U-Men (2)

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Although more noisy, arty post-punk, the band is labeled as one of the pioneers of grunge and was a crucial part of the Seattle scene in the mid-1980s.

Tom Price (guitar), Charlie "Chaz" Ryan (drums), Robin Buchan (bass) and John Bigley (vocals), formed the band in 1981. After only one year Buchan left the band and was replaced by Jim Tillman. In this lineup they recorded their first EP U-Men in 1984. In 1987 they released their single Solid Action, after which Tillman left the band. He was replaced by Tom Hazelmyer. For their first album Step on a Bug, Tony Rasom took over bass. The album was released in 1988 and the band broke up shortly afterwards.

Members:
John Bigley—Vocals
Tom Price—Guitar
Chas Ryan—Drums
Jim Tillman—Bass
Robin Buchan – bass (1981–1982)
Tom Hazelmeyer – bass (November 1987)
Tony Ransom – bass ( July 1987–1989)
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Members:
Charlie Ryan, John Bigley, Larry Reid, Tom Hazelmyer, Tom Price (2), Tony Ransom (3)
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Albums
BLR 002 Step On A Bug — U-Men (2) U-Men (2) Step On A Bug (Album) Black Label Records BLR 002 US 1988 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
SPY 007 U-Men — U-Men (2) U-Men (2) U-Men ‎(12") Bomb Shelter SPY 007 US 1984 Sell This Version
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HMS024 Stop Spinning — U-Men (2) U-Men (2) Stop Spinning ‎(12", EP) Homestead Records HMS024 US 1985 Sell This Version
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UM 4012 Solid Action / Dig It A Hole — U-Men (2) U-Men (2) Solid Action / Dig It A Hole (Single) Black Label Records UM 4012 US 1987 Sell This Version
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SCALE 8 Freezebomb — U-Men (2) U-Men (2) Freezebomb ‎(7", Single, Num) Amphetamine Reptile Records SCALE 8 US 1988 Sell This Version
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Scale 123 Sugar Daddy Live Split Series — U-Men (2) Melvins / U-Men (2) Melvins / U-Men (2) - Sugar Daddy Live Split Series ‎(12", Ltd, Cle) Amphetamine Reptile Records Scale 123 US 2012 Sell This Version
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SP1269 Away In A Manger / Blue Christmas — U-Men (2) Green River / U-Men (2) Green River / U-Men (2) - Away In A Manger / Blue Christmas Sub Pop SP1269 US 2018 Sell This Version
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Compilations
CB1013 Solid Action — U-Men (2) The U-Men* Solid Action ‎(CD, Comp) Chuckie Boy CB1013 US 1999 Sell This Version
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SP-1143 U-Men — U-Men (2) U-Men (2) U-Men (Comp) Sub Pop SP-1143 US 2017 Sell This Version

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Andrew_Lawson

Andrew_Lawson

January 17, 2020
If it wasn't for the U-Men there wouldn't be no Grunge movement to speak of. Their energy and stage presents inspired a ton of people in Washington to give music as a career a shot. They were also the first band to have an album out, the first to tour outside the state and even the country. Sadly they broke up just before Seattle and Alternative music really started to grab mainstream attention. Give them a spin as they are absolutely worth it.

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