Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes , July 1, 2007 Newcastle Academy |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock , pop punk |
| founding | 1995 |
| Current occupation | |
| Spike Slawson (from Swingin 'Utters ) | |
Guitar , vocals |
Joey Cape (by Lagwagon ) |
guitar |
Chris Shiflett (from Face to Face ) |
| Fat Mike (from NOFX ) | |
| Dave Raun (from Lagwagon ) | |
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is an American punk rock - cover band that was founded in the 1995th They are known for covering music from classic pop bands and turning it into a punk rock version. The preferred era of the songs is music from the 1960s and 1970s. Since all members play in other well-known bands, "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" is called a supergroup .
history
The band was founded by Spike Slawson (bassist with the Swingin 'Utters ), along with NOFX singer and bassist Fat Mike , Chris Shiflett from the Foo Fighters (then with No Use for a Name ) and Joey Cape and Dave Raun from Lagwagon . No album was originally planned, so they only appeared on samplers in their first year. In 1997 they started releasing singles and their first album Have a Ball . Her second album Are a Drag was dedicated to classics from the musical field , which, however, were mostly unknown in the punk scene and therefore not so well received. The follow-up Blowin 'in the Wind was dedicated to well-known songs from the 60s and the fourth album Take a Break was limited to songs from the R&B area . Their fifth album is entitled Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah and is a live recording of the Bar Mitzvah by a certain Jonny Wixen. However, there are only unreleased songs on the album. In October 2006 the album Love Their Country was released , the v. a. Contains country and western songs. Another album called Have another Ball , which was released in July 2008, contains the B-side of the recording for the first album Have a Ball and is musically similar to this album. In May 2014 the new album Are we not men? We are diva! , on which the band only covers songs by pop divas .
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are at Fat Wreck Chords from San Francisco , the label of Fat Mike , under contract.
Since all musicians are active in other well-known punk and rock bands, live performances with the original line-up are rare. Mostly, however, members of other well-known bands step in for individual members. For example, since 2014 Fat Mike has been regularly represented by Jay Bentley, bassist with Bad Religion , or CJ Ramone from the Ramones .
Discography
Albums
- 1997 - Have a Ball ( Fat Wreck Chords )
- 1999 - Are a Drag (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2001 - Blow in the Wind (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2001 - Turn Japanese (EP, Japan-Import, Pizza Of Death Records)
- 2003 - Take a Break (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2004 - Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2006 - Love Their Country (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2008 - Have Another Ball (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2011 - Sing in Japanese (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2014 - Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2017 - Rake It In - The Greatestest Hits (Fat Wreck Chords)
Chart placements
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 US
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| 2003 | Take a break |
US131 (2 weeks) US |
First published: 2003
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| 2004 | Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah |
US197 (1 week) US |
First published: 2004
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| 2006 | Love Their Country |
US169 (1 week) US |
First published: 2006
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| 2008 | Have Another Ball !: The Unearthed A-Sides Album |
US163 (1 week) US |
First published: 2008
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| 2014 | Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! |
US102 (1 week) US |
First published: 2014
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Box sets
- 2001 - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (Fat Wreck Chords, 500 pieces limited)
7 inch singles
- 1995 - Denver (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 1996 - Billy (epitaph)
- 1997 - Paul ( Kung Fu Records )
- 1997 - Diamond (Hopeless)
- 1997 - Barry ( SideOneDummy Records)
- 1999 - Elton (Honest Don's)
- 1999 - Garf (Lookout Records)
- 1999 - In You Barcalounger (Alternative Tentacles)
- 2001 - Shannon (BYO Records)
- 2001 - Stevens (Nitro Records)
- 2001 - Bob (Fat Wreck Chords), was only available with the box set
- 2003 - Jackson (Jade Tree)
- 2003 - Stevie (No Idea Records)
- 2007 - Dolly (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2007 - Cash (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2007 - Willie (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2008 - Kenny (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2008 - Jerry (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2011 - Go Down Under (Fat Wreck Chords)
