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Gob
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Band Members from left to right: Gabe, Tom, Theo, Craig
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock, alternative metal |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Nettwerk (United States) Aquarius/EMI (Canada) |
| Members | Tom Thacker Theo Goutzinakis Gabe Mantle Steven Fairweather |
| Past members | Tyson Maiko Craig Wood Patrick "Wolfman Pat" Paszana Jamie Fawkes Kelly Macauley Happy Kreter |
Gob is a Canadian punk band from Langley, British Columbia formed in 1993, The Band consists of Tom Thacker, Theo Goutzinakis, Gabe Mantle and Steven Fairweather. Gob's most successful album is World According to Gob and their most successful song to date is I Hear You Calling. They have been featured in many sporting video games such as NHL 2002, NHL 2003 and Madden NFL 2004 with songs like I've Been Up These Steps, Sick With You (Both Re-mixed for the game), I Hear You Calling and Give Up The Grudge. The band has appeared on several outdoor music festivals, the most well-known being the Vans Warped Tour. Most recently, the band has been noticed due to Guitarist/Vocalist Tom Thacker's involvement as a lead guitarist in Sum 41.
Gob formed in 1993 consisting of Tom Thacker as Guitarist and Vocalist, Theo Goutzinakis also as Guitarist and vocalist, Patrick "Wolfman Pat" Paszana on drums and Kelly Macauley as Bassist. Tom and Theo usually switched between Leads. They recorded their self-titled Gob in 1993 and released it in 1994 on Landspeed records with the odd songs sung by Theo and the even songs sung by Tom. The tracks 1, 2 and 8 where released on their next album. Kelly Macauley was replaced by Jamie Fawkes and In 1995 Gob released Too Late... No Friends on Mint Records and Landspeed records and released it on Nettwerk in 2000. After the release of Too Late... No Friends Gob had replaced many bassists until they found Craig Wood and "Wolf Man" Pat left the band before the recording of "How Far Shallow Takes You" so the band replaced him with Gabe Mantle. With a newly formed Gob they released How Far Shallow Takes You in 1998. It had a more polished sound than Too Late... No Friends. It was released on Fearless records but re-release on Landspeed because of conflicts with Fearless. It was also re-released on Nettwerk records.
Gob released World According to Gob, in 2001. This album was Gob's most successful album to date. The sound took a slight departure from their early punk rock sound and displayed growth in their songwriting and in their musicianship. Singles released from WATG include "For The Moment", "I Hear You Calling", and "No Regrets". The album was certified Gold by the CRIA in May 2002.[1]
In 2002, Gob recorded the F.U. EP. "Ming Tran" was released as a single for the EP which also featured a re-recorded version of a classic Gob song "Soda", 2 exclusive tracks, "L.A Song" and "Sick With You," as well as new tracks from the forthcoming full-length album Foot in Mouth Disease, which was released on Arista Records in April 2003. Singles from Foot in Mouth Disease include "Give Up the Grudge" and "Oh! Ellin".
In 2004, longtime bassist Wood left the band to play guitar for Canadian superstar Avril Lavigne. The band have since recruited a bassist known only to fans as "Peter Pan" or, more commonly, Tyson, as Gob's members are on a 'first-name basis' with their fans. (All albums credit the musicians simply by their first names, as well.)
Gob's friendship with several Canadian bands has come up often in the past few years. During Gob's downtime, Tom Thacker has played lead guitar for Sum 41 live since 2007 because of the departure of their lead guitarist, Dave Baksh. Since then, Thacker has become Baksh's permanent replacement in Sum 41.
Their fifth full-length album, Muertos Vivos, was released on Cobraside November 27, 2007 in the U.S. and was released in Canada on Aquarius Records October 23. They recruited Tyson Maiko as their bassist.
Muertos Vivos was heavier than any of the band's previous efforts, and wandered into alternative metal and hard rock, with some old hardcore punk influences.
The album's first single was "We're All Dying". They shot the video for "We're All Dying", as well as for their second single "Underground", on September 4 and 5, 2007, in downtown Vancouver. The album's final single was "Banshee Song".
In mid-2008, bassist Tyson Maiko left the band and was replaced by Steven Fairweather.
In early 2009, the band toured Canada, after which, in April, Tom joined up with Sum 41 for their Japanese and US tour.
In an interview with AMP Magazine, guitarist Theo Goutzinakis has revealed that the band already started writing for their next album, which will be probably released in 2010.[2] Tom has also revealed that he and Theo are currently in the studio, producing the first record by new Vancouver alternative rock band Floodlight.[3]
In August 2009, Gob revealed that their close friends are working on a documentary film about the band, to be released on DVD, or air on TV, sometime in the future. The film will follow the band since formation and until today.
On September 11, 2009, the band has said on their MySpace account that they would soon record the new album. Frontman Tom Thacker has confirmed on his Myspace that recording of the new Gob album will start in March 2010.
On March 13, 2010, in a chat with a fansite, frontman Tom Thacker has revealed that the drums for the album are already recorded and there are still vocals, guitars and bass left to record. Thacker has also revealed the musical direction of the album will be more punk and rock n' roll influenced, rather than the heavy metal influences on Muertos Vivos.[4] Thacker has also said that the upcoming documentary about the band will be made into a documentary about the recording of the new album, rather than about the band's whole history.
In Summer 2010, Tom Thacker has confirmed that the band will continue working on their upcoming album, upon his return from the Sum 41's Screaming Bloody Murder Tour in the fall of 2010. While touring with Sum 41, he has confirmed that Sum 41 has extended and touring with the band will take more time than he expected, delaying the recording of his parts in Gob's upcoming album Meanwhile other members of Gob are busy with their day jobs.
On January 11, 2011, Tom has said via a Myspace message that he is home recording vocals for Gob's upcoming album. He hopes to finish it within two weeks, though it is as yet unknown when the album is going to be mixed and mastered.[5]
On August 28, 2011, in an interview that took place with a Sum 41 fansite, Tom Thacker has announced that although the band recorded the band album for the past two years already, there are still some vocals to record, as well as background vocals, which Tom plans to record at home. Tom has commented that recording for the new album took more than expected because of his busy schedule with Sum 41 and fact that the band members are recording and producing the album by themselves.
Gob's cover of The Rolling Stones's Paint It, Black is also used in "Stir of Echos" (1999 - Staring Kevin Bacon)
| Date of release | Title | Label | US Billboard peak | UK peak | US sales |
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| 1994 | Gob (Self Titled) | Landspeed Records | |||
| 1995 | Too Late... No Friends | Mint Records | |||
| 13 May 1997 | Ass Seen on TV | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |||
| 8 December 1998 | How Far Shallow Takes You | Landspeed Records | |||
| 23 January 2001 | The World According to Gob | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | 194 | ||
| 8 October 2002 | F.U. EP | Nettwerk | |||
| 1 April 2003 | Foot in Mouth Disease | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | 132 | ||
| 27 November 2007 | Muertos Vivos | Aquarius | |||
| 2011 | TBA | TBA |
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
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| 1995 | "Soda" | |
| "You're Too Cool" | ||
| "B-Flat" | ||
| "Beauville" | ||
| 1998 | "What to Do" | |
| "I Hear You Calling" | ||
| 2001 | "For The Moment" | |
| "No Regrets" | ||
| 2002 | "Give Up the Grudge" | |
| 2003 | "Oh! Ellin" | |
| 2004 | "Break" | |
| 2007 | "We're All Dying" | |
| "Underground" | ||
| "Banshee Song" |
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