Look What I Did
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Look What I Did is an American post-hardcore
band, formed in 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee
, USA. The music combines elements of jazz
/fusion
, hardcore
, metal
, and progressive pop punk
. The band is known for its intense live show, described by Cincinnati CityBeat as a "live act capable of unleashing a scary, uncontrolled intensity bordering on dangerous," and oft-satirical eccentric lyrics.
by singer, Barry Donegan
and guitarist, Colby Shea. Miles McPherson
(drums, currently drumming for Kelly Clarkson
) and Chris Bradley (bass) were added before the band's first public live performance in January 2002.
In 2003, the band added a second guitar player, Aaron "Skeet" Childress, formerly of National Green, and relocated to Los Angeles, California
. At this time they also released their first recording, an independently recorded, financed, and released LP, My First Time
, on their own Clockrock Recordings. Despite its limited pressing, the record received many features from ezines such as theprp.com, loudside.com, Opuszine.com. Miles McPherson was not able to join the band in L.A., and Eli Green, now of HORSE the band
filled in for some time. McPherson returned to the group in 2004.
In 2005, newly reformed Combat Records
and producer, Brian Virtue (Jane's Addiction
, TheStart
) worked with the band to release Minuteman for the Moment
on October 4, 2005. The band then relocated to Nashville, TN, and began heavy national touring with bands such as Ion Dissonance
, Animosity
, At All Cost, Dog Fashion Disco
, Tub Ring
and The Classic Struggle
, Drop Dead, Gorgeous
, Folly
, and The Human Abstract
.
In October 2006, Jake Omen (drums, ex Year of Desolation) and Ty Coughlin (bass, ex L.A.O.) joined the band, replacing McPherson and Shea. Chris Bradley took over the duties on guitar.
In early 2008 the band signed a deal with new label Modernist Movement. The album Atlas Drugged was released on February 9, 2010 via Modernist Movement Recordings. Atlas Drugged was also produced by Brian Virtue. Decibel magazine referred to the band in a review of Atlas Drugged, "Look What I Did crush on political philosophers, put Latin words in their song titles and generally get off on being a bunch of wiseasses to spazzed-out Adderall punk."
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band, formed in 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, USA. The music combines elements of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
/fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
, hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
, metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, and progressive pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
. The band is known for its intense live show, described by Cincinnati CityBeat as a "live act capable of unleashing a scary, uncontrolled intensity bordering on dangerous," and oft-satirical eccentric lyrics.
History
Look What I Did was formed in 2001 in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
by singer, Barry Donegan
Barry Donegan
Michael Barry Donegan is an American singer, songwriter, writer, political activist, and political candidate best known as the lead singer of the rock band Look What I Did. He is also working on a side project with Evan Brewer of Animosity which is in the writing stage according to MTV Metal File...
and guitarist, Colby Shea. Miles McPherson
Miles McPherson
Miles McPherson is the pastor of The Rock Church in San Diego, a motivational speaker, and a former NFL football player.-History:...
(drums, currently drumming for Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
) and Chris Bradley (bass) were added before the band's first public live performance in January 2002.
In 2003, the band added a second guitar player, Aaron "Skeet" Childress, formerly of National Green, and relocated to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. At this time they also released their first recording, an independently recorded, financed, and released LP, My First Time
My First Time
My First Time is an album by Look What I Did released December 2003 on Clockrock Recordings. It features the song "Cupid Full of Eros" which was remade and released on their 2005 release Minuteman for the Moment, which also featured the second part to the Zanzibar story...
, on their own Clockrock Recordings. Despite its limited pressing, the record received many features from ezines such as theprp.com, loudside.com, Opuszine.com. Miles McPherson was not able to join the band in L.A., and Eli Green, now of HORSE the band
HORSE the band
Horse the Band is a band from Lake Forest, California who are best known for their 8-bit Nintendo-influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke once described their sound as "Nintendocore".-Biography:...
filled in for some time. McPherson returned to the group in 2004.
In 2005, newly reformed Combat Records
Combat Records
Combat Records was an independent record label from New York City. The label was home to predominantly metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and...
and producer, Brian Virtue (Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins . After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times...
, TheStart
TheSTART
TheStart is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. Their current lineup includes Aimee Echo, Jamie Miller, Lance Webber and Chelsea Davis.- Early history and Shakedown! :...
) worked with the band to release Minuteman for the Moment
Minuteman for the Moment
Minuteman for the Moment is the second studio album by Look What I Did released October 4, 2005 on Combat Records/KOCH Records. It features an updated version of the song "Cupid Full of Eros" previous seen on the bands 2003 album My First Time, as well as the second song in the "Zanzibar" chapter...
on October 4, 2005. The band then relocated to Nashville, TN, and began heavy national touring with bands such as Ion Dissonance
Ion Dissonance
Ion Dissonance is a Canadian mathcore/deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They're known for their technical mathcore style but changed to a more heavy, groove based style with the release of their 2007 album Minus the Herd.-History:...
, Animosity
Animosity (band)
Animosity was a death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2000. The band released three studio albums and disbanded in 2009.-History:...
, At All Cost, Dog Fashion Disco
Dog Fashion Disco
Dog Fashion Disco was an experimental metal band, from Rockville, Maryland, that was active from 1996 to 2007.- Biography :Combining many different music styles Dog Fashion Disco was primarily considered an avant-garde metal band...
, Tub Ring
Tub Ring
-Biography:Tub Ring formed in 1992 as a high school punk band.The band really took form with addition of keyboard player Rob Kleiner, who spent his teenage years following around the band Mr. Bungle. With Kleiner added to the band, Tub Ring adopted the similar sounds of Mr. Bungle. Mr...
and The Classic Struggle
The Classic Struggle
The Classic Struggle is a metalcore band with a heavy influence of thrash metal from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.-History:Several friends based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina formed The Classic Struggle in 2002. After playing several tours, Austin Floyd left in 2004...
, Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Drop Dead, Gorgeous is a band from Denver, Colorado. They are currently signed to Suretone Records. The band consists of frontman Danny Stillman , Kyle Browning , Jake Hansen and Danny Cooper...
, Folly
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs...
, and The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2004, the group was originally signed to the independent label Hopeless Records, the band then released the two albums Nocturne and Midheaven before signing to E1 Music and releasing Digital Veil...
.
In October 2006, Jake Omen (drums, ex Year of Desolation) and Ty Coughlin (bass, ex L.A.O.) joined the band, replacing McPherson and Shea. Chris Bradley took over the duties on guitar.
In early 2008 the band signed a deal with new label Modernist Movement. The album Atlas Drugged was released on February 9, 2010 via Modernist Movement Recordings. Atlas Drugged was also produced by Brian Virtue. Decibel magazine referred to the band in a review of Atlas Drugged, "Look What I Did crush on political philosophers, put Latin words in their song titles and generally get off on being a bunch of wiseasses to spazzed-out Adderall punk."
Discography
- 2003: My First TimeMy First TimeMy First Time is an album by Look What I Did released December 2003 on Clockrock Recordings. It features the song "Cupid Full of Eros" which was remade and released on their 2005 release Minuteman for the Moment, which also featured the second part to the Zanzibar story...
(Clockrock Recordings) - 2005: Minuteman for the MomentMinuteman for the MomentMinuteman for the Moment is the second studio album by Look What I Did released October 4, 2005 on Combat Records/KOCH Records. It features an updated version of the song "Cupid Full of Eros" previous seen on the bands 2003 album My First Time, as well as the second song in the "Zanzibar" chapter...
(Combat RecordsCombat RecordsCombat Records was an independent record label from New York City. The label was home to predominantly metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and...
) - 2010: Atlas Drugged (Modernist Movement Recordings)
Videography
- Minuteman for the Moment (2005)
- Fade to Daft (2010)
- I'm Majoring in Psychology (2010)
- Serf Song (2010)
- Pussy Comitatus (2011)
External links
- Look What I Did official website
- Look What I Did myspace page
- Look What I Did purevolume site
- [ Look What I Did @ Allmusic.com]