"New York rock fans looking for a swift kick in the groin these days need look no further than Generals & Majors, a new outfit hewn together from shards of several once-hyped NYC bands." - SPIN
Generals & Majors was formed in 2006 by founding members Jesse Korwin, Jared Gutstadt and Rich Majors, who had all played together in the now-dissolved indie-rock band Group Sounds.
Gutstadt and Korwin met while playing in alt-country band The Izzys. They remained band-mates on their next project Group Sounds; a NYC-area punk rock favorite that toured with Tapes n' Tapes, Hot Hot Heat and Radio 4, but they still hadn't found a way to channel the hard-hitting sound they craved. Finally, with guitarist Rich (who had also played in The Fever, Group Sounds), Generals & Majors held auditions and found their counterparts in drummer Jimmy Majors and lead singer Derrick Karg based on their intense performance style and uncanny musicality.
Generals & Majors' hard rock music blends a variety of influences from the likes of MC5, The Animals, Guns N' Roses, and The Misfits. Their music is often compared to these bands as well as Iggy and the Stooges, The Clash, and Queens of the Stone Age.
Critics have noted their reputation for delivering charged, passionate performances, called among the best in NYC. In its short career, Generals & Majors has already played to the packed rooms with bands such as The Kills, Mooney Suzuki, Diamond Nights, Bloody Social, Bouncing Souls and Bad Brains.
Please approach the self-titled EP and if you can, see Generals & Majors live. As SLASH of Guns N'Roses, Velvet Revolver says, "The best band I've heard in years."
SHALOM JESSE & JARED. SHANA TOVA. Be good boys. I want to see you in the good boys book. I don't know many good boys haha Happy happy new year. Lilla tov
And... Greetings to the other handsome as hell and talented men. Every man I know is jealous of Jimmy's perfect chest hair! I Miss my boys. Send photos videos, anything and feed my hungry soul. Have a great week and imagine me on guitar in the buff and I will do the same. hugs big boys!
Hello Men. I miss you and adore you whether you are singing for drunk nuns or germ filled rooms of kids teaching them important things through music. was this your choice or community service due to a lower prison sentence for Jared and Jesse? I adore the pic of Jimmy on the drums on the music player. can you send it to me? Can you switch my pic on your top list too please as I LIVE TO BE ON YOUR TOP LIST but I will be dissolving that page and only using this one. I may do a shot of me water skiing or just in a bikini soon. lol look for me from the end first as it is my new page. IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME. MIss you. You know how to rock my soul. kisses ~~ Gette
Hi there Generals & Majors first of all we'd like to say thanks for being our myspace pal. We wanted to make sure you knew the reason incase we suddenly vanish off of your friends list. The movement we've started for indie artists has grown significantly and consumes all of our time these days. We seldom sign into our myspace account and this is making several people believe that we are ignoring them. We are not ignoring anyone, we wanted everyone to know that. What we're doing has become so busy we just don't have the time for myspace any longer, so in all honesty we are probably going to just close our myspace account.
Many people wanted to use us in the future so if you were one of those people make sure you bookmark the link below so that in the event that we do close our myspace account you won't lose contact with us. I wish you the best of luck in your music career. Thanks again for being our myspace pal.
Hi guys, We just finished mastering the album at Sterling Sound with Ted Jenson. We are in NY so looking forward to seeing you play at The Lions Den. Peace Pete
So after a way too long hiatus, I finally have gotten my shit back together and am happy to announce some new features. Look all week as I will posting all new things...I'm hoping to get more features soon to you. So enjoy these for now...
I felt I needed to tell you how much I love you and your bad ass rock n roll. iPOD loves you too. for me it is the same sensation I get when I go down the frozen food aisles.
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