The Arrogant Worms
| The Arrogant Worms | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Pop , independent , comedy |
| founding | 1991 |
| Website | www.arrogant-worms.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Mike McCormick | |
Vocals, bass
|
Chris Patterson |
singing |
Trevor Strong |
| former members | |
| John Whytock (1991-1995) | |
| Steve Wood (1991-1993) | |
The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian music group from Kingston , Ontario .
history
The Arrogant Worms were founded in 1991, initially they only played skits and smaller musical pieces for a university campus radio in Kingston. While the pure skits were only moderately well received, the music was quickly discovered by the national radio station CBC Radio One and incorporated into its program. Since then, the Arrogant Worms have released a total of 13 albums with various guest musicians and completed several tours through Canada, but also the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
style
The group's lyrics are often humorous and include exploration of Canadian patriotism and local color (in pieces such as Rocks and Trees , The Mountie Song or We Are the Beaver ), contemporary cultural clichés and phenomena ( Let There Be Guns , The Coffee Song or Carrot Juice Is Murder ) as well as various other topics. Often the usual narrative styles of the texts are reversed. Stylistically primarily in the areas of pop and independent , the group parodies various musical genres in various pieces, such as country or Celtic folk music .
Publications
Albums
- 1992 The Arrogant Worms
- 1994 Russell's shorts
- 1995 C'est Cheese
- 1997 Live Bait (live album)
- 1997 Christmas Turkey
- 1999 Dirt!
- 2001 Idiot Road
- 2002 Gift Wrapped (Best Of Album)
- 2003 Semi-Conducted (live album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra )
- 2004 toast! (Live album)
- 2006 beige
- 2008 Torpid (live album)
- 2010 Hindsight 20/20 (Best-Of-Album)
Videos
- 2004 Three Worms and an Orchestra (DVD of the Semi-Conducted Tour and music videos for the singles)