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Me First and the Gimme GimmesBackground informationOrigin, United StatesGenres,Years active1995–presentLabels,Associated acts,MembersPast members(occasional tours)(occasional tours)(occasional tours)Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just 'Me First' or 'The Gimmes') are a and that formed in San Francisco in 1995.The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. They specialize in rapid-fire punk interpretations of a wide range of songs, often with a humorous edge.The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Contents.History The band's first release came with 1995's Denver, a 7' single released on band member Fat Mike's record label, featuring two covers.
The band released four more singles in 1996 and 1997, each on a different label and named after the artist covered on that particular release, as well as some compilation appearances. Their first full-length album, was released July 29, 1997.Each album by the band has a different theme: Have a Ball focuses on classic 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s songs by singer/songwriters like Elton John, Neil Diamond, and John Denver; consists entirely of; of 60s classics; of songs (by artists such as, and ). Their fifth album (recorded live at a ) consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as, and, as well as traditional songs like '.
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The features 60's-80's classics.The band entered the studio on April 3, 2006 to work on their sixth album, which was released on October 17, 2006. The theme of this album is, and includes covers of tracks by,. Prior to the release of the album, Fat Wreck Chords released a digital label sampler, iFloyd which included ' by the band.In late 2006, released another digital label sampler Christmas Bonus, containing a previously-unreleased cover of 's '. In August 2006 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were scheduled to play three dates at after games, but after they got booed on the first night, the next two nights were cancelled. They were to play along with fireworks during the post-game 'Skyblast' shows.On December 5, 2007, Fat Wreck Chords released a flash MP3 holiday bonus sampler called Hanuk-Comp containing 'The Boxer', originally released on the 1997 Garf single. There is also a downloadable podcast that features commentary from Fat Mike and Floyd during breaks between songs in which the next album is revealed.
The compilation Have Another Ball! Was released on July 8, 2008; it comprises all the B-side recordings from the Have a Ball singles, plus covers of 'Sodomy' (from ) and Diana Ross's '.Fat Wreck Chords released on February 1, 2011, featuring covers of 5 songs by Australian artists.
On September 13, 2011 (in anticipation of a tour of Japan) Fat Wreck Chords released a 5-song EP,.In a Reddit AMA on January 28, 2014, Fat Mike revealed the next album theme would be 'Divas'. Featuring covers of, and, was released on May 13, 2014 on Fat Wreck Chords.On November 30, 2018, they released a cover of '.On June 7, 2019 Chris Shiflett took part in a Reddit AMA. When asked about The Gimmes he revealed he is 'No longer involved', although he did not specify exactly when he left the band. He noted that 'When the Gimmes decided to start releasing songs that I didn't play on it was time for me to leave', adding in another comment that it was 'on bad terms'. SPIN staff (5 October 2006). Retrieved October 25, 2011. Steininger, Alex (Spring 2001).
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A tribute mostly to the poppier, more bubblegum side of the '60s, ' is a karaoke masterpiece, surprisingly the finest and punkest record they've released. ' all-star punk rock cover band lineup, which includes members of, and, takes on mostly cheesy songs that baby boomer parents might get a kick out of, but which should make any self-respecting punks sick to their stomachs. For instance, the Gimme Gimmes somehow manage to take a dated hippie anthem like ' 'Wild World' and make it rock like the holy jihad on the trail of a blasphemous author. Their version of 'Elenor' by begins with the opening to 's 'London Calling,' complete with the bird squawk, and then ascends via 'Elenor's extremely corny lyrics to the song's majestic chorus, which singer takes way over the top, backed by the Gimme Gimmes' soaring harmonies. Most of the moldy oldies they've chosen to soup up are the stuff of drive-in movie theaters, soda fountains, varsity football games, and making eyes at the opposite sex. Skillfully, they've taken the likes of 's 'Runaway' and 's 'Different Drum' and turned them into full-blown, raging, though still very silly, punk rock classics, adding spectacular leads, fancy drum fills, and barbershop quartet-like harmonies. On, more often than not, they've created covers that actually blow away the original tunes.