• Source: Junkyard (band)

Junkyard is an American hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, with members previously in Minor Threat, Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty. The band drew comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records).
In 2017, the band released its latest album, High Water.




History






= Origins

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The original lineup of the band included several members who were not a part of the group by the time they began recording. Max Gottlieb was the original guitarist and songwriter, and the original drummer was Johnny Hell and skateboarder Tony Alva was also briefly in the band. After these two left the group, the lineup stabilized around lead singer David Roach, guitarist Chris Gates, bassist Clay Anthony and drummer Patrick Muzingo. Brian Baker (guitar; ex-Dag Nasty/Minor Threat), joined the band just prior to the recording of the first album. Although the band was heavily influenced by Southern rock, Baker had told Sounds, "I hate the concept. I like that music, but I'm not into the rebel flag or the throwing up in your pickup truck."
The band was signed by Geffen Records in January 1988, with a self-titled Tom Werman-produced debut album issued in 1989, described by AllMusic as incorporating "elements of Southern rock, boogie-woogie, and AC/DCism into one compact sound." The album featured the singles "Hollywood" and "Simple Man". This album was followed two years later by Sixes, Sevens & Nines, produced by Ed Stasium and featuring contributions from Steve Earle. Anthony left the band shortly before the release of the second album amid drug problems, to be replaced by Todd Muscat (brother of Faster Pussycat guitarist Brent Muscat). The band was dropped by Geffen in 1992, with a third album recorded but not released, and disbanded shortly afterwards. The unreleased third album was subsequently issued as XXX and The Joker.




= Post-breakup/reformation

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Roach founded Borracho with members of Promise and Dogs D'Amour, while Gates formed 99 lbs. Muzingo formed Catfish and later Battery Club. Baker, who had already become a veteran of the punk rock scene prior to joining Junkyard, went on to join Bad Religion.
A live Junkyard album, Shut Up – We're Trying to Practice!, was issued in 2000, and Baker, Roach, Muzingo and Muscat reformed the band, with Tim Mosher (guitar/vocals) added to the lineup. A tour of Japan followed, with Dogs D'Amour guitarist Jo Dog added to the lineup for these dates. The new lineup recorded the 2003 mini-album Tried and True, comprising a mixture of old and new songs.
Since 2000, the band has toured Europe twice, co-headlined the Serie Z festival (in the south of Spain) with acts that were very complimentary of the way the band should have been marketed (other bands on the festival were The Hellacopters, The Quireboys, The Wildhearts, Radio Birdman, Georgia Satellites, Michelle Gun Elephant, Nine Pound Hammer and Reverend Horton Heat), and have played a handful of shows domestically in Austin, Tulsa, and Los Angeles to name a few.
In 2008, the band released an album of previously unreleased material, originally recorded for a 1987 demo that helped get them signed to Geffen. The album is titled Put It on Ten and Pull the Knobs Off!
On July 10, 2015, Junkyard released two new songs, "Faded" b/w The River", on Unison Music Group, with a CD single and 7" vinyl following in late August.
On April 21, 2017, the band released its first studio album in almost 20 years, High Water, on Acetate Records.
On November 22, 2019, Junkyard released a studio album recorded in 1992, Old Habits Die Hard.
On September 10, 2021, Junkyard released another new single, "Lifer" b/w "Last of a Dying Breed".




= Side projects

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Outside of Junkyard, members of the band remain actively involved in individual projects: Gates with his solo outfit "Chris Gates and Gatesville", based out of Austin (Gates on Gatesville: "Once it got to be time to put a band together, fate and a bunch of mutual friends sent guitar wiz Tony Redman my way. Our first meeting was where Gatesville really began. The more we play together, the more we push each other and the music to see just what we can wring out of'er. The band went through a couple of line-up changes until we found Scott Womack on bass and Paul Soliz on drums. Once this line-up came together the band and the music took on a life of its own."); Baker with Bad Religion and Mosher with his outfit, The Light Brigade.




Members






= Current

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David Roach – lead vocals (1987–1992, 2000–present)
Patrick Muzingo – drums (1987–1992, 2000–present)
Todd Muscat – bass (1991–1992, 2000–present)
Tim Mosher – guitar (2000–present)
Jimmy James – guitar (2017–present)




= Former

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Max Gottlieb – lead guitar (1987)
Clay Anthony – bass (1987–1991) (died 2020)
Johnny Hell – drums (1987)
Chris Gates – guitar (1987–2009)
Brian Baker – lead guitar (1989–1992, 2006–2017)




Discography






= Albums

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= Other releases

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2000: Shut Up – We're Trying to Practice! (live album)
2003: Tried and True (EP)
2008: Put It on Ten and Pull the Knobs Off! (compilation of previously unreleased material)




= Singles

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References






External links


Junkyard's official website
Junkyard at AllMusic
Junkyard discography at Discogs
Junkyard at sleazeroxx.com
• Source: Junk Yard Band

The Junk Yard Band is a Washington, D.C–based go-go band, founded in the early 1980s by children playing on improvised instruments. They are best known for their songs- "Sardines" and "The Word."




Biography


The band was formed in 1980 by children, ranging in age from 8 to 13, living in the Barry Farm government housing project in Washington, D.C. They were inspired to play after witnessing the performances of local go-go bands in their neighborhood. Not having resources to purchase traditional instruments, the children instead scoured their neighborhood in search of objects that could emulate the sound of real instruments: hubcaps, plastic buckets, crates, cans, and discarded pots and pans - these types of GoGo bands became known as "Bucket Bands". After a few informal performances in Barry Farm, the group was dubbed the "Junk Yard Band" by locals. This is perhaps a reference to the animated television program, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, whose band "The Junk Yard Gang" also performed on improvised instruments.
With go-go music gaining in popularity, and the band gaining local notoriety, the band began booking performances at schools, recreation centers, fundraisers, and government agencies. The band was often seen performing for tourists on the streets of Washington, D.C. This popularity led to appearances in a 1984 Cavalier Men's Store television advertisement, the 1983 film D.C. Cab and the 1988 film Tougher Than Leather with Run-D.M.C. It was this interaction with Run-D.M.C.'s Run that led to an eventual contract with older brother Russell Simmons' Def Jam Recordings.
Far from being a novelty act, "Junk Yard" can be thought of as the creators of the "new school" in terms of their contribution to the world of go-go. Before them, every go-go band of any significance had a horn section, bass guitar player, and most likely a lead guitar player also. Early Junk Yard had none of these but instead developed a characteristic layered percussion sound based on improvised instruments.
However, by 1986, the only contributing improvised instruments were plastic buckets and other things in replication of the standard go-go three roto-tom/two timbales configuration. That year, the band scored their first major hit, and arguably their signature song, "Sardines," which earned them airplay outside of the D.C. market.
In 1992, original member and drummer "Heavy One" was gunned down in the same Barry Farms projects where the band perfected their bucket band style.




Recording career


Def Jam released the band's song "Sardines" as a single in 1986. The song received considerable airplay, and the band embarked on a tour of the United States as an opening act for acts such as Guy, Salt-n-Pepa, Tupac Shakur, and labelmates Beastie Boys and Slayer. No longer viewed simply as a novelty act, the group performed at such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center and the Apollo Theater.
The group signed with Street Records, in 1992.




Discography






= Albums

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= Singles and EPs

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Many bootleg tapes and cds of the band's live shows are in circulation. Although recordings exist from throughout the band's existence, recordings from the band's prime era (1987–1997) are the most sought-after.




References






External links


Junk Yard Band at AllMusic.

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