The Want was an American stoner/ blues rock band from Union, New Jersey.

History

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released a compilation of songs from the first two albums with the misleading title ''Greatest Hits Vol. 5''. They also recorded "

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. After the Want disbanded, bassist Jeff Mackey joined Eighteen Wheels Burning and later recruited former Want guitarist Adam Valk for the same project.

Line-up

* Kenneth Leer -

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* Rick Fiorio - drums * Jeff Mackey - bass * Adam Valk -

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Discography

Albums

* ''5 O'Clock Orange'' (1996 Mack-Daddy Records) * ''Acid Millennium'' (1997 Mack-Daddy Records) * ''Greatest Hits Vol. 5'' (2000

)

Compilation appearances

" ( Aerosmith cover) on ''

'' (2000

) *"Goodbye" on ''Doomed'' (2000 This Dark Reign Records)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Want, The Rock music groups from New Jersey American blues rock musical groups American stoner rock musical groups