A rather hard band to track any info about Grover's Headache was yet another ska band from that 90s mecca Orange County, California, USA. These are the songs featured on their Myspace page that I recorded onto my computer via Soundflower and Audacity, so forgive me if the quality isn't the greatest. If anyone has anything else by this band please get in contact as they are amazing. There was apparently an album or EP titled Ain't Frontin if a comment on their Myspace page is to be believed but I can't seem to track down anymore info. They were around from 1995 to 1999 and in some instances their name is stylized 'grovers (headache)'. Quick web searches seems to indicate that most of the members didn't do anything after this band minus a couple that were apparently in other local bands though I can't seem to confirm any of this. Stand out tracks for me are B and H for its awesome horn lines, something this band does well, and Lie Awake a soulful song about longing after a girl.
Grover's Headache is:
Alan Oakes on Guitar
Brent Seehusen on Saxophone
Cris Aparri on Flugel Horn & Trumpet & Tuba
Drew Baker on Drums
Jeff Dube on Trumpet
Mikey Hamada on Vocals & Bass Trombone
Victor Lucero on Bass
Other Members: (Being listed as I'm not sure if any of theses people were in the songs here.)
Alex Guillen on Guitar
Jason Lacoss on Trumpet
Kyle Martin on Trombone
Max Shantar on Trumpet
Rich Iwason on Pocket Trumpet
Track listing:
1. B and H
2. Teddi Bear
3. Anorexic
4. Lie Awake
5. There You Are
Yar!
GH has been one of my favorite bands for a very long time. To answer some of the implied questions you brought up:
ReplyDeleteYes, the first demo was called "Ain't Frontin'" and had four songs on it. They then recorded and released the self-titled EP in 1997, I believe. Around 1998 or 1999 they recorded 7 more songs, but they never saw the light of day. I got the tracks from Mikey himself several years ago, though. They're great. They remind me of that band Pushover. I wouldn't be surprised if there was some member crossover with that OC outfit as well.
As far as I know, the biggest GH-related project to come immediately after was CODENAME: ROCKY. Not a huge name, but they did pretty well and were active into the mid-2000s.
Hope this helps.
Sean
e-mail is suburbanbeat [at] aol [dot] com
I have all seven tracks of the cd. It's not good quality skips and all. I LOVE these guys. I lived with some of them in Irvine for a little bit. They are an awesome bunch of guys. You are missing 2 tracks from your list here. AND also there is a hidden track on the cd that is funny as hell! If you would like a copy of the WHOLE cd, maybe you could clean up the skips for me in return for the extra 2 tracks....lol.
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I'm Victor Lucero's little brother. I grew up listening to him practice in my garage. They have way more music they never released. I'll look call him and see if he can lend them to me so I can upload them! Thanks for remembering my brothers band means a lot!!!
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