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'''Grossest National Product''' ('''GNP''') was a hardcore punk band formed in | '''Grossest National Product''' ('''GNP''') was a hardcore punk band formed in December [[1982]] by vocalist [[Spike Rogers]], guitarist [[Keith Patton]], bassist [[Jimmy Starr]] and drummer [[Duhggy Doom]]. The group, sometimes called the "worst band in Birmingham" endured for nearly three decades, going through seven bass players along the way. Regular members included guitarists [[Scott Boykin]] and [[Chris Hendrix]], and vocalist [[Tim Boykin]]. [[David Manning]] was the bassist from [[1998]] to at least [[2004]]. | ||
Hendrix has described the band's sound as "like being underneath a runaway freight train, trying to sit up and being knocked back down by it, repeatedly and relentlessly. And every time it briefly slows down enough that you think you might be able to get out from under it, a red-hot chunk of metal comes bouncing along and bangs into you, sticking to you, getting under your skin, scorching and searing its way to your very core." | Hendrix has described the band's sound as "like being underneath a runaway freight train, trying to sit up and being knocked back down by it, repeatedly and relentlessly. And every time it briefly slows down enough that you think you might be able to get out from under it, a red-hot chunk of metal comes bouncing along and bangs into you, sticking to you, getting under your skin, scorching and searing its way to your very core." | ||
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* McCracken, Kenn (May 6, 2004) "'It's not supposed to tickle': The long, bizarre legacy of GNP". ''Birmingham Weekly'' | |||
* "Unforgettable: Rocker Chris Hendrix" (August 1, 2016) ''B-Metro'' | * "Unforgettable: Rocker Chris Hendrix" (August 1, 2016) ''B-Metro'' | ||
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Revision as of 13:12, 10 July 2018
Grossest National Product (GNP) was a hardcore punk band formed in December 1982 by vocalist Spike Rogers, guitarist Keith Patton, bassist Jimmy Starr and drummer Duhggy Doom. The group, sometimes called the "worst band in Birmingham" endured for nearly three decades, going through seven bass players along the way. Regular members included guitarists Scott Boykin and Chris Hendrix, and vocalist Tim Boykin. David Manning was the bassist from 1998 to at least 2004.
Hendrix has described the band's sound as "like being underneath a runaway freight train, trying to sit up and being knocked back down by it, repeatedly and relentlessly. And every time it briefly slows down enough that you think you might be able to get out from under it, a red-hot chunk of metal comes bouncing along and bangs into you, sticking to you, getting under your skin, scorching and searing its way to your very core."
The band released a self-titled cassette tape in 1985 and appeared on the first two Thedford Recordings 7" compilations.
References
- McCracken, Kenn (May 6, 2004) "'It's not supposed to tickle': The long, bizarre legacy of GNP". Birmingham Weekly
- "Unforgettable: Rocker Chris Hendrix" (August 1, 2016) B-Metro
- Millard, Andre (2017) Magic City Nights: Birmingham's Rock 'n' Roll Years. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press ISBN 9780819576972
External links
- Grossest National Product fan page on Facebook.com