Dale Crover
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| Birth name | Dale Crover | |
| Born | October 23, 1967 Aberdeen, Washington |
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| Genre(s) | Rock Punk rock Heavy metal Grunge |
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| Instrument(s) | Drums Vocals Guitar |
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The Melvins Nirvana Altamont The Men of Porn Fecal Matter |
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Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for The Melvins, The Men of Porn, and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont.
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[edit] Biography
Crover joined The Melvins on drums in 1984, following (original drummer) Mike Dillard's departure.[1] In late 1985 Crover played bass in Fecal Matter, a band he formed with Kurt Cobain and Greg Hokanson. After Hokanson left the band, Cobain and Crover recorded Illiteracy Will Prevail[2] on a 4-track in December 1985 at Cobain's aunt's Seattle, Washington, home. Crover played bass and drums on the demo. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.[3]
Crover's live performances have inspired many so-called "heavy" drummers. Dale Crover and possibly Bad Brains drummer Earl Hudson are possibly the two most influential/under-rated drummers of the 1980s to present. Crover's best layed down tracks arguably appear on the Melvins Bullhead album, and capture the depth, volume, and subtle nuances of Crover's trademark large dimension kit sizes, as well as his playing style.
Crover drummed on Nirvana's ten-song demo recorded January 23, 1988 at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle. With the exception of "Spank Thru", these songs have been released[4]:
- "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer" — Bleach
- "Downer", "Aero Zeppelin", "Beeswax", "Hairspray Queen" and "Mexican Seafood" — Incesticide
- "If You Must" and "Pen Cap Chew" — With the Lights Out
Nirvana and Crover played a 14-song show in Tacoma, Washington, the night of the demo session. Three cuts from the show — "Downer", "Floyd the Barber" and "Raunchola/Moby Dick" — appear on With the Lights Out[5]. Later in 1988 Crover and Melvins' bandmate Buzz Osborne relocated to San Francisco, California.
Crover rejoined Nirvana during a short west coast tour with Sonic Youth in 1990[6]. Later that year Crover drummed on a demo version of "Drain You" with Cobain on guitar and vocals and Dave Grohl on bass. The track appears on With the Lights Out.
In 1994, Crover founded the band Altamont with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick of Acid King. He was also once married to Lori S., vocalist of Acid King, but they divorced.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Buzz Osborne. "Liner Notes to Mangled Demos from 1983". Ipecac Recordings. May 31, 2005.
- ^ Gillian Gaar. "Nirvana Timeline, Booklet to With the Lights Out". Geffen Records/Universal Music Group. November 23, 2004.
- ^ Michael Azerrad. "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana". Doubleday, 1993. ISBN 0-385-47199-8.
- ^ Live Nirvana. Studio session: January 23, 1988.
- ^ Live Nirvana. Tour history: January 23, 1988.
- ^ Nirvana Live Guide. August 1990 tour (08/16/90-08/25/90).
| The Melvins |
| Band members: Buzz Osborne | Dale Crover | Coady Willis | Jared Warren |
| Additional musicians: David Scott Stone | Adam Jones | Trevor Dunn |
| Mike Dillard | Matt Lukin | Lori "Lorax" Black | Joe Preston | Mark Deutrom | Kevin Rutmanis |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Six Songs | Gluey Porch Treatments | Ozma | Bullhead | Eggnog | King Buzzo | Dale Crover | Joe Preston | Lysol | Houdini | Prick | Stoner Witch | Stag | Honky | The Maggot | The Bootlicker | The Crybaby | Electroretard | Hostile Ambient Takeover | (A) Senile Animal |
| Live albums: Your Choice Live Series Vol.12 | Alive at the F*cker Club | Colossus of Destiny | A Live History of Gluttony and Lust |
| Compilations: Singles 1-12 | The Trilogy Vinyl | Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996 | Neither Here Nor There | Mangled Demos from 1983 |
| Collaborations: Millennium Monsterwork 2000 | Pigs of the Roman Empire | Never Breathe What You Can't See | Sieg Howdy! |
| Videos and DVDs: Salad of a Thousand Delights |
