The F-Ups are an American punk rock band from

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. Founded in 1999, signed with Capitol Records in 2003, and reunited in 2020. They are best known for their song 'Lazy Generation' which was featured on

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and Burnout 3: Takedown, being the theme song for Takedown. Several of the members formed a new band ''Hang 'Em High'', which itself disbanded in 2014.

History

The group formed in 1999 while its members were still in high school. Originally the band was named Mr. Completely, and just prior to signing with Capitol Records in 2003 changed the name to "The F-Ups." They came second in a high school competition, but took first place the next year. They began touring locally before signing with

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in 2003.

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Rock Music Review. Accessed November 23, 2007. The band drew lyrical influences from such experiences as laziness ("''Lazy Generation''", "''I Don't Know''"), rebellion against parents ("''Look At Your Son Now''", "''Screw You''") and even a

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episode ("''Crack Ho''"). The group followed the album's release with appearances on the

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. In late 2006, the group broke up, and Allen, DeWerd and Collett re-formed as Hang 'Em High (see below). Hang 'Em High disbanded in 2014. In early 2015 Travis Allen and Taylor Nogo (Nogosek) formed a new band called The Shift with new members Cole Ebertowski (Guitar/Vocals)and Daniel Johnson (Bass). They are currently playing shows locally and plan to record a full-length album Starting in late October 2015. The F-ups returned to music with all original members in 2020. They have an active YouTube channel and social media.

Album

;Track listing: *All lyrics written by The F-Ups. *All music written by Travis Allen, except on "All The Young Dudes", by Travis Allen and

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. *Album title: The F-Ups # "Lazy Generation" - 2:24 # "Screw You" - 2:34 # "Look At Your Son Now" - 2:44 # "Glad That I Lost You" - 2:27 # "I Don't Know" - 2:10 # "

(

cover)" - 3:06 # "Falling Down" - 3:35 # "Wrong The Right" - 2:24 # "Told You So" - 2:33 # "Eye For An Eye" - 2:12 # "Crack Ho" - 2:48 # "No No No" - 2:35

Credits

*Travis Allen -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

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 ...

*Chris DeWerd -

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 ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Andy Collett -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

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 ...

*Taylor Nogosek -

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 ...

Members

*Travis Allen -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Taylor Nogo -

*Andy Collett -

*Chris deWerd -

Hang 'Em High

After The F-Ups break up in 2006, Travis Allen, Chris DeWerd and Andy Collett reformed with Bill Martin and Alex Allen (Travis' brother) as Hang 'Em High. Hang 'Em High released their debut album (called "Hang 'Em High") which is only available on Hang 'Em High's Myspace page. They performed at various venues and also an online venue called "Deep Rock Drive". Hang 'Em High released several YouTube videos under the name of "Doctornoise". Polls on their official website show that the fans' favourite song is "Old School Fight Song" and the fans' second favourite song is "Not For Me". Bill Martin left the band in 2009 to begin a solo project. The band has finished in May 2009.

Album

;Track listing: *All music and lyrics written by Hang 'Em High. # "Overwhelming" # "Last To Fall" # "Just Back Down" # "One World" # "Cabin Fever" # "I Wanna Know" # "Full Throttle" # "Not For Me" # "Old School Fight Song" # "It's Alright" # "Goodbye For Now" # "Sincity Murder" # "Just The Way We Are" # "Fade To Red" ;Credits: *Bill Martin -

*Travis Allen -

*Chris deWerd -

, vocals *Andy Collett -

*Alex Allen -

Album

;Track listing: *All music and lyrics written by Hang 'Em High. # "Back in Session (Rock & Roll)" # "Just Got Yourself to Blame" # "One Night Stand" # "Hitting the Bottle" # "Wasting My Time" (On the CD e.p only)

Album

;Track listing: *All music and lyrics written by The Shift. # "Want You To Want" # "Taking You Home" # "Lay Down" # "Dont Give Up" # "This is it" * ;Members 2015–present: *Travis Allen - Guitar/ Lead Vocals *Cole Ebertowski - Guitar/ Vocals *Clay Ebertowski - Bass guitar/ Vocals *Taylor Nogosek - Drums *Alec Tackmann - Keyboards/ Percussion

Games

The song ''Lazy Generation'' was featured in

& Burnout 3: Takedown, with the song being the theme song of ''Takedown'', but the line ''shit on a silver platter shines'' was changed to ''Gold on a silver platter shines''.

References

External links

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