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Adam Duritz, former UC Davis student and UC Berkeley, singer and pianist and guitarist David Bryson first formed Counting Crows as a duo in 1991, a few years after their encounter. The couple of musicians, which takes its name from a film called "One for Sorrow" starring Mary-Louise Parker, a friend of Duritz, originally played in the Bay Area in acoustic decors. Eventually, they began to incorporate more musicians, including guitarist David Immerglück (who also played with Camper Van Beethoven), keyboardist Charlie Gillingham on keyboards, drummer Steve Bowman and bassist Matt Malley. The band became well known in the city with full training and was signed with Geffen Records in 1993. They recorded their first record, "August and Everything After", but before their release, they performed at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Induction Ceremony instead of Van Morrison's absence (they played a Van Morrison cover). At the beginning of 1994, it was a resounding success when the album was released and remained on the pop charts for 93 weeks. The new recognition of their name even earned them the coveted privilege of starting for the Rolling Stones tour.

Pictured: Adam Duritz of Counting Crows at a Warfield show on December 16, 2003.

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Bassist Billy Gould and keyboardist Roddy Bottum, frequently seen in the punk scene of Los Angeles in the 1970s, moved to San Francisco to study. Drummer Mike Bordin found the two men in the north by posting an ad and then hired guitarist Jim Martin in a Bay Area thrash band (Martin was part of a band with Cliff Burton, a future bassist). from Metallica). The four then formed Faith No More in the early 1980s. As Rolling Stone notes, Chuck Mosely, often dressed in a dress, frequently jumped on stage to sing the band's voices and was eventually invited to join the group (he would eventually be expelled for "unpredictable behavior"). Some of the first works of the group excited the crowds. namely a song called "We Care a Lot", which was a kind of sarcastic response to the 1985 charity song, "We Are the World". "We Care A Lot" received a decent radio play and led to the signing of Faith No More by Slash Records, a Warner Bros. affiliate. After Mosely left the band, Faith No More needed a new singer. After auditions, they found Mike Patton at Martin's suggestion. Patton, from a group of Eureka named Mr. Bungle, was added to the group in 1989. With Patton, the band wrote "The Real Thing", which was a hit, and launched their celebrity project.

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Guitarist and singer Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt (his real name Michael Pritchard) met at the age of 10 while they lived in Rodeo, California. Green Day was their second group (the first group, around 1986, called Sweet Children). At the age of 17, accompanied by a drummer named John Kiffmeyer, they record for the first time under the name of Green Day and produce the record "1,000 Hours" via the punk label Lookout. Kiffmeyer was replaced by one of the former members of the Armstrong group, Tre Cool (Frank Edwin Wright III), for "Kerplunk" in 1992, when the latter decided to focus more on his school work. The new trio was a rock hit with their first release of the major label, "Dookie" in 1994. With this album, Green Day helped define the 90s punk scene by establishing the fame of Berkeley's 924 Gilman in the process. "Dookie" has finally earned Diamond status, earned them the Grammy for best alternative album and placed them in a long and continuing career, narrated in a 2017 documentary on East Bay punk music titled "Turn it Around ".

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Rancid, created by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's childhood friends at Berkeley in 1991, was a by-product of East Bay's punk band Operation Ivy. Armstrong and Freeman, both members of Operation Ivy, famous in 924 Gilman, formed Rancid after unsuccessful attempts, first as a ska punk band called Downfall, and then as a punk band called Generator. After inviting drummer Brett Reed (who was Armstrong's roommate) and dropped an EP on the Operation Ivy, Lookout label, the band signed on to Epitaph, a label created by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion. The group made it known with "Let's Go" in 1994, but it was only after the release of "… And Out Come the Wolves" in 1995 that 39, it was considered a great commercial success. Today, the band includes a different drummer, Branden Steineckert (formerly of The Used), and Lars Frederiksen on guitar.

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Founded in 1993 in San Francisco, when guitarist and singer Stephan Jenkins met guitarist Kevin Cadogan, Third Eye Blind quickly gained popularity as one of the most prominent rock bands of the '90s. That year, the group in its oldest form recorded its first demo; a year later, they did a second with Jenkins on vocals, Cadogan on guitar and three other musicians: bassist Arion Salazar and drummers Tim "Curveball" Wright and Steve Bowman (the latter later formed Counting Crows band) ). . In the mid-90s, just a few years after band formation, RCA Records donated some money to RCA Records to record a third demo; this one has attracted the attention of the main actors of the music industry. In 1996, the group (then called Jenkins, Cadogan, Salazar and drummer Brad Hargreaves) debuted for Oasis in the San Francisco's Great Civic Auditorium – probably because, as Jenkins said he told the executive who had signed this contract with Oasis to book them. A year later, they were selected to open for U2 and the Rolling Stones. As they said at the time, they quickly "attacked the world" by choosing between several record offerings.

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While in high school at Ukiah in 1991, his friends Davey Havok (born David Paden Marchand), Mark Stopholese and Vic Chalker formed a group called AFI, more commonly understood for "A Fire Inside". At the time, none of them knew how to play instruments, with the exception of Adam Carson, who had been invited to join the team because he had a battery. Finally, Stopholese learned the guitar and Chalker learned to play bass, but the latter was replaced by Geoff Kresge before making their first EP in 1993, "Dork". AFI broke up friendly for a while while its members were going to university – one of them being UC Berkeley – but the group members had taken it back full-time after having played a very well received concert in Petaluma. They released their first full-length album, "Answer That and Stay Fashionable", produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong in 1995. AFI has kept the same composition since the late 90s, when Kresge was replaced by Hunter Burgan and Jade Puget. , an old friend of the group, succeeded Stopholese.

On the photo: AFI members in their studio in Oakland (top left to right): lead singer Davey Havok, Adam Carson, Hunter Burgan and foreground Jade Puget.

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The bassist and singer Les Claypool set to music while he was young and lived in East Bay. He had known Kirk Hammett from Metallica in high school and had almost joined one of Hammett's bands, but had opted for the most experimental way, perfecting his style of "slapping" guitar. In the early '80s, while playing with the Tommy Crank Band, Claypool picked up the bass piccolo and began working on his own music. These compositions led him to start his own musical project in 1984 with guitarist Todd Huth and, at the end, drummer Jay Lane (Huth and Claypool first used the percussion powers of a drum machine). The group, formed in El Sobrante, was called Primate for a brief time, but members changed the name to Primus when a group called Primates threatened prosecution. Primus quickly developed a client base in San Francisco, but was paused when Claypool returned to a previous group, Blind Illusion, and Huth left the group. Claypool's time in Blind Illusion was well spent. he recruited his band mate Larry LaLonde at Primus, and in 1989 they added Tim Alexander. Their album was a hit on university radio, leading the trio to record contracts and open concerts for Jane's Addiction, Public Enemy, U2 and Rush. Their success at this point paved the way for their breakthrough in 1993, "Pork Soda".

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The roots of Camper Van Beethoven reside largely in the multi-instrumentalist David Lowery. Lowery, who grew up in Southern California, moved to Santa Cruz for college, but was also playing with a band called Sitting Duck at the time. Sitting Duck has made experimental music from songs of commercials, television shows and ethnic sounds. They ultimately helped to create what would become the Van Beethoven camper when bassist Lowery and Sitting Duck, Victor Krummenacher, joined guitarist David McDaniel and classmate and multi-instrumentalist Chris Molla of UC Santa Cruz. The group was not too serious at the time, but a year later, Lowery, Krummenacher and Molla are relaunching the band again as a priority. Shortly thereafter, joined by a composition student named Jonathan Segal and a temporary drummer named Anthony Guess, the group recorded in 1985 "Telephone Free Landslide Victory", which presents its first hit single, "Take the Skinheads Bowling". Guitarist Greg Lisher and Chris Pedersen, the latter having played with Lowery and Molla in the Box O & # 39; Laffs group before Camper Van Beethoven left, joined Camper shortly after the release of the album.

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After the fall of his Led Zeppelin repetition band in Pennsylvania, Rogues Gallery, singer and guitarist Pat Monahan headed to Los Angeles. There, Monahan's wife introduced him to Rob Hotchkiss, a former singer of the Apostles group (he had been friends with Hotchkiss's wife). The life changes separated the two musicians for a while, but after a few years, Hotchkiss called Monahan to create a band. After considering several other sites, they agreed to move to San Francisco with their family. Le duo a joué, d'abord sous le nom d'Abbey Road, "partout où ils nous paieraient de la bière gratuite". Peu de temps après, les deux hommes décidèrent de se développer en tant que groupe complet et recrutèrent les amis et anciens compagnons de Hotchkiss, le guitariste et bassiste Charlie Colin, le batteur et clavieriste Scott Underwood et le guitariste Jimmy Stafford. Les cinq groupes ont sorti leur album éponyme dans une sous-division de Columbia Records, Aware, en 1998, ouvrant ainsi la porte à des concerts, à des contrats de disques et au succès de Billboard. Outre Monahan, la composition du groupe a complètement changé depuis pour inclure Drew Shoals à la batterie, Hector Maldonado à la basse, Luis Maldonado à la guitare principale et Jerry Becker à la guitare rythmique et aux clés.

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Metallica a été formé en 1981, peu après que le guitariste et chanteur James Hetfield eut répondu à une annonce publiée par le batteur de Dane récemment arrivé, Lars Ulrich, dans un journal local en Californie du Sud. Le nom du groupe est donné par Ron Quintana, un ami de Ulrich, qui a suggéré quelques surnoms à la demande d’Ulrich. Cependant, toujours sans alignement complet, Ulrich a posté une autre annonce à laquelle répondait Dave Mustaine. Ulrich et Hetfield, impressionnés par le matériel de guitare coûteux de Mustaine, lui demandèrent de rejoindre le groupe. (Mustaine retrouverait plus tard Megadeth après avoir été exclu du groupe pour abus de substances excessif.) Ensemble, ils enregistrent leur première vraie chanson, "Hit the Lights", pour un album de compilation, et leur nom de groupe est mal orthographié – comme "Mettallica" – la chanson était suffisamment appréciée pour leur offrir davantage d'opportunités, comme des réservations de concerts et des concerts. À la fin de 1982, Ulrich et Hetfield virent le bassiste Cliff Burton jouer à Los Angeles avec un groupe appelé Trauma. Les deux hommes ont été "impressionnés" par la capacité de Burton à utiliser une pédale wah-wah et lui ont demandé de remplacer le bassiste actuel Ron McGovney. Burton, réticent, finit par accepter de devenir membre, mais à la condition que le groupe déménage dans la région de la baie de San Francisco. Metallica a enregistré son premier album, "Kill 'Em All", en 1983, à la faveur d'un promoteur de concert nommé Johny Zazula, qui a lancé son propre label de disque juste pour les signer. C'était un énorme succès et il a atterri sur le Billboard 200 au numéro 66. Aujourd'hui, le groupe est composé de Hetfield, Ulrich, de l'ancien guitariste de l'Exodus, Kirk Hammett (qui a rejoint le groupe lorsque Mustaine a été expulsé en 1983), et du bassiste Robert Trujillo ( qui a rejoint au début des années 2000 des tendances suicidaires).

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