Big Dirty Band

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Big Dirty Band


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Origin = Canada
Genre = Hard rock, Punk rock
Years_active = 2006
Label = Anthem Records
Associated_acts = Rush
Big Wreck
Thornley
Die Mannequin
Three Days Grace
The Tea Party
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Current_members = Geddy Lee
Alex Lifeson
Jeff Burrows
Ian Thornley
Adam Gontier
Care Failure
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The Big Dirty Band are a Canadian supergroup comprised of Rush's Geddy Lee (bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar), Thornley's and Big Wreck's Ian Thornley (vocals and guitar), Three Days Grace's Adam Gontier (vocals and guitar), Die Mannequin's Care Failure (vocals) and The Tea Party drummer Jeff Burrows.

The Big Dirty Band was put together in support of the , which premiered October 5th, 2006, where Bubbles and Alex Lifeson performed their co-written song "Liquor and Whores" with their aptly named back up band "the shit rockers".

"I Fought The Law" Music Video

The video starts off with the Trailer Park Boys at a music store looking at the CDs and Bubbles notices the Big Dirty Band CD and wants it, but Julian tells him that they can't afford it. Ricky tries to steal it, but sets off the alarm causing the boys to be chased by the security guards. The boys try to escape via a motor scooter when Julian gives an old man some hash for it, but fails. However, they manage to stall the guards with help from a woman that was watering her lawn, football teams, and a bunch of girls whose bikes were taken by the boys. In the end, the security guards catch them underneath an overpass where the band is and Bubbles comes to the camera and shows the CD cover. Anthony Useless, previously guitarist, songwriter and backing vocalist of Canadian punk/metal outfit Kill Cheerleader, also features in this video as a bass player. He would later become permanent bassist for Care Failure's band, Die Mannequin.

Band members

* Care Failure - lead vocals (2006)
* Geddy Lee - bass guitar (2006)
* Alex Lifeson - lead guitar (2006)
* Ian Thornley - vocals, rhythm guitar (2006)
* Adam Gontier - vocals, rhythm guitar (2006)
* Jeff Burrows - drums (2006)

Trivia

*The song playing at the music store was Tom Sawyer by Rush.
*When explaining why he is planning to steal the CD, Ricky said that Alex still owes him for the "green and black". This was from the episode "Closer To The Heart".

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/bigdirtyband Official site]
* [http://rush.net/thebigdirty.html The Big Dirty Band Behind The Scenes Screensaver @ rush.net]