Rock & Roll Kids 2

Rock & Roll Kids 2

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The Beastie Boys

1st Album Released 1982: Pollywog Stew

Adam Yauch (MCA) 18 - b. August 5, 1964

Michael Diamond (Mike D) 17 - b. Nov. 20, 1965

Kate Shellenbach (drums) - Who Cares

John Berry (guitar) - Ibid.

*MCA and Mike D formed the Beastie's in '79, and started as an N.Y. hardcore punk band in '81 with Shellenbach and Berry on drums and guitar respectively. Pollywog Stew had 8 tracks, was released on an indie label, pretty much sucked shit and flopped, and demonstrated little musical talent. In '83 Shellenbach and Berry left the band. Good thing though, 'cause that's when King Ad-Rock joined, and the Beastie's released their second short EP, Cookie Puss which marked their adoption of rap. Throughout '83-'85, their sound evolved and morphed into what would come to be the material of the '86 masterpiece Licensed to Ill, which most everyone mistakenly believes to be the first album.

**Age at Release of Licensed to Ill, released early 1986

21 MCA

20 Mike D

19 Adam Horovitz (King Ad-Rock) b. Oct. 31, 1966

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

1^st Album Released Aug. 10, 1983: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Michael Balzary (Flea) 21 b. - Oct. 16, 1962

Anthony Kiedis 21 b. - Nov. 1, 1962

Jack Sherman Unknown / No One Cares
Cliff Stewart Unknown / No One Cares

* In 1983 four Fairfax high-school friends of Los Angeles CA-- Anthony Kiedis, Michael Balzary (Flea), Hillel Slovak, and Jack Irons got together to play one show. They called themselves Tony Flow and The Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem. The band continued past the initial performance changing their name to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Prior to recording a debut album however-- Hillel and Jack left the band committing to their other group What Is This? (Yes you read that correctly, that was their band name). Anthony and Michael (at that point now going by Flea) recruited Jack Sherman and Cliff Stewart on guitar and drums respectively. The first album was released to little success causing Jack Sherman to leave the band, replaced by founding member and best friend Hillel Slovak in '85 on guitar. Shortly after the second album in '85, Cliff Stewart left the band, replaced by the other founding member Jack Irons on drums in '86. The four founding members recorded 1 album together before Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose on June 27, 1988. The pain of the loss caused Jack Irons to quit in '88-- Jack would go on to join Pearl Jam 6 years later in '94.

Carrying on the Chili's after Hillel's death, Anthony and Flea were again forced to find a new guitarist and drummer. John Frusciante had jammed with Flea, become friends, and was a huge fan of the band. He was recruited in 1988 and said of it: "They were my favorite band in the world. I knew every lyric, every guitar part, every solo, and bass part, and had always felt their music to be a source of peace and beauty in my life. I always felt very spiritually and philosophically connected with the band's ideals and way of life. The moment I joined the band was probably the most intense rush of pure happiness I will ever experience in my life." On drums they recruited Chad Smith. Frusciante left the band in '92 due to drug addiction, replaced briefly by Arik Marshall, and then formally by Dave Navarro of Janes Addiction in '93. After 4 years with Navarro, Frusciante was brought back in '98, and has been with them since.

Chad Smith b. Oct. 25, 1961

Hillel Slovak b. Apr. 16, 1962

Jack Irons b. July 18, 1962

Dave Navarro b. June 7, 1967

John Frusciante b. March 5, 1970

Arik Marshall - No one cares.

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Alice In Chains

1st Album Released Aug. 1990: Facelift

Jerry Cantrell 24 - b. March 18, 1966

Mike Starr 24 - b. April 4, 1966

Sean Kinney 24 - b. May 27, 1966

Layne Staley *22 - b. August 22, 1967

*Mike Inez replaced Mike Starr on bass in January 1993

**Staley could have just turned 23 before the release, however since the exact release day is unknown the best guess is that he was still 22 at the time.

Mike Inez b. May 14, 1966

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Pearl Jam

1st Album Released August 27, 1991: (1st) Ten

Jeff Ament 28 - b. March 10, 1963

Eddie Vedder 26 - b. Dec. 23, 1964

Dave Krusen 25 - b. March 10, 1966

Mike McCready 25 - b. April 5, 1966

Stone Gossard 25 - b. July 20, 1966<>

*Before Pearl Jam Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament played together in Mother Love Bone. They founded Pearl Jam after the lead singer died of a heroin overdose. Gossard's and Ament's first addition after the dissolve of Mother Love Bone was Mike McCready out of a band called Shadow. The three of them in search of a drummer gave some demos to Jack Irons formerly a founding member and drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to see if he wanted to join. Irons declined but passed the demos to his good friend Eddie Vedder of San Diego. Legend has it that Eddie wrote lyrics for those demos while surfing in San Diego, and recorded himself singing over what would become Alive, Once, and Footsteps. Upon sending the new demos with vocals back up to Seattle, the core of Pearl Jam was born. The final piece was Dave Krusen added to drums, and what followed was one of the greatest 1st albums in rock history: Ten. Dave Krusen left the band shortly before the release of Ten in '91, and was replaced by Matt Chamberlain briefly (he's in the Alive video), but more formally by Dave Abbruzzese. Abbruzzese left the band in '94, replaced by Jack Irons (of the Chili's), and in '98 Irons left the band replaced by Matt Cameron formerly of Soundgarden. That's 5 drummers over a now 16 year span, kind of like Spinal Tap.

Jack Irons b. July 18, 1962

Matt Cameron b. Nov. 28, 1962

Dave Abbruzesse b. May 17, 1968

Matt Chamberlain b. Unknown

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Beck

1st Album Released March 1994: Mellow Gold

Beck Hansen 23 - b. July 8, 1970

*Beck was born Beck Campbell. His father abandoned him and his family, leading Beck to drop his father's name. He adopted his mother's maiden name Hansen. Mellow Gold was made with $200.

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***Some band member's information was not found or not looked up. This occurs in instances where their appearance on the album is not of much interest. For example, it happens where no one cares which session musicians who were never part of the band played with certain solo artists, e.g. David Bowie's first album. It also happens where I just couldn't find it, due to obscurity e.g., Dave Evans from AC/DC.

As the research was done quickly from the Internet, as well as my subtracting birthdays from release dates to determine age, it is error prone. But I believe the sources are generally reliable and that I can do simple math. Feel free to e-mail me info of bands to add to the master list, or with corrections. Enjoy.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

The Doors: 1967

Jim MorrisonDec. 8, 1943

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Janis JoplinJan. 19^,1943

Barry GibbSept.1, 1947

Maurice GibbDec.22, 1949

Robin GibbDec.22, 1949

Sex Pistols 1st

Metallica

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Billy Joel

Allman Brothers

Police-Outlandos DAmour 1st

Boston-Boston 1st

Yes

Phish

Bob Marley

Pink Floyd

Van Halen

Black Sabbath

Nirvana-Nevermind note I hate Nirvana

Cream

The Jam

Elvis

Tom Petty

P-Funk Allstars

Nick Drake

U2

Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young

INXS

Michael Jackson

Jethro Tull

Kinks

Elton John

Dave Matthews

Madonna

Steve Miller Band

Alanis Morrisette

Queen

Rage Against The Machine (1^st)

Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band

Joe Cocker

ZZ Top

Jeff Beck

Black Crowes

Elvis Costello

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Eagles

Emerson Lake & Palmer

Guns & Roses

Marvin Gaye

Santana

Joe Satriani

Soundgarden

Simon & Garfunkel

Sublime

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Violent Femmes 1^st

Velvet Underground

BB King

John Lee Hooker

Muddy Waters

Chuck Berry

The Grateful Dead

The Band