Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law is an American hardcore band from New York City, New York. While vocalist Jimmy Gestapo remains the only founding member of the band, the constantly changing line-up has consisted of former and future members of bands such as Skinnerbox, Danzig, The Bouncing Souls, Mucky Pup, Dog Eat Dog, Hanoi Rocks, Agnostic Front, and D Generation. Their 1991 album, The Best of Times, featured appearances and production by members of the band Fishbone. Jimmy Gestapo is also a principal in the Lower East Side’s, New York Hardcore Tattoos. In 2002, the band appeared in Matthew Barney's film, Cremaster 3 along with Agnostic Front. One of their songs is also featured in Rockstars' top-selling game Grand Theft Auto IV.

List of members (past & present)

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Current Lineup

• Jimmy Gestapo - Vocals
• Felipe - Guitar
• Quincy - Drums
• Tim - Bass
• Raven - Sax

Vocals

• Jimmy Gestapo (Jimmy Drescher)

Guitar

• Sean Kilkenny (Dog Eat Dog, Mucky Pup)
• Todd Youth (Danzig, Chrome Locust, Agnostic Front, Warzone, D-Generation, Glen Campbell)
• Dan Nastasi (Dog Eat Dog, Nastasee, Mucky Pup)
• Rick Bacchus
• Alex "Uncle Al" Morris
• Larry "the Hunter" Nieroda (Subzero, Son of Skam, Loved & Hated, Inhuman)
• Chris Redd (Chris Kerrigan) (Revenge Of the Dragon, Year Of the Locust, Black Market Hero)
• Jack Flanagan (The Mob)
• Erick "Epic" Hartz
• Ace Von Johnson (Madcap, The Generators, Duane Peters Gunfight)
• Jason Burton
• Vc Nyc
• Chris Shannon (Demonspeed)
• Felipe (The Radicts,Zombie Vandals)

Bass

• Sami Yaffa ( Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls)
• Sal Villaneuva
• Pete Martinez
• Chuck Valle (Ludichrist, Dripping Goss)
• Tommy Kennedy
• Eddie Cohen
• Russel Iglay (Underdog)
• "Genghis" Jon Carrier
• Dean Rispler
• Ben "Tucks" Orenstein (U.N. Posse)
• J.R.
• Tim (Blanks 77, Broken Heroes)

Drums

• Eric "Goat" Arce (Crown of Thornz, Skarhead, Merauder)
• Harley Flanagan (Cro-Mags, the Stimulators)
• Michael McDermott (Skinnerbox, the Bouncing Souls)
• Petey Heinz (Cro-Mags)
• J. Colangelo (American Standard)
• Donny Didjits (Time Bomb 77, Anti Heros, A.P.A, Liberty)
• Nick Angeleri
• Doug Beans (the Functional Idiots, Mearth, the Montalbans, Hellride 102, Aggravated Assault, Defiance)
• Dan Lettieri
• SulliSkin (John Sullivan)
• Quincy (Graves, Broken Heroes, Headwound)

Horns

• Raven (Seaton "Chuck" Hancock III) - sax
• Ben Jaffe ( the Diamond Mines, Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves, Skavovee and the Epitones) - sax
• Joseph Bowie - trombone
• Jeff "Django" Baker (Skinnerbox, Stubborn All-Stars) - trombone
• Danny Dulin (Skinnerbox, Stubborn All-Stars) - trumpet
• Drunk Robb (Drunk Robb and The Shots) - trombone
• John Mulkerin - trumpet
• Johnny Banks - trumpet

Discography

Albums

• Bong Blast (1983) Spliff Records
• Murphy's Law (1986) Profile Records
• Back with a Bong (1989) Profile Records
• The Best of Times (1991) Relativity Records
• Good for Now EP (1993) We Bite Records
• Murphy's Law / Back With A Bong (1994) Another Planet – split CD re-issue
• Dedicated (1996) Another Planet
• The Best of Times / Good for Now (2000) Artemis Records – split CD re-issue
• The Party's Over (2001) Artemis Records
• Beer, Smoke, And Live (2002) P.O.P. Records
• The Best (2005) NYHC Tattoos Records
• Covered (2005) NYHC Tattoos Records

Singles

• Monster Mash (1991) Relativity Records – 7" single
• My Woman from Tokyo (1995) – Japan only 7" split single
• What Will The Neighbors Think? (1996) Another Planet – 7" single
• Genkika (1996) – Japan only 7" split single
• Kansai Woman (1996) – Japan only 7" single
• Quality Of Life (1998) NG Records – 7" split single

Compilation albums

• How To Start A Fight (1996) Side One Dummy Records
• Show & Tell - A Stormy Remembrance Of TV Themes (1997) Which? Records
• Creepy Crawl Live (1997) Another Planet
• Music To Kill For (1998) Triple Crown Records
• City Rockers: A Tribute To The Clash (1999) Side One Dummy Records
• Never Mind The Sex Pistols: Here's The Tribute (2000) Radical Crown Records
• Under The Influence - A Tribute To The Clash, The Cure, and The Smiths (2001) Triple Crown Records
• The World Wide Tribute to the Real Oi Volume 2 (2002) Too Damn Hype Records
• Jager Music Volume 2 (2002) jagermusic.com Records
• Warped Tour Compilation (2002) Side One Dummy Records

External links

• Murphy's Law official site
• Murphy's Law MySpace Page
• Jimmy G's MySpace Page
• New York Hardcore Tattoos MySpace Page

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