Bundle of Hiss was an American

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band formed in 1980 in

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by pre- Tad member Kurt Danielson, guitarist Jeff Hopper, vocalist Kurt Schonberg and drummer Russ Bartlett.

History

Schonberg left the band after recording demo tapes. They featured various drummers before finding

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. Hopper later left the band and was replaced by Jamie Lane, who had met Kurt Danielson at the

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. In 1986, Russ Bartlett left the band to pursue a solo career. Jamie Lane then took up vocals and guitar. The band recorded demo tapes and passed them on to fans at their shows and fellow

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bands, such as

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, and

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. In 1988, the group officially disbanded. Kurt Danielson formed his new band, Tad, with former drummer Tad Doyle.

became the drummer in another local band, Feast, which disbanded shortly after he joined. After Feast broke up, Peters formed

with

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and Steve Turner. In 2000, Bundle of Hiss re-released an old demo tape on Loveless Records called ''Sessions: 1986-1988''.

References

External links

Band website
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