Having heard about drummer Mike Bordin , who had played in local San Francisco bands, Morris and Worthington talked him into joining Sharp Young Men. According to Morris, it took significantly longer for them to find a bassist, with the band eventually recruiting Billy Gould via a newspaper ad around…
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Suicidal Tendencies quickly gained a following and began performing at larger gigs. They recorded a demo in 1982 and were featured on the Slamulation compilation album on Mystic Records . The song featured was “I Saw Your Mommy”, which was later featured on their self-titled debut album. The Dunnigan brothers…
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The band members grew up in Orange County , California. Rodney Sheppard played in several reggae bands and worked with future Good Charlotte drummer Dean Butterworth . In the late 1980s, prior to Sugar Ray, Sheppard and Stan Frazier played together in a band under the name The Tories. Later…
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Suicidal Tendencies was formed in 1980 as a punk band in Venice, California . The original lineup of the band consisted of Mike Muir on vocals, Mike Ball on guitar, Carlos “Egie” Egert on drums, and Mike Dunnigan on bass. After the recording of their first demo, Carlos Egert left…
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The genesis of Faith No More was the group Sharp Young Men, formed in 1979 by vocalist/guitarist Mike Morris and keyboardist Wade Worthington. Worthington was a trained pianist and first met Morris in 1978. For years, Worthington had been interested in forming a Jimmy Smith -style jazz project, with just…
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