Rocky George
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Rocky George
| Rocky George | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Background information | |
| Born | January 9, 1964 in Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal, funk metal, punk rock |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | Suicidal Tendencies, Fishbone, Cro-Mags, Harley's War, 40 Cycle Hum |
| Notable instruments | |
| Ibanez RG Series Guitars | |
Rocky George (born January 9, 1964 in Culver City, California) is an American heavy metal guitarist who has been a member of several notable musical acts. George's guitar playing career began in 1982 when he joined a local punk rock band called Pap Smear. He became lead guitarist of Suicidal Tendencies in 1984 and stayed with the band until their first breakup in 1995. After Suicidal Tendencies, George played with 40 Cycle Hum and Cro-Mags, and in 2003, he joined Fishbone.
|
Contents
|
Biography
In 1982, prior to joining Suicidal Tendencies, George joined a short-lived punk side project called "Pap Smear", formed by Slayer members Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo. Although Pap Smear has never released any records, two of their songs were re-recorded on Slayer's 1996 covers album Undisputed Attitude. After Pap Smear broke up around 1985, George joined Suicidal Tendencies, replacing Jon Nelson, who replaced the first album's guitarist Grant Estes. His debut with the band was Welcome to Venice on the song "Look Up..(The Boys Are Back)" written by Jon Nelson and Mike Muir. George is largely considered responsible for moving Suicidal Tendencies away from their hardcore punk roots into a more thrash oriented territory. He is also responsible for Robert Trujillo joining the band, who was a high school friend of his (at Culver City High School).
Since 2003, he has been playing guitar with Fishbone and appeared on their 2006 album Still Stuck in Your Throat.
In 2008, after thirteen years, George played with his former bandmates during an Infectious Grooves set.[1]
Instruments
Rocky has used Ibanez guitars almost exclusively for years (particularly the RG series and Universe 7-strings). He is still endorsed by Ibanez. Despite rumors, however, Rocky did not design the RG series (as "RG" stands for Roadstar Guitar, not for Rocky George). He is also a long time user of Mesa Boogie amplifiers.
Discography
Suicidal Tendencies
- Welcome to Venice (1985)
- Join The Army (1987)
- How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)
- Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Deja Vu (1989)
- Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990)
- Art of Rebellion (1992)
- Still Cyco After All These Years (1993)
- Suicidal For Life (1994)
Cro-Mags
- Revenge (2000)
Fishbone
- Still Stuck In Your Throat (2006)
- Crazy Glue (2011)
References
External links
- Fishbone-Official myspace
- Rocky George at the Internet Movie Database
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Related Videos:
Top
Rocky George
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Rocky George.
Read more
Mentioned in
Hello Darlin'
(1970 Album by Conway Twitty)
Ken Baumgartner
(Rock Artist, '70s)
Volume Two
(1990 Album by Reagan Youth)
Revenge
(2000 Album by Cro-Mags)
Gilded Lies
(1921 Film)
» More