The Hamsters
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| The Hamsters | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Southend on Sea, England | |
| Genre(s) | Blues Rock Rock Rhythm & Blues Pub Rock |
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| Years active | 1986 – Present | |
| Website | www.thehamsters.co.uk | |
| Members | ||
| Snail's Pace Slim Rev Otis Elevator Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist |
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The Hamsters are a British band that came out of the pub circuit in Southend. The band have gained the reputation as 'the hardest working band in the UK', due to their heavy tour schedule, often involving gigs at least 3 times a week all over the UK.
Always derivative but highly polished, their music initially was heavily based on that of Jimi Hendrix - Snail's Pace Slim being an excellent re-interpreter of his music. During this early period they released the album Electric Hamsterland. Later they incorporated the music of ZZ Top into their act.
[edit] Members
- Snail's Pace Slim - Lead Vocal, Lead Guitar
- Rev Otis Elevator - Drums, Vocals
- Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist - Bass, Vocals
[edit] Albums
- Electric Hamsterland [Hendrix/Studio '90 CD]
- Burnin' [Vermin Live '91 Video]
- Hamster Jam [Live '91 CD]
- The Hamsters [Studio '93 CD]
- Route 666 [Studio '95 CD]
- The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concerts [Live '96 2 CD]
- Band of Gerbils [Live '96 Video]
- Verminator! [Z.Z. Top/Live '97 Video]
- Pet Sounds - 10 Years Of Rodent Rock [Compilation '98 2 CD]
- Rodents Rock The Reich! [Live German TV '98 Video]
- Condensed Hamsters [Live Compilation '00 CD]
- They Live By Night [Live '02 CD]
- Open All Hours [Studio '04 CD]
- To Infirmity, And Beyond! [Live '04 Video]
- The Mad, The Bad & The Dangerous [Live '06 Video] (along with Wilko Johnson and John Otway)
[edit] External links
- The Hamsters official website
- The Hamsters at Myspace.com
- The Mad, The Bad & The Dangerous official website
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