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Loser was an American
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band which was active from 2001 to 2006. Guitarist
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of Marilyn Manson fame formed Loser along with his friend and producer
Bob Marlette Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Sebastian Bach, R ...
. Marlette recommended Texas singer Joe Grah, who had already had success fronting the Texas alternative rock group
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, as a potential vocalist for the band. John flew to Texas to see
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in concert and immediately invited Grah to join. The group recruited fellow Texas musician Charles Lee Salvaggio on bass, as well as former The Feds drummer Glendon Crain. With the lineup secured, Loser began working on their debut album ''Just Like You''. The band played its first show in
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on June 9, 2005. The name Loser came about as a reaction to John 5's past: When questioned in an interview regarding the band's sound, John 5 replied, "It is just great rock music. It is kinda like the Foo Fighters,
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, new-age stuff." The band had initial success not long after signing with
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, when their song "Nobody Knows" was added to
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radio nationwide and their track "Disposable Sunshine" was included on the 2005 ''
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'' soundtrack. During the recording of the soundtrack, however, Crain briefly left the band and was replaced by drummer Elias Andra, a friend of Salvaggio's. Andra had had some success himself with the industrial metal band Psycho Plague, his own creation, which toured with Linkin Park. However, Andra soon left after promotional shots had been taken, and Crain returned. In 2006 Loser was the opening act on Staind's Chapter V tour, along with Theory of a Deadman. Loser was set to release its debut album, ''Just Like You'', on May 9, 2006 on Island/ Def Jam Recordings. At the same time, John 5 was also working for
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, and a conflict arose. As Zombie was also touring, John 5 tried to find a live replacement for himself while Loser was touring on conflicting dates. With promo material for the debut album already out and a release date in the bag, Island Records decided it didn't like the idea of Loser without John 5, and dropped the band from the label. "Being the founding member of Loser, my decision to leave was not an easy one", said John 5 in a press release. "I've been juggling two careers, both with Loser and Rob Zombie, for over one year now. I found it impossible to be in two places at once." Since the dissolution of Loser, Joe Grah has reformed his Dallas band
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and released several solo singles and videos. Charles Lee Salvaggio later went on to play bass in Filter, and guitar in
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and also teamed with Joe Grah on the project I Am The Wolf. Andra is now the drummer of bands
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and
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. Glendon Crain went on to join Godhead and later Hollywood Undead. In spite of Loser's album ''Just Like You'' being completed, Island Records decided not to commercially release the album. However, a limited number of promotional copies had been sent to radio stations and music critics. These rare physical copies of the album have become sought-after collectors items among fans. The official Loser Myspace page has tracks from ''Just for You'' available for download.Myspace Loser
Accessed on Nov. 23, 2007.


Discography


Band members

* Joe Grahlead vocals, songwriter *
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guitar, songwriter * Charles Lee Salvaggiobass * Glendon Craindrums *
Bob Marlette Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Sebastian Bach, R ...
producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loser (Band) Musical groups established in 2004 Alternative rock groups from Texas