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Encyclopedia > Personality Crisis (band)

Personality Crisis was a punk rock band formed in 1979 in Winnipeg, Canada. Personality Crisis is widely credited with having a more complex sound than most other punk rock bands of the early 1980s while retaining the power of the early 1980's punk sound. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... Nickname: Peg City, Winterpeg, Gateway to the West Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Manitoba Region Winnipeg Capital Region Established, 1738 (Fort Rouge) Renamed 1822 (Fort Garry) Incorporated 1873 (City of Winnipeg) City Mayor Sam Katz Governing Body Winnipeg City Council... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...


Personality Crisis released one LP, Creatures for Awhile, in 1983, as well as several demo tapes. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


After the breakup of the band in 1984, band member Jon Card went on to join SNFU, Stretch Marks, D.O.A. and the Subhumans. Singer Mitch Funk played in other bands, including Honest John, while guitarist RIchard Duguay would later work with Guns N' Roses, including contributing guitar tracks for The Spaghetti Incident?. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SNFU are a Canadian skate punk band who started in 1982. ... D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver. ... This page is about the Canadian band called The Subhumans. ... Guns N Roses are an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... The Spaghetti Incident? is an album by Guns N Roses recorded from the early 90s line up. ...


Personality Crisis songs have been covered by SNFU and The Forbidden Dimension.

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Band members

Original lineup

  • Mitch Funk - bass
  • Tommy Wharton - guitar
  • Ed Asselin - Drums
  • Walter Kot - guitar
  • J. Le Plume - wind instruments
  • Doug Bauer - vocals

Other members

  • Mark Halldorson
  • Richard Duguay
  • Jimmy Green
  • Duane Eddie
  • Jon Card

Discography

  • Creatures for Awhile - LP on Risky Records (1983)
  • Creatures for Awhile - Reissue LP on Overground Records (1989) (This LP had a different cover than the original and had four different tracks replacing four tracks that had been on the original LP)
  • Twilight's Last Gleaming/The Jam - 7" on Overground Records (1989)

Compilations

  • "Piss On You" on Something to Believe In (compilation) (1984)
  • "Case history" on Rat Music for Rat People vol. 2 (1984)

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