- Gas Giants
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Origin = Tempe,Arizona , U.S.
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Associated_acts =Gin Blossoms
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Current_members = Robin WilsonPhillip Rhodes Daniel Henzerling Mickey Ferrel
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Notable_instruments =Gas Giants are a
pop rock band fromTempe, Arizona , formed as a successor project to theGin Blossoms . The group was known as The Pharaohs when they formed in 1997, but changed their name after their label,A&M Records , merged withUniversal Records and the band changed hands, re-signing withInterscope Records . [Bill Crandall, [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5923686/gin_blossoms_singer_a_giant_again Gin Blossoms Singer a Giant Again] . "Rolling Stone ", August 12, 1999. Accessed July 26, 2007.] Eventually, the group released their album, "From Beyond the Back Burner", in 1999 on indie Atomic Pop Records. Comic book artistGeof Darrow provided the artwork for the album. The band features Gin Blossoms members Robin Wilson, Phillip Rhodes and Daniel Henzerling, as well as Mickey Ferrel, who was previously in the band Grevious Angels. Henzerling was the drummer for the Gin Blossoms before the current drummer,Phillip Rhodes . The band toured with Train in 2000 behind the band's only single, "Quitter". [Bill Holmes, [http://www.cosmik.com/aa-august00/gas_giants.html Here's a Cover Song I Wrote] . "Cosmik Debris", August 2000. Accessed July 26, 2007.]Because the Gin Blossoms have reunited as of 2006, Gas Giants appear to be on indefinite hiatus.
Personnel
*Robin Wilson - Lead Vocals, Guitar
*Daniel Henzerling- Lead Guitar, Vocals
*Phillip Rhodes - Drums, Vocals
*Mickey Ferrell- BassDiscography
*"From Beyond the Back Burner" (
1999 , Atomic Pop Records);Other appearances
*"Live in the X Lounge III" - "Quitter" (2000)*
Boys and Girls (2000 film) soundtrack - "Quitter" (2000)*Gas Giants members were also featured on "The Poppin' Wheelies" (2000, Uranus Laboratories Inc.). This was intended to be the soundtrack of an animated series (never produced) about a band in space.
References
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/gasgiantsbetweentwoworlds/index.html Gas Giants's fansite]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-296956---The-Gas-Giants Yahoo Music site]
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