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Artist
Whipping Boy
12+ albums
shoegazeindie rockalternative rockalternativeirish
about
Whipping Boy could refer to two different acts: 1) An Irish rock band who were active in the 1990s. They came to public attention with the critically acclaimed Heartworm album. They had been together a number of years at this stage, and had already released a low-key debut, Submarine. Despite its critical acclaim, Heartworm sold poorly and the band was subsequently dropped from their label, Columbia Records. They released a self-financed, self-titled follow up album, which again got huge critical acclaim. However, without the backing of a major record company the record once again flopped. The band had already grown disheartened with their experience and had broken up in 1998, 3 years before they could afford to release their final album. Despite little commercial success, Whipping Boy frequently appear in "best album" and "best band" polls in their native Ireland, and have gained celebrity fans such as Billy Corgan and Lou Reed (who said if the band's single We Don't Need Nobody Else isn't a huge hit, he knows nothing about music). Whipping Boy consisted of members: * Colm Hassett (drums) * Myles McDonnell (bass guitar) * Fearghal McKee (vocals) * Paul Page (guitar) The band reformed in September 2005 announcing 2 Irish dates around Christmas, and the possibility of recording another album. 2) A hardcore punk band from Palo Alto, California. The band was created in 1982, made up of students from Stanford University. Their sound featured lightning-fast me
