Scatterbrain was an American funk metal band from Long Island, New York, founded in 1989 by Tommy Christ and Glen Cummings after their hardcore group Ludichrist broke up.[2] The band plays hard rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, and funk metal with humorous, ironic lyrics.
Scatterbrain | |
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 Scatterbrain in 1991 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Long Island, New York, United States |
| Genres | hard rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, funk metal, comedy rock[1] |
| Years active | 1989–1995 (Reunion: 2007) |
| Labels |
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| Spinoff of | Ludichrist |
| Members | Tommy Christ Glen Cummings Paul Nieder Guy Brogna Mike Boyko |
They performed distinctive live shows which might combine a Mozart medley, a Motörhead cover, cross-dressing, and a chicken costume.
Their most popular song, "Don't Call Me Dude", was a top-twenty hit in Australia.[3] It's video, directed by George Seminara, received regular rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball with Riki Rachtman, and is featured in Beavis and Butt-Head's "Blood Drive" episode.
The band contributed a rendition of LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" to the soundtrack of the 1992 film Encino Man.
In 1992, Cummings parted ways with the others, moved to Nashville, and founded the rap rock group Stone Deep with members of The Hard Corps. Christ, Neider, Brogna and Boyko wrote and recorded the band's third release, a seven-song EP titled Mundus Intellectualis (1994). The band stopped writing, recording, and touring in 1994.[2]
In 2007, Christ, Neider, Brogna and Ludichrist drummer Dave Miranda reunited to perform several Scatterbrain / Ludichrist reunion shows.[4] Cummings did not participate.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [6] | ||
| Here Comes Trouble |
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138 | 54 |
| Scamboogery |
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— | — |
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | ||
| Live from the Basement |
|
85 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | ||
| Return of the Dudes |
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92 |
| Mundus Intellectualis |
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— |
Charting singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6][7] |
NZ [7] | |||
| "Don't Call Me Dude" | 1990 | 14 | 43 | Here Comes Trouble |
| "Down with the Ship (Slight Return)" | 1991 | 90 | — | |
References
edit- ^ Haire, Chris (August 12, 2009). "Psychostick returns funk metal to its silly roots". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 314/5. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Scatterbrain - Don't Call Me Dude". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Scatterbrain | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard 200: Week of July 28, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 244.
- ^ a b "Scatterbrain – Don't Call Me Dude". australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.