The Fucking Champs

The Fucking Champs

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Fucking Champs
Alias = Champs
TransChamps
The Fucking Am


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = San Francisco, California
Genre = Heavy metal
Indie rock
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Associated_acts = Weakling
Drunk Horse
Nation of Ulysses
The Event
Trans Am
URL = [http://www.thefuckingchamps.com thefuckingchamps.com]
Current_members = Phil Manley
Tim Green
Tim Soete
Past_members = Josh Smith
Adam Cantwell
Alex Wharton

The Fucking Champs are a three-piece rock band from San Francisco, California. They are known for their Heavy Metal appeal, based largely around shifting time signatures, guitar harmonies, and lots of rhythm. Most songs are instrumentals. They are currently signed to Drag City Records. They have also collaborated with Trans Am and the two have recorded albums together as TransChamps and The Fucking Am.

Founding Champs guitarist Josh Smith was also a member of the cult San Francisco black metal band Weakling, as well as Drunk Horse. He is currently a member of The Makes Nice. Tim Green was a member of Nation of Ulysses, Lice, The Vile Cherubs and The Young Ginns. Drummer Tim Soete was the singer/guitarist of San Diego mod revivalists The Event.

Members

Current

* Phil Manley
* Tim Green
* Tim Soete

Former

* Josh Smith
* Adam Cantwell (also known from the band Spaceboy)
* Alex Wharton

Discography

* "Music for Films About Rock" (self-released cassette, as "Champs")
* "Triumph of the Air Elementals" (self-released cassette, 1994, as "Champs")
* "Second 7" 7", (Wantage USA)
* "III" (1997, as C4AM95)
* "IV" (2000)
* "Double Exposure" (with Trans Am as TransChamps)
* "V" (2002)
* "Wantage USA's 21st Release Hits Omnibus" 2XCD, (Wantage USA)
* "Greatest Hits"
* "Gold" (with Trans Am as The Fucking Am)
* "VI" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.thefuckingchamps.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.mp3it.com/artist.php?artist_id=28 MP3 files at mp3it.com]
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* [http://tsouniverse.blogspot.com/2007/07/fucking-champs-vi.html Review of VI]


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