Halfcocked (also known as Half Cocked, Halfc*cked or Half-Cocked) is an American

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band. Influenced by 1970s hard rock and punk rock, along with 1980s glam metal, they started out in

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

in 1997 and signed with

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Curve of the Earth Records. In 1999 the band placed third in the finals of the

WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble The Rock 'n' Roll Rumble (now stylized as "Rock & Roll Rumble"; formerly the " WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble"), begun in 1979, is a Greater Boston " battle of the bands" competition sponsored by Boston Emissions, an online local music program for ...

, being the first "wild card" act to play in the finals. They signed with DreamWorks imprint Megatronic Records (headed by

Powerman 5000 Powerman 5000 (also known as PM5K) is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1991. The group has released eleven studio albums, gaining its highest level of commercial success with 1999's ''Tonight the Stars Revolt!'', which reached number ...

frontman

Spider One Michael David Cummings (born August 25, 1968), better known as Spider One, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and director. He is the founder and only consistent member of the rock band Powerman 5000. He is the younger brother o ...

) and moved to Los Angeles in 2000.Bye-bye, Half Cocked
, Bret Milano, ''

Boston Phoenix ''The Phoenix'' (stylized as ''The Phœnix'') was the name of several alternative weekly periodicals published in the United States by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston, Massachusetts, including the now defunct ''Boston Phoenix'', '' ...

'', May 26, 2000. After numerous delays,Suburban voices
, Sean Richardson, ''Boston Phoenix'', July 26, 2001. they released one final album—'' The Last Star''—before splitting up in 2002.

Personnel

*Sarah Reitkopp : Vocalist *Jhen Kobran : Bassist/backing vocalist *Tommy O'Neil : Guitarist *Johnny Heatley : Guitarist * Charlee Johnson : Drums

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

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'' (1998) * '' Occupation: Rock Star'' (2000) * '' The Last Star'' (2001)

Compilation appearances

*''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1998, Curve of the Earth) (song: "Whole in the World") *''Benefit for El Chupacabra'' (1998, Polterchrist) (song: "Ghost Bones") *''

Dracula 2000 ''Dracula 2000'' (also known as ''Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000'' and internationally as ''Dracula 2001'') is a 2000 American horror film co-written and directed by Patrick Lussier and produced by Joel Soisson. Starring Gerard Butler in th ...

'' soundtrack (2000,

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

) (song: "Sober") *''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

'' soundtrack (2001, DreamWorks) (song: " Bad Reputation", the original

Joan Jett Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. Often referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music#J, Godmother of Punk", she is regarded as a Pop icon, rock icon and ...

version is heard in the film) *''

WWF Tough Enough ''WWE Tough Enough'' is an American professional wrestling reality competition series that was produced by WWE, wherein participants undergo professional wrestling training and compete for a contract with WWE. There were two winners per season ...

'' (2001, DreamWorks) (song: "Drive Away")

References

External links

*
Megatronic Records
Curve of the Earth Records
20 Questions with Charlee Johnson

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, October 23, 2001. Hard rock musical groups from Massachusetts Musical groups from Boston Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 {{US-rock-band-stub