Green Apple Quick Step

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Green Apple Quick Step (GAQS) was a post-grunge band from Seattle, Washington that released a few albums in the mid-1990s and reached modest popularity worldwide through several tours. Several videos appeared on MTV, and the video for the single "Dirty Water Ocean" was berated on Beavis and Butthead.

The original Tacoma, Washington neo-punk band called Inspector Luv and the Ride Me Babys included Tyler Willman (vocals), Steve Ross (guitar), Dan Kempthorne (guitar), Bob Martin (drums) and Eric Munday (bass). They released a numbered limited edition (700 copies) EP called Another World on purple vinyl. The Ride me Babies disbanded after the departure of bassist Munday. Tyler found out Bassist/Vocalist MariAnn Braeden was interested in the job at the Vogue, (a local Seattle night club) and GAQS was born.

GAQS included frontman Tyler Willman, vocals; Mari Ann Braeden, bass and vocals; Bob Martin, Drums; replaced by Geoff Reading, Danny Kempthorn, guitar; Steve Ross, Guitar; replaced by Dana Cheapskate, and others.

The band's 1993 debut album Wonderful Virus was released on Medicine Records (a sub-label of Giant Records).

1995 saw the Medicine release of Reloaded, with production help from Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam. (In exchange, Willman provided lead vocals on the first single from Gossard's first solo album, Bayleaf ).

Green Apple Quick Step did not release their final album, New Disaster with Columbia Records, but did appear on the soundtracks of "HomeGrown", Basketball Diaries (with "Dizzy"), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (with "Kid") before disbanding due to Willmans substance abuse problems.

GAQS toured with the likes of X, Stone Temple Pilots, Iggy Pop, Rage Against the Machine, Bad Brains, Tripping Daisy, and many others,

Willman and Braeden worked with Mike McCready in $10,000 Gold Chain. Willman went on with Devilhead and a solo project, Calm Down Juanita.

[edit] Discography

Green Apple Quick Step

Album - Wonderful Virus (1993) (Medicine) (ASIN B000002L1K)

1. Dirty Water Ocean 2. Broken 3. Ludes and Cherrybombs 4. Bottle 5. Rapid

6. Feel My Way 7. Pay The Rent 8. Eating On All Fours 9. Stereo There is also a CD which has an extra song called Can't Believe

Album - Reloaded (1995) (Medicine) (ASIN B000002L2T)

1. Hotel Wisconsin 2. Ed #5 3. No Favors 4. T.V. Girl 5. Underwater 6. Dizzy

7. Alligator 8. Los Vargos 9. Tangled 10. Lazy 11. Space C*cksucker 12. Halloween

Album - New Disaster Never released except for a few advance copies (1998) (Columbia Records 68139) (produced by Matt Wilson)

1. Sleeper 2. Monkey Brains 3. Way of the World 4. Stars 5. Kid 6. Bulletproof

7. New Disaster 8. It's So Easy 9. Big Screen 10. To All the Lovers 11. Sixes and Sevens

[edit] References

• Humphrey, Clark. Loser. Portland: Feral House, 1995. ISBN 0-922915-27-X

[edit] External links

• Green Apple Quick Step (1991-98)