Joe 90 is an

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band, which was formed from the group

Gods Child Gods Child was an American rock band from New York City, New York, formed in 1991 by Chris Seefried (lead vocals and guitar) and Gary DeRosa (keyboards and background vocals). Steve Tayler Barrett, the band's manager, was an integral part of the c ...

, based in

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, and was later relocated to

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. Band members include

Chris Seefried Chris Seefried is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bands Gods Child, Joe 90, and Low Stars, and as producer and co-writer for the neo-soul band Fitz and the ...

, Gary DeRosa, Craig Ruda, and

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History

'' had released a handful of albums for Warner Brothers records. They had a hit in 1994 with the song "Everybody's 1", which appeared on the ''

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'' "Modern Rock" and "Album Rock" categories simultaneously. The band moved to

in 1996 and recruited Hamilton as a drummer. Seefried and Hamilton wrote the song "Sleeping Pill" to be featured on a

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released by the trade magazine '' Album Network''. The song was credited to "The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90", a reference to the 1968 animated television series ''

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''. The band eventually took on the name. In September 1999, the band released their debut CD under the new moniker. The album, ''

Dream This ''Dream This'' is the debut album from Joe 90, released on Adam Duritz's label E Pluribus Unum through Geffen. Critical reception ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that "singer-guitarist Chris Seefried steers along melodically facile, softly yelping ro ...

'', was released through the E Pluribus Unum label, under the

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label. Joe 90 embarked on a cross-country tour in support of the album, from October 1999 through February 2000. They toured alongside

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. Their first single, "Drive", (featuring

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on counter lead vocals) garnered major radio airplay across the country and was featured in the second season of '' Six Feet Under''. Song "Cars Go By" was the end title for

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1999 film '' Body Shots''. The band's final record remains unreleased.

Discography

Albums

*''

'' (1999) *'' A Raccoons Lunch'' (2000)

Singles

*"Drive" (1999)

References

External links

Official Myspace page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joe 90 Musical groups established in 1994 Musical groups disestablished in 2000 Alternative rock groups from New York (state) Neo-psychedelia groups Dream pop musical groups 1994 establishments in New York City