The band was formed in 1994 after drummer Al Sobrante (John Kiffmeyer) left the previous incarnations, The Ne'er Do Wells and Thee Shatners. Sobrante was replaced by drummer Julie Rose, formerly of Red No.9. Rose remained with the band through the recording of the first Lookout! Records album Welcome To My Mind. The title track was a minor hit on college radio and modern rock stations.
Rose left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Evan Mendell from Benicia. The band was asked to open for Green Day during the 1994 Dookie tour, along with Pansy Division. Mendell left the band after the tour and was replaced by Danny Seelig from The Phantom Surfers.
The band won a category in the 1996 Bay Area Music Awards ("Bammies") for "Outstanding Alternative Pop/Rock Group" and embarked on a tour in the United States and Japan with the Mr. T Experience. While on U.S. tour with The Queers, Seelig and bassist Jess Hilliard both quit the band onstage after a fight. They returned to record the second album And A Whole Lotta You, but they were soon replaced with Steve Faine (previously of Decal and The Stimmies) and Gary Gutfeld (of Redemption 87).
The 1998 album Get Down followed. John Denery married Judy (from Judy and the Loadies), moved to Hawaii and back, while Chris Imlay became a graphic designer for such magazines as Gearhead, MacAddict, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, and Wired. The band played a couple of shows in 2005, and a show in January 2008 supporting the Mr. T Experience.
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fives, american, rock, band, from, francisco, area, originarcata, california, united, statesgenresindie, rock, alternative, rock, rock, rollyears, active1994, 2008labelslookout, records, contents, history, members, discography, studio, albums, singles, referen. The Hi Fives are an American rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area The Hi FivesOriginArcata California United StatesGenresIndie rock alternative rock rock and rollYears active1994 2008LabelsLookout Records Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Singles and EPs 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe band was formed in 1994 after drummer Al Sobrante John Kiffmeyer left the previous incarnations The Ne er Do Wells and Thee Shatners Sobrante was replaced by drummer Julie Rose formerly of Red No 9 Rose remained with the band through the recording of the first Lookout Records album Welcome To My Mind The title track was a minor hit on college radio and modern rock stations Rose left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Evan Mendell from Benicia The band was asked to open for Green Day during the 1994 Dookie tour along with Pansy Division Mendell left the band after the tour and was replaced by Danny Seelig from The Phantom Surfers The band won a category in the 1996 Bay Area Music Awards Bammies for Outstanding Alternative Pop Rock Group and embarked on a tour in the United States and Japan with the Mr T Experience While on U S tour with The Queers Seelig and bassist Jess Hilliard both quit the band onstage after a fight They returned to record the second album And A Whole Lotta You but they were soon replaced with Steve Faine previously of Decal and The Stimmies and Gary Gutfeld of Redemption 87 The 1998 album Get Down followed John Denery married Judy from Judy and the Loadies moved to Hawaii and back while Chris Imlay became a graphic designer for such magazines as Gearhead MacAddict PlayStation The Official Magazine and Wired The band played a couple of shows in 2005 and a show in January 2008 supporting the Mr T Experience Members editChris Imlay guitar and vocals John Denery guitar and vocals Jess Hilliard bass guitar Julie Rose drums Evan Mendell drums Steve Faine bass guitar Gary Gutfeld drumsDiscography editStudio albums edit Welcome to My Mind Lookout Records 1995 And a Whole Lotta You Lookout Records 1997 Get Down Lookout Records 1998 Singles and EPs edit It s Up To You Lookout Records Summer Games Lookout Records Hypnotizer G I Records Misery Go Zombie Records References editExternal links editOld Thumb Records Hi Fives page Lookout Records page SPIN 20 Essential Songs From the Late Lookout Records Meet The Hi Fives Thee Shatners on a Planet Pimp Records tribute page The Hi Fives get caught in a Green Day mosh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Hi Fives amp oldid 1200571447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
