Stanford Prison Experiment (band)

This article is about the American punk band. For the psychology experiment, see Stanford prison experiment.

Stanford Prison Experiment
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA [1]
Genres	Hardcore punk [1] [2] punk rock [3] post-hardcore [4]
Years active	1990–2002; [4] 2023–present
Labels	Island, World Domination
Past members	Mario Jimenez Davey Latter Mike Starkey Mark Fraser Rob Cummings [5] George Kennedy [6]
Website	www.myspace.com/stanfordprisonexperiment

Stanford Prison Experiment was an American alternative rock based in Los Angeles, California, whose name was a reference to the Stanford prison experiment conducted by psychologist Philip Zimbardo in 1971. They released three albums in the 1990s, one of which appeared on the major label Island Records.

Members

• Mario Jimenez – vocals (1990–2002)
• Mike Starkey – guitars (1990–2002)
• Davey Latter – drums (1990–2002)
• George Kennedy – bass (1990–1992)
• Rob Cummings – bass (1992–1993)
• Mark Fraser – bass (1993–2002)

Discography

Albums

• Stanford Prison Experiment (1993, World Domination) ^[2]
• The Gato Hunch (1995, World Domination) ^[1]
• Wrecreation (1998, Island) ^{[1] [2]}

Compilation

• 1999 Sessions (1999, Independent)

EPs

• Rubbernose (1990, Chrome Gods)
• Stanford Prison Experiment (1991, Chrome Gods)

Singles

• "Take It" (1993, Chrome Gods)
• "Super Monkey" (1994, World Domination)
• "Disbelief" (1994, World Domination)
• "Mr. Teacher Dad" (1994, World Domination)
• "Cansado" (1995, World Domination)
• "You're the Vulgarian" (1996, World Domination)
• "Compete" (1998, Island)

References

1. "Stanford Prison Experiment - The Gato Hunch / Wrecreation". It Follows - Punk, Hardcore, Indie & More Music Blog. April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
2. "Stanford Prison Experiment". AllMusic . Retrieved April 20, 2013.
3. Brockes, Emma (October 16, 2001). "The experiment". The Guardian . Retrieved September 11, 2019.
4. Leighton, Ken. "Day the music died 10 After the big-label era...Banana Dang!". San Diego Reader . Retrieved September 11, 2019.
5. Take It Credits (liner notes). Chrome Gods. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
6. Self-Titled EP Credits (liner notes). Chrome Gods. CGR102. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

External links

• Stanford Prison Experiment Myspace website
• ARTISTdirect website
• Standford Prison Experiment Official Instagram Instagram