Skunk (band)

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Skunk
Genres Alternative rock, post-hardcore
Years active 1986 (1986)-1991 (1991)
Labels Twin/Tone
Associated acts Chavez, Zwan, Vaganza, Ween, Amandla, Wider, Astronaut, Gobblehoof, HP Zinker
Website www.twintone.com/skunk.html
Past members Matt Sweeney
Claude Coleman, Jr.
Matt Quigley
Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock
Tim Aaron

Skunk was an American alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Maplewood, New Jersey. During the group's existence Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone Records; 1989's Last American Virgin and 1991's Laid.[1]

Skunk was the first band of now respected session guitarist Matt Sweeney, who after their demise went on to form New York City math rock quartet Chavez,[2] and drummer Claude Coleman, Jr., best known for his over 20 year tenure playing with Ween.[3] Also in the band for its entire history was bassist Matt Quigley, who later went on to form the art-pop group Vaganza.[3]

While not well known during the time of their existence, they were a favorite group of Billy Corgan of the multi-platinum 90s band Smashing Pumpkins, who in 2001 joined forces with Sweeney to form the band Zwan.[4] In the liner notes to the Pumpkins' Pisces Iscariot LP, Corgan wrote of the song "Frail and Bedazzled"

"frail and bedazzled owes a great debt to the band skunk, from whom i ripped part of this song off. skunk was probably the greatest band that i ever knew/saw that is virtually unknown-even less than the frogs. frogs. skunk. i miss skunk."[5]

Discography

  • Last American Virgin (1989)
  • Laid (1991)

References

  1. ↑ unknown. "AllMusic entry for Skunk". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Cohan, Brad (23 December 2010). "Q&A: Chavez's Matt Sweeney On How He Ended Up Working With Josh Groban". The Village Voice. Retrieved 19 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Skunk". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 October 2013. 
  4. ↑ McInnes, Gavin. "The Smashing Pumpkins are Dead". Vice. Retrieved 19 October 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Liner notes to Pisces Iscariot". Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaborative. Retrieved October 19, 2013. 

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