The Frogs are an American rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee. Some of their songs have a strong satirical bent, and a history of controversy has dogged the band. Rock is a form of popular music from the late 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... See also: 1979 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January January 1 - Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II. The only other pop music acts to be created MBEs are the Beatles and... This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... The World According To Ronald Reagan - a Finnish satirical poster from 1984 Satire is a technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ...

Centering around brothers Jimmy Flemion and Dennis Flemion, guitarist and drummer respectively, the Frogs added bassist Jay Tiller in 1983. That same year, Jimmy began wearing what was to become his trademark stage gimmick, a pair of six-foot bat wings. Although in their early days, the Frogs played mostly in coffeehouses, they soon developed a large following, due mostly to their fan-friendly shows. In 1988, the Frogs self-released their first album in limited quantities. In that same year, Brian Hill joined the group as bassist. Dennis Flemion is a founding member, with his brother Jimmy, of controversial independant rock band The Frogs. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus Coffee being ground at a coffee shop in Chennai, India cafe and café redirect here. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There have been several people named Brian Hill: Brian Hill, an NBA basketball coach Brian Hill, a chef and contestant on the reality television program Top Chef Brian Hill, Media technology specialist at Claremont Mckenna College in Claremont, CA Brian Hill, Tall Guy in Oregon Brian Hill, Director of Public...

Meanwhile, a tape of the Frogs improvised home-made recordings reached Gerard Cosloy in 1989, then head of Homestead Records, who released a collection of 14 tracks under the title It's Only Right and Natural. A number of tracks on the LP dealt with homosexuality and sexual fetishes. The label announced that The Frogs were leaders in a new gay supremacy movement. The album was received with mixed reactions; listeners were generally ecstatic, although others, who either disliked the subject matter or misunderstood the concept, were not as enthusiastic. Gerard Cosloy ran Homestead Records in the 1980s; DJd at WFMU; played in the group Air Traffic Controllers, and later founded Matador Records. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Homestead Records was a United States based record label of the 1920s. ... Its Only Right and Natural is the second album recorded by the band The Frogs and was released in 1989 by Homestead Records. ...

In 1991, the Frogs produced a new album called Racially Yours, and the brothers began performing the new material in whiteface and blackface. With pseudo-racially-charged songs, their label was unwilling to release it (although it was distributed freely by fans, and was finally released on CD in 2000). The Frogs' further plans for a live album went unfulfilled, as labels they pursued all seemed to be suffering through bankruptcy and management problems. An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water cooler at a racially segregated street car terminal in the United States in 1939. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The Frogs, through their unique sense of humour, have gained a small but very devoted fanbase. Although critics have attacked the Frogs for poor taste, bands seen normally as politically correct have come to their defense. In 1993, Billy Corgan saw the band at a small club in Madison, Wisconsin, and invited them to open for the Smashing Pumpkins. The Frogs were soon opening for Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Urge Overkill, and other fans of the group, to mixed reactions. In the summer of 1994, The Frogs played the second stage at Lollapolooza, with Billy Corgan joining them for the encores. After meeting a fan named Kurt Cobain in 1993, they wrote two songs about him and also made him a videotape called Toy Porno. Sadly, Kurt wouldn't live to hear the songs, but the videotape became constant viewing material on the Nirvana tour bus. Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... Billy Corgan William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (circa 1995) left to right: James Iha, DArcy, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin. ... Pearl Jam (formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington) is a rock band considered one of the most popular and influential artists of their decade. ... Mudhoney Mudhoney is a grunge band, formed in Seattle in 1988. ... Urge Overkill was an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, United States in 1986, that consisted of Nathan Nash Kato Kaatrud (vocals), Johnny Blackie Onassis Rowan (vocals, drums, whereabouts unknown), and Eddie King Roeser (vocals/bass guitar). ... Official logo Lollapalooza is an American traveling music festival featuring alternative rock, rap, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... Billy Corgan William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – ca. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was 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). ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ...

Jay Tiller left the band in 1992, to be replaced by Damian Strigens, although there were several substitutes in the meantime, including such notables as Eddie Roeser from Urge Overkill and Kelley Deal from The Breeders. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Urge Overkill was an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, United States in 1986, that consisted of Nathan Nash Kato Kaatrud (vocals), Johnny Blackie Onassis Rowan (vocals, drums, whereabouts unknown), and Eddie King Roeser (vocals/bass guitar). ... Kelley Deal is the identical twin sister of musician Kim Deal and is lead guitarist of The Breeders. ... The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1988 as a side project for Kim Deal of Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. ...

The Frogs followed Gerard Cosloy to his new label, Matador Records, releasing two singles in 1994. In 1996, Matador released an album of old improvised material called My Daughter the Broad, which quickly became a fan favorite. In 1997, their Starjob EP, produced by Billy Corgan in 1994, was finally released by the Scratchie label, but it almost immediately went out of print. Gerard Cosloy ran Homestead Records in the 1980s; DJd at WFMU; played in the group Air Traffic Controllers, and later founded Matador Records. ... Matador Records is an influential record label which is famous for a roster of highly-respected indie rock artists and bands. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... My Daughter the Broad is the third album released by The Frogs. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Starjob is an EP by The Frogs that was recorded in 1994, and finally released in 1997. ... An extended play (or EP), is typically the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... Billy Corgan William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

In 1996, Dennis Flemion replaced deceased keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin in The Smashing Pumpkins for several months. The Flemion brothers also appeared on The Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" single, and sang backing vocals on the Adore LP. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Dennis Flemion is a founding member, with his brother Jimmy, of controversial independant rock band The Frogs. ... Jonathan Melvoin (December 6, 1961 - July 12, 1996) was the touring keyboardist for The Smashing Pumpkins during their worldwide tour for the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (circa 1995) left to right: James Iha, DArcy, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (circa 1995) left to right: James Iha, DArcy, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin. ... Tonight, Tonight is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. ... Adore is the fourth studio album from Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ...

In 1997, Jimmy Flemion joined Sebastian Bach's touring band. Rather than stripping Jimmy of his trademark bat wings, the whole band adopted costumes as well. Jimmy also recorded a side project called The Last Hard Men with Bach, Kelley Deal and Jimmy Chamberlin. Bach also performed with the band on an infamous MTV appearance that resulted in The Frogs being banned from MTV. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sebastian Bach For the 18th Century composer, see Johann Sebastian Bach Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk, on April 3, 1968) is a heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row. ... The Last Hard Men were an alternative music supergroup comprised of Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach, Frogs guitarist Jimmy Flemion, Breeders bassist Kelley Deal, and Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. ... Kelley Deal is the identical twin sister of musician Kim Deal and is lead guitarist of The Breeders. ... Jimmy Chamberlin James Joseph Jimmy Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964, Joliet, Illinois) is a musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ...

In the meantime, another LP of old improvised material called Bananimals was released in 1999 on the Four Alarm label, and the unreleased Racially Yours album soon followed in 2000. To support these two releases, the Frogs played in Canada for the first time. However, they were stopped at Canadian customs and customs officials seized all of their merchandise, declaring it "pornographic". The Frogs had to go ahead and play their shows without any merchandise to sell. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The Frogs latest studio effort, Hopscotch Lollipop Sunday Surprise, was released by Scratchie in 2001, however, the label was less than enthusiastic and the album went out of print shortly thereafter. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

After Damien Strigens exited the band in 1998, past bassists such as Brian Hill and Jay Tiller returned for some appearances, while some new bassists began performing with the band, including Josh Silverman, David Geschke, and John W. Busher. Ben Lee made a special guest appearance on bass in New York City on September 28, 2001. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... There have been several people named Brian Hill: Brian Hill, an NBA basketball coach Brian Hill, a chef and contestant on the reality television program Top Chef Brian Hill, Media technology specialist at Claremont Mckenna College in Claremont, CA Brian Hill, Tall Guy in Oregon Brian Hill, Director of Public... Ben Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor. ...

In 2004, R.T. Rybak, then (and currently) mayor of Minneapolis, crowd-surfed at a Frogs concert at First Avenue, an extremely popular nightclub in the Twin Cities, fulfilling a promise made earlier in the summer when the club temporarily closed due to financial difficulties. R.T. Rybak Raymond Thomas Rybak, Jr. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Crowd surfing describes the process whereby a person is passed from person to person, transferring the person from one part of the concert venue to another, above everyones heads, with everyones hands supporting the persons weight. ... First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis First Avenue and 7th Street Entry are a cornerstone of the Midwest music scene, and serve as an historic landmark of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Twin cities are two towns or cities that are geographically close to each other and may seem to form a single unit, often referred to collectively. ...

Albums and Lyrics

• The Frogs (1988) (lyrics)
• It's Only Right And Natural (1989) (lyrics)
• My Daughter The Broad (1996) (lyrics)
• Starjob EP (1997) (lyrics)
• Bananimals (1999) (lyrics)
• Racially Yours (2000) (lyrics)
• Hopscotch Lollipop Sunday Surprise (2001) (lyrics)

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Its Only Right and Natural is the second album recorded by the band The Frogs and was released in 1989 by Homestead Records. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... My Daughter the Broad is the third album released by The Frogs. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Starjob is an EP by The Frogs that was recorded in 1994, and finally released in 1997. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External links

• Official Website on Internet Archive
• The Frogs Archive