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| name = The Fucking Champs |
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| alias = Champs<br />TransChamps<br />The Fucking Am |
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| origin = [[San Francisco]], [[California]] |
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| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br />[[Indie rock]]<br />[[Progressive rock]] |
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| associated_acts = [[Weakling]]<br>[[Drunk Horse]]<br>[[Nation of Ulysses]]<br>The Event<br>[[Trans Am (band)|Trans Am]]<br>The Makes Nice<br>The Vile Cherubs |
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| website = [http://louderstudios.com/thefuckingchamps.html] |
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| current_members = Phil Manley<br>Tim Green<br>Tim Soete |
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| past_members = Josh Smith<br>Adam Cantwell<br>Alex Wharton |
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'''The Fucking Champs''' are a three-piece progressive rock band from [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. They are known for their [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] appeal, based largely around shifting [[time signatures]], guitar harmonies, and lots of rhythm. Most songs are instrumental. They are currently signed to [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]]. They have also collaborated with [[Trans Am (band)|Trans Am]] and the two have recorded albums together as [[TransChamps]] and [[The Fucking Am]]. Founded in [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]] in the early 1990s, the band was initially called The Champs, but added the "Fucking" to their name because [[The Champs]] had been used by a band in the late 1950s. |
'''The Fucking Champs''' are a three-piece progressive rock band from [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. They are known for their [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] appeal, based largely around shifting [[time signatures]], guitar harmonies, and lots of rhythm. Most songs are instrumental. They are currently signed to [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]]. They have also collaborated with [[Trans Am (band)|Trans Am]] and the two have recorded albums together as [[TransChamps]] and [[The Fucking Am]]. Founded in [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]] in the early 1990s, the band was initially called The Champs, but added the "Fucking" to their name because [[The Champs]] had been used by a band in the late 1950s. |
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The Fucking Champs | |
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| Also known as | Champs TransChamps The Fucking Am |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Heavy metal Indie rock Progressive rock |
| Members | Phil Manley Tim Green Tim Soete |
| Past members | Josh Smith Adam Cantwell Alex Wharton |
| Website | [1] |
The Fucking Champs are a three-piece progressive rock band from San Francisco, California. They are known for their heavy metal appeal, based largely around shifting time signatures, guitar harmonies, and lots of rhythm. Most songs are instrumental. They are currently signed to Drag City. They have also collaborated with Trans Am and the two have recorded albums together as TransChamps and The Fucking Am. Founded in Santa Cruz in the early 1990s, the band was initially called The Champs, but added the "Fucking" to their name because The Champs had been used by a band in the late 1950s.
Tim Green was a member of Nation of Ulysses, Lice, The Vile Cherubs and The Young Ginns. He has released various solo albums and remixes under the name Concentrick. He has also recorded and produced numerous bands through his own Louder Studios.
Drummer Tim Soete was the singer/guitarist of San Diego mod revivalists The Event[disambiguation needed] and bassist for Santa Cruz band Dark Horse Candidate.
Phil Manley is a founding member of Trans Am and has also released albums under his own name. In 2011, he collaborated with Earthless guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, under the name 'Mitchell Manley', to release an EP for Thrill Jockey. He also works as a recording engineer and has worked with numerous bands in the Bay Area.
Founding Champs guitarist Josh Smith was also a member of the cult San Francisco black metal band Weakling, as well as fronting the power pop band The Makes Nice and playing guitar in Drunk Horse. He is currently a member of The Futur Skullz.
Members
Current
- Phil Manley
- Tim Green
- Tim Soete
Former
- Josh Smith
- Adam Cantwell (also known from the band Spaceboy)
- Alex Wharton
Discography
- Music for Films About Rock (self-released cassette, as Champs)
- Triumph of the Air Elementals (self-released cassette, 1994, as Champs)
- Second 7" 7", (Wantage USA)
- III (1997, as C4AM95)
- IV (2000)
- Double Exposure (with Trans Am as TransChamps)
- V (2002)
- Wantage USA's 21st Release Hits Omnibus 2XCD, (Wantage USA)
- Greatest Hits
- Gold (with Trans Am as The Fucking Am)
- VI (2007)
External links
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