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band on

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and later,

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. Fronted by George Tabb, it also included Evan Cohen (and later, Stevie "Ramone" Burkes) on

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and Michael Harper on

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s. Furious George released two full-length albums: ''Gets a Record'' in 1997, and ''V.M. Live'' in 1999, as well as a series of singles and EPs. George Tabb's band played as the character Richie's (Adrien Brody) punk band in the Spike Lee film ''

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'', released in 1999.

Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist, occasional lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughou ...

and

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have provided guest vocals on some of the band's work. Furious George is listed in the Encyclopedia of Punk by Brian Cogan with a foreword by Penelope Spheeris. The band name is a parody to the book character,

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Discography

*'' Goes Ape!'' CD EP (

Lookout! Records Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California, and later in Berkeley, focusing on punk rock. Established in 1987, the label is best known for having released Operatio ...

163, September 9, 1996) *''

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(

042, 1997) *'' Gets a Record'' CD/12" LP (Recess Records 043, 1997) *'' V.M.L.ive'' CD (

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37829, July 6, 1999) **live at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL May 30, 1998

Compilation appearances

*'' It Comes From The East'' compilation 12" LP/CD ( Intensive Scare Records ISLP1, 1996) **Eleven bands, plus fanzine insert that includes a page from each band. BLACK VINYL **Track 01 – Furious George – Take My Life, Please! *'' It Smells Like Spring'' compilation double LP (Intensive Scare Records ISLP No. 3, 1997) **28 tracks / 1000 made, blue vinyl. + info sheet. **Reissued on June 8, 2004 **International compilation album with 2/3 of the bands being from the US/Canada, the others are from Germany, Japan, Italy, Slovenia, and others. **Side 3, Track 05 – Furious George – Sorry Ass Sucker *''

Ramones Maniacs ''Ramones Maniacs'' is a 2001 tribute album to the punk rock band the Ramones, released by Trend Is Dead! Records. The album's track list is an exact match of the band's 1988 compilation album ''Ramones Mania'', which had been released by Sire Reco ...

'' tribute CD (

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, 2001) **26 bands, a re-recording of the entire '' Ramones Mania'' album. **Track 08 – Furious George – Pinhead

External links

* * Furious Georgeat

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