Tribe was an American

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, United States, which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released three albums including two on

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. They were finalists in the 1988 WBCN

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. However, their popularity in Boston did not translate their local appeal into national fame and they disbanded in 1994. Greg LoPiccolo later stated that "When Warner Bros didn’t pick up our option for the third album; that was kind of a momentum-killer."

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, now Brosius, and

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and Greg LoPiccolo later joined

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and did sound/voice/music work on various games. They would later become critical members of ''

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. "Outside", a song from ''Here at the Home'', was featured in the 2007

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''.

Current status

Terri Brosius helped form Boston band The Vivs, where she is the keyboard player and backing vocalist. They released their debut album, "Mouth to Mouth", in 2009. Eric Brosius is a member of the Boston bands Eddie Japan and Dark Wheels, which both feature Greg LoPiccolo's brother Bart on guitar. Janet LaValley is co-founder and lead singer for the dark wave/indie band, Murdoch. Murdoch released their first album, "Gone", in 2021. LaValley had a song called "Jube" on the soundtrack for the movie ''

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Members

* Janet LaValley: vocals, rhythm guitar (1985–1994) *

: keyboards, backing vocals (1985–1994) *

: lead guitar, backing vocals (1985–1994) * Greg LoPiccolo: bass, backing vocals (1985–1994) * David Penzo: drums, percussion (1985–1994) * Mike Levesque: drums, percussion (live shows only) (1994)

Discography

Albums

* ''Tribe'' (EP) (1987) * ''

Here at the Home ''Here at the Home'' is the debut studio album by alternative rock band Tribe. The album was released on March 16, 1990, and was produced by the band themselves. A single for "Jakpot" was released, containing a dance mix of the song. The casse ...

'' (1990) * '' Abort'' (1991) * '' Sleeper'' (1993)

Singles

* "Jakpot" (1990) * "Easter Dinner" (1991) * "Payphone"(1991) * "Joyride (I Saw the Film)" (1991) * "Supercollider" (1993) * "Red Rover" (1993)

References

External links

The Lost Bands: Searching for ... Tribe (bullz-eye.com)

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