Winnebago Deal
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Winnebago Deal are a rock music band from Oxford
, United Kingdom
. They started life in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham
, with Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (then on guitar) writing songs then recruiting a drummer and bass player through an ad. They played their first gig in early 1999 and fired the bass player a few months later, with Ben Thomas switching from guitar to bass. By the summer of 2000, Perrier and Thomas' dissatisfaction with their drummer led to his departure, with Thomas switching from bass to drums so the band could continue as a two-piece. Winnebago Deal now consists of two Bens, Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (drums).
Winnebago Deal generated strong support from many appearances at Oxford's Zodiac club, eventually supporting Fugazi at London's Forum; this led to their first record, the Plata O Plomo
EP
in 2003. They were nominated for the Kerrang Award's 'Best British Newcomer' that year. Soon after, the band signed a recording contract with Double Dragon Music, and produced their debut album Dead Gone
with Jack Endino
, producer of the first Nirvana
album Bleach
. Dead Gone
was released in September 2004. Plata O Plomo was reissued in Australia later that year, with an expanded track listing.
The "two Bens" then went on to play as Mondo Generator
with Nick Oliveri
, former Queens of the Stone Age
bassist–vocalist. As well as playing Mondo Generator
gigs, they still toured as Winnebago Deal and even supported Mondo Generator, earning them the moniker "Winnebago Generator" from fans. After recording tracks at Dave Grohl
's Studio 606 for the next Mondo Generator album with producer Nick Raskulinecz, it was announced in July 2006 that they had left the band for "undisclosed reasons".
In that same month they released their second full-length album Flight Of The Raven
, with the band again choosing to record with producer Jack Endino
. The album features guest appearances from other artists including band partner Nick Oliveri
, Endino, Paul Morrill and Edward "Raven" Heaton from the band Sicarios, and Rusty Needles of Oxford band Deguello, and was cited as the sixth best album in 2006 by Kerrang!
writer Raziq Rauf. In 2007 the Bens formed a new band called The Dresdens with Jack Goldstein of Oxford band Gunnbunny.
Winnebago Deal's third full-length album, "Career Suicide", was recorded in November 2009 and released a year later.
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. They started life in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham
Eynsham
Eynsham is a village and civil parish about east of Witney in Oxfordshire, England.-History:Eynsham grew up near the historically important ford of Swinford on the River Thames flood plain...
, with Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (then on guitar) writing songs then recruiting a drummer and bass player through an ad. They played their first gig in early 1999 and fired the bass player a few months later, with Ben Thomas switching from guitar to bass. By the summer of 2000, Perrier and Thomas' dissatisfaction with their drummer led to his departure, with Thomas switching from bass to drums so the band could continue as a two-piece. Winnebago Deal now consists of two Bens, Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (drums).
Winnebago Deal generated strong support from many appearances at Oxford's Zodiac club, eventually supporting Fugazi at London's Forum; this led to their first record, the Plata O Plomo
Plata O Plomo
Plata O Plomo is the debut EP by band Winnebago Deal.The name is a phrase in Spanish when translated means "silver or lead", meaning "accept a bribe or face assassination."-Track listing:#"Manhunt" – 2:51#"Maximum Overdrive" – 2:26...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in 2003. They were nominated for the Kerrang Award's 'Best British Newcomer' that year. Soon after, the band signed a recording contract with Double Dragon Music, and produced their debut album Dead Gone
Dead Gone
Dead Gone is the first full-length album by band Winnebago Deal.-Track listing:#"The Lineup"#"Breakdown"#"Cobra"#"L.S. Fiction"#"Did It, Done It, Doing It Again"#"Afterburner"#"Knife Chase"#"Shank Fight"#"Cargobull"#"Takin' Care of Business"...
with Jack Endino
Jack Endino
Jack Endino is a producer and musician based in Seattle. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana...
, producer of the first Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
album Bleach
Bleach
Bleach refers to a number of chemicals that remove color, whiten, or disinfect, often via oxidation. Common chemical bleaches include household chlorine bleach , lye, oxygen bleach , and bleaching powder...
. Dead Gone
Dead Gone
Dead Gone is the first full-length album by band Winnebago Deal.-Track listing:#"The Lineup"#"Breakdown"#"Cobra"#"L.S. Fiction"#"Did It, Done It, Doing It Again"#"Afterburner"#"Knife Chase"#"Shank Fight"#"Cargobull"#"Takin' Care of Business"...
was released in September 2004. Plata O Plomo was reissued in Australia later that year, with an expanded track listing.
The "two Bens" then went on to play as Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
with Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
, former Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
bassist–vocalist. As well as playing Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
gigs, they still toured as Winnebago Deal and even supported Mondo Generator, earning them the moniker "Winnebago Generator" from fans. After recording tracks at Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
's Studio 606 for the next Mondo Generator album with producer Nick Raskulinecz, it was announced in July 2006 that they had left the band for "undisclosed reasons".
In that same month they released their second full-length album Flight Of The Raven
Flight Of The Raven
Flight of the Raven is the second full-length album by band Winnebago Deal.-Track listing:#"With Friends Like These"#"Reeper"#"Not Human"#"Czechoslovakia"#"Fresco"#"Flight Of The Raven"#"You Let Me Down"#"Venomized"...
, with the band again choosing to record with producer Jack Endino
Jack Endino
Jack Endino is a producer and musician based in Seattle. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana...
. The album features guest appearances from other artists including band partner Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
, Endino, Paul Morrill and Edward "Raven" Heaton from the band Sicarios, and Rusty Needles of Oxford band Deguello, and was cited as the sixth best album in 2006 by Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
writer Raziq Rauf. In 2007 the Bens formed a new band called The Dresdens with Jack Goldstein of Oxford band Gunnbunny.
Winnebago Deal's third full-length album, "Career Suicide", was recorded in November 2009 and released a year later.
Albums
- Dead GoneDead GoneDead Gone is the first full-length album by band Winnebago Deal.-Track listing:#"The Lineup"#"Breakdown"#"Cobra"#"L.S. Fiction"#"Did It, Done It, Doing It Again"#"Afterburner"#"Knife Chase"#"Shank Fight"#"Cargobull"#"Takin' Care of Business"...
- (27 September 2004) - Flight Of The RavenFlight Of The RavenFlight of the Raven is the second full-length album by band Winnebago Deal.-Track listing:#"With Friends Like These"#"Reeper"#"Not Human"#"Czechoslovakia"#"Fresco"#"Flight Of The Raven"#"You Let Me Down"#"Venomized"...
- (10 July 2006) - Career Suicide - (22 November 2010)
Singles
- "ManhuntManhunt (song)Manhunt is a song by the band Winnebago Deal. The song also appears on their album Plata O Plomo.-Track listing:#"Manhunt"#"Crib Job"#"Shank Fight In M-City"#"Manhunt"...
" - (11 August 2003) - "Nebula/Winnebago Deal Split 7"" - (8 December 2003) - Limited to 1800 copies.
- A: NebulaNebula (band)Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....
- "Strange Human" - AA: Winnebago Deal - "Takin' Care of BusinessTakin' Care of Business"Takin' Care of Business" is a song written by Randy Bachman and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive for their 1973 album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II.-Development:...
"- "CobraCobra (song)"Cobra" is a song by the band Winnebago Deal. It was the first single and video released from the album Dead Gone in the UK on 20 September 2004. The b-sides "2 Motors" and "Save My Brain" are outtakes from the Dead Gone sessions produced by Jack Endino...
" - (13 September 2004) - "Did it, Done It, Doing It Again" - (25 April 2005)
- "Spider Bite" - (17 July 2006)
- "Reeper" - (13 November 2006)
- "Cobra
Compilations
- Decade: 10 Years of Fierce Panda - (1 March 2004)
- contributed track 17 - "Manhunt"
- Road To NowhereRoad to Nowhere"Road to Nowhere" is a song by Talking Heads, from the 1985 album Little Creatures. It also appeared on Best of Talking Heads, Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, the Once in a Lifetime box set and the Brick box set...
- (25 September 2007) Poison Tree Records
- Road To Nowhere
- contributed track 05 - "Venomized"