For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Brain Donor.

Brain Donor

Brain Donor
OriginEngland
Genres
Years active1999–2009
Labels
Past members
  • Julian Cope
  • Anthony 'Doggen' Foster
  • Kevin 'Kevlar' Bales
  • Ian 'Mister E' Bissett[4]

Brain Donor were an English power trio,[5] formed in July 1999 by Julian Cope and two Spiritualized members, Doggen Foster (lead guitar) and drummer Kevin 'Kevlar' Bales.[6] Wearing full make-up in the kabuki style of early KISS, the band sought to combine Van Halen-esque heavy metal with garage rock[7] in the style of Blue Cheer and the Japanese noise rock bands High Rise and Mainliner.[citation needed]

The band's debut album Love Peace & Fuck was hammered by the press for its gratuitous soloing and guitar heavy production. But with the recent return of heavy metal values to underground music via re-appraissals of Blue Cheer and Sir Lord Baltimore, Love Peace & Fuck has since come to be regarded by the new American Underground as something of a classic,}[2] and a US compilation album of the band was released in 2005, on San Francisco's Mister E. Records. The same year, a song entitled "Messages" from the second Brain Donor album, Too Freud To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Jung To Die, appeared in the American film, The Lost.

Bales was replaced by new drummer, known as Mr. E,[8] for the band's last two albums. Brain Donor has been inactive since 2009's Wasted Fuzz Excessive.

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
  • Love Peace & Fuck (Impresario, 2001)[9]
  • Too Freud to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Jung to Die (Brain Donor Records, 2003)[10] (2-CD set; CD 1 features studio material from 1999-2002, CD 2 contains a 2000 live recording)[11]
  • Drain'd Boner (Invada, 2006)
  • Wasted Fuzz Excessive (Brain Donor Records, 2009)

Live albums

[edit]
  • Thekla (White Trash Recordings, 2007)[12]

Compilation albums

[edit]
  • Brain Donor (Mister E, 2005) (US compilation)

Singles

[edit]
  • "She Saw Me Coming" (Impresario, 2001)
  • "Get Off Your Pretty Face" (Impresario, 2001)
  • "My Pagan Ass" (Static Caravan / Resonant, 2002)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Brain Donor Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Badgley, Aaron. "Love, Peace & Fuck Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ Empire, Kitty (12 September 2005). "Brain Donor : She Saw Me Coming". NME. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Ian Bissett". Twitter. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ Myers, Ben (19 March 2008). "All hail Julian Cope, renaissance man". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Julian Cope". Island Records. Retrieved 15 May 2021
  7. ^ "Q&A 2000CE — BRAIN DONOR". headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021
  8. ^ "URTHONA—SUPER-HEAVY HAMOAZIAN REVERIE". headheritage.co.uk, March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2021
  9. ^ Strong, Martin C. "Julian Cope Biography". The Great Rock Bible. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Too Freud to Rock 'N' Roll, Too Jung to Die". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2021
  11. ^ "Too Freud to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Jung to Die". Head Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Thekla - 2007". Record Collectors of the World Unite. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
[edit]
{{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}}
Brain Donor
Listen to this article

This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :(
Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience.
Please download and use one of the following browsers:

This article was just edited, click to reload
This article has been deleted on Wikipedia (Why?)

Back to homepage

Please click Add in the dialog above
Please click Allow in the top-left corner,
then click Install Now in the dialog
Please click Open in the download dialog,
then click Install
Please click the "Downloads" icon in the Safari toolbar, open the first download in the list,
then click Install
{{::$root.activation.text}}

Install Wikiwand

Install on Chrome Install on Firefox
Don't forget to rate us

Tell your friends about Wikiwand!

Gmail Facebook Twitter Link

Enjoying Wikiwand?

Tell your friends and spread the love:
Share on Gmail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Buffer

Our magic isn't perfect

You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo.

This photo is visually disturbing This photo is not a good choice

Thank you for helping!


Your input will affect cover photo selection, along with input from other users.

X

Get ready for Wikiwand 2.0 ๐ŸŽ‰! the new version arrives on September 1st! Don't want to wait?