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Greg Lisher
Lisher performing live
Lisher performing live
Background information
Birth nameGregory Allen Lisher
Born29 November 1963
San Francisco, Ca. US
GenresRock, Electronic, Alternative, Progressive
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, Keyboard, Mandolin, Bass
Years active1985–present
LabelsRough Trade, Virgin, IRS
WebsiteGreg Lisher Official Website

Greg Lisher (born 29 November 1963[1]) is the lead guitar player for Camper Van Beethoven. He is also one of the founding members of the Camper Van Beethoven spin-off Indy prog rock group Monks of Doom.[2]

He has also released three solo records. His first release, Handed Down the Wire was released in 2001 followed by the release of Trains Change in 2007. His latest release, the instrumental record Songs From the Imperial Garden was released in 2020.

Discography

with Camper Van Beethoven

Albums

Compilations and Special Releases

with Monks of Doom

  • Soundtrack to the Film "Breakfast on the Beach of Deception" (1987)
  • The Cosmodemonic Telegraph Company (1989)
  • Meridian (1991)
  • The Insect God (EP, 1992)
  • Forgery (1993)
  • What's Left For Kicks? (2004)
  • The Brönte Pin (2017)

Solo albums

  • Handed Down the Wire (2001)
  • Trains Change (2007)
  • Songs From the Imperial Garden (2020)

Other recordings (as guitarist )

Jonathan Segel – Storytelling (1989)

The Electric Chairmen – Toast (1996

Jonathan Segel – Edgy Not Antsy (2003)

With Victor Krummenacher

Victory Out in the Heat (1995)

Saint John's Mercy (1998)

The Cock Crows at Sunrise (2007)

Patriarch's Blues (2008)

Blue Pacific (2018)

Filthy thieving bastards A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills (2001)

Camper van Chadbourne (1987)