Rob Morikone - lead vocals, guitar, drums, bass, keyboards Adam Patten - guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, percussion, autoharp Jon Gilmore - drums, vocals Eric Patten - bass, vocals Anthony Garcia - guitars, vocals, handclaps Carlo Virtucio - drums (Obsession Single and Live Shows)
Pat Pham - drums, vocals
(insert narration of British sounding individual)
What started out in the early '90's as a three-piece outfit consisting of two non-musical brothers (Adam Patten and Eric Patten) and one guitar legend (Rob Morikone) making crappy music for a series of movie "shorts", blossomed into the band that would later be called the "Best Band to Come Out of Westminster in the Mid-to-Late '90's". The three-piece outfit began by covering such classics as "The Mentos Theme" and "Pull-Uppers" that was met by a mild chuckle. The trio then elevated their skills to pen such classics as "Channel 98" and "Chicken", which went on to gain success in the thriving underground music scene in early '90's Westminster.
"Chicken" was the song that left the public clammoring for more. The trio, with a little help from Pat Pham on drums and throwing in some vocals, recorded their first album, "Paper or Plastic" in the summer of 1995. "Paper of Plastic" featured the songs "He's Guilty", which touched the hearts of the country as the country was torn by the impending OJ Simpson trial, "Snapple Lady Theme", about one of the nation's top celebrities at the time, the gender-bending tale of "You Can Never Tell These Days" and the non-embarassing tracks "Cyanide Misery" and "Chucky Cheese (I Love You)".
The success of "Paper or Plastic" led to the band hiring drummer Jon Gilmore and embarking on a short tour that took place at Joe and John Arnold's House one night, some other show that lasted just two-or-three songs before the cops broke up the gig (which this narrator can barely remember) and an intimate "Unplugged-style" acoustic performance at Kevin's house.
The carefree songs of "Paper or Plastic" left fans wanting more. The Baggers complied by releasing "Anthology Volume 1" in early 1996. The album featured the band at its most raw and most vulnerable states. Nothing was left to the imagination of the listener as they got to hear songs that were never released (i.e. "The Mentos Theme" and "Pull Uppers"), songs that should never have been released (i.e. "Clowns"), sound clips of the band recorded by hidden microphones and songs that changed the scope of The Baggers forever (i.e. "Stolen Goods" and "Kevin n' Red").
The band was so impressed by their alternative gem "Stolen Goods", that they decided to actually start writing mostly real songs. That concept led to the creation of the "Flor-Essence" EP. The album set the bar for all other "bands" trying to cut into the The Baggers' profit margins. The album featured the hits "Stolen Goods" (which was redone for the album), "Poor Little Two Track" and "This Could Be You". The album launch took place on May 25, 1996 at the Arnold's house on a warm summer's night as the band ripped through their most popular tunes to a standing room only crowd in the Arnold's backyard. Things got out of hand as the masses started moshing, leading the anonymous figure in the trench coat to abandon the selling of the album to take shelter. The album lives on today as the album the band likes to call their first "real" album.
The band had nowhere to go but up after "Flor-Essence" was released. Eric Patten left to pursue "spiritual" ventures and the band quickly snatched Anthony Garcia from relative obscurity. The band took some time off from touring and created the masterpiece "From Your Secret Admirer" (or "FYSA" for short), which was released on June 17, 1997. "FYSA" took a departure from its free-spirited predecessors and featured more serious songs like "There She Goes", "Junebug", "New Year's Eve (I've Still Got You) and "Obsession". To please their diehards, they even threw in some light-hearted tracks like "She Took a Detour", "At the Cross" and "Microphone Friendly Unit Shifters". "FYSA" was later referred to as the band's "Pet Sounds" record, and for good reason.
For those rare few fans that were lucky enough to pick-up one of the first 10 copies of "FYSA", they were rewarded with an extremely rare album of b-sides known as "P.S.". "P.S." was a hit-or-miss record for some, but a joy to many others. "Strawberry Fields", "I Don't Want to Let You Down", "Don't Want to Lose" and "Junk Mail" highlighted the album. Rumor has it that the album is so coveted by fans, that nobody has ever tried to sell one on E-bay.
The Baggers later tried to top the success of "FYSA", but the pressure of trying to top perfection got to them and forced them to "take some time off". A few copies of demos for the never-released album, "The Last Day of Summer", have floated around Westminster and has led to a surging fan base ready for them to reunite and complete their "Smile" album. Rumors have swirled that Rob and Adam have played local venues recently to test out new material and to start recording their long-awaited follow-up to "FYSA", but those rumors have been squashed as the two people claiming to be Rob and Adam were just a tribute band trying to capitalize on The Baggers' success.
Rob Morikone - lead vocals, guitar, drums, bass, keyboards 
Adam Patten - guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, percussion, autoharp 
Jon Gilmore - drums, vocals 
Eric Patten - bass, vocals 
Anthony Garcia - guitars, vocals, handclaps 
Carlo Virtucio - drums (Obsession Single and Live Shows)
Pat Pham - drums, vocals 
