The U-Men
The U-Men | |
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General information | |
origin | Seattle , United States |
Genre (s) | Grunge |
founding | 1981 |
resolution | 1988 |
Last occupation | |
John Bigley | |
Tom Price | |
Tony "Tone Deaf" Ransomware (1988) | |
Charlie "Chaz" Ryan | |
former members | |
bass |
Robin Buchan (1981-1982) |
bass |
Jim Tillman (1982-1987) |
bass |
Tom Hazelmyer (1987-1988) |
The U-Men were a grunge band from Seattle , Washington . The band was one of the pioneers of grunge and was part of the Seattle scene alongside Green River and Soundgarden in the mid-1980s .
history
Tom Price ( guitar ) and Charlie "Chaz" Ryan ( drums ) formed the band together with Robin Buchan ( bass ) and John Bigley ( vocals ) in 1981. After a year Buchan left the band and was replaced by Jim Tillman. With this line-up, she recorded her first EP U-Men in 1984 . In 1987 she released her single Solid Action , after which Tillman left the band because the band was not successful enough. Jim was replaced by Tom Hazelmyer for the first album Step on a Bug . The album was released in 1988 and a short time later the band broke up.
Discography
Albums
- 1988: Step on a Bug (Black Label Records)
Singles and EPs
- 1984: U-Men (Bombshelter Records)
- 1985: Stop Spinning (Homestead Records)
- 1987: Solid Action / Dig It a Hole (Black Label Records)
- 1988: Freezebomb / That's Wild About Jack (Amphetamine Reptile)