Gob is a Canadian punk rock band from Langley, British Columbia, formed in 1993. The band consists of Tom Thacker,

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. They were nominated for a

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for best new group in 2000, and received another Juno nomination for best video in 2002. Gob's most successful album is ''

World According to Gob ''The World According To Gob '' is the third studio album by Canadian punk rock band Gob, and was released in Canada on October 10, 2000. It includes the singles "I Hear You Calling", "For The Moment", "No Regrets" and radio only single "That's ...

''. Their best-selling songs to date are "

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", "Soda", and "Banshee Song". They have been featured in movies, TV shows, and many sporting video games such as ''

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'', ''

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, NHL 2004'' and ''

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'' with songs such as "Oh! Ellin", "I've Been Up These Steps", "Sick With You" (both re-mixed for the game), "I Hear You Calling" and "Give Up The Grudge". The band has appeared at several music festivals, the most well-known being the

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. Thacker is also the rhythm guitarist for fellow Canadian rock band

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History of Gob

''Gob'', ''Too Late... No Friends'' and ''How Far Shallow Takes You'' (1994–2000)

Gob formed in 1993 consisting of Tom Thacker as lead guitarist and vocalist,

as rhythm/co-lead guitarist and vocalist, Patrick "Wolfman Pat" Paszana on drums, and Kelly Macauley on bass guitar. Thacker and Goutzinakis often switched between lead vocals with Goutzinakis playing the occasional lead guitar line. During the early days of the band, Tom usually kept his place as lead guitar while Theo had more vocal duties and focused on rhythm guitar. They recorded their self-titled ''Gob'' in 1993 and released it in 1994 on Landspeed Records with the odd numbered tracks sung by Theo and the even numbered tracks sung by Tom. The tracks 1, 2 and 8 were re-recorded and released on their next album '' Too Late... No Friends''. Kelly Macauley was replaced by Jamie Fawkes and in 1995 Gob released '' Too Late... No Friends'' on Mint Records and Landspeed Records. It was later reissued by Nettwerk in 2000. After the release of ''Too Late... No Friends'', Gob had replaced many bassists until they found Craig Wood. "Wolfman" Pat left the band due to his daughter being born before the recording of "How Far Shallow Takes You", so the band replaced him with Gabe Mantle, former member of a Vancouver Punk band

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. With a newly formed band, Gob released ''

How Far Shallow Takes You ''How Far Shallow Takes You '' is the second full-length studio album by Canadian punk rock band Gob, and was released on November 24, 1998, on Fearless Records. The album was re-released on December 8, 1998, on Landspeed Records due to a conf ...

''. It was home to a heavier sound with a better production value, mature lyrics focusing on personal and political issues and a growth in musicianship. It was released on Fearless records in 1998 but re-released in 1999 on Landspeed because of conflicts with Fearless. In 1999, Gob signed with

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, who re-released the ''How Far Shallow Takes You'' album in May of the same year.

''The World According to Gob'' and ''Foot in Mouth Disease'' (2000–04)

Gob released ''

'', in 2001. This album was Gob's most successful album to date; featuring one of their biggest hits "I Hear You Calling." Musically, the sound was a continuation of their previous 1990s-era punk rock sound. Other singles released from ''World According To'' include "For The Moment", "That's The Way" and "No Regrets". The album was certified Gold by the

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in May 2002. In 2002, Gob recorded the compilation ''F.U. EP'' as a promotional record for their new label

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. "Ming Tran" was released as a single for the EP which also featured a re-recorded version of a classic Gob song "Soda", two exclusive tracks, "L.A Song" and "Sick With You," as well as tracks from the band’s previous three studio releases. The band followed up the ''F.U. EP'' with their fourth studio album '' Foot in Mouth Disease'', which was released on

in April 2003. Singles from ''Foot in Mouth Disease'' include "Give Up the Grudge", "Oh! Ellin", "Ming Tran" and "This Evil World". Unlike the band's other albums, Theo only provides lead vocals on the album's twelfth (eleventh on Canadian version) track "Bully". The album has been described as having a much heavier and aggressive tone than the band's previous work. In 2003, Gob filmed a cameo for the Canadian teen comedy '' Going The Distance'' (2004) where they appeared as themselves performing at the MuchMusic Video Awards.

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also appeared in the film.

Craig Wood's departure, Steven Fairweather's arrival and ''Muertos Vivos'' (2004–08)

In 2004, longtime bassist Wood left the band to play guitar for Canadian superstar

. The band have since recruited a bassist known only to fans as "Peter Pan" or, more commonly, Tyson, as Gob's members are on a "first-name basis" with their fans. (All albums credit the musicians simply by their first names, as well.) Gob's friendship with several Canadian bands has come up often in the past few years. During Gob's downtime, Thacker has played lead guitar for

live since 2007 because of the departure of their lead guitarist,

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. Since then, Thacker has become Baksh's permanent replacement in Sum 41. Their fifth full-length album, ''

Muertos Vivos ''Muertos Vivos'' is Gob's fifth studio album. It was released on October 30, 2007 in Canada. It is the only album featuring bassist Tyson Maiko, who left the band in 2008. The album's title is Spanish for "living dead". The first single from ...

'', was released on Cobraside November 27, 2007, in the U.S. and was released in Canada on Aquarius Records October 23. They recruited Tyson Maiko as their bassist. The album is Gob's heaviest and most serious album to date. The album's first single was "We're All Dying". They shot the video for "We're All Dying", as well as for their second single "Underground", on September 4 and 5, 2007, in downtown Vancouver. The album's final single was "Banshee Song". In mid-2008, Maiko left the band and was replaced by

who was a long time friend of the band. Even having them record most of ''Muertos Vivos'' in his childhood home. Fairweather had played in past bands including

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band By a Thread, and appeared on demo versions of songs by

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Apt. 13 (2009–present)

In early 2009, the band toured Canada, after which, in April, Thacker joined up with

for their Japanese and US tour. It was also confirmed that Thacker was officially a member of Sum 41. In an interview with ''

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revealed that the band had already started writing for their sixth studio album. Gob released the album ''

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'' in August 2014. The band also announced a Canadian tour, with Canadian punk band Seaway.

Band members

Current members

* Tom Thacker - lead/background vocals, lead guitar (1993–present) *

- lead/background vocals, rhythm guitar (1993–present) *

- drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–present) *

- bass, backing vocals (2008–present)

Former members

* Kelly Macauley - bass/backing vocals (1993-1995) * Jamie Fawkes - bass/backing vocals (1995-1996) * Happy Kreter - bass/backing vocals (1996-1998) * Patrick "Wolfman Pat" Paszana - drums/percussion/backing vocals (1993-1998) * Craig Wood - bass/backing vocals (1998-2004) * Tyson "Peter Pan" Maiko - bass/backing vocals (2007-2008)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

References

External links

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Gob
on Myspace
Interview with Tom and TheoInterview with Gob (video)
The Lance, Jan. 28, 2009.
Interview with Tom Thacker
March 2009
Gob Interviewed by Aaron Binder
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