Glue Gun (band)
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| Glue Gun | |
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| Also known as | Glü Gun |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Punk |
| Years active | 1991–c. 1997 2005–2008 (on hiatus) |
| Label(s) | Posh Boy (1993–1995) Fearless (1995–1996) |
| Associated acts | The Grim Jughead's Revenge Kill Detail |
| Members | |
| Bob Oedy Joey Rimicci Brian Priess Andy Alverez |
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| Former members | |
| Jeff Roberts Chris Long George Snow Pete Newbury John North Jeff Edwards Jody Kern |
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Glue Gun (formerly known as Glü Gun) is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by The Grim's Bob Oedy, who is the lead singer and only constant member as of the band's reunion. To date, the band has released two full-length studio albums. They split up in 1997, but reformed in 2005.
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[edit] History
[edit] Beginnings and Just Glü It
The band started in 1991 under the name Glue Gun after singer Bob Oedy's previous band project The Grim dissolved in 1989. Other members were Jeff Roberts (guitars), Chris Long (guitars), Pete Newbury (bass) and Jeff Edwards (drums) and signed a deal with Posh Boy Records. Label owner Robbie Fields discovered the band when asked to check out another Posh Boy signing Das Klown at a small Hollywood club in 1993. Their debut album had already been recorded and was prepped for self-release when Fields urged the band to allow Posh Boy to step in and re-package the material for commercial release. At the same time, Fields recommended to the band the alternative spelling of Glü Gun, to avoid confusion with a different New Jersey band calling themselves Glue Gun. The album was eventually released under the title Just Glü It in 1994; the album was only moderately successful. Soon after, the band reverted to using the original Glue Gun spelling.
[edit] The Scene Is Not for Sale and break up
By the end of 1994, Glue Gun regrouped and added two new band members, John North on bass and Jody Kern on drums. Oedy and Roberts were the only two remaining members at the time. They released their second album The Scene Is Not for Sale in 1995. Although The Scene Is Not for Sale was not as successful as Just Glü It, it has been regarded by some critics as minor classic, but during its release the album received lukewarm reviews and sold poorly. Before their next album could be recorded, Glue Gun called it quits around 1997.
[edit] Reunion and recent activities
In 2005, Oedy reformed Glue Gun and recruited three Jughead's Revenge members Joey Rimicci (guitars), Brian Priess (bass) and Andy Alverez (drums), for what Bob would call the DREAM TEAM of punk rock, the best Glue Gun Line up ever. The band demoed ten new songs for a follow-up to The Scene Is Not for Sale and went to the studio recording it. Currently, no further details regarding the album have been announced and its current status is unknown. In May 2006, the band posted two new songs for the upcoming release, "Plastic Bomb" (a cover of Poison Idea) and "Shadow Government", on Myspace.
The band also played two concerts in July at Harpers and the Venice Community Center, which was their first performance in ten years, and one on October 29, 2006 at the CIA in North Hollywood, California. The shows brought old fans out of the woodwork and were very successful. This also marked the first live performance for the ex Jugheads members since their break up in 2001.
As of 2008, the future of Glue Gun remains uncertain. Bob stated in a message on MySpace that Glue Gun are currently on hiatus while the rest of the members are currently touring and writing an album with their new project Kill Detail.
[edit] Line-Ups
| Year | Band | Recordings | |||
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| Vocalist | Guitarist | Bassist | Drummer | ||
| 1991-1994 | Bob Oedy | Jeff Roberts, Chris Long |
Pete Newbury | Jeff Edwards | Just Glü It |
| 1994-1997 | Bob Oedy | Jeff Roberts | John North | Jody Kern | The Scene Is Not for Sale |
| 2005-present | Bob Oedy | Joey Rimicci | Brian Priess | Andy Alverez | |
[edit] Discography
| Album Cover | Year | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
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1994 | Just Glü It | Posh Boy | CD/LP |
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1995 | The Scene Is Not for Sale | Fearless | CD/LP |
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