Gob

Gob乐队于1994年在加拿大温哥华组建，乐队成员为Tom Thacker（吉他/主唱），Theo Goutzinakis（吉他/和声），Craig Wood（贝斯）和Gabe Mantle（架子鼓）。 自从1996年发行了他们的首张专辑“Too Late， No Friends”后，Gob就逐渐步入了明星的殿堂。随着接下来“How Far Shallow Takes You”，“The World According to Gob”等专集的成功发行，使这支来自温哥华的朋克乐队名声越传越远，并树立了他们恶搞与夸张的标志性音乐风格。 尽管他们以高产和频繁的巡回演出在加拿大本土网罗了大批拥趸，但是在国际上却远未达到大红大紫的地步。直到有一次，另一支加拿大流行朋克乐队Sum 41在巡演中带上了Gob。在这次演出中，Gob乐队吸引了许多美国唱片公司的关注，从Nettwerk改投Arista旗下，并由著名制作人Mark Trombino（Blink-182和Jimmy Eat World的制作人）为其打造新专辑“Foot in Mouth Disease”。自此，Gob才由一支加拿大朋克乐队晋升成为一支世界级的朋克乐队。
by Johnny Loftus
A punk revival quartet from Vancouver, Gob was formed in 1994. Soon after, Tom Thacker (guitars/vocals), Theo Goutzinakis (guitars/vocals), Craig Wood (bass), and Gabe Mantle (drums) issued their debut album, Too Late...No Friends. In addition to several split releases with other Canadian punk bands, the band recorded the full-length How Far Shallow Takes You in 1998; it was reissued in the U.S. the following year. The World According to Gob appeared in early 2001. But despite their prolific output, a large Canadian following, numerous appearances on the Vans Warped Tour, and their energetic, hyperactive hooks, it wasnt until fellow Canadian pop-punks Sum 41 took Gob out on tour with them that things really started to happen stateside. That exposure led to a successful label showcase for L.A. Reids Arista imprint, and soon the boys found themselves in the studio with Mark Trombino, who had produced such like-sounding groups as blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World. The F.U. EP appeared in early 2003 as a precursor to the full-length Foot in Mouth Disease, which arrived in April of that year. Following the release of the proper Arista full-length, Gob embarked on a three-month tour opening for fellow Canadian/Arista artist Avril Lavigne.