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  • Genre: Alternative / Indie / Rock

    Location US

    Profile Views: 66041

    Last Login: 9/17/2011

    Member Since 11/5/2005

    Record Label HEADHUNTER RECORDS

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    By Steve Huey-- The off-kilter indie pop band Heavy Vegetable was the inaugural vehicle of Rob Crow, a prolific singer, guitarist, and songwriter who went on to form a dizzying array of alternate projects. Crow was a longtime devotee of rock eccentrics ranging back to Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, as well as Can, the Residents, and Devo, among others. In practice, Heavy Vegetable’s music sounded more punkish, with a fractured pop aesthetic that brought the likes of Guided by Voices or the Archers of Loaf to the minds of some critics; early on, their music also bore the unmistakable influence of prog-punk outfits like Slint and Drive Like Jehu. Crow’s surrealist lyrics and fragmented melodic gifts earned Heavy Vegetable an enthusiastic cult following in the mid-‘90s. However, in the first indication of the creative restlessness that would mark his career, he soon chose to move on, fronting a succession of bands that more or less followed the Heavy Vegetable aesthetic. Heavy Vegetable was formed in Encinitas, California (near San Diego) by guitarist/singer Crow, lead singer Eléa Tenuta, bassist Travis Nelson, and drummer Manolo Turner. After a few split singles and compilation appearances, the band debuted in 1993 with the four-song EP A Bunch of Stuff by Heavy Vegetable, released by The Way Out Sound. Their style truly blossomed on their first full-length album, 1994’s The Amazing Undersea Adventures of Aqua Kitty and Friends (on Headhunter/Cargo), whose brief, catchy songs wedded progressive, even jazzy musicianship (odd time signatures, complex harmonies, etc.) to geeky lyrics reminiscent of They Might Be Giants. The follow-up, Frisbie, appeared in 1995 and consolidated the strengths of its predecessor while moving farther away from the band’s punk roots. Frisbie in particular won the band considerable critical acclaim, but unfortunately, they split up during the supporting tour. Crow issued some solo material as one-half of a split LP with Lesser, also in 1995, and quickly formed a new band called Thingy in partnership with Tenuta. Thingy was Crow’s main vehicle for the next few years, but he also recorded as part of the punky Fantasy Mission Force, the one-off solo project Snotnose, the kitschy indie-pop duo Optiganally Yours, synth minimalists Physics, and more straightforward indie rockers Pinback. In 2000, Headhunter/Cargo released a posthumous collection of singles and rarities called Mondo Aqua Kitty: A Collection of the Further and Final Unabashed Adventures of Heavy Vegetable. .. I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4..

  • Members

    Manolo Turner on Drums-Travis Nelson Bass, Vocals-Rob Crow Gutar, Vocals- Ele'a Tenuta Vocals.

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  • THE PIT BEST

     new pit best song came out today; vintage jesus. Give it a go....

    5 months ago
  • its me, Joey Z

    my ex girlfriend somehow ended up with literally about 85% of my record collection, one of which was my much cherished Heavy Vegetable Frisbe....and then later Thingy.....I have never heard such beautifully complex melodies and harmonies with fast, rock'n time changes.....well you know...you created it!!!!
    anyway just sending good vibes, I think I'm going to look for a copy of Frisbee on vinyl online. I just got done downloading Thingy on iTunes, but found no trace of Heavy Vegetable. Records are more fun to own/play anyhow.
    have great day!!

    2 years ago
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    LOL...LOL...LOL

    2 years ago
  • Maria E Beck




    Hope you are having a beautifully blessed day.

    2 years ago
  • Tammie A. Murray




    love ur music i have all of ur cds

    2 years ago
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    2 years ago
  • 箱庭の室内楽(Hakoniwa no Shit…

    thanks for the add!!!!!

    3 years ago
  • Aphids Dream of Orchids

    Thanks for the ad, more music soon.

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    LOve PEace & UNity

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