Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Punk’s leading cover artists, Me personally First as well as the Gimme Gimmes certainly are a conglomerate of a few of the most recognizable encounters in new-school punk. Drawn collectively by a shared like of ’60s and ’70s music, the Gimme Gimmes function exclusively like a cover music group. Their repertoire contains tunes from such functions as Neil Gemstone, Billy Joel, and John Denver. With an ever-changing cast of character types, vocalist Spike Slawson (from the Swingin’ Utters) originally created the Gimme Gimmes in 1995, sketching on the skills of NOFX bassist Body fat Mike, Lagwagon vocalist/guitarist Joey Cape, No Make use of for any Name guitarist Chris Shiflett (aka Jackson), and Lagwagon drummer Dave Raun. By no means originally looking to put out an archive, the music group made looks on punk compilation albums through a lot of the entire year. In 1997, nevertheless, they began liberating singles named following the singer that they had protected. They created Billy, Gemstone, Bob, Denver, and Barry this way. Finally, the group created its initial full-length effort, Possess a Ball, in past due 1997. 2 yrs later, Certainly are a Move arrived. This specific record was popular at university radio because of the band’s quirky renditions of well-known show music. In 1999, Me Initial as well as the Gimme Gimmes reworked bubblegum classics through the ’60s and ’70s for Blow within the Wind. Once again, the music group was popular on university radio, and pop children started catching to Me First as well as the Gimme Gimmes’ infectious pop audio. The R&B-tailored record Have a Break premiered in July 2003, simply with time for the band’s 5th appearance in the annual Vans Warped Tour. In 2004, they tackled a couple of classic rock strikes, easy listening amounts, and also “Hava Nagila” in the “live” record Ruin Jonny’s Club Mitzvah, including enhanced video from the gig involved. Continuing with the idea that no genre was secure from a Gimme Gimme makeover, Like Their Country made an appearance two years later on, covering everyone from your Dixie Chicks to Johnny Money towards the Eagles. Following the digital launch of the vacation sampler Hanuk-Comp in 2007, the music group adopted up with Possess Another Ball!, which debuted in July 2008. In 2011, Me Initial as well as the Gimme Gimmes released the Australian-themed DECREASE Under EP, and adopted it up with an EP of Japanese addresses entitled Sing in Japanese. Their eighth recording, Are We Not really Men? WE HAVE BEEN Diva! was a assortment of tunes by pop’s best divas, from Madonna to Cher, which made an appearance in summer time 2014. In 2017, the group released their 1st greatest-hits collection, Rake It In.