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Years active
  
2000 (2000)–present

Genres
  
Punk rock, Garage rock

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Past members
  
Greg TDarren BensonErnie QuinteroJoe PestilenceNick MarkelJohnny LZR

Origin
  
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States (2000)

Albums
  
Vol. IV, The Spits V, Returning to Their Hometown

Members
  
Sean Wood, Erin Wood, Wayne Draves, Ernie Quintero

Record labels
  
In the Red Records, Dirtnap Records

Similar
  
The Briefs, The Okmoniks, NOFX, Acid Baby Jesus, The Triggers

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The Spits are an American punk rock band formed in Michigan in 1993. They later moved to and were based in Seattle for several years. Currently, the band has released five albums. The first four were all officially self-titled, but were unofficially titled 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The albums were released by Nickel and Dime Records, Slovenly Recordings, Dirtnap Records, and Thriftstore Records respectively. In October 2011 they released their latest album, called V, on In the Red Records.

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The band describes itself as "Punk for the People", and focuses on loud, noisy, and dirty punk rock. On stage, band members frequently appear in costumes (e.g. graduation robes, nun outfits, Ronald Reagan masks, or toilet paper "mummy" costumes), and focus on the dirty, low-budget sound and presentation of garage punk.

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The Spits' "Bring Down" was featured in Al Partanen's skateboarding segment of the "Born Dead" skate video, as well as Darrel Mathe's section in the snowboarding video "love/HATE". "I H8 Pussies" was featured in Andy Forgash's segment in the snowboarding video, "Burning Bridges" as well. Their song, "Remote Control" appears in the Absinthe Films snowboarding video, "More".

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The spits self titled 1 full album


Personnel

The Spits The Spits In the Red Records

  • Sean Wood — guitar, vocals
  • Erin Wood — bass
  • Wayne Draves - drums
  • Broose Young – background vocals
  • Lance Phelps - drums (former)
  • Greg T — keyboards (former)
  • Darren Benson - keyboards (former)
  • Ernie Quintero - keyboards (former)
  • Joe Pestilence - keyboards (former)
  • Nick Markel - keyboards (former)
  • Johnny LZR - keyboards (former)

    • Singles

    19 Million A.C. 7" (Dirtnap Records, 2001, ZZZ 10)

  • A1. 19 Million A.C.
  • A2. Tease
  • B1. Shitty World
  • B1. Dumb

    • Later released on CD w/Bonus Songs "19 Million A.C. EP CD"
     CD Later released w/Bonus Songs on LP "19 Million A.C. EP CD LP"

    Spend the Night in a Haunted House with...The Spits 7" (Missile X Records, 2004, MX 003)

  • A1. Halloween Fun
  • A2. Black Candles
  • B1. Spend the Night in a Haunted House with The Spits

    • Clear green vinyl, 500 copies, released with a candy sucker for the little Trick-r-Treaters

    Pain 7" (Slovenly Recordings, 2009, 702-89)

  • A1. Pain (Mollin / Silvestri)
  • A2. Beat You Up
  • B1. Army Life
  • B2. Planet Failure

    • Splits

    Split 7" (Dirtnap Records, 2000, ZZZ 05)

  • A1. The Spits: Pissed Off Baby
  • A2. The Spits: Fire!
  • B1. The Briefs: (I Think) My Baby Is A Communist
  • B2. The Briefs: Silver Bullet

    • black-white-red sleeve, purple-marbled vinyl, 1000 pressed black-white-blue sleeve

    Split 7" (Puke Records, 2005, No. 009)

  • A1. The Spits: Spazmotic Caress
  • A2. The Spits: Terrorist Attack
  • B1. The Triggers: No Bullshit
  • B2. The Triggers: Kill Your Ego

    • red or black vinyl

    Split 7" (Scion Audio/Visual, 2010, #SAVG0109)

  • A1. The Spits: Come With Me (Yeah, Wontcha)
  • B1. Dan Melchior: Horrorshow

    • NOFX/The Spits Split 7" (Fat Wreckchords, 2010, FAT-245)

  • A1. Nofx: Hold it Back
  • A2. Nofx: Teenage Existentialist
  • B1. The Spits: Wait
  • B2. The Spits: Get Our Kicks

    • Albums

    Spits - "Demo" Self Released

    1. Tired and Lonely
    2. Black Kar
    3. SK8
    4. Saturday Nite

    The Spits CD (Nickel & Dime Records, 2000, N&D 001)

    1. Dropout
    2. SK8
    3. Die Die Die
    4. Black Kar
    5. Saturday Nite
    6. Remote Kontrol
    7. Tired & Lonely
    8. I H8 Pussies
    9. Suzy's Face

    The Spits 12"EP/CD (Slovenly Recordings, 2003, 702-36)

    1. Spit Me Out
    2. Black & Blue
    3. PCT
    4. Let Us Play Your Party
    5. Rat Face
    6. No Place to Live
    7. Bring
    8. Take Back the Alley
    9. She Don't Kare

    The Spits LP/CD (Dirtnap Records, 2003, ZZZ 42)

    1. Witch Hunt
    2. Space Guitar
    3. Cha Cha Love
    4. Tuff News
    5. Violence Cup
    6. Nuclear Bomb
    7. 1989
    8. Don't Shoot
    9. Greyhound Bound
    10. Fussin' & Fightin' (vinyl only track)

    first 100 on red vinyl

    2006 European Tour LP (P.Trash Records, 2006, LIVE TRASH 001)

    1. Die Die Die
    2. Dropout
    3. Saturday Nite
    4. Take Pleasure in Someone Else's Pain
    5. What the Fuck
    6. No Monarchy
    7. Nuclear Bomb
    8. Cha Cha Love
    9. Bring
    10. Spit Me Out
    11. Witch Hunt
    12. Remote Control

    Returning to Their Hometown LP (Thriftstore Records, 2006, ZZZ 42)

    1. Caza De La Bruja
    2. Guitarra Del Espacio
    3. Amor De Cha Cha
    4. Noticias De Tuff
    5. Taza De La Violencia
    6. Bomba Nuclear
    7. Mil Novecientos Ochenta Y Nueve
    8. No Tire
    9. Limite Del Galgo
    10. Fusin' Y Un Fightin'

    The Spits Live Volume 1 (Self Released Vinyl; 8-track tape released by Regal Select)

    1. Die Die Die
    2. Dropout
    3. Saturday Nite
    4. Take Pleasure in Someone Else's Pain
    5. What The Fuck
    6. No Monarchy
    7. Nuclear Bomb
    8. Cha Cha Love
    9. Bring
    10. Spit Me Out
    11. Witch Hunt
    12. Remote Control

    previously released as The Spits 2006 Tour LP

    19 Million A.C. EP CD LP

    1. 19 Million A.C.
    2. Shitty World
    3. Dumb
    4. Tease
    5. Cha Cha Love
    6. Remote Control
    7. Black Car
    8. Drop Out
    9. Drink, Fight & Fuck (GG Allin)
    10. Violence Cup
    11. Kill from the Heart (Dicks)
    12. Wendy O
    13. Violence Cup
    14. Pissed Off Baby
    15. Beat My Head
    16. Let Us Play Your Party
    17. Fire
    18. Space Guitar
    19. Talking 'Bout You
    20. Die

    The Spits IV (School's Out) LP/CD (Thriftstore Records, 2009, 010)

    1. Tonight
    2. Rip up the Streets
    3. Live in a Van
    4. Eyesore City
    5. Police
    6. School's Out
    7. Life of Crime
    8. Alienize
    9. Wouldn't Wanna be Ya
    10. Flags
    11. Beat You Up
    12. Chemtrails
    13. Liars
    14. Army Bound (Later released as "Army Life" on the "Pain" 7")
    15. Piss on Your Skull
    16. I Dig Pain (Later released as "Pain" on the "Pain" 7")
    17. Beat You Up w/Ethan LFD

    Tracks 11-17 are cassette only

    Compilations Appeared On

  • I Was A Teenage Plasmatic, 7 Songs For Wendy O Williams 7" (Jonny Cat Records, 2001, FY*WOW)
  • Dirtnap Across The Northwest CD (Dirtnap Records, 2003, ZZZ 25)
  • Slovenly Sampler CD (Slovenly Recordings, 2004, 702-47)
  • Funhouse Comp Thing II (My Fat Ass, 2008)

    • Songs

    Kill the Kool2011
    Die Die DieThe Spits · 2001
    Don't ShootThe Spits · 2002

    References

    The Spits Wikipedia
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