Tribe was an American

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, United States, which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released three albums including two on

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. They were finalists in the 1988 WBCN

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. However, their popularity in Boston did not translate their local appeal into national fame and they disbanded in 1994. Greg LoPiccolo later stated that "When Warner Bros didn’t pick up our option for the third album; that was kind of a momentum-killer." Terri and Eric Brosius and Greg LoPiccolo later joined

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and did sound/voice/music work on various games. They would later become founding members of ''

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. "Outside", a song from ''Here at the Home'', was featured in the 2007

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''.

Current status

Terri Brosius helped form Boston band The Vivs, where she is the keyboard player and backing vocalist. They released their debut album, "Mouth to Mouth", in 2009. Eric Brosius is a member of the Boston band Eddie Japan, which also features Greg LoPiccolo's brother Bart on guitar. Janet LaValley is co-founder and lead singer for the darkwave/indie band, Murdoch. Murdoch released their first album, "Gone", in 2021. Janet had a song called "Jube" on the soundtrack for the movie, ''

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Discography

Albums

* ''Tribe'' (EP) (1987) * ''

Here at the Home ''Here at the Home'' is the debut album from the Boston, MA alternative band Tribe. The album was released on March 16, 1990 (see 1990 in music) and was produced by the band themselves. A single for "Jakpot" was released, containing a dance mix ...

'' (1990) * '' Abort'' (1991) * '' Sleeper'' (1993)

Singles

* "Jakpot" (1990) * "Easter Dinner" (1991) * "Payphone"(1991) * "Joyride (I Saw the Film)" (1991) * "Supercollider" (1993) * "Red Rover" (1993)

Members

* Janet LaValley:

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(1985–1994) * Terri Barous:

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, backing vocals (1985–1994) *

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, backing vocals (1985–1994) * Greg LoPiccolo: bass, backing vocals (1985–1994) * David Penzo:

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(1985–1994) * Mike Levesque:

(live shows only) (1994–1994)

References

External links

The Lost Bands: Searching for ... Tribe (bullz-eye.com)

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