The roots of the Electric Love Hogs go back to San Diego, USA, where Feldmann and Hendrix/Metallica fanatic Donny Campion had been playing together since they were 15. The two hooked up with the Glendale, California-born Fernandez and Salem, Oregon native and Kiss Army member LeMieux to play their first gigs in San Diego before moving to L.A. to try cracking the local club scene. They eventually added another guitarist in Kushner, a veteran of the punk scene with Wasted Youth and the 28-piece Tr...
The roots of the Electric Love Hogs go back to San Diego, USA, where Feldmann and Hendrix/Metallica fanatic Donny Campion had been playing together since they were 15. The two hooked up with the Glendale, California-born Fernandez and Salem, Oregon native and Kiss Army member LeMieux to play their first gigs in San Diego before moving to L.A. to try cracking the local club scene. They eventually added another guitarist in Kushner, a veteran of the punk scene with Wasted Youth and the 28-piece Trulio Disgracias, a loose-knit conglomeration of musicians which included members of Fishbone and the Chili Peppers.
The group built a local following which included Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, who ended up producing a pair of tracks on the band's album ("Sittin' Pretty," "Just Another Day"). Other contributors to the record, produced by Mark Dodson (Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies), include Jane's Addiction/Infectious Grooves' drummer Stephen Perkins, who plays all the percussion on the record, Suicidal/Infectious Grooves' member Robert Trujillo; Kenny Laguna on piano and Trulio Disgracias' rapper, Bronx-style Bob.
The Electric Love Hogs' live shows crystallized what this band was all about - a non-stop mosh pit for the cathartic release of pent-up adolescent frustration. The Electric Love Hogs' guarantee: Get into 'em - you'll be as happy as a pig in shit when you do.
John Feldmann -- lead singer; percussion; acoustic guitars & lyricist Donny Campion -- lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars David Torres Kushner -- lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars Kelly LeMieux -- electric and upright bass Bobby Fernandez -- drums & percussion Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
