Eric Friedl, also known by his stage name, Eric Oblivian, is a musician and the founder and owner of

Goner Records Goner Records is an independent record label and record store co-owned by Eric Friedl of The Oblivians and Zac Ives and based in Memphis, Tennessee. It is known for releasing albums by punk, garage rock, and more recently post-punk and synth-orien ...

, an independent music label and record store located in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a founding member of the Memphis garage-rock band

Oblivians The Oblivians are an American garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock scene ...

, and has also been a member of or performed with the Bad Times, The Dutch Masters, the True Sons of Thunder, and the New Memphis Legs.

Biography

Oblivians

Friedl was a founding member of the garage-rock outfit Oblivians. Like the other members, he sang, played drums, and provided guitar, switching instruments and vocal duties with the other members during performances. The Oblivians formed in 1993, releasing their first LP, ''

Soul Food Soul food is an ethnic cuisine traditionally prepared and eaten by African Americans, originating in the Southern United States.Soul Food originated with the foods that were given to enslaved Black people by their white owners on Souther ...

'', in 1995. This was followed in 1996 by '' Sympathy Sessions'', a compilation album featuring a collection of songs recorded with Doug Easley for the record label

Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' LP ...

. The Oblivians released their second album, '' Popular Favorites'', in 1996, and their third and final album, '' ...Play Nine Songs with Mr Quintron'', in 1997.

Goner Records

Friedl started Goner in 1994, with the release of Japanese band

Guitar Wolf Guitar Wolf ( Japanese: ギターウルフ) is a Japanese garage rock power trio founded in Tokyo in 1987. They coined the phrase "jet rock 'n' roll", which they use to describe their musical style. The band is signed to Sony Music J ...

's first LP, ''Guitar Rock!''. Goner's second release was by The Oblivians, with their first LP, ''Soul Food''. When Oblivians bandmate Greg Cartwright left his hometown of Memphis for Asheville, North Carolina, Goner records moved into Cartwright's Legba Records, setting up the Goner Records record store.

Personal life

Friedl grew up in Hawaii. He attended

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became ...

, graduating in 1988.

Discography

With Oblivians

Singles * "Call The Shots" 7" (Goner Records, 1993, 2Gone) * "Sunday You Need Love" 7" (Crypt, 1994, CR-044) * "Now for the Hard Of Hearing From ... "Blow Their Cool" 7" (Estrus, 1994, ES 756) * "Static Party" 7" (In The Red, 1994, ITR 018) * "Go!Pill-Popper!" 7" (Drug Racer, 1996, 001) * "Strong Come On" 7" (Crypt, 1996, CR-053) * "Kick Your Ass" 7" (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 412) Splits * Split CS with Impala (Goner Records/Power Of Bob, 1993, 0Gone/POB 103) * Split 7" with Two Bo's Maniacs (Hate Records, 1997, hate 7) * Split 7" with the Crime Kaisers (Active Detective, 1998, active detective record #1) Albums * ''Oblivians'' 10" (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1994, SFTRI 304) * ''

'' LP/CD (Crypt, 1995, CR-055) * ''Live in Atlanta 8.19.94'' LP (Negro Records, 1995, negro records 001) * ''Six of the Best'' 10" (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 383) * '' Sympathy Sessions'' CD (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 406) * ''Walter Daniels Plays With Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & The Oblivians at Melissa's Garage'' 10" (Undone, 1995, UDR-0008-10) * '' Popular Favorites'' LP/CD (Crypt, 1996, CR-065) * '' ...Play Nine Songs with Mr. Quintron'' LP/CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-082) * ''17 Cum Shots'' LP (Bootleg, 1997, cat.no.?) * '' Best of the Worst: 93–97'' 2xLP/CD (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 584) * ''On The Go'' LP (Goner Records, 2003, 12Gone) * ''Barristers 95'' ive(In the Red, 2009, ITR 182)

With the Bad Times

Albums * ''Bad Times'' LP (Goner Records/Therapeutic Records, 2001, 11Gone/TIC-005)

With the Dutch Masters

Singles * "Dutch Masters" 7" (Goner Records, 2004, 17Gone)

References

External links

Goner Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedl, Eric American music industry executives American rock singers American rock songwriters American male singer-songwriters American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters American rhythm and blues guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists American rock drummers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pomona College alumni