The Diamond Dogs was a

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founded in

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during the early 1990s, by vocalist Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson and guitarist Anders 'Boba' Lindström.

History

The line-up has changed several times throughout the band's career and has included members from bands such as

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, Stefan Sundströms back-up band,

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; however, the band's music has always been rooted in 1970's rock. The band has also toured extensively with bands such as

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, The Damned,

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, Ian Hunter and

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. The band has been especially successful in

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with crowds of up to ten thousand attending some of their concerts. In 2002, the band teamed up with the Swedish musician, Lennart Eriksson, to record a track for a tribute album to

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along with The Latin Kings frontman

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. The band recorded all of their live shows throughout Spain. The band announced their split after 25 years, on their Facebook page on September 29, 2015.

Line up

Former members

* Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson - Vocals *Lars Karlsson – Guitar *Henrik 'The Duke of Honk' Widén – Keyboard *Martin Tronsson – Bass *Johannes Nordell – Drums *Mats 'Magic' Gunnarsson - Saxophone *

Anders Lindström Anders Carl Lindström, or Boba Fett, as he is often called (born 19 July 1969), is a Swedish rock musician most known for being the organist and pianist of the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and co-founder and guitarist of The Diamond Dogs. ...

- Guitar *Stevie Klasson - Guitar *Jesper Karlsson - Drums *Magnus Leje - Guitar *Stefan 'Björken' Björk - Bass *

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– Guitar *Kent Axén - Guitar *Fredrik Fagerlund - Guitar *Johan Johansson - Bass *Daniel Johansson - Drums

Selected discography

Albums

*1994: ''Honked'' *2001: ''As Your Greens Turn Brown'' *2002: ''Too Much is Always Better than Not Enough'' *2003: ''That's the Juice I'm On'' - alternative mixes and unreleased tracks from earlier album sessions *2004: ''Black River Road'' *2005: ''Bound to Ravage'' - Greatest Hits compilation *2006: ''Up the Rock'' *2008: ''Most Likely'' *2010: ''The Grit & The Very Soul'' *2012: ''Set Fire to It All'' *2015: ''Quitters & Complainers'' *2019: ''Recall Rock 'N' Roll And The Magic Soul'' *2022: ''Slap Bang Blue Rendezvous'' *2025: ''Macon Georgia Giant'' (with

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)

EPs

*2000: ''Among the Nonbelievers'' *2001: ''Shortplayer'' *2008: ''The Conception''

Singles

*1993: "Blue Eyes Shouldn't be Cryin'" *1995: "Good Time Girl" *1996: "Need of Ammunition"

Other releases

*2002: contributed to tribute album Nationalsånger - Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg *2004: ''Atlantic Crossover'' - Diamond Dogs vs

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*2008: ''Cookin'' - performing the music of

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References

External links

Official MySpace
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