Marilyn's Vitamins
Marilyn's Vitamins were a punk rock band formed in 1995 from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, playing their last show December 28, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. In those near-five years they released two albums on Raw Energy and 7"s on Ductape, and Ugly Pop Vinyl. A posthumous collection was released on Underground Operations in 2003.[1] The band consisted of Rob Moir (guitar), Danny Complex (guitar/vocals), Colin Lichti (vocals), Adam Cook (bass/vocals), Jeff Breen (guitar), Kristoffer Wood (bass) and Shawn Dickey (drums).[2] Members of the band went on to form Bombs Over Providence, Hostage Life and Dead Letter Dept. [3][4] Members currently play in The Little Millionaires and Victim Party. Their lyrics mainly dealt with various political issues of the time.[5]
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Origin | Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Punk, anarcho-punk, pop punk |
Years active | 1995–2000 |
Labels | Underground Operations, Raw Energy, Ductape Records, Ugly Pop Records |
Associated acts | Dead Letter Dept., The Stiffs, Hostage Life, Bombs Over Providence |
Website | http://www.myspace.com/marilynsvitamins |
Members | Rob Moir Danny Complex Colin Lichti Adam Cook Shawn Dickey Jeff Breen Chris "Wooder" Wood Eric |
Members
Former
- Jeff Breen (AKA "Jeff Obnoxious")
- Dan Christopher (AKA "Danny Complex")
- Adam Cook (AKA "Adam Purile")
- Shawn Dickey (AKA "Dick Teenager")
- Colin Lichti (AKA "Colin Vitamin", Colin Ridiculouspunkpseudonym)
- Rob Moir (AKA Rob Stiff, Rob Potential)
- Kris Wood (AKA "Wooder")
Discography
- 1995: Self Titled (demo)
- 1995: Down and Out In Levittown (demo)
- 1996: In These Shoes (Raw Energy)
- 1997: Squeegee Girl 7" (Ductape Records)
- 1998: Politics On The Dance Floor (Raw Energy)
- 1999: Meanwhile, During the Class War 7" (Ugly Pop Records) [6]
Compilations
- 2002: (coles) Notes From The Underground (Underground Operations)
- 2003: Vans Don't Run On Love And Records Aren't Pressed With Smiles (Underground Operations)
See also
- Music of Canada
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References
- http://www.undergroundoperations.com/pages_releases.html%5B%5D
- Canoe Jam
- Punknews Hostage Life review
- "Razorcake.org". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- Suburban Voice zine
- http://www.knowrecords.com/knowdiscat7p3.html
External links
- Marilyn's Vitamins Fan page
- Marilyn's Vitamins on Last.fm