The Supersuckers

Genres: Rock
Garage punk
Grunge
Cowpunk


The Supersuckers are an American rock band. They are the self-proclaimed "Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World." Following the relative success of their 1997 foray into country music with the release of Must've Been High, they have also been known to play country shows under various names, including, of course, The Supersuckers.

As of November 2009, the members are Eddie Spaghetti on bass and lead vocals; "Metal" Marty Chandler and Dan "Thunder" Bolton on guitars; and Scott Churilla on drums.

History

The Supersuckers formed in 1988 as The Black Supersuckers in Tucson, AZ. The original line-up was Eddie Spaghetti on bass, Dan "Thunder" Bolton and Rontrose Heathman on guitars, Dancing Eagle on drums, and Eric Martin as the lead singer. In 1989, they moved to Seattle, WA. Here, Eric Martin left the band. The song "Marie" was allegedly dedicated to Martin's mother after his death. The remaining members decided to continue as a four piece with Eddie Spaghetti taking over the vocalist role. They recorded numerous singles for various small labels before being signed to Sub Pop. A sampling of these are collected on the 1992 release The Songs All Sound the Same. Their first album with Sub Pop, The Smoke of Hell, was released in 1992.

In 1995, guitarist Rontrose Heathman temporarily left the band. He was replaced by Rick Sims, formerly of the band the Didjits (and the Gaza Strippers), for the recording of their third album, The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers, and the subsequent tour. Heathman returned for the recording of their fourth album, Must've Been High, which, as their first country album, was a major turning point for the band. Their fifth and final album with Sub-Pop was their greatest hits release, 1999's How the Supersuckers Became the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. That same year they released their fifth studio album, The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll.

In 2001, the band formed their own record label, Mid-Fi Recordings. In addition to numerous singles and several live recordings, the band released their sixth studio album, Motherfuckers Be Trippin' on this label. As of May 2005, their most recent release is the singles collection Devil's Food.

In October 2009, Rontrose Heathman again parted ways with the band for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by "Metal" Marty Chandler.

On tour, the Supersuckers always close their show with a "fake encore," where the band and the audience go through a 15 second pretend exit and stage entrance.

Albums

* The Songs All Sound the Same — 1992, eMpty Records (singles collection)
* The Smoke of Hell — 1992, Sub Pop
* Good Livin' Platter-1993. Recorded as Junkyard Dogs. Album of cover songs done country style.
* La Mano Cornuda — 1994, Sub Pop
* The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers — 1995, Sub Pop
* Must've Been High — 1997, Sub-Pop (country)
* How the Supersuckers Became the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World
* The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll — 1999, KOCH
* Must've Been Live — 2002, Mid-Fi (live) (country)
* Splitsville 1 — 2002 (split with Electric Frankenstein)
* Motherfuckers Be Trippin' — 2003, Mid-Fi
* Live at the Magic Bag — 2004, Mid-Fi (live)
* Live at the Tractor Tavern — 2004, Mid-Fi (live) (country)
* Devil's Food — 2005, Mid-Fi (singles collection)
* Paid — 2006
* Live at the Whole Foods Market Digital Download; 2007
* Get It Together — 2008


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