Harvey Milk (band)

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Harvey Milk
Origin Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Doom metal
Sludge metal
Noise rock
Stoner rock
Experimental rock
Years active1992–1998, 2006–present
Labels Self Rising, Relapse, Reproductive, Tumult, Hydra Head
MembersCreston Spiers
Stephen Tanner
Kyle Spence
Past membersPaul Trudeau
Joe Preston

Harvey Milk is an American experimental rock/noise rock band that formed in Athens, Georgia, in the early 1990s. While Harvey Milk invariably draws comparisons to the Melvins, due to their penchant for slow, heavy riffs, the band has touched upon such artists as ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, and Kiss as influences in their music.[ citation needed ] They even went so far as to perform a live show consisting of nothing but Hank Williams covers. One April Fool's Day gig at the 40 Watt in Athens, they performed R.E.M.'s Reckoning album from beginning to end, while Michael Stipe was in attendance. [1]

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History

Harvey Milk formed in 1992, naming themselves after Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected in a major U.S. city. Originally a trio of Creston Spiers, Stephen Tanner, and Paul Trudeau, the band released one album, My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be , before Trudeau left in 1996. [2] They disbanded in 1998 but reformed in 2006.

On June 3, 2008, Harvey Milk released Life... The Best Game in Town . The band toured the eastern and southern US as well as Germany, England, Belgium, France and Scotland during the Summer of 2008.[ citation needed ]Life... The Best Game in Town was voted as the best album of 2008 in Rock-A-Rolla magazine writer's poll, although guitarist/vocalist Creston Spiers sees it as the band's worst album. [3]

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References

  1. "How Watching '90210' for Six Hours a Day Shaped Harvey Milk Bassist Stephen Tanner's Solo Project, Music Blues". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. Currin, Grayson (July 17, 2008). "Harvey Milk Life...The Best Game in Town". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. Ayers, Chris Conversations: Harvey Milk at Exclaim! March 2010.