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Similar Artists:

R.E.M., Velvet Elvis, The Long Ryders, Green on Red, The Windbreakers, The dB's, The Feelies

Influenced By:

Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Beatles

Formal Connection With:

Lilacs, Slammin' Watusis
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Pop Tarts," "Le Pathetique," "Eau de Vie"

Biography

Chicago power pop band Green was formed in the mid-'80s by guitarist/singer/songwriter Jeff Lescher, whose influences included the Kinks, T. Rex, and soul music. Although such albums as Green (1986) and Elaine MacKenzie (1988) were fairly popular in Holland, Green never had much exposure in their home country. 1991's White Soul marked a peak in songwriting, although its unfocused 1992 follow-up, The Pop Tarts, was half power pop and half grunge in an unsuccessful attempt to gain a wider audience. After the three-song Le Pathetique EP in 1993, the band fell silent. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Green is a rock and roll band from Chicago. The band was started by Jeff Lescher (guitar and vocals), John Diamond (bass and backing vocals), and John Valley (drums). This lineup recorded the 1984 The Name of This Group Is Green and the band's 1986 self-titled debut album.

Green established themselves via live shows around Chicago and undertook several national tours with the assistance of manager Cindy Illig. In 1986, Diamond and Valley elected to leave the band as Lescher announced plans for a national tour. Recruited from local music papers and from among their Chicago fan base were new bassist Ken Kurson (who had his own band, Circles, and later fronted The Lilacs), rhythm guitarist Stuart Shea, and drummer Rich Clifton. Shea departed following a brief U.S. tour, and the remaining three-piece recorded Elaine MacKenzie, including the tracks "Heavy Metal Kids", "She Was My Girl", and "Radio Caroline". The group's membership changed again when Mark Mosher (drums/vocals) and Clay Tomasek (bass/vocals) joined the group for the Bittersweet E.P. in 1993.

In 1990, Green released an EP called REM, this after the band R.E.M. released an album called Green. The band's most recent album, Eau de Vie was released on the Jettison label, owned by Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun and Big Black.

The group released its seventh album, the 16-track concept affair The Planets, in 2009. The group now includes Lescher, Tomasek, and Mosher, plus rhythm guitarist Jason Mosher.

Discography

  1. The Name of This Group Is Green (Gang Green) 1984
  2. Green (Gang Green) 1986 (Hol. Megadisc) 1989
  3. Elaine MacKenzie (Pravda) 1988 (Hol. Pravda/Megadisc) 1989
  4. White Soul (Hol. Megadisc) 1989
  5. R.E.M.
  6. White Soul & Bittersweet (Widely Distributed) 1991
  7. Bittersweet EP (Bel. Megadisc/Play It Again Sam) 1991 EP 10 (Rokchik) 1991
  8. The Pop Tarts (Futurist) 1992
  9. Pathétique EP (Widely Distributed) 1993
  10. The Flowers in the Grass (Bel. Megadisc) 1993
  11. Green 5 (B Track) 1998
  12. Eau de Vie (Jettison) 2001
  13. The Planets (Gang Green) 2009

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