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Gas Giants were a pop rock
Pop rock

Pop rock is a mix of pop music and rock music that uses catchy pop style, with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from it being classed as an "upbeat variety of rock music" to a subgenre of pop music....
 band from Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, with a 2007 population of 174,091. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece....
, formed as a successor project to the Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms

The Gin Blossoms are an alternative rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C....
. The group was known as The Pharaohs when they formed in 1997, but changed their name after their label, A&M Records
A&M Records

A&M Records is an United States record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division....
, merged with Universal Records
Universal Records

Universal Records is an United States record label owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as part of The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group....
 and the band changed hands, re-signing with Interscope Records
Interscope Records

Interscope Records is an United States record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group....
. Eventually, the group released their album, From Beyond the Back Burner, in 1999 on indie Atomic Pop Records. Comic book artist Geof Darrow
Geof Darrow

Geof "Geofrey" Darrow is a comic artist and designer born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States....
 provided the artwork for the album.






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Gas Giants were a pop rock
Pop rock

Pop rock is a mix of pop music and rock music that uses catchy pop style, with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from it being classed as an "upbeat variety of rock music" to a subgenre of pop music....
 band from Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, with a 2007 population of 174,091. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece....
, formed as a successor project to the Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms

The Gin Blossoms are an alternative rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C....
. The group was known as The Pharaohs when they formed in 1997, but changed their name after their label, A&M Records
A&M Records

A&M Records is an United States record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division....
, merged with Universal Records
Universal Records

Universal Records is an United States record label owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as part of The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group....
 and the band changed hands, re-signing with Interscope Records
Interscope Records

Interscope Records is an United States record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group....
. Eventually, the group released their album, From Beyond the Back Burner, in 1999 on indie Atomic Pop Records. Comic book artist Geof Darrow
Geof Darrow

Geof "Geofrey" Darrow is a comic artist and designer born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States....
 provided the artwork for the album. The band featured Gin Blossoms members Robin Wilson, Phillip Rhodes and Daniel Henzerling, as well as Mickey Ferrel, who was previously in the band Grevious Angels. Henzerling was the drummer for the Gin Blossoms before the current drummer, Phillip Rhodes
Phillip Rhodes

Phillip Rhodes was a drummer for the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms during the late 1980s and the 1990s.He was brought into the band well before the release of the group's first album in 1989 in music, as a replacement for drummer Dan Henzerling....
. The band toured with Train
Train (band)

Train is a Grammy Award-winning rock music band formed in San Francisco, California. To date, three of their albums have peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and have sold a total of over 4 million albums in the US....
 in 2000 behind the band's only single, "Quitter".

Because the Gin Blossoms have reunited as of 2006, Gas Giants appear to be on indefinite hiatus.

Personnel

  • Robin Wilson
    Robin Wilson (musician)

    Robin Wilson replaced Richard Taylor as guitarist of alternative rock band Gin Blossoms in 1988, but switched places early on with vocalist Jesse Valenzuela....
     - Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Daniel Henzerling- Lead Guitar, Vocals
  • Phillip Rhodes
    Phillip Rhodes

    Phillip Rhodes was a drummer for the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms during the late 1980s and the 1990s.He was brought into the band well before the release of the group's first album in 1989 in music, as a replacement for drummer Dan Henzerling....
     - Drums, Vocals
  • Mickey Ferrell- Bass


Discography

  • From Beyond the Back Burner (1999, Atomic Pop Records)


Other appearances
  • Live in the X Lounge III
    Live in the X Lounge

    Live in the X Lounge is a series of albums released by Birmingham, Alabama's former alternative rock radio station, WRAX.Though the radio station can no longer be found on the air, this series of Live album was produced while the station was known as 107.7 The X....
     - "Quitter" (2000)


  • Boys and Girls (2000 film)
    Boys and Girls (2000 film)

    Boys and Girls is a romantic comedy film that was released in 2000, directed by Robert Iscove. It has been said to be a new generation version of the movie When Harry Met Sally.......
     soundtrack - "Quitter" (2000)


  • Gas Giants members were also featured on The Poppin' Wheelies (2000, Uranus Laboratories Inc.). This was intended to be the soundtrack of an animated series (never produced) about a band in space.


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