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Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Big Head Todd and The Monsters is a rock band formed by Todd Mohr, Brian Nevin, and Rob Squires in 1986 in Colorado. [4] The band has released several albums since 1989, with their 1993 album Sister Sweetly going platinum in the United States. The band has developed a sizable live following, especially in the Mountain States of the United States.

Big Head Todd and The Monsters
A March 2011 live performance by the band was the first time a shuttle crew had been awakened live from Mission Control, Houston.
Background information
OriginBoulder, Colorado, United States
Genres
Years active1986–present
Labels
MembersTodd Park Mohr
Brian Nevin
Rob Squires
Jeremy Lawton
Past membersCorey Mauser
Websitewww.bigheadtodd.com

Career edit

Early life and career

The trio had attended Columbine High School together. Mohr attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and transferred to the University of Colorado to join Nevin and Squires. The three had their first gig in 1986, at a college party at University of Colorado.[5] Soon after, they began touring bars and clubs in Denver, Fort Collins, and Boulder as Big Head Todd and the Monsters in 1987. The band soon built up a following throughout Colorado and the surrounding states. They toured extensively throughout the Mountain States and West Coast of the United States in their van, dubbed "The Colonel,” which drove more than 400,000 miles.

1986-2005

In 1989, the band formed Big Records and released its first album Another Mayberry that same year. Midnight Radio was released the following year and featured artwork from Chris Mars of The Replacements.[4] By 1993, Big Head Todd and the Monsters had developed a considerable live following across the United States.[6] Their first live album Big Head Todd and the Monsters Live was recorded at the H.O.R.D.E. Festival in 1993.

The group signed with Giant Records in 1993 and recorded Sister Sweetly with Prince associate David Z producing. This album went platinum and spawned three singles that made the rock charts, including "Bittersweet," "Broken Hearted Savior" and "Circle."[6]

Mohr produced the next album, Strategem, released in 1994.[6] It reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200 but did not sell as well as its predecessors.

Their song "In the Morning" was featured in the 1994 film Blown Away. The band contributed "Tangerine" to the 1995 Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin.[4]

Jerry Harrison, formerly of Talking Heads, produced the next album, Beautiful World, released in 1997.[6] John Lee Hooker was recording an album in the same studio and played with the band on a version of his best-known song "Boom Boom".[4] Squires described the recording of the track on the band's website. "Hooker has just this incredible presence. He walked into the room, and everyone was intimidated, including our producer and the people who work in the studio." Bernie Worrell, formerly of P-Funk, played some keyboards on the album's title track "Beautiful World". Corey Mauser filled out the other key parts on the album. The album spawned two hit singles on the rock charts, "Boom Boom" and "Resignation Superman." The Live Monsters album followed in 1998.

In 2002, the group released the follow-up studio album Riviera. As Giant Records had closed its doors, the self-produced album was released through Big Records with distribution through Warner Music. Crimes of Passion was released in 2004 with Sanctuary Records distributing it. Another live album Live at the Fillmore was released in 2004.

Blue Sky (2005)

In 2005, the group joined the growing trend of Internet-based music sales by releasing the single "Blue Sky" exclusively on iTunes. The song was written at the request of crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Discovery for their STS-114 Return to Flight mission in 2005, the first mission after the Columbia disaster. "Blue Sky" was written and performed as a tribute to all the people involved in the American space program. The song was inspired by NASA's space shuttle program and by Eileen Collins, the commander of the STS-114.[7] The song was used as Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign song in 2008 and the introduction of Clinton in her keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in 2008.[8] A live rendition of "Blue Sky" was also performed acoustically on March 8, 2011, at Johnson Space Center as the first live version of a wake-up call to Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-133 mission.[9] "Blue Sky" was the song played for the live wake-up call because it received the most votes for a song contest for NASA[10]

2007-present

In June 2007, BHTM recorded their annual charity show to raise money for autism research at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. The recordings were sold on USB flash drives at the merchandise stands following the performance.

BHTM toured in the summer of 2008.[11] This extended tour was in support of the July release of their 8th studio album All The Love You Need.

In 2010, Big Head Todd and the Monsters again returned to the studio to record Rocksteady. This featured "Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones and "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf.

The band returned to the studio again in 2011 to record a new project under the name Big Head Blues Club. The album 100 Years of Robert Johnson celebrates the songs of the late blues singer and musician Robert Johnson. The Big Head Todd and the Monsters members were accompanied by B. B. King, Charlie Musselwhite, Cedric Burnside, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Ruthie Foster, and Lightnin' Malcolm. Big Head Todd and the Monsters have also played shows under the name Big Head Blues Club and have invited some of the legends featured on the album to perform with them.

They performed in the Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 Championship Parade and in Indianapolis at the Vogue on February 9, 2016, using the Instagram hashtag #denver2indy to celebrate the dual event.

On November 3, 2017, the band released its 11th studio album, New World Arisin'.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters are still touring to date. Todd Park Mohr has confirmed that the band has had the most success in the recent months, selling more tickets to live shows than they ever have.[12] They have released three singles in the past few months including the songs "Crush" being released on November 13th 2023, "Her Way Out" on January 8th 2024, and "Thunderbird" on March 29th 2024.

Lineup edit

 
Performing in 2022

Touring:

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Live albums edit

  • Live Monsters (1998)
  • Live at the Fillmore (2004)
  • Red Rocks (2009)
  • Live at Red Rocks (2015)
  • Live at the Belly Up (2020)
  • We're Gonna Play It Anyway – Red Rocks 2020 (2020)

Compilation albums edit

  • From the Archives (2007) [outtakes album]

Charting albums edit

The following albums have charted on the Billboard album charts:

  • Sister Sweetly – No. 1 Billboard Heatseeker; No. 117 Billboard 200
  • Strategem – No. 30 Billboard 200
  • Beautiful World – No. 54 Billboard 200
  • Riviera – No. 166 Billboard 200; No. 2 Internet Albums
  • Crimes of Passion – No. 253 Internet Albums

Charting singles edit

Year Title Chart positions[14] Album
US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock
1993 "Bittersweet" 14 Sister Sweetly
"Broken Hearted Savior" 9
"Circle" 21
1997 "Resignation Superman" 38 13 Beautiful World
1998 "Boom Boom" 29

Other appearances edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Staff (February 21, 2008). "Tour de force: Big Head Todd still wows 'em at shows". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Sculley, Alan (October 30, 2019). "Big Head Todd and the Monsters choose authenticity over stardom". Connect Savannah. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "Big Head Todd & the Monsters Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 82–83. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  5. ^ Big Head Todd & the Monsters - Throughout The Years. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 130–1. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  7. ^ published, Denise Chow (March 8, 2011). "Rock Band Serenades Discovery Astronauts With Out-of-This-World Music". Space.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Hillary's high-flying new campaign song?". Polhudson.lohudblogs.com. December 5, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Big Head Todd & The Monsters Live Wakeup Call". Nasa.gov. April 28, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  10. ^ published, Denise Chow (March 8, 2011). "Rock Band Serenades Discovery Astronauts With Out-of-This-World Music". Space.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  11. ^ . Bigheadtodd.com. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  12. ^ Todd Park Mohr, Big Head Todd & The Monsters: HIS BIGGEST CAREER MISTAKE!. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  13. ^ Krinski, Alex H. (January 5, 2024). "Song Premiere: Big Head Todd and the Monsters "Her Way Out"". Relix.
  14. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • Big Head Todd and the Monsters collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
  • Feature interview with Todd Mohr from HonestTune.com[permanent dead link]

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Big Head Todd and the Monsters news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Big Head Todd and The Monsters is a rock band formed by Todd Mohr Brian Nevin and Rob Squires in 1986 in Colorado 4 The band has released several albums since 1989 with their 1993 album Sister Sweetly going platinum in the United States The band has developed a sizable live following especially in the Mountain States of the United States Big Head Todd and The MonstersA March 2011 live performance by the band was the first time a shuttle crew had been awakened live from Mission Control Houston Background informationOriginBoulder Colorado United StatesGenresAlternative rock 1 blues rock 2 country rock 1 jam band 3 Years active1986 presentLabelsBigGiantRepriseWarner Bros MembersTodd Park MohrBrian NevinRob SquiresJeremy LawtonPast membersCorey MauserWebsitewww wbr bigheadtodd wbr com Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early life and career 2 1986 2005 3 Blue Sky 2005 4 2007 present 5 Lineup 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Live albums 6 3 Compilation albums 6 4 Charting albums 6 5 Charting singles 6 6 Other appearances 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksCareer editEarly life and career The trio had attended Columbine High School together Mohr attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins Colorado and transferred to the University of Colorado to join Nevin and Squires The three had their first gig in 1986 at a college party at University of Colorado 5 Soon after they began touring bars and clubs in Denver Fort Collins and Boulder as Big Head Todd and the Monsters in 1987 The band soon built up a following throughout Colorado and the surrounding states They toured extensively throughout the Mountain States and West Coast of the United States in their van dubbed The Colonel which drove more than 400 000 miles 1986 2005In 1989 the band formed Big Records and released its first album Another Mayberry that same year Midnight Radio was released the following year and featured artwork from Chris Mars of The Replacements 4 By 1993 Big Head Todd and the Monsters had developed a considerable live following across the United States 6 Their first live album Big Head Todd and the Monsters Live was recorded at the H O R D E Festival in 1993 The group signed with Giant Records in 1993 and recorded Sister Sweetly with Prince associate David Z producing This album went platinum and spawned three singles that made the rock charts including Bittersweet Broken Hearted Savior and Circle 6 Mohr produced the next album Strategem released in 1994 6 It reached No 30 on the Billboard 200 but did not sell as well as its predecessors Their song In the Morning was featured in the 1994 film Blown Away The band contributed Tangerine to the 1995 Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium A Tribute to Led Zeppelin 4 Jerry Harrison formerly of Talking Heads produced the next album Beautiful World released in 1997 6 John Lee Hooker was recording an album in the same studio and played with the band on a version of his best known song Boom Boom 4 Squires described the recording of the track on the band s website Hooker has just this incredible presence He walked into the room and everyone was intimidated including our producer and the people who work in the studio Bernie Worrell formerly of P Funk played some keyboards on the album s title track Beautiful World Corey Mauser filled out the other key parts on the album The album spawned two hit singles on the rock charts Boom Boom and Resignation Superman The Live Monsters album followed in 1998 In 2002 the group released the follow up studio album Riviera As Giant Records had closed its doors the self produced album was released through Big Records with distribution through Warner Music Crimes of Passion was released in 2004 with Sanctuary Records distributing it Another live album Live at the Fillmore was released in 2004 Blue Sky 2005 In 2005 the group joined the growing trend of Internet based music sales by releasing the single Blue Sky exclusively on iTunes The song was written at the request of crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Discovery for their STS 114 Return to Flight mission in 2005 the first mission after the Columbia disaster Blue Sky was written and performed as a tribute to all the people involved in the American space program The song was inspired by NASA s space shuttle program and by Eileen Collins the commander of the STS 114 7 The song was used as Senator Hillary Clinton s presidential campaign song in 2008 and the introduction of Clinton in her keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in 2008 8 A live rendition of Blue Sky was also performed acoustically on March 8 2011 at Johnson Space Center as the first live version of a wake up call to Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS 133 mission 9 Blue Sky was the song played for the live wake up call because it received the most votes for a song contest for NASA 10 2007 presentIn June 2007 BHTM recorded their annual charity show to raise money for autism research at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado The recordings were sold on USB flash drives at the merchandise stands following the performance BHTM toured in the summer of 2008 11 This extended tour was in support of the July release of their 8th studio album All The Love You Need In 2010 Big Head Todd and the Monsters again returned to the studio to record Rocksteady This featured Beast of Burden by The Rolling Stones and Smokestack Lightning by Howlin Wolf The band returned to the studio again in 2011 to record a new project under the name Big Head Blues Club The album 100 Years of Robert Johnson celebrates the songs of the late blues singer and musician Robert Johnson The Big Head Todd and the Monsters members were accompanied by B B King Charlie Musselwhite Cedric Burnside David Honeyboy Edwards Hubert Sumlin Ruthie Foster and Lightnin Malcolm Big Head Todd and the Monsters have also played shows under the name Big Head Blues Club and have invited some of the legends featured on the album to perform with them They performed in the Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 Championship Parade and in Indianapolis at the Vogue on February 9 2016 using the Instagram hashtag denver2indy to celebrate the dual event On November 3 2017 the band released its 11th studio album New World Arisin Big Head Todd and the Monsters are still touring to date Todd Park Mohr has confirmed that the band has had the most success in the recent months selling more tickets to live shows than they ever have 12 They have released three singles in the past few months including the songs Crush being released on November 13th 2023 Her Way Out on January 8th 2024 and Thunderbird on March 29th 2024 Lineup edit nbsp Performing in 2022Jeremy Lawton keyboards pedal steel guitar vocals Todd Park Mohr vocals guitar keyboards saxophone harmonica Brian Nevin drums percussion vocals Rob Squires bass guitar vocalsTouring Hazel Miller vocalsDiscography editStudio albums edit Another Mayberry 1989 Midnight Radio 1990 Sister Sweetly 1993 Strategem 1994 Beautiful World 1997 Riviera 2002 Crimes of Passion 2004 All the Love You Need 2007 Rocksteady 2010 100 Years of Robert Johnson 2011 credited to artist Big Head Blues Club Black Beehive 2014 Way Down Inside Songs of Willie Dixon 2016 credited to artist Big Head Blues Club New World Arisin 2017 Thunderbird 2024 13 Live albums edit Live Monsters 1998 Live at the Fillmore 2004 Red Rocks 2009 Live at Red Rocks 2015 Live at the Belly Up 2020 We re Gonna Play It Anyway Red Rocks 2020 2020 Compilation albums edit From the Archives 2007 outtakes album Charting albums edit The following albums have charted on the Billboard album charts Sister Sweetly No 1 Billboard Heatseeker No 117 Billboard 200 Strategem No 30 Billboard 200 Beautiful World No 54 Billboard 200 Riviera No 166 Billboard 200 No 2 Internet Albums Crimes of Passion No 253 Internet AlbumsCharting singles edit Year Title Chart positions 14 AlbumUS Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock1993 Bittersweet 14 Sister Sweetly Broken Hearted Savior 9 Circle 211997 Resignation Superman 38 13 Beautiful World1998 Boom Boom 29Other appearances edit Year Song Album1995 Tangerine Encomium A Tribute to Led ZeppelinSee also edit nbsp Music portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portalReferences edit a b Staff February 21 2008 Tour de force Big Head Todd still wows em at shows The Patriot Ledger Retrieved December 24 2022 Sculley Alan October 30 2019 Big Head Todd and the Monsters choose authenticity over stardom Connect Savannah Retrieved December 24 2022 Deming Mark Big Head Todd amp the Monsters Biography AllMusic Retrieved December 24 2022 a b c d Strong Martin C 2000 The Great Rock Discography 5th ed Edinburgh Mojo Books pp 82 83 ISBN 1 84195 017 3 Big Head Todd amp the Monsters Throughout The Years Retrieved April 6 2024 via www youtube com a b c d Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Concise ed Virgin Books pp 130 1 ISBN 1 85227 745 9 published Denise Chow March 8 2011 Rock Band Serenades Discovery Astronauts With Out of This World Music Space com Retrieved April 6 2024 Hillary s high flying new campaign song Polhudson lohudblogs com December 5 2007 Retrieved July 9 2012 Big Head Todd amp The Monsters Live Wakeup Call Nasa gov April 28 2010 Retrieved July 9 2012 published Denise Chow March 8 2011 Rock Band Serenades Discovery Astronauts With Out of This World Music Space com Retrieved April 6 2024 Bigheadtodd com Bigheadtodd com June 19 2012 Archived from the original on June 13 2012 Retrieved July 9 2012 Todd Park Mohr Big Head Todd amp The Monsters HIS BIGGEST CAREER MISTAKE Retrieved April 6 2024 via www youtube com Krinski Alex H January 5 2024 Song Premiere Big Head Todd and the Monsters Her Way Out Relix Billboard Singles Allmusic comExternal links editOfficial website nbsp Big Head Todd and the Monsters collection at the Internet Archive s live music archive Feature interview with Todd Mohr from HonestTune com permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Head Todd and the Monsters amp oldid 1218230859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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