The Mummies were an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted a major influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s. Their recorded output was intentionally completed with poor, cheap equipment, including their first and only studio album Never Been Caught, which was released after the group's initial break-up. Since then, the Mummies have engaged in several positively-received reunion concerts and tours.
Formed in late 1988 by Maz Kattuah (bass guitar) and Larry Winther (lead guitar), the band's lineup also included Trent Ruane (organ, saxophone) and Russell Quan (drums).[1][2] The group became a key musical force in San Francisco's emerging garage punk scene alongside the Phantom Surfers and the Untamed Youth, although the band set out to be more crude than their contemporaries.[1] The group jokingly adopted the moniker the Mummies and immediately became known for their style of dress, clothing themselves in tattered rags like actual mummies.
The Mummies were an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted a major influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s. Their recorded output was intentionally completed with poor, cheap equipment, including their first and only studio album Never Been Caught, which was released after the group's initial break-up. Since then, the Mummies have engaged in several positively-received reunion concerts and tours.
ReplyDeleteFormed in late 1988 by Maz Kattuah (bass guitar) and Larry Winther (lead guitar), the band's lineup also included Trent Ruane (organ, saxophone) and Russell Quan (drums).[1][2] The group became a key musical force in San Francisco's emerging garage punk scene alongside the Phantom Surfers and the Untamed Youth, although the band set out to be more crude than their contemporaries.[1] The group jokingly adopted the moniker the Mummies and immediately became known for their style of dress, clothing themselves in tattered rags like actual mummies.
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