The Mermen

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The Mermen are a psychedelic surf band from San Francisco, California and formed in 1989.[1] The group's sound harks back to surf music of the 1960s, but is altered by a blues-psychedelic neurosis a` la Neil Young and by devastating spasms a` la Jimi Hendrix, thanks to guitarist Jim Thomas' flights of imagination.

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[edit] Members

  • Current
    • Jim Thomas (guitar) - 1989-present
    • Allen Whitman (bass) - 1989-1998, 2006-present
    • Martyn Jones (drums) - 1989-2000, 2001-present
  • Past
    • Vince Littleton (drums) - 2000-2001
    • Jennifer Burnes (aka "The Mermaid") (bass) - 2000-2006

[edit] Albums (incomplete)

  • Krill Slippin' (1989)
  • Food for Other Fish (1992)
  • Live at the Haunted House (1994)
  • A Glorious Lethal Euphoria (1995)
  • Songs of the Cows (1996)
  • Only You (1997)
  • Sunken Treasure (1999)
  • The Amazing California Health and Happiness Road Show (2000)

A slightly out of date discography is available here at the old Mermen website.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Roos, John. "O.C. LIVE; Riding the Next Wage?; Mermen add a spacey guitar psychedelia and an aggressive, punkish tone to venerable surf music", Los Angeles Times, 1996-05-02, p. F2. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 

[edit] External links

[edit] Live shows


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