Wool (band)
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'''Wool''' were a [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Washington, D.C.]] (but based in [[Los Angeles]]), specialising in a rough-hewn but melodic brand of [[punk music|punk]]-based [[hard rock music|hard rock]] from 1990-1996.
[[Wool]] formed in the early '90s when brothers [[Peter Stahl|Peter]] and [[Franz Stahl]] (vocals/guitar and guitar/vocals, respectively) were forced to terminate their popular band [[Scream (band)|Scream]] when bassist [[Skeeter Thompson]] went [[AWOL]] and drummer [[Dave Grohl]] defected to [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] mid-way through a U.S. tour.
The brothers then teamed up with former [[Government Issue]] and future [[Burning Airlines]] drummer [[Peter Moffett]] and [[Seattle]] native and ex-[[Concrete Blonde]] bassist [[Al Bloch]] (brother of [[Seattle]] [[Sub-Pop]] legend [[Kurt Bloch]] from the [[Fastbacks]]).
The quartet's first single "Little Darlin'", is widely regarded as one of the finest punk singles ever. Then, the band released an EP, 1992's rollicking ''Budspawn'', which was released independently on [[External Records]]. The material on ''Budspawn'' combined the four members' inherent punk aesthetics with a tendency toward more straight-ahead, anthemic hard rock and drug-induced [[psychedelia]].
Following a lineup change in which Moffett was replaced by former [[Inside Out]], [[Chain of Strength]], and [[Drive Like Jehu]] drummer, [[Chris Bratton]], [[Wool]] were signed to [[London Records]] in the newly punk-friendly climate of [[1993]]. The band recorded ''Box Set'' in early [[1994]] and released it in the Fall of that year. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, ''Box Set'' expanded on the basic blueprint of Wool's already established sound. Surprisingly pop-friendly throughout, ''Box Set'' could have easily succeeded alongside contemporaries [[Stone Temple Pilots]] or [[Green Day]], but the album spawned no real hits.
After a less than enthusiastic commercial response to ''Box Set'', the band was dropped by [[London Records]], early on in 1996. Wool recorded new demos in late '94 and late '95, but split up by summer of [[1996]]. Later on guitarist/vocalist [[Franz Stahl]] joined former [[Scream (band)|Scream]] band mate [[Dave Grohl]] in the [[Foo Fighters]], replacing departing guitarist [[Pat Smear]]. Franz's tenure in the band included the entire world tour for the 1997 album [[The Colour And The Shape]]. [[Peter Stahl]] went on to play with [[Earthlings?]] and [[Goatsnake]] and appeared on several of [[Josh Homme]]'s ([[Queens of the Stone Age]]) [[The Desert Sessions]] albums. Later on he became a [[Tour Manager]] for many bands, including [[Foo Fighters]] , [[Cave In]] and [[Rammstein]].
==Discography==
===''Budspawn'' (1992)===
# "S.O.S."
# "Slightly Under"
# "Clear My Head"
# "Wait"
# "Medication"
# "Eff"
===''Box Set'' (1994)===
# "Eden"
# "Kill The Crow"
# "Eat Some Ziti"
# "Superman Is Dead"
# "B-350"
# "Chances Are"
# "Coalinga"
# "Speak"
# "God Rest His Soul"
# "Blackeye
# "Take A Look"
===''Your Choice Live Series'' (1995, Your Choice Records)===
# "S.O.S."
# "Kill The Crow"
# "Soundchecksong"
# "Clear My Head"
# "Eden"
# "B-350"
# "Coalinga"
# "Superman Is Dead"
# "Medication"
# "Wait"
# "Eff"
# "Sistersong"
==Members==
* [[Peter Stahl]] - vocals/guitar
* [[Franz Stahl]] - guitar/vocals
* [[Al Bloch]] - bass/vocals
* [[Chris Bratton]] - drums (1993-1996)
* [[Peter Moffett]] - drums/vocals (1990-1993)
[[Category:American rock music groups]]
[[Category:1990s music groups]]
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