ^ http://s3.fatwreck.com/dreidel/player.html
  9. ^ http://www.fatwreck.com/community

See also

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Me_First_and_the_Gimme_Gimmes&oldid=193189574"