- Wool (band)
Wool were a rock band from
Washington, D.C. (but based inLos Angeles ), specialising in a rough-hewn but melodic brand of punk-based hard rock from 1990-1996.Wool formed in the early '90s when brothers Peter andFranz Stahl (vocals/guitar and guitar/vocals, respectively) were forced to terminate their popular band Scream when bassistSkeeter Thompson wentAWOL and drummerDave Grohl defected to Nirvana mid-way through a U.S. tour.The brothers then teamed up with formerGovernment Issue and futureBurning Airlines drummerPeter Moffett andSeattle native and ex-Concrete Blonde bassistAl Bloch (brother ofSeattle Sub-Pop legendKurt Bloch from theFastbacks ).The quartet's first single "Little Darlin'", is widely regarded as one of the finest punk singles ever. Then, the band released an EP, 1992's rollicking "Budspawn", which was released independently on
External Records . The material on "Budspawn" combined the four members' inherent punk aesthetics with a tendency toward more straight-ahead, anthemic hard rock and drug-inducedpsychedelia .Following a lineup change in which Moffett was replaced by former Inside Out,
Chain of Strength , andDrive Like Jehu drummer,Chris Bratton ,Wool were signed toLondon Records in the newly punk-friendly climate of1993 . The band recorded "Box Set" in early1994 and released it in the Fall of that year. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, "Box Set" expanded on the basic blueprint of Wool's already established sound. Surprisingly pop-friendly throughout, "Box Set" could have easily succeeded alongside contemporariesStone Temple Pilots orGreen Day , but the album spawned no real hits.After a less than enthusiastic commercial response to "Box Set", the band was dropped by
London Records , early on in 1996. Wool recorded new demos in late '94 and late '95, but split up by summer of1996 . Later on guitarist/vocalistFranz Stahl joined former Scream band mateDave Grohl in theFoo Fighters , replacing departing guitaristPat Smear . Franz's tenure in the band included the entire world tour for the 1997 albumThe Colour And The Shape .Peter Stahl went on to play withEarthlings? andGoatsnake and appeared on several ofJosh Homme 's (Queens of the Stone Age )The Desert Sessions albums. Later on he became aTour Manager for many bands, includingFoo Fighters ,Cave In andRammstein .Discography
"Budspawn" (1992)
# "S.O.S."
# "Slightly Under"
# "Clear My Head"
# "Wait"
# "Medication"
# "Eff""Box Set" (1994)
# "Eden"
# "Kill The Crow"
# "Eat Some Ziti"
# "Superman Is Dead"
# "B-350"
# "Chances Are"
# "Coalinga"
# "Speak"
# "God Rest His Soul"
# "Blackeye
# "Take A Look""Your Choice Live Series" (1995, Your Choice Records)
# "S.O.S."
# "Kill The Crow"
# "Soundchecksong"
# "Clear My Head"
# "Eden"
# "B-350"
# "Coalinga"
# "Superman Is Dead"
# "Medication"
# "Wait"
# "Eff"
# "Sistersong"Members
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Peter Stahl - vocals/guitar
*Franz Stahl - guitar/vocals
* Al Bloch - bass/vocals
*Chris Bratton - drums (1993-1996)
* Peter Moffett - drums/vocals (1990-1993)
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