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The Bloodhound Gang was an American
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band from
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. It was founded in 1988 by rappers
Jimmy Pop James Moyer Franks (born August 27, 1972), better known by his stage name Jimmy Pop (originally Jimmy Pop Ali), is an American rapper, singer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, ...
and Daddy Long Legs (now in
Wolfpac Wolfpac (stylized as WOLFPAC) is an American rap rock group formed in 1997 by former Bloodhound Gang member and co-founder Daddy Long Legs. The group's musical style fuses hip hop beats and metal samples. Its lyrical style draws from horrorco ...
) as a hip-hop group, before branching out into other genres as their career progressed, including punk rock,
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,
rapcore Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, resp ...
,
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, and
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. Having sold more than 6 million albums since its formation, the band is best known for their singles "
Fire Water Burn "Fire Water Burn" is a song by American rock band Bloodhound Gang, released as the first single from their second album, ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' (1996). The chorus of the song is derived from "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the D ...
", "
The Bad Touch "The Bad Touch" is a song by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang. It was released in September 1999 as the second single from their third studio album, ''Hooray for Boobies'', which was released the following year in the United States ...
", "
Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" is a song by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Hefty Fine'' (2005), on August 1, 2005. The song was written by band members Jimmy Po ...
", "
Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" is the eleventh track and the second single from American rock band Bloodhound Gang's fourth studio album, ''Hefty Fine'' (2005). The title is an onomatopoeic representation of a typical four-on-the-floor dance beat. ...
", "
The Ballad of Chasey Lain "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" is a song by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang. It was released in February 2000 as the third single from their third studio album, ''Hooray for Boobies'' (2000). The song reached number one in Iceland and ...
", and a
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version of
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's 1966
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hit "
Along Comes Mary "Along Comes Mary" is a song composed by Tandyn Almer, originally recorded by American sunshine pop band the Association. It was the group's first hit, released on their debut album, '' And Then... Along Comes the Association'' (1966). Backgr ...
".


History


Formation and early days (1988–1995)

The Bloodhound Gang began in 1988 as a small alternative band, Bang Chamber 8, consisting of James Moyer Franks and Michael Bowe, both graduates of Perkiomen Valley High School. They released an eponymous tape in 1990 before changing their name to the Bloodhound Gang the following year, a reference to "The Bloodhound Gang", a segment on the 1980s
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kids' show ''
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'' that featured three young detectives solving mysteries and fighting crime. Franks and Bowe also took on the stage names "Jimmy Pop Ali" (the "Ali" was later dropped) and "Daddy Long Legs", respectively. Unable to book shows anywhere else, the Bloodhound Gang first performed in an extra room at the home of future bassist and Jimmy Pop's
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classmate Jared Hennegan's house, in exchange for Schlitz beer,
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cigarettes, and a chance to hand out their first
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, titled ''Just Another Demo''. When the floor caved in one night, they began performing every month at CBGBs in New York City. When asked about the band's tenure at the club, Jimmy Pop was quoted as saying, "I've seen cavemen with better clubs." In April 1994, the band released their second demo tape, ''
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''. This resulted in a record deal with
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. In summer 1994, Jimmy Pop had a small role in the short independent film ''The Chick That Was Naked'' by independent filmmaker Kurt Fitzpatrick; a song by the band was also used on its soundtrack. In November 1994, the Bloodhound Gang released their first EP, ''
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''.


''Use Your Fingers'' (1995)

In March 1995, the Bloodhound Gang signed a record deal with
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. They released their first full-length album, titled ''
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''. They began touring around the
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. At this time, Daddy Long Legs and M.S.G. (Matthew Clarke), who were angry with Columbia Records, left the band to form another rap group,
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. Bass player Hennegan and turntablist Tard-E-Tard joined the group as replacements, with Hennegan taking on the stage name "Evil Jared Hasselhoff". When the tour ended, the deal with Columbia Records was dropped and band members Skip O'Pot2Mus (Scott Richard) and Tard-E-Tard left to pursue careers outside of the music industry.


''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' (1996–1997)

In March 1996, the band, which had a completely new line-up alongside Jimmy Pop, recorded their second full-length album, ''
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'', with Richard Gavalis, a producer and owner of Dome Sound Studios, in
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, local to Jimmy Pop. Lupus Thunder had recorded with Gavalis at the Dome with a former band, and introduced Jimmy Pop to Gavalis, who had the first studio in the area to embrace computer recording and could edit live instruments in ways other studios could not. This led to a relationship that followed through to the band's next albums. ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' was first released on Cheese Factory Records (now
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). The original release, designed by Michael Calleia at Industrial Strength Design in New York City, had an actual beer coaster as part of the packaging. The album's leading single, "
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", played a major role in the slow build of interest that ultimately led to the band's mainstream breakthrough. As the band could not previously afford national tours, they promoted themselves by sending their music to radio stations across the country that fit the alternative rock format. One significant early radio breakthrough came when an intern at 107.7 The End in Seattle brought the band to the attention of the music director, who, liking what he heard, played "Fire Water Burn" on his Friday night show. The feature prompted a flood of phone calls asking about the song and the band. The director passed the song on to his friend, the music director at
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in Los Angeles, who then added it to her playlist. The
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meant the band was overwhelmed with demands for their records, which they struggled to meet. Record labels then started to call. According to manager Brett Alperowitz in an interview with
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,
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's label Maverick "really wanted to sign the band in the worst possible way, even to the point where I had to tell Madonna that I couldn't put her on the phone with Jimmy Pop." Eventually, the Bloodhound Gang signed with
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, which re-released ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' in December 1996. They also embarked on their first "real tour" of the United States and Europe, including presentations on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. After a couple of years of doing shows, taking advantage of the Internet, spreading the word through retail and radio in every way that the band and management could on an independent level, they began to experience major success.


''Hooray for Boobies'' (1998–2000)

On October 4, 1999, they released their third album, ''
Hooray for Boobies ''Hooray for Boobies'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock and rap band Bloodhound Gang. It was released on October 4, 1999, in the United Kingdom and on February 29, 2000, in the United States. Produced by Jimmy Pop and Richa ...
'', in Europe; due to legal issues, the US release was delayed until February 29, 2000. This album was recorded in California, where the band and their engineer Rich Gavalis relocated. The album was recorded partially at a Los Angeles studio the band rented, and partially at Gavalis' home in the Valley. Powered by the hit single "
The Bad Touch "The Bad Touch" is a song by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang. It was released in September 1999 as the second single from their third studio album, ''Hooray for Boobies'', which was released the following year in the United States ...
", they embarked on two more tours of Europe, where their popularity had increased dramatically ("The Bad Touch" and ''Hooray for Boobies'' reached No. 1 in Germany, where their version of "
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" was also a top 10 hit). They returned after selling over five million albums. In 2003, the band released a
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, ''
One Fierce Beer Run ''One Fierce Beer Run'' is the first DVD by American rock band The Bloodhound Gang. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' tour based on the album of the same name. Most of the footage is from the tour bus and has alm ...
'', which chronicled their 1997 ''
One Fierce Beer Coaster ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' is the second studio album by American band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's first release on Geffen Records, and the first to feature "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff on ...
'' tour.


''Hefty Fine'' (2004–2007)

The band's fourth album ''
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'' was released on September 13, 2005. The title came about after Evil Jared Hasselhoff was fined during work on MTV's ''
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'' (the "Scavenger Hunt" episode). Jared was fined $10,000, which Jimmy Pop allegedly had to pay (as discussed in the "un-commentary" of the ''Viva La Bam'' DVD release). Jimmy has stated that Jared was arrested after attempting to urinate from the top of a parking lot into a Dixie cup that he (Jimmy) was holding. The CD's original title, ''Heavy Flow'', was scrapped when it was noticed fellow musician
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had a song with the same name. The first single, "
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", gained heavy rotation on music video channels. Although the track "No Hard Feelings" had recently broken into the Modern Rock Top 50, their second single "
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" (which is featured in a
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, a BGL Grand Wizard ad), had started radio circulation, with a music video airing limitedly on a few music channels. Other songs from the album were part of a campaign by the Bloodhound Gang to change the
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state
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to their appropriately-titled "Pennsylvania", as well as "Something Diabolical", featuring HIM's
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. In 2007, the band recorded a single, "Screwing You on the Beach at Night", accompanied by a video based on the one for
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's song "
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".


''Hard-Off'' and questionable future (2008–2020)

In October 2008, Lupus Thunder quit the band. The band said he had decided to never again tour with them. Lupus had earlier confessed to being the complainer of the group and arguing with the other members while vowing not to leave the band. Daniel P. Carter from British alternative rock band A was confirmed as the new lead guitarist. Carter has since played gigs such as the Australian Soundwave Festival with the band. Jimmy Pop announced during a radio interview in Boston that the band was working on a new album, featuring around 10 to 12 songs. Many media outlets reported that the name of the album would be ''Getting Laid on a School Bus'' with a release date of 2012. On December 4, 2011, Jimmy Pop announced that he "just narrowed 25-30 demos down to 10-12 to finish". In late 2010, the band released a new song, "
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". On November 15, DJ Q-Ball mentioned on his Facebook page that the band was going to Berlin to shoot a music video for the song, which would also be included on a greatest hits compilation album. The greatest hits album, ''
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'', was released on December 21, featuring new songs "Altogether Ooky" and an English version of
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's "Disco Pogo", alongside the older hits. In an interview in 2011, Evil Jared stated that the new album would be released in either 2012 or 2013. Q-Ball also mentioned on Twitter that signs pointed to either late 2012 or early 2013 as for the release, and that the album was "moving along very nicely", as well as claiming that it was their best album to date. A second music video was also released for "Screwing You on the Beach at Night", featuring the band playing in a small room while porn stars Till Kraemer and
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have sex in the center of the room. At the end of the video, Kraemer ejaculates in Jimmy Pop's hand, after which he rubs the semen through his hair. That video had been filmed in 2007, but was not released until 2010. In February 2014, Jimmy Pop wrote on Twitter that he was recording vocals every day for the album. On August 8, a new single entitled "Chew Toy" was announced, along with a pre-order of the vinyl with a release date of August 19. The song was uploaded to
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later that day. "American Bitches" was released on the band's YouTube account October 20, with a vinyl release date of late December 2014. "Dimes" was released on February 24. "Clean Up in Aisle Sexy" was released May 12, along with remixes by Mike Emilio, M.I.K.E. Push, and Psyko Punkz. In September 2015, a fifth single from the album, the new wave-inspired "Uncool as Me", featuring
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, was released. Pre-orders for the album began in October 2015, with a release window of early December. The album, ''
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'', was released on December 18, 2015. In July 2016, MVD Audio reissued ''Hooray for Boobies'' on blue vinyl; ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' followed on yellow vinyl that September. Both releases were limited to 1,500 copies. In an interview with the German site ''KinKats'' on March 4, 2017, Hasselhoff joked that the Bloodhound Gang would only reform and tour if
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was impeached. In an interview with the German site ''Promiflash'' at the end of 2017, however, he clarified that the band had broken up in 2013 after the Ukraine and Russia incidents, expressing his regrets for his actions. When asked in the same interview about the current status of the group, he stated that he was unsure if they still existed, but added that he would still be considered a member. On March 27, 2020, a 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of ''Hooray for Boobies'', including remixes, was released.


Controversies


"Yellow Fever" and anti-East Asian allegations

Geffen Records refused to release the song "Yellow Fever" because of its graphic lyrical content about East Asian women, including lyrics like "Like an Oriental rug, 'cause I lay her where I please, then I blindfold her with dental floss and get on my knees" and "Oh me Chinky, she's so kinky, got me hot like Nagasaki, burnin' up like napalm, burstin' like an A-bomb."


Onstage antics

The band caused controversy in 2006 when they started using a "
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" act onstage during a rendition of
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's "
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" at
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and
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. On July 30, 2013, during a concert in
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, Ukraine, band member Jared Hasselhoff was seen urinating on the flag of Ukraine while on stage. The incident drew outrage from local politicians, and the band faced criminal charges of
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. Days later, after an onstage stunt involving the flag of Russia in
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, where Hasselhoff stuffed the flag down the front of his pants and pulled it out of the back, the band's show in
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, Russia was cancelled, and the band members were assaulted at the airport, including being pelted with eggs and rotten tomatoes. A
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was also trampled and spat on. Vladimir Markin of the
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said that his department was prepared to file criminal charges if prosecutors thought they had a case. Although Jared Hasselhoff apologized in public for the
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of a state symbol of Russia, the band was forced to cancel their Russian stay immediately, and their visas were summarily cancelled. On August 3, 2013, they left Russia via
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.


Awards and nominations


Members


Musicians

Final lineup *
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(James Franks) –
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,
rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...
, occasional
keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...
(1988–2015);
lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...
(1988–1994) * Daniel P. Carter
lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...
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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
(2009–2015) * Evil Jared Hasselhoff (Jared Hennegan) – bass,
backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
(1995–2015) * The Yin (Adam Perry) –
drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
(2006–2015) * DJ Q-Ball (Harry Dean Jr.) –
keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...
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synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...
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turntables A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogu ...
, programming, samples,
hype man A hype man, in hip hop music and rapping, is a backup rapper and/or singer who supports the primary rappers with exclamations and interjections and who attempts to increase the audience's excitement with call-and-response chants. The hype man's i ...
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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
(1995–2015) Former members * Daddy Long Legs (Michael Bowe) – lead vocals, bass (1988–1995) * Bubba K. Love (Kyle Seifert) – turntables, backing vocals (1992–1993) * Foof (Jack Vandergrift) – drums, backing vocals (1992) * Lazy I – backing vocals (1992) * White Steve – backing vocals (1992) * Skip O'Pot2Mus (Scott Richard) – drums, backing vocals (1992–1995) * M.S.G. (Matthew Clarke) – turntables, backing vocals (1994–1995) * Lupus Thunder (Matthew Stigliano) – lead guitar, backing vocals, turntables (1994–2008) * Tard-E-Tard – turntables (1995) * Spanky G (Michael Guthier) – drums (1995–1999) * Willie The New Guy (Billy Brehony) – drums (1999–2006)


Timeline


Discography

;Studio albums *''
Use Your Fingers ''Use Your Fingers'' is the debut studio album by Bloodhound Gang. It was released on July 18, 1995, by Cheese Factory Records. Some of the songs on the album were reworked version of demos from Bloodhound Gang's earlier demo tapes. The album h ...
'' (1995) *''
One Fierce Beer Coaster ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' is the second studio album by American band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's first release on Geffen Records, and the first to feature "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff on ...
'' (1996) *''
Hooray for Boobies ''Hooray for Boobies'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock and rap band Bloodhound Gang. It was released on October 4, 1999, in the United Kingdom and on February 29, 2000, in the United States. Produced by Jimmy Pop and Richa ...
'' (1999) *''
Hefty Fine ''Hefty Fine'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on September 27, 2005. Produced by band frontman Jimmy Pop, it was Bloodhound Gang's third release on Geffen Records following the band's smash ...
'' (2005) *''
Hard-Off ''Hard-Off'' is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 18, 2015. It marks the band's first full-length studio release since 2005's ''Hefty Fine''. It is also the group's only full-length stud ...
'' (2015)


See also

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One Fierce Beer Run ''One Fierce Beer Run'' is the first DVD by American rock band The Bloodhound Gang. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' tour based on the album of the same name. Most of the footage is from the tour bus and has alm ...
'', a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage from the ''One Fierce Beer Coaster'' tour


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