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Grant Lee Buffalo | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Alternative rock, Americana |
Years active | 1991–1999, 2010–2014 |
Labels | Slash, Chrysalis |
Past members | Grant-Lee Phillips Paul Kimble Joey Peters |
Website | grantleebuffalo.com |
Shiva Burlesque | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1987–1990 |
Labels | Fundamental Records Ripple Effect |
Past members | Grant-Lee Phillips Paul Kimble Joey Peters |
Grant Lee Buffalo was an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California, United States, consisting of Grant-Lee Phillips (vocals and guitar), Paul Kimble (bass) and Joey Peters (drums). All three were previously members of another Los Angeles band, Shiva Burlesque. [1]
In the late 1980s, Jeffrey Clark, Grant-Lee Phillips, James Brenner and Joey Peters started as a rock music formation called Shiva Burlesque. [2] They released two studio albums, the self-titled Shiva Burlesque in 1987 on Nate Starkman & Son Records, and a follow-up (and final) album, Mercury Blues, which was released in 1990 on Fundamental Records. Matt Snow in Q Magazine highlighted the Doors and Echo and the Bunnymen as references and described the last album as "great late-night un-easy listening". [3] Paul Kimble replaced Brenner on bass and the band renamed as Grant Lee Buffalo in 1991. [2]
Grant Lee Buffalo released four albums: Fuzzy (1993), Mighty Joe Moon (1994), Copperopolis (1996) and Jubilee (1998). [1] They toured with major bands including R.E.M., Pearl Jam, the Smashing Pumpkins, and The Cranberries. In the United States, the band's 1998 single, "Truly, Truly", received extensive airplay. [1]
Paul Kimble departed the band in 1997, [4] but Grant Lee Buffalo's next album Jubilee met with more success than the prior releases thanks to "Truly, Truly." But, as Phillips describes, a number of changes led to the dissolution of the band's time at their label and their time together.
In 2001, a compilation of singles, album tracks and rarities called Storm Hymnal was released.
Grant Lee Buffalo's sound is comparable to Neil Young and an electrified version of Americana songwriter John Stewart. [1] Phillips writes that their first album "would galvanize the sound of Grant Lee Buffalo, i.e., the acoustic feedback howl of overdriven 12-string guitars, melodic distorto-bass, tribal drum bombast, the old world churn of pump organs and parlor pianos." [6]
Lyrically, they reference American history as well as contemporary events. [2] For instance, “Lone Star Song” from Mighty Joe Moon references the Waco siege and “Crackdown” from Copperopolis references the murder of Yoshihiro Hattori as well as the Oklahoma City bombing. In May 2011 the band returned on a limited tour, making stops in Los Angeles, Dublin, London, Brussels, Copenhagen and Oslo. [7] On August 8, 2011, the band performed at Dranouter festival in Belgium, and on August 9 in Copenhagen. The band also played at the German Haldern Pop Festival in August 2012.
In October 2017, Chrysalis Records acquired Grant Lee Buffalo's back catalog from Slash Records. Chrysalis/Blue Raincoat CEO Jeremy Lascelles had previously signed the band to the label's publisher in the 1990s. [8]
Lead singer Phillips has had his own solo career as well. He explains:
He was signed to the Boston-based indie label Rounder Records and launched a solo career, issuing Ladies' Love Oracle online in 2000. The recording was later more widely released. His first full-length album, Mobilize , was released in 2001. Phillips has released ten albums between 2000 and 2020.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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UK [9] | AUS [10] [11] | BEL [12] | NOR [13] | NZ [14] | SWE [15] | US Heat. [16] | ||
Fuzzy | 74 | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | |
Mighty Joe Moon |
| 24 | 48 | — | 8 | 23 | 38 | 16 [17] |
Copperopolis |
| 34 | 59 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 16 |
Jubilee |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Title | Details | Notes |
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Storm Hymnal: Gems from the Vault of Grant Lee Buffalo |
| The best of and B-sides/rarities |
Live at the Royal Festival Hall |
| Live at the Royal Festival Hall in London on May 18, 2011 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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UK [9] | NLD [18] | US Mod. [19] | |||
"Fuzzy" | 1993 | — | 42 | — | Fuzzy |
"America Snoring" | — | — | — | ||
"Jupiter and Teardrop" | — | — | — | ||
"Lone Star Song" | 1994 | — | — | — | Mighty Joe Moon |
"Mockingbirds" | 86 | — | 14 | ||
"Honey Don't Think" | 1995 | — | — | — | |
"Homespun" | 1996 | 94 | — | — | Copperopolis |
"Truly, Truly" | 1998 | — | — | 11 | Jubilee |
Year | Song / Video | Album | Director |
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1993 | Fuzzy | Fuzzy | Carlos Grasso [20] |
1993 | America Snoring | Fuzzy | Angus Cameron |
1994 | Lone Star Song | Mighty Joe Moon | Carlos Grasso [20] |
1994 | Mockingbirds | Mighty Joe Moon | Anton Corbijn [20] |
1994 | Honey Don't Think | Mighty Joe Moon | Carlos Grasso [21] |
1994 | El Dorado Motorhome (Mighty Joe Moon Promo) | Mighty Joe Moon | Carlos Grasso [20] |
1996 | Homespun | Copperopolis | Carlos Grasso [20] |
1998 | Testimony | Jubilee | Jason Smith [22] |
1999 | Circuit DVD Music Magazine #1 (Jubilee Promo) | Jubilee | Jodi Wille [23] |
OST release date / Episode air date | Song | Composer | Film / TV series |
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22 March 1994 | Fuzzy | Grant-Lee Phillips | With Honors (OST) |
13 June 1995 | Mockingbirds | Grant-Lee Phillips | Mad Love (OST) |
26 September 1995 | In My Room | Brian Wilson, Gary Usher (The Beach Boys) | Friends (OST) |
3 November 1998 | The Whole Shebang Bitter's End (performed by Paul Kimble and Andy Mackay) Living Proof* Lo' and Behold* Make Your Own Little Heaven* | Grant-Lee Phillips Grant-Lee Phillips Grant-Lee Phillips Grant-Lee Phillips | Velvet Goldmine (OST) |
2 February 1999 | Testimony | Grant-Lee Phillips | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (OST) |
9 April 2001 | Jupiter and Teardrop | Grant-Lee Phillips | Trigger Happy TV (OST to Series 2) |
19 April 2005 | Happiness | Grant-Lee Phillips | House TV Series (Babies & Bathwater episode) |
(*) - Soundtrack demos only, not on the OST.
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