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band sometimes referred to as a ''junk rock band'' from Indianapolis,

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Band history

Establishment

Sloppy Seconds was formed in 1984 by a group of friends from Indianapolis, Indiana."Sloppy Seconds," ''Flipside,'' whole no. 65 (Spring 1990), pp. 62–63. The band spent its first three years writing songs and honing its craft, releasing its first record, a four-song EP called ''The First Seven Inches,'' in 1987. Following the release of the first EP, the band went into the studio on its own, assisted by producer Paul Mahern, without a

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deal. Knowing from an early date that they were not a prolific recording band, the band sought to make an impact with its first full-length release, tabbing the record ''Destroyed'' as a play on ''Destroyer'', a 1976 platinum album by stadium rockers

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. In search of a home, the band sent out a

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including rough mixes of the first four songs completed for the project, with

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ultimately picking up the project. This debut album was finally released in 1989, featuring parody artwork by

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, a fan of the band. A series of three singles followed for fans of the 7-inch vinyl format, featuring popular album tracks such as the anthemic "I Don't Wanna Be a Homosexual" and their controversial paean to underaged porn queen

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Band name

Their name derives from the slang term "

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in the relevant

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Reunion

In January 2008, the band announced they had signed to Kid Tested Records, owned by Dave Parasite of the

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. That year, they released ''Endless Bummer'', their first full-length in ten years. In June and July 2008, the band promoted the album with a tour of the US, which included an appearance at

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. Sloppy Seconds' first studio album, ''Destroyed'', was reissued on Kid Tested records in 2010. They went on a short East Coast tour in May and June 2010.

Personnel

* B.A. – vocals * Ace "Spice" Hardwhere – guitars * Bo'Ba Jam – bass * Steve Sloppy – drums Former members include guitarist and founding member Danny "Roadkill" Thompson, alias "Dr. Roadkill". who left the band in 1993

Discography

Albums

*'' Destroyed'' (

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) (1989) *''

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) (1993) * ''Live: No Time for Tuning'' (self-released) (1996) *''

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) (1998) *''Endless Bummer'' (Kid Tested) (2008)

Singles and EPs

* ''The First Seven Inches'' 7" EP (Alternative Testicles) (1987) *''Germany'' EP (1988) (Hebre Scherbe) (1988) *"Come Back, Traci" / "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (Toxic Shock) (1989) *"Where Eagles Dare" / "Ice Cream Man" (Roadkill) (1990) *"I Don't Wanna Be A Homosexual" b/w "Human Waste" (Toxic Shock) (1990) *Lonely Christmas EP (Taang!) (1992) *''12/29/94 (Fireside Bowl – Chicago, IL)'' EP (V.M.L.) (1994) *Split 7" with

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(V.M.L.) (1997) – "Why Don't Lesbians Love Me?" / "Pervert At Large" *Garbage Days Regurgitated EP (Nitro) (2000) *"You Can't Kill Joey Ramone" / "Can't Stand Rock'n'Roll" (Wallride) (2010) *Split 7" with Dangerbird (Failure) (2017) – "Johhny Be Dead" *''Split Hits The Fans'' Split 7" with

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(Failure) (2002) – Thanks For The Mammaries"

Compilations

*''The First Seven Inches...And Then Some!'' (Taang!) (1992) * ''NeoComicon 2005'' (self-released) (2004)

Compilation appearances

*''War Between The States: North'' cassette (Wally And The Beaver) (1985) – "Before Cable" *''There's A Method To Our Madness'' (

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) (1986) – "Jerry's Kids) *''District of Colombia'' cassette (Fucksafe) (1988) – "So Fucked Up", "If I Had A Woman", "Germany", "I Don't Want To Take You Home" *''France Kontakt Usa'' cassette (Broken Tape) (1988) – "I Don't Want To Take You Home", "So Fucked Up" *''War Between The States: North'' cassette (TPOS) (1989) – "I Don't Want To Take You Home", "So Fucked Up" *''Caroline Records-Rock Sampler 6'' (Adventures In Music) (1992) – "If I Had A Woman" *'' Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper'' ( Triple X) (1993) – "Serious" *''Decade Of Disaster'' (

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) (1994) – "Veronica" *''Punk Chartbusters Vol 2'' (

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/Soundcarrier (1995) – "The Candy Man" *''Ox-Compilation #23'' – Eye-sore (Ox Fanzine) (1996) – "Come Back, Traci" *''15 Bullets-The Wolverine Compilation'' (Wolverine) (1996) – "Ice Cream Man" *''KPNK: Punk Radio'' – All The Hits All The Time ( Nitro Nitro may refer to: Chemistry *Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed: **Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2 **Nitroalkene, ...