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Discount

 
Artist: Discount

Group Members:

Todd Rockhill, Ryan Seagrist, Bill Nesper, Alison Mosshart, James Parker

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The Kills, The Draft, Routineers, Amanda MacKaye, Black Cougar Shock Unit
  • Formed: 1995, Vero Beach, FL
  • Disbanded: 2000
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Half-Fiction," "Singles, Vol. 2," "Singles, Vol. 1"

Biography

Punk combo Discount was formed in early 1995 by singer Alison Mosshart, guitarist Ryan Seagrist, bassist James, and drummer Bill Nesper, all junior high school students in the Vero Beach, FL, area. Despite their youth, the group began regularly gigging throughout Florida and soon self-released their debut cassette, Mom Lied to Me; a copy of the tape eventually found its way to Liquid Meat Records honcho Tim Lyman, and in 1996 the label issued the 7" EP Wonder Pulled Me Under followed by the full-length Ataxia's Alright Tonight. Split singles with Cigaretteman and JChurch preceded the 1997 release of the second Discount LP, Half-Fiction; a year later the group returned with Love, Billy, an EP of Billy Bragg covers. New bassist Todd Rockhill signed on prior to 1999's "Open Ended Aerial" single, and after relocating to Gainesville, Discount began work on its third LP, 2000's Crash Diagnostic; a message posted to the band's official website announced their subsequent tour would also be their last. Mosshart went on to form the Kills, playing under the pseudo name VV. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Discount

Discount performing at Michiganfest 2000, in Wayne, MI on March 25th, 2000
Background information
Genres Punk
Years active 1995–2000
Labels New American Dream, Fueled by Ramen, Liquid Meat, Kat Records
Associated acts The Kills
The Kitchen
Black Cougar Shock Unit
Unitas
the Routineers
The Draft
Monikers.
Former members
Alison Mosshart
Bill Nesper
Ryan Seagrist
Todd Rockhill
James Parker
Justin Focco

Discount was a punk rock band that formed in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1995 and disbanded in 2000. Before disbanding, the group's members relocated to Gainesville, Florida, where they performed their last show in August 2000. They released three full length albums, several EPs, and two b-side collections. Members have gone on to form The Dead Weather, The Kills, The Kitchen, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Unitas, the Routineers, The Draft, Laserhead (band), Stolen Parts, and Monikers.

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Discography

Full-Length Albums

  • Ataxia's Alright Tonight (1996), Liquid Meat/Far Out Records
  • Half Fiction (1997), Kat Records
  • Crash Diagnostic (2000), New American Dream

EPs / 7 inches / Splits

  • Mom Lied To Me (1995), Parking Lot Records/self release
  • Three Piece Suit (1995), 3 way split with Combination Grey and Pohgoh
  • Discount/My Pal Trigger split 7" (1996), Tripucka Records
  • Discount/Flatspots/Wolfdaddys/Stizzle split 7" (1996), Boxcar Records

(Featuring the band's cover of The Golden Girls Theme)

  • All Too Often 7" (1996), Mighty Idy Records
  • Wonder Pulled Me Under 7" (1996), Liquid Meat Records
  • Discount/Shotwell Coho split 7" (1997), What Else? Records
  • Discount/Cigarretteman split 7" (1997), Snuffy Smile/Suburban Home Records
  • Discount/J Church split 7" (1997), Liquid Meat Records
  • Her Last Day 7" (1997), Helter Skelter/Panic Records
  • Discount/Crettins Puddle split CDEP (1998), Shock Records
  • Discount/My Winter Jane split 7" (1998), Snuffy Smile
  • Love, Billy (1998), Fueled by Ramen
  • Discount/As Friends Rust split 7" (1999), Good Life Recordings
  • Open Ended Aerial 7" (1999), Rugger Bugger
  • Read Army Faction 7" (2000), 4 way split with Avail, The Weakerthans and Hot Water Music, No Idea Records

(All four songs where taken from Better Read Than Dead compilation on AK Press)

(Featuring 5 E.L.O. covers from J Church and the 5 Billy Bragg covers by Discount from the Love, Billy CDEP)

  • Discount/Beauty School Dropout split 7" (?), Speedowax
  • Appeared on 403 Chaos Comp: Florida Fucking Hardcore (1998)

B-Side Collections

  • Singles #1 (2002), New American Dream
  • Singles #2 (2002), New American Dream

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