| The Vindictives | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | punk rock |
| Years active | 1991-1996, 1999 |
| Labels | VML, Lookout! Records, Liberation Records, Selfless Records |
| Associated acts | Screeching Weasel |
| Website | the VINDICTIVES official website |
| Members | |
| Joey Vindictive Johnny Personality |
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| Past members | |
| Ben Weasel Erik Elsewhere Dr. Bob (R.I.P. 1954-2003) Billy Blastoff P.J. Parti Angel Ledezma |
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The Vindictives were a Chicago-based punk rock underground group during the 1990s. They were peers with Screeching Weasel and other bands from the era, they were also heavily-influenced by the Ramones. Joey Vindicitive's characteristic nasal melodies often told the story of alienation, psychosis, social-ills, and continually rejected rules of politeness. The lyrics were often intelligent outrages communicated through intentionally immature self-defeating soliloquies.
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They began their career in 1991, cutting their first 7" record later that year with the lineup of Joey Vindictive (vocals), Johnny Personality (bass), Ben Weasel (guitar) (soon to be replaced by Billy Blastoff), Dr. Bob (guitar), and Erik Elsewhere (soon to be replaced by P.J. Parti) (drums). The band would end up releasing 12 EPs and albums until July 1996, when Joey Vindictive revealed that his health issues would prevent the band from going on.[1]
Guitarist Robert "Dr. Bob" Nielson died of a heroin overdose on February 22, 2003.[2] After Dr. Bob's death, The Vindictives released a pair of records containing material previously unavailable on CD and two new re-recordings; Muzak for Robots with instrumental versions of their songs and Unplugged with acoustic versions.
The Vindictives' song "The Invisible Man" was covered by Ghoti Hook on their cover album Songs We Didn't Write.
The Vindictives' song "In the Corner" was covered by Apocalypse Hoboken on their Inverse, Reverse, Perverse.
In 2006, Shot Baker and Vacation Bible School released a limited edition of 500 pressing Split 7" on Chicago's Underground Communique Records featuring The Vindictives' "Future Homemakers of America", "Glad to Be", "Assembly Line", and "Automoton".[3]
In 2006, Joey Vindictive and Johnny Personality start to demo material under Joey Vindictive & The Personality Crisis. To this date, no material has ever surface but has been reported in vein of Queens of Stone Age.
In additional to possible new material surfacing, Joey Vindictive launched a new theatre art program called The 19091 Gallery Theatre with long time girlfriend, Jenny, and band mate, Johnny Personality.[4]
In 2011, Joey Vindictive revamped the official website at www.vindictivesmusic.com allowing any user to download all previous released, as well unreleased material, of the Vindictives, free as long as you become a register user on the website's Forum.[5]