Green is an American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

group from

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

History

The group was started by Jeff Lescher (guitar and vocals), John Diamond (bass and backing vocals), and John Valley (drums). This lineup recorded the 1984 four-song EP ''The Name of This Group Is Green'' and the group's 1986 self-titled debut album, which featured 14 songs, including re-recordings of all four songs from the earlier EP. Green established themselves via live shows around Chicago and undertook several national tours with the assistance of manager Cindy Illig. In 1986, Diamond and Valley elected to leave the band as Lescher announced plans for a national tour. Recruited from local music papers and from among their Chicago fan base were new bassist

Ken Kurson Kenneth Kurson (born 1968) is an American political consultant, writer, journalist, and former musician, who was editor-in-chief of ''The New York Observer'' between 2013 and 2017. In 2020 he was charged by federal prosecutors with cyberstalking ...

(who had his own band, Circles, and later fronted The Lilacs), rhythm guitarist Stuart Shea, and drummer Rich Clifton. Shea departed following a brief U.S. tour, and the remaining three-piece recorded ''Elaine MacKenzie'', including the tracks "Heavy Metal Kids", "She Was My Girl", and "Radio Caroline." Writing in ''Spin'' magazine, renowned rock critic

Ira Robbins Ira Robbins may refer to: * Ira Robbins, editor and publisher of '' Trouser Press'' * Ira Robbins, President and CEO of Valley Bank * Ira P. Robbins, legal scholar and professor of law specializing in criminal law {{disambig ...

reviewed ''Elaine MacKenzie'', noting, "Lescher's voice is astonishing -- a rough but melodic roar that seems to be straining for release" before concluding "The Greening of America starts here." ''Away From the Pulsebeat'' magazine's review of ''Elaine MacKenzie'' stated: "Best American band, best songwriter, best singer, best LP. Sweep year." In 1988, Green released a single called ''

REM Rem or REM may refer to: Music * R.E.M., an American rock band * ''R.E.M.'' (EP), by the band Green * "R.E.M." (song), by Ariana Grande Science and technology * Rapid eye movement sleep, a phase of sleep * Roentgen equivalent man (rem), a unit ...

'', this after the band

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the fir ...

released an album called ''

Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...

''. The group's membership changed again when Clay Tomasek (bass/vocals) joined the group for the ''Bittersweet'' EP in 1993. In 2001 ''Eau de Vie'' was released on the Jettison label, owned by

Jeff Pezzati Jeffrey Neal Pezzati (born February 6, 1960) is an American musician, known for being the lead singer of the Chicago punk band Naked Raygun. From 1983 to 1985, he also played bass for the band Big Black. In 1980 Pezzati was asked to audition fo ...

Naked Raygun Naked Raygun is an American punk rock band that formed in Chicago in 1980. The band was active from 1980 to 1992, along with reunion shows in 1997, and since 2006. Naked Raygun have cited various bands as influences, including Buzzcocks, Wire, ...

and

Big Black Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois, active from 1981 to 1987. Founded first as a solo project by singer and guitarist Steve Albini, the band became a trio with an initial lineup that included guitarist Santiago Dur ...

. The group released its seventh album, the 16-track concept affair ''The Planets'', in 2009. The group now includes Lescher, Tomasek, Mike Zelenko on drums, and guitarist Jason Mosher.

Discography

Source:

Studio albums

* ''

'' (1986), Gang Green Records * '' Elaine MacKenzie'' (1987), Pravda Records * ''

White Soul Blue-eyed soul (also called white soul) is rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music performed by White people, white artists. The term was coined in the mid-1960s, to describe white artists whose sound was similar to that of the predominantly black ...

'' (1989), Megadisc Records * '' The Pop Tarts'' (1992), Megadisc Records * ''5'' (1998), B Track Records * ''Eau de Vie'' (2001), Jettison * ''The Planets'' (2009), Gang Green

Compilations

* ''White Soul & Bittersweet'' (1991), Widely Distributed * ''The Flowers in the Grass'' (1993), Megadisc

EPs

* ''The Name of This Group Is Green'' (1984), Gang Green * ''

'' (1988),

Pravda ''Pravda'' ( rus, Правда, p=ˈpravdə, a=Ru-правда.ogg, 'Truth') is a Russian broadsheet newspaper, and was the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, when it was one of the most in ...

(titled in response to

's release of the album ''

'')Grey, Marcus - ''It Crawled from the South'' (second edition), 1997, Da Capo Press (p. 513) * ''Bittersweet'' (1991), Megadisc/ PIAS * ''Pathétique'' (1993), Widely Distributed

Compilation appearances

* ''CMJ Presents Certain Damage! Volume 4'' (Certain Damage!) (1981) - "Radio Caroline" * ''Heat from the Wind Chill Factory'' (Dead Bunny) (1985) - "For You" * ''Beasts from the East'' (Voxx) (1986) - "She's Not a Little Girl Anymore", "Something About You" * ''Epic Presents the Unsigned-Vol. II'' (

Epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale Epic(s) ...

) (1987) - "Gotta Get a Record Out" * ''Mondostereo'' (The Tinnitus Label/Away from the Pulsebeat) (1988) - "Away from the Pulsebeat" * ''R.E.D. Retail Sampler Vol. 1 or 18 Ways to Make More Money'' ( Relativity) (1992) - "Hear What You Want to Hear" * ''The Apathy and the Ecstasy'' (A Futurist Label and Mechanics Records Sampler) cassette (Futurist/Mechanic) (1993) - "Hear What You Want to Hear" * ''Whodunit: Chicago Knows Who'' (No Cigar) (1997) - "Pictures of Lily", "Mary Ann with the Shaky Hands" * ''Waaghals '18' 1985-2003'' (Waaghals) (2003) - "For You" * ''Even More Super Hits of the Seventies'' (WFMU/Mike-Shell) (2015) - "Superstar" * ''Souvenirs: Little Gems of Pop Volume 3'' (Wall of Noise/Sound Asleep) (2020) - "Curry Your Favor"

References

External links

Official Site
*
Green's Facebook Page
{{Authority control Indie rock musical groups from Illinois Musical groups from Chicago Musical groups established in 1984