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Baboon
Baboon

Baboon is a rock band originally from Denton, Texas. Image File history File links Baboon_band. ... Image File history File links Baboon_band. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Denton is a city located in Denton County, Texas. ... ...


The band formed in 1991. They are currently (as of March 2005) working on their fifth (or sixth) full-length album (depending on whether We Sing and Play counts as an E.P. or as an album). 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Album in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... We Sing and Play is the title of an E.P. by Baboon. ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to qualify as singles but too short to qualify as albums. ...


Baboon appeared on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger in 1996. The band and their music were a key point in the episode's plot. Walker, Texas Ranger was a television show that ran from April, 1993 to May, 2001 during primetime on CBS. The show emphasized values such as abstaining from the use of drugs and participation in community service; it was also once considered to be the most violent show on television. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


In its early years, Baboon toured extensively. They were on the Skoal-sponsored ROAR tour in 1997, along with acts such as Iggy Pop, The Reverend Horton Heat, The Bloodhound Gang, and Sponge. They also toured with Toadies, Brutal Juice, and Unwound. Skoal tobacco is a dipping tobacco (a tobacco snuff product) marked as smokeless tobacco. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Iggy Pop Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... The Reverend Horton Heat: Scott Churilla (left), Jim Reverend Horton Heath (center), Jimbo Wallace (right) The Reverend Horton Heat is both 3 piece psychobilly / rockabilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer/songwriter, Jim Heath (born 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas). ... The Bloodhound Gang are an American post-grunge rock-and-roll band, originally from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. ... Sponge is a grunge rock band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Toadies promotional photograph Toadies were a grunge rock band from Fort Worth, Texas. ... Brutal Juice Logo Brutal Juice was a self-proclaimed acid punk (LSD-influenced hardcore and prog-rock) band from Denton, Texas. ... Unwound was a band based in Olympia, Washington. ...

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Band Members

Current Members

  • Andrew Huffstetler - vocals, trombone
  • Mike Rudnicki - guitar
  • James Henderson - guitar (2003-present)
  • Mark Hughes - bass (1995-present)
  • Steven Barnett - drums (1992-present)

Former Members

  • Bart Rogers - bass (1991-1994)
  • Brian Schmitz - bass (1994-1995)
  • Will Johnson - drums (1991-1992)
  • Mark Reznicek - percussion, keyboard (2002)

Former Unofficial Members

  • Ben Burt - drums
  • Matt Pence - drums

Discography

Image:Baboon postcard.jpg
Baboon Promotional Postcard from Secret Robot Control

secret robot control is the second full-length album by the band Baboon. ...

Albums

Year Title Label Other information
1994 Face Down in Turpentine Grass
1997 secret robot control Wind-Up
2001 A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat Last Beat live
2002 something good is going to happen to you Last Beat

1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Face Down in Turpentine is the first full-length album by the band Baboon. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... secret robot control is the second full-length album by the band Baboon. ... Wind-Up Records is a record label based in New York City. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat is the title of a live album by Baboon. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... something good is going to happen to you is the title of an album by Baboon. ...

Singles / E.P.s / Demos

Year Title Label Other information
1991 ed Lobster self-released cassette
1992 Sausage self-released cassette
1993 "Save Me" Direct Hit 7" single
1993 "Tool" Silver Girl 7" single
1996 The Numb E.P. Grass CD E.P.
1996 Halloween Sound FX self-released cassette
1997 "The Kissing Song / King of the Damned Laser Gag!" Last Beat split 7" single with rubberbullet
1997 "Free Sampler" Wind-Up free promotional cassette
1999 We Sing and Play self-released E.P.

1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Tool is a 7 single by Baboon that was released in 1993 on Silver Girl Records. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Numb E.P. is the title of an E.P. by Baboon. ... The Kissing Song / King of the Damned Laser Gag! is a split 7 single by rubberbullet and Baboon which was released in 1997 on Last Beat Records. ... Free Sampler is a promotional cassette by Baboon. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... We Sing and Play is the title of an E.P. by Baboon. ...

Compilations

Year Title Song Label
1993 Get It Through Your Thick Skull "Tool" Idol
1993 We're From Texas And You're Not "Kamikaze" Scratched
1994 Fry Street Fair '94 ??? VIP
1994 Winter '94 Sampler ??? The Met
1994 Welcome to Hell's Lobby "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner" One Ton
1995 Fry Street Fair '95 "Time Wounds All Heels" VIP
1996 Sandy Does Dallas "You're the One that I Want" One Ton
1996 Superwinner's Summer Rock Academy "Master Salvatoris" St. Francis
1996 Coolidge 50 "Texas, Our Texas" Coolidge
1997 CMJ New Music Monthly - May 97 "Night of the Long Knives" CMJ
1998 Creative People Must Be Stopped "Spoon Bender" ?
1998 Scene, Heard Volume III "Tidal Wave" Dallas Observer
2000 97.1 KEGL Local Show CD "Mal De Mer" KEGL 97.1
2001 Buzz Oven Vol. 2 "Lushlife," "Evil (live)" Buzz Oven
2003 13 Tracks Vol. 4 "Alright" Fossil Jeans

Texas, Our Texas is the state song of Texas. ... College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Dallas Observer is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas area. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

In the 1990s, music had gone through the rap and house revolution, totally changing the landscape of music. ... Electronic dance music (house, techno, drumnbass) is ubiquitous. ... This is a list of alternative music artists. ...

External links

  • Official Baboon Site
  • Baboon at the All Music Guide
  • The Original Baboon Site

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