Sordid Humor

Sordid Humor was a musical band formed in 1987 by the duo of Tom Barnes and Jim Gordon. Barnes' unique vocal style and unusual phrasing was the trademark of Sordid Humor, and he went on to lend his vocals and alt-rock guitar style to Engine 88, and a solo project called the Blimp. Sordid Humor played what, at the time, could best be classified as college rock, releasing several independent releases before breaking up in 1992.

An EP entitled Tony Don't was released on vinyl in 1989 by Oedpius Records of San Francisco, CA. It contained the tracks "Jumping Jesus", "Apollo XIII", "First Goodbye", "Indian Ocean", and "Broken Desert". The only full length album now available, Light Music For Dying People, was released posthumously by Capricorn Records in 1994.

Despite their limited success, Sordid Humor's music has survived in the choices of College DJs. They are notable for bringing together musicians such as Adam Duritz, who sang backing vocals on "Barbarossa" and several other tracks on Light Music, David Immerglück, who played bass on several tracks of the album, and David Bryson who produced several of their tracks. Duritz who went on to form Counting Crows - later used lyrics from Sordid Humor songs "Private Archipelago," "Doris Day," and "Jumping Jesus" in live extended versions of their own songs.

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