Much the Same
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| Much the Same | |
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 L to R: Dan O'Gorman, Franky Tsoukalas, Gunner McGrath, Jevin Kaye |
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| Origin | Berwyn, Illinois |
| Country | USA |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Genres | Punk Rock Skate Punk |
| Labels | Nitro Records A-F Records Tank Records |
| Members | Gunner McGrath Franky Tsoukalas Dan O'Gorman Jevin Kaye |
| Past members | Mook Snoreck Andy Simon Adam Mufich Matt Haraburda |
| Website(s) | http://www.muchthesame.com |
Much the Same is a punk rock band from the suburbs of Chicago. Their style is based on the fast, melodic skate punk of the mid-to-late 1990's made popular by bands such as NOFX, Lagwagon, and No Use for a Name.
The band began in 1999 under the name Don't Look Down and changed to Much the Same in 2001 after a legal dispute with the now defunct New Jersey-based band who was also using the name. They are currently signed to Nitro Records. Their latest album (and first on Nitro), Survive, was released on August 29, 2006.
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[edit] Band Members
[edit] Current Lineup
- Gunner McGrath - Vocals, Guitar
- Franky Tsoukalas - Bass, Vocals
- Dan O'Gorman - Guitar
- Jevin Kaye - Drums
[edit] Former Members
[edit] Member History
Lead singer and guitarist Chris "Gunner" McGrath and bassist Andy Simon started playing songs together with various people and band names beginning in 1997. When Gunner decided to put out a local punk rock compilation entitled Fun With Dirt, he recruited SKG's drummer, Mike "Mook" Snoreck, to learn and record the song, and he joined immediately afterward. This marked the official beginning of the band's career.
Soon afterward, Andy left to play guitar in SKG, and their bassist Adam Mufich took his place. This lineup went on to play their first appearance on the Vans Warped Tour in Chicago in 2000. Andy Simon later rejoined as a second guitarist in September, 2000, only to leave again with Adam six months later, but not before recording the band's first CD, the Caught Off Guard EP. Franky Tsoukalas and Matt Haraburda replaced them before the EP was released and their picture appears in the booklet despite the fact that they did not record the songs. 6 months later the incestuous emigration continued as Matt left to join Andy Simon's new band and SKG's singer/guitarist Dan O'Gorman was invited to join Much The Same.
In December 2001 the new lineup recorded a 3 song demo which eventually got the band signed to Anti-Flag's label A-F Records, where they released their first full-length album, Quitters Never Win in 2003. During a later tour with A Wilhelm Scream and Break the Silence, Mook decided he was no longer interested in the touring life and left the band to pursue his new clothing company, Offset Clothing. The band found Jevin Kaye after his St. Louis, MO band Form Follows Failure had broken up, and invited him to join. This is the current lineup of the band and appears on the Nitro Records release Survive.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- Caught Off Guard EP (2001, Tank Records)
- Quitters Never Win LP (2003, A-F Records)
- Survive LP (2006, Nitro Records)
[edit] Compilations
- Fun With Dirt: The Greatest Bands You've Never Heard (1999, Fun With Dirt Records)
- "Father & Son" (Original Version)
- Fun With Dirt 2: Songs You'll Like If You Have Good Taste (2000, Fun With Dirt Records)
- "Sample"
- 2 Sugar Sampler Vol. 2 (2002, Jumpstart Records)
- "Quitters Never Win" (Demo Version)
- "One of a Kind" (Demo Version)
- I Killed Punk Rock (2006, Bouncing Betty Records)
- "The Greatest Betrayal" (Demo Version)
- HAIR: Chicago Punk Cuts (2006, Thick Records)
- "The Greatest Betrayal" (Alternate Demo Version)
[edit] Trivia
- In their song "Wish" they use a quote from the film Boondock Saints.
- In their song "Moto" they use a quote from the film That Thing You Do.
- Though having nothing to do with the movie, the title of "Miss the Pain" was a reference to a line in the movie Swingers.
