Menu
- Home
- Biography
- Links
Useful
- Lyrics
- Interviews
- Equipment
- Old News
Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Cover songs
- Videos
- Tour
- Bootlegs
Interact
- Trade
- Guestbook
Side-projects
- Moxie
- Dark 32
- Godsmack
|
Whitfield Crane (Lead Vocals)
Klaus Eichstadt (Gutiar & Vokals)
Roger Lahr (Guitar & Vokals)
Cordell Crockett (Bass & Vokals)
Mark Davis (Drums & Percussion)
In the early 1990s, Ugly Kid Joe broke out
of their hometown of Isla Vista, CA
and into the radio and video mainstream.
The bands named was conceived as a humorous twist when they were opening
up for glam rockers Pretty Boy Floyd.
In1991, a mini-album on Stardog Records
called As Ugly as They Wanna Be shot Ugly Kid Joes rock star status into high gear.
The album spawned a major hit with the single Everything About You, where the
witty lyrics and catchy hook made for a favorite that year. The album contains only 5
actual songs, with a quick musical number to end the entertaining white-trash metal. Songs
like Whiplash Liquor and Sweet Leaf/Funky Fresh Country Club, a
touched up version of a Black Sabbath classic, delivers the typical L.A.
metal style that flooded radios in the late 1980s.
The album is somewhat of a quick party pick up and may be viewed as nothing more
than just a novelty album to some. Although
its nothing different from what was happening at that time, it is one that usually
finds its way into your collection.
Guitarist
Roger Lahr split the group and was replaced by Dave Fortman. Americas Least Wanted
was released in 1992 and then Menace to Sobriety in 1995. Menace to Sobriety spawned
another chart-topping single with their cover of Cats in the Cradle by Harry
Chapin. To little reception, 1996 saw the release of their next album Motel California. At
this point the band frontman Whitfield Crane joins Life of Agony and Ugly Kid Joe splits.
Crane later leaves Life of Agony as well. A greatest hits compilation titled Very Best of
Ugly Kid Joe: As Ugly as it Gets was released in 1998.
This is the line up right before UKJ spilt up:
Whitfield Crane (Lead Vocals)
Klaus Eichstadt (Gutiar)
Dave Fortman (Guitar)
Shannon Larkin (drums & Percussion)
Cordell Crockett (Bass)
Cordell joined Dark 32 in June 2001 after a break.
Dave is a very busy man in the year 2001 because he is producer for many new bands.
Whitfield is also busy with his new project "Medication" They
have just finished a promo tour in November 2001 in England. Medication
will release their first EP soon.
|
This page is a biography where you can read the UKJ story.
Please contact me if you have any questions or if you have any ideas for this
website.
Rene_cobain@hotmail.com
|