Beginnings
Rose had fronted several notable Richmond, Virginia hardcore bands in the mid to late 80s including Screaming For Change!, What If! and Intact. All of which were straight edge outfits that were basically newer incarnations of the previous with revolving member changes. Fed Up! was the first serious effort Rose had made as a guitarist instead of providing vocals in a group. The band began as an underground animal rights outreach project with all the original members being vegetarians. At the time, the Richmond straight edge scene had become a bastion of enthusiasm for vegetarianism and animal rights issues and the new project, Fed Up! led the charge. Holzman was only 15 years old when he became friends with Rose and turned 16 just after joining Fed Up!. The two became close friends and worked tirelessly on the new project. Rose and Holzman were arrested and jailed for direct action animal rights demonstrations in the formative period of the band. They had both been street team members for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) long before there even was such a thing and after their arrest, PETA distanced itself from them and offered no support in their defense. This caused disenchantment and opened the door for a new reality for the band. Shortly after its inception, co-founder, Caine Rose, having been deeply involved in the eastern religious organizationInnovators
It is of popular belief that Fed Up! was the first Hare Krsna hardcore band in the United States- predating the so-calledReleases
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Fed Up! performed with straight edge iconsConclusion
Fed Up! broke up in 1989. From 1988-89, Caine Rose had been fronting the Washington DC straight edge band TouchXDown as well as playing bass guitar for Richmond's Four Walls Falling. Rose felt torn between the bands at times and by early 1990, was effectively distanced from the hardcore music scene; finding interest in creating electronic and folk music instead. To date, Jai Nitai Holzman is still a practicing Hare Krishna devotee and vegetarian.Band members
Original lineup
*Jai Nitai Holzman (co-founder)- vocals *Caine Rose (co-founder)- guitar (bass guitar on all recordings) *Tim Promin- bass guitar *Karl D. (Kids For Cash)- drums *Parrish Floyd- drumsLater members
*Eric Cohen- bass guitar *Kyle Walker- drums *John Rickman- drums *MC Grenade- rhymesRelated bands
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