![]() ![]() It proved to be the biggest favour anybody had done for the band so far. We were like, ‘We’re in the wrong business,’ and then out of the blue, Nirvana picked us up.”īy the end of 1991, Nirvana took Urge Overkill out on the road with them through Europe and the midwest. There was no concrete manifestation or any demand for rock. Rock was feeling stale by 19 and Kato admitted to Spin, “We were ready to throw in the towel. “We were ready to throw in the towel.” – Nash Katoĭespite all the hype, the band nearly called it quits. They touted them as the next big thing and compared their 1990 album Americruiser as “a punk rock version of ZZ Top’s Eliminator”. The group got a lot of attention from Spin Magazine during the early ’90s before they got signed to a major label. Upon joining the band, he told them, “Don’t make any apologies for what you’re doing and don’t worry what your friends in hard-core bands think. Onassis got into rock drumming with a neighbourhood basement band and eventually fell into the rock scene when he moved to the north side. “Don’t make any apologies for what you’re doing and don’t worry what your friends in hard-core bands think.” – John ‘Blackie Onasis’ Rowan Others likened them to the Beatles or Cheap Trick of the 90’s alternative rock generations.Īlong the way they changed their drummers, bringing in long-time fan John Rowan in 1989, who later became known as “Blackie Hollywood” and finally “Blackie Onasis”. ![]() Urge Overkill’s sound was hard to nail down and was described by Rolling Stone as “infused sound arena-rock pop and punk”. I thought, ‘This is punk? This is think-for-yourself?” They all had crew cuts, the black T-shirts, the boots, and they all looked the same. I mean, for all the supposed ‘punk rock’ that was going on in Chicago, the bands all dressed like cops. Roeser told the LA Times the purpose of dressing up like that, “We were trying to shock people. The band became known for their flamboyant and flashy image and humour which was part of their whole package. “We were trying to shock people.” – Eddie Roeser ![]() One of the band’s first fans was Steve Albini who acted as producer for the group’s debut EP Strange I… in 1986. Kato and Reoser later added drummer Pat Byrne. But we were going to start this band and it ended when I asked him, ‘Hey, what are we gonna wear?’ And he was like, ‘What the f-k are you talking about?’ I went, ‘Well, you know, we have to wear something on stage’… And then he transferred and I hooked up with Eddie and we started Urge Overkill.” He was in Minor Threat and they broke up because he went to NU. Kato told Forbes, “Lyle and I were originally going to start a band. “…I hooked up with Eddie and we started Urge Overkill.” – Nash Kato Kato started a short-lived band with Preslar, but it was clear that their approach to music was drastically different. Preslar had previously played with the hardcore D.C punk band Minor Threat. Roeser attended Chicago’s Northwestern where he met producer Steve Albini and Lyle Preslar, with whom he was roommates. Roeser was a child of 70’s AM radio including Paul McCartney, Wings, and Badfinger. Nathan’s father was a Lutheran minister who introduced him to funk music and gospel choirs. Vocalists and guitarists Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser both grew up in Minnesota, but they didn’t meet until 1985 when they both attended Chicago’s Northwestern University.īefore he was known as Nash Kato, Nathan Katruud grew up with Norwegian parents in the racially mixed south side of Minnesota. Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser’s Beginnings They had a sense of humour and paid homage to Jimmy Web, Hot Chocolate and Neil Diamond. Its members wore giant medallions and velvet shirts. While Urge Overkill was labelled alternative rock, they emerged from Chicago in the late ’80s- early ’90s looking and sounding very different from what was popular at the time.
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