Home Grown
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Home Grown was an American rock
band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California
. They released three full-length albums and several EP
s before disbanding in 2005. Their music is often characterized as pop punk
, lyrically favoring humor and silly or satirical subjects.
in 1994. The original recording line-up of the band consisted of John "John E. Trash" Tran on guitar
and vocals
, Adam "Adumb" Lohrbach on bass guitar
and vocals, Ian "Slur" Cone on guitar and backing vocals, and Bob Herco on drums
. The quartet began experimenting with elements of punk rock
, pop
, surf and skate music, and humorous lyrics to craft their sound. They released their first album, That's Business
, the following year through Liberation Records
. Though rudimentary, the album established the band's presence in the prolific southern California
music scene of the 1990s and included several songs that became fan favorites, such as "Surfer Girl" and "Face in the Crowd". The band played many shows in southern California and embarked on some of their first tours. In 1996, the EP Wusappaning?!
was released by Swedish
label Burning Heart Records
.
in 1999. Later that year they toured with the band Limbeck
, which whom they recorded a split EP called Connection
.
as the new drummer, and spent some time searching for a suitable second guitarist. In addition, their label Outpost closed down and the band was without a recording contract. Eventually the band decided to continue as a trio without a second guitarist, and signed to the independent label Drive-Thru Records
.
, its third album which gained nationwide recognition. Shortly after its release they added second guitarist Dan Hammond and filmed music video
s for the songs "You're Not Alone" and "Kiss Me, Diss Me". They performed on the Drive-Thru stage on the Warped Tour
and toured extensively in support of the album. In 2004, they released the EP When it All Comes Down
, a more mature effort that abandoned the humorous topics of their previous releases in favor of more emotional subject matter.
. The band continued without him for a time, playing live shows with guest bass guitarist Ted Vega. Eventually, however, the members moved on to other projects. Tran started the band Red Panda with Bill Uechi of Save Ferris
, Hammond joined Paper Models, and Reynolds started Defender. In 2006, Home Grown's official website closed down and their MySpace
profile announced that they were on "indefinite hiatus". The band has not played together or recorded since October 2005.
John Tran (aka John E. Trash) - guitar, lead vocals (1994–2005)
Adam "Adumb" Lohrbach - bass guitar, lead vocals (1994–2005)
Ian "Slur" Cone - guitar, backing vocals (1994–1999)
Bob Herco - drums (1994–2000)
Justin Poyser - guitar, backing vocals (1999–2000)
Darren Reynolds - drums (2000–2005)
Dan Hammond - guitar (2002–2005)
Ted Vega - bass guitar (2005)
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. They released three full-length albums and several EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s before disbanding in 2005. Their music is often characterized as pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
, lyrically favoring humor and silly or satirical subjects.
Formation
Home Grown was formed in Orange CountyOrange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
in 1994. The original recording line-up of the band consisted of John "John E. Trash" Tran on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Adam "Adumb" Lohrbach on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals, Ian "Slur" Cone on guitar and backing vocals, and Bob Herco on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. The quartet began experimenting with elements of punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, surf and skate music, and humorous lyrics to craft their sound. They released their first album, That's Business
That's Business
That's Business is the debut album by the rock band Home Grown, released in 1995 by Liberation Records. It was the band's first album and established their presence in the prolific southern California music scene of the 1990s...
, the following year through Liberation Records
Liberation Records
Liberation Records is a Southern California record company. It was formed by 16-year-old David Taba in 1994. The label notably discovered and released the debut album of Home Grown and, in 1994, released the classic Punk Sucks compilation...
. Though rudimentary, the album established the band's presence in the prolific southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
music scene of the 1990s and included several songs that became fan favorites, such as "Surfer Girl" and "Face in the Crowd". The band played many shows in southern California and embarked on some of their first tours. In 1996, the EP Wusappaning?!
Wusappaning?!
Wusappaning?! is an EP by the Orange County, California rock band Home Grown, released in 1996 by Burning Heart Records.The song "Another Face in the Crowd" is a re-recording of "Face in the Crowd" from the band's debut album That's Business...
was released by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
label Burning Heart Records
Burning Heart Records
Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 and based in Örebro, Sweden. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output in North America...
.
Act Your Age
The band signed to major label Outpost Recordings and released its second album, Act Your Age, in 1998. It increased their popularity and they toured extensively in support of it. Cone left the band shortly after and was replaced by Justin Poyser. This line-up released EP Phone HomeEP Phone Home (Home Grown album)
EP Phone Home is an EP by the Orange County, California rock band Home Grown, released in 1999 by Outpost Recordings. It was the band's first recording with guitarist Justin Poyser, who replaced Ian Cone the previous year....
in 1999. Later that year they toured with the band Limbeck
Limbeck
Limbeck was an alternative country band, with pop-punk roots, hailing from Orange County, California.-Background:Originating in Laguna Niguel, California, Limbeck featured Robb MacLean on lead vocals and guitar, Patrick Carrie guitar and backing vocals, Justin Entsminger on bass, and Jon Phillip,...
, which whom they recorded a split EP called Connection
Connection (EP)
Connection is a split EP by the Orange County, California rock bands Home Grown and Limbeck, released in 2000 by Utility Records. It resulted from a tour the previous year on which the two bands played together and became friends....
.
Line-up changes
In 2000, Home Grown experienced significant line-up changes. Herco was forced to leave the group in order to undergo surgery and rehabilitation for a brain tumor. Poyser also left the band, leaving it without a second guitar player. Lohrbach and Tran recruited Darren Reynolds from the band LongfellowLongfellow
Longfellow may refer to:* Longfellow, Minneapolis, United States** Longfellow , Minneapolis, United States* Longfellow, Oakland, California, United States* Longfellow , one of America's first great thoroughbred racehorses...
as the new drummer, and spent some time searching for a suitable second guitarist. In addition, their label Outpost closed down and the band was without a recording contract. Eventually the band decided to continue as a trio without a second guitarist, and signed to the independent label Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
.
Kings of Pop
In 2002, the band released Kings of PopKings of Pop
-Performers:*John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals*Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals*Darren Reynolds - drums-Album information:*Record label: Drive-Thru Records*Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts...
, its third album which gained nationwide recognition. Shortly after its release they added second guitarist Dan Hammond and filmed music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s for the songs "You're Not Alone" and "Kiss Me, Diss Me". They performed on the Drive-Thru stage on the Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
and toured extensively in support of the album. In 2004, they released the EP When it All Comes Down
When It All Comes Down
When It All Comes Down is an EP by the rock band Home Grown, released in 2004 by Drive-Thru Records. It was the band's final release, as they went on "indefinite hiatus" the following year. The EP found the band moving away from the humor-filled pop punk of their previous releases and towards more...
, a more mature effort that abandoned the humorous topics of their previous releases in favor of more emotional subject matter.
Break up
In February 2005, Lohrbach left Home Grown to join the band New Years DayNew Years Day (band)
New Years Day is an American rock band formed in 2005 in Anaheim, California and currently recording for Hollywood Waste Records. After building a reputation through promotion on the social networking website MySpace, the band released their debut EP in 2006. Their debut album My Dear followed in...
. The band continued without him for a time, playing live shows with guest bass guitarist Ted Vega. Eventually, however, the members moved on to other projects. Tran started the band Red Panda with Bill Uechi of Save Ferris
Save Ferris
Save Ferris was a ska punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, California. Their name is a reference to the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.-History:...
, Hammond joined Paper Models, and Reynolds started Defender. In 2006, Home Grown's official website closed down and their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
profile announced that they were on "indefinite hiatus". The band has not played together or recorded since October 2005.
Band members
| (1994–1999) That's Business That's Business That's Business is the debut album by the rock band Home Grown, released in 1995 by Liberation Records. It was the band's first album and established their presence in the prolific southern California music scene of the 1990s... Wusappaning? Act Your Age |
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| (1999–2000) EP Phone Home EP Phone Home (Home Grown album) EP Phone Home is an EP by the Orange County, California rock band Home Grown, released in 1999 by Outpost Recordings. It was the band's first recording with guitarist Justin Poyser, who replaced Ian Cone the previous year.... Connection Connection (EP) Connection is a split EP by the Orange County, California rock bands Home Grown and Limbeck, released in 2000 by Utility Records. It resulted from a tour the previous year on which the two bands played together and became friends.... |
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| (2000–2002) Kings of Pop Kings of Pop -Performers:*John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals*Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals*Darren Reynolds - drums-Album information:*Record label: Drive-Thru Records*Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts... |
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| (2002–2005) When it All Comes Down When It All Comes Down When It All Comes Down is an EP by the rock band Home Grown, released in 2004 by Drive-Thru Records. It was the band's final release, as they went on "indefinite hiatus" the following year. The EP found the band moving away from the humor-filled pop punk of their previous releases and towards more... |
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Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
That's Business That's Business That's Business is the debut album by the rock band Home Grown, released in 1995 by Liberation Records. It was the band's first album and established their presence in the prolific southern California music scene of the 1990s... |
Liberation Records Liberation Records Liberation Records is a Southern California record company. It was formed by 16-year-old David Taba in 1994. The label notably discovered and released the debut album of Home Grown and, in 1994, released the classic Punk Sucks compilation... |
CD/LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
First album. |
| 1998 1998 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia... |
Act Your Age | Outpost Recordings | CD | Last album with guitarist Ian Cone and drummer Bob Herco. |
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
Kings of Pop Kings of Pop -Performers:*John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals*Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals*Darren Reynolds - drums-Album information:*Record label: Drive-Thru Records*Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts... |
Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound.... |
CD/LP | Final album. First with drummer Darren Reynolds. Only release as a trio. |
EPs & 7" vinyl
| Year | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.... |
Smoking is Cool | 7" vinyl | First release. Out of print. | |
| 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
Wusappaning?! Wusappaning?! Wusappaning?! is an EP by the Orange County, California rock band Home Grown, released in 1996 by Burning Heart Records.The song "Another Face in the Crowd" is a re-recording of "Face in the Crowd" from the band's debut album That's Business... |
Burning Heart Burning Heart Records Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 and based in Örebro, Sweden. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output in North America... /Grilled Cheese |
EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
Grilled Cheese exclusive of the North American release of Burning Heart"s European EP. |
| 1999 1999 in music -Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia.... |
EP Phone Home EP Phone Home (Home Grown album) EP Phone Home is an EP by the Orange County, California rock band Home Grown, released in 1999 by Outpost Recordings. It was the band's first recording with guitarist Justin Poyser, who replaced Ian Cone the previous year.... |
Outpost Recordings | EP | First release with guitarist Justin Poyser. |
| 2000 2000 in music See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.... |
Connection Connection (EP) Connection is a split EP by the Orange County, California rock bands Home Grown and Limbeck, released in 2000 by Utility Records. It resulted from a tour the previous year on which the two bands played together and became friends.... |
Utility Records | EP | Split with Limbeck Limbeck Limbeck was an alternative country band, with pop-punk roots, hailing from Orange County, California.-Background:Originating in Laguna Niguel, California, Limbeck featured Robb MacLean on lead vocals and guitar, Patrick Carrie guitar and backing vocals, Justin Entsminger on bass, and Jon Phillip,... . Last release with guitarist Justin Poyser and drummer Bob Herco. |
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
When it All Comes Down When It All Comes Down When It All Comes Down is an EP by the rock band Home Grown, released in 2004 by Drive-Thru Records. It was the band's final release, as they went on "indefinite hiatus" the following year. The EP found the band moving away from the humor-filled pop punk of their previous releases and towards more... |
Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound.... |
EP | Final release. Only release with guitarist Dan Hammond. |
Non-album tracks
| Year | Album/Source | Label | Song(s) | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Punk Bites | Fearless Records Fearless Records Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by... |
"Will You Dance With Me" | |
| 1997 | Take Warning: The Songs of Operation Ivy | Glue Factory Records | "Bombshell" | Originally performed by Operation Ivy Operation Ivy Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after Tumbler-Snapper and before Upshot-Knothole. Its purpose was to help upgrade the U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons in response to the Soviet nuclear weapons program... . |
| 1997 | The Duran Duran Tribute Album | Mojo Records Mojo Records Mojo Records was a California-based record label founded in 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin. It became a joint venture with Universal Music Group in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary Jive Records... |
"Planet Earth" | Originally performed by Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States... . |
| 2000 | Sleighed: The Other Side of Christmas | Hip-O Records Hip-O Records Hip-O Records is a record label, currently part of Universal Music Group, which specializes in reissues and compilations. Their Hip-O Select label is currently in the midst of releasing the Complete Motown Singles, a series of fourteen box sets which include both sides of every 45 from Motown... |
"Christmas Crush" | |
| 2001 | Welcome to the Family Welcome to the Family Welcome To The Family is a compilation album released on November 20, 2001 by Drive-Thru Records. The CD features mostly previously unreleased songs by the label's bands and is packaged in a miniature cardboard pizza box... |
Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound.... |
"Give it Up" (demo), "You're Not Alone" (demo) | Demo versions for Kings of Pop Kings of Pop -Performers:*John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals*Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals*Darren Reynolds - drums-Album information:*Record label: Drive-Thru Records*Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts... . |
| 2001 | Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra | Asian Man Records Asian Man Records Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:... |
"I Love You, Not" (demo) | Demo version for Kings of Pop. |
| 2002 | Limited tour single | Drive-Thru Records | "I Want More" (demo) | Outtake from Kings of Pop sessions. Pre-release teaser, also includes 2 album tracks. |
| 2002 | "You're Not Alone" UK CD and 7" vinyl singles | Eat Sleep Records | "Break Me Down", "Hope Sinks" | |
| 2004 | Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records is a compilation album, released on December 14, 2004, carrying solely Christmas-themed songs by Drive-Thru Records and Rushmore Records artists. All the recordings were previously unreleased, though five of the eight songs were cover versions of famous... |
Drive-Thru Records | "Feliz Navidad" | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 1998 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia... |
"Surfer Girl" | Act Your Age | |
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
"You're Not Alone" | Kings of Pop Kings of Pop -Performers:*John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals*Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals*Darren Reynolds - drums-Album information:*Record label: Drive-Thru Records*Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts... |
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| 2002 | "Kiss Me, Diss Me" | Kings of Pop | |
| 2003 2003 in music -January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested... |
"I Love You, Not" | Kings of Pop | |
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
"Feliz Navidad" | Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records is a compilation album, released on December 14, 2004, carrying solely Christmas-themed songs by Drive-Thru Records and Rushmore Records artists. All the recordings were previously unreleased, though five of the eight songs were cover versions of famous... |
Chart positions
| Year | Album | Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2002 | Kings of Pop Kings of Pop -Performers:*John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals*Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals*Darren Reynolds - drums-Album information:*Record label: Drive-Thru Records*Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts... |
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