My Head was an American

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from

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, United States, formed in 1993 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Adam Siegel and drummer Greg Saenz. Due to its member's past on Excel, My Head's sound was influenced by early 1980s

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music, but also by the growing grunge movement inspired by bands like

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. Even after its dissolution My Head recorded three tracks for two different

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's releases: ''

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'' (EP later included on the album '' Mas Borracho'' by

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) and '' Friends & Family, Vol. 2'' by

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History

My Head was founded in early 1993 after Adam Siegel and Greg Saenz left Excel indefinitely and Dave Silva joined as bassist, but Adam's appearances on

's albums repeatedly interrupted the progress of the project. It was not until 1994 that they landed a recording contract, however the label (

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) went out of business eight months later. In 1995 the band had its second chance and signed a new contract with

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. Then they began playing at several clubs around Hollywood like Dragonfly, Martini Lounge, Spaceland, Bar DeLuxe, Opium Den and coffee houses. In 1996 My Head brought to market its first and only studio album ''Endless Bummer'', the record consisted of twelve tracks and was released on CD and cassette. Saenz described the album as "a hard-hitting soul – rock, a 90's version of Grand Funk". Soon after My Head filmed a music video of the single ''Humbucker.'' After some management changes, the firm started pushing the band to add new members, modify its image and even its name; to worsen the situation

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began supporting

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bands more than anything else; in an interview Saenz said: "they were getting huge egos and bank accounts managing

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, and hyping their new band,

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..then told us to add a D.J., another guitarist, and change our name to The Peking Logs". Due to these conflicts My Head broke the contract with Capitol and disbanded in 1998.

Members

* Adam Siegel – guitar, lead vocals (1993–1998) * Dave Silva – bass (1994–1998) * Greg Saenz – drums (1993–1998)

Discography

''Endless Bummer''

Endless Bummer is the first and only My Head studio album. The record was released the April 16, 1996 and released on

. This album is notable for its heavy guitar riffs influenced by

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that allude to bands like

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Track listing

Single

The only single taken from the album was the track "Humbucker". It was released on April 1, 1996. Later that month, My Head filmed the music video for this song at

studios; it later debuted on

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Other appearances

References

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