Rocket Fuel Is The Key are an American
noise rock
Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...
band from
Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States.
History
Rocket Fuel Is The Key formed in early 1994 when guitarist Scott McNearney moved to Kansas City and began to search for like-minded people to make music with. Bringing in Ed Przychodzki on drums and Vic Denson on bass guitar the lineup was finished six months later. Following the creation of a demo and extensive touring the band they were approached by a New York label to record their debut album.
Following recording in both New York and Minneapolis their debut "Consider it Contempt" was completed. Shortly before the release of the album Przychodzki left the band citing creative differences. The band then sought out a replacement for the subsequent tour of the album, drafting in Billy Johnson.
Reception to both the tour and the album were good but as the band were preparing to enter the studio to record their second album the demands of the label for a "pop record" forced the band to end their contract and seek out a different label.
Distractions got in the way of the search for a new label and the band split ways in 1998 with Denson joining the band
Cotton
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, Johnson playing with
Frogpond,
Onward Crispin Glover and Shots Fired and McNearney moving to
Austin
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and starting
Vegas Amateur and
Corruption Is King.
However due to demand from the fans the band reunited in 2004 to record their follow-up album Stroke of Genius on
Crustacean Records
Crustacean Records is an independent record label in Wisconsin, United States, that was founded in 1994.
History
The label was founded by Chris Langkamp. Chris Langkamp is majority owner and Rory Nienajadlo is co-owner. The debut release was ''F ...
with the album finally released in 2006.
Drummer Billy Johnson, who was also a member of
Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect is an American rock band, the solo project of James Dewees, the former keyboardist for The Get Up Kids. It has released seven full-length albums, the latest in 2018, and has toured with various associated acts in their pr ...
, died on February 13, 2018.
Members
*Billy Johnson - Drums (d. 2018)
*Scott McNearney (AKA Durgin) - Guitar and Vocals
*Vic Denson - Bass
Past members
*Ed Przychodzki - Drums ('94-'96)
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Consider it Contempt'' (1996)
*''Stroke of Genius'' (2006)
References
External links
Official websiteRocket Fuel Is The Key on MySpace
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American noise rock music groups
Rock music groups from Missouri
Thirsty Ear Recordings artists