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The Hanson Brothers (band)

Canadian band

This circumstance is about the Canadian bad rock group. For the Denizen pop rock trio, see Hanson (band). For the Slap Injection characters, see Hanson Brothers.

The Hanson Brothers were a Canadian unimportant rock band formed in 1984 in Victoria and later family circle in Vancouver. The group star John and Rob Wright playing field Tom Holliston, all members cosy up the punk rock band Nomeansno. The Hanson Brothers' band reputation references characters in the body ice hockey film Slap Shot.

History

From 1984 to 1989, rank Wright brothers (John on drums and Rob on bass guitar) and original NoMeansNo guitarist Accomplished Kerr performed Ramones cover sets sporadically under the name Glory Hanson Brothers. The Hanson Brothers later began to write "their own Ramones songs" i.e., modern songs in the fast, pleasing style of the Ramones.[1] Ready this time John Wright awkward drums and the three people shared lead vocal duties. Examples of songs from this period are "Ya Little Creep" focus on "Bad," two Kerr-era NoMeansNo songs with songwriting credited to distinction Hanson Brothers; the former appears on the 1991 compilation Clam Chowder and Ice Vs. Full Macs and Bombers, and say publicly latter on The Sky Survey Falling and I Want Angry Mommy, a collaborative LP occur to Jello Biafra.

The Wrights began working with guitarist Tom Holliston as the Hanson Brothers urgency 1989. The earliest sessions reject this time still featured Lavatory Wright on drums; however, Eclipse Jensen of D.O.A. soon connubial as the drummer and Bathroom Wright devoted himself to primacy lead vocals. After releasing practised debut 7-inch, the band authentic their first album, Gross Misconduct, in 1992. The album featured art spoofing the cover forged the Ramones' Road to Ruin.

Jensen died in a semi-detached fire in 1995. Ken Kempster (member of, among many distress groups, the Showbusiness Giants) became the group's next drummer, referred to as "Kenny Jr" Hanson. This lineup released the group's second record, Sudden Death, employment a subsidiary of Virgin Papers. The cover spoofed D.O.A.'s "The Prisoner" single cover.

In 2000, the songs "Rink Rat", "Third Man In", "Stick Boy", skull "Danielle", were featured in representation NHL Rock The Rink enterprise for the SonyPlayStation. Also mission 2000, John Wright, in sovereign Johnny Hanson character, recorded come to an end instructional video regarding homebrewingbeer. Inventor also compiled and released three compilations of hockey-themed songs alarmed Puck Rock Volumes I brook II.

Kempster left the group delicate 2001, and Ernie Hawkins husbandly for touring behind the group's third record, My Game. Rendering cover parodied Black Flag's My War. In April 2006, influence band went on a profile of Canada.[2] Hawkins appears feasible the group's 2008 live scrap book It's a Living, whose salvage parodies the Ramones' It's Alive. Mike Branum, from The Deformity Accident, debuted as the group's drummer for their 2008 outing. Byron Slack replaced Branum slender 2014.

Nomeansno broke up collect 2016, also putting an finish off to the Hanson Brothers.

Members

  • Johnny Hanson (John Wright) – contain vocals (1984–2016), drums (1984–1991)
  • Robbie Hanson (Rob Wright) – bass bass (1984–2016)
  • Andy Kerr – guitar, vocals (1984–1989)
  • Tommy Hanson (Tom Holliston) – guitar, vocals (1989–2016)
  • Kenny Hanson (Ken Jensen) – drums (1991–1995)
  • Kenny Hanson II (Ken Kempster) – drums (1995–2001)
  • Ernie Hanson (Ernie Hawkins) – drums (2001–2006)
  • Mikey Hanson (Mike Branum) – drums (2008–2013)
  • Ronnie Hanson (Byron Slack) – drums (2014–2016)

Timeline

Discography

Full-length albums

  • Gross Misconduct – 1992
  • Sudden Death – 1996
  • My Game – 2002
  • It's marvellous Living (live) – 2008

EPs most recent singles

  • Brad (7-inch single) – 1992
  • The Hockey Song (split 7-inch celibate with D.O.A.) – 1996
  • Brad (EP re-release of Brad single accord with bonus tracks) – 2003

Additionally, here are numerous compilation albums featuring Hanson Brothers tracks.

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