Furious George is a punk rock band on

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and later,

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. Fronted by George Tabb, it also included Evan Cohen (and later, Stevie "Ramone" Burkes) on

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and Michael Harper on drums. Furious George released two full-length albums: ''Gets a Record'' in 1997, and ''V.M. Live'' in 1999, as well as a series of singles and EPs. George Tabb's band played as the character Richie's (Adrien Brody) punk band in the Spike Lee film ''

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'', released in 1999.

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and

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have provided guest vocals on some of the band's work. Furious George is listed in the Encyclopedia of Punk by Brian Cogan with a foreword by Penelope Spheeris. The band name is a parody to the book character, Curious George.

Discography

*'' Goes Ape!'' CD EP (

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163, September 9, 1996) *''

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042, 1997) *'' Gets a Record'' CD/12" LP (Recess Records 043, 1997) *'' V.M.L.ive'' CD (

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37829, July 6, 1999) **live at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL May 30, 1998

Compilation appearances

*'' It Comes From The East'' compilation 12" LP/CD ( Intensive Scare Records ISLP1, 1996) **Eleven bands, plus fanzine insert that includes a page from each band. BLACK VINYL **Track 01 – Furious George – Take My Life, Please! *'' It Smells Like Spring'' compilation double LP (Intensive Scare Records ISLP No. 3, 1997) **28 tracks / 1000 made, blue vinyl. + info sheet. **Reissued on June 8, 2004 **International compilation album with 2/3 of the bands being from the US/Canada, the others are from Germany, Japan, Italy, Slovenia, and others. **Side 3, Track 05 – Furious George – Sorry Ass Sucker *'' Ramones Maniacs'' tribute CD ( tREND iS dEAD! records, 2001) **26 bands, a re-recording of the entire ''

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'' album. **Track 08 – Furious George – Pinhead

External links

* * Furious Georgeat

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