Dime Store Prophets
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| Dime Store Prophets | |
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 Photo of the band from Love is Against the Grain liner notes
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco |
| Genre(s) | Alternative / modern rock |
| Years active | 1993-1999(?) |
| Label(s) | 5 Minute Walk, SaraBellum |
| Former members | |
| Justin Stevens, Sam Hernandez, Masaki Liu, Phil Meads, Joel Metzler | |
Dime Store Prophets was a Christian modern rock band which was active during the mid- to late-1990's.
[edit] Musical career
Justin Stevens and Masaki Liu originally played together some time before 1991 in a band called 9 Red Roses. That band broke up in 1991, but Justin and Masaki continued working together and formed Radiation Ranch. In 1993, the band changed its name to Dime Store Prophets, taken from a lyric of a "Radiation Ranch" song.[1]
Dime Store Prophets often opened for secular acts such as Joan Jett, Mudhoney, and Better Than Ezra.[2]
Dime Store Prophets disbanded some time in or before 1999, when lead singer Justin Stevens (aka Justin Dillon) formed his own band. It first took the form of the Justin Dillon Combo, then, Justin Dillon and the Brilliantines, and finally, the current Tremolo.[3]
[edit] Discography
| Cover | Title | Year | Label |
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Love is Against the Grain | 1995 | 5 Minute Walk |
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Fantastic Distraction[4] | 1997 | SaraBellum |
