Bloodhound Gang | |
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Performing live in 1999
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Background information | |
Also known as | Bang Chamber 8 |
Origin | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Genres | Alternative rock, alternative hip hop, comedy rock, electronica, punk rock, rap rock, rapcore, electronic rock, hardcore punk |
Years active | 1988–present (on hiatus) |
Labels |
Columbia/SME Geffen/Interscope/Universal |
Associated acts | Wolfpac, The Dicamillo Sisters, A, Federal Moguls |
Website | Official website |
Members |
Jimmy Pop Jared Hasselhoff Q-Ball The Yin Daniel P. Carter |
Past members |
Daddy Long Legs Bubba K. Love Foof Skip O'Pot2Mus Lupus Thunder M.S.G. Tard-E-Tard Spanky G Willie The New Guy |
The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock band which began as a hip hop group but branched out into other genres, including punk rock, alternative hip hop, rapcore,funk metal and electronic rock, as their career progressed. Their songs usually have humorous and off-beat, satirical lyrics that often deal with sexual subjects and contain many puns and innuendos. They are influenced by The Beastie Boys.
They are best known for their singles "Fire Water Burn", "The Bad Touch", "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", "Along Comes Mary", "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" and "The Ballad of Chasey Lain". Formed in 1988, the Bloodhound Gang has sold more than 6 million albums.
The Bloodhound Gang began in 1988 as a small alternative band called Bang Chamber 8. It consisted of James Moyer Franks and Michael Bowe, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School. They released an eponymous tape in 1990 before changing their name to the Bloodhound Gang the following year, a reference to "The Bloodhound Gang", a segment on the 1980s PBS kids' show 3-2-1 Contact that featured three young detectives solving mysteries and fighting crime. Franks and Bowe also took on the stage names "Jimmy Pop Ali" (the "Ali" was later dropped) and "Daddy Long Legs" respectively.