Loudmouth is the band name for a group who played such songs as "Fly", "What?", and "End of the Century", having their music

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 featured in the PlayStation

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 game Omega Boost

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, and having the same song featured in the movie Varsity Blues

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Two of Loudmouth's members are Bob Fedderson and John Sullivan who were both from Oak Lawn, Illinois

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. Fedderson and Sullivan were previously in the bands Vandal and Full Force. They have been musical partners since they were in junior high

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. Loudmouth's former bassist, Mike "Flare" Flaherty went on to enjoy limited success with the band No One.

LoudMouth released their first CD

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 on Hollywood Records

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 in 1999. It featured the single "Fly" and "Rats in the Maze". John Sullivan and Joe Barresi

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 produced the album

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 that was mixed

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 by Chris Lord-Alge

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Discography

• 1/2 EP (5 songs, 1995, Moot Music)
• Loudmouth (8 songs, 1997, Moot Music)
• Loudmouth (Major label debut, 1999, Hollywood Records)
  • Track listing:

1. "Fly"
2. "No Heroes"
3. "Not Free"
4. "Maybe"
5. "Rats in the Maze"
6. "Road"
7. "Turn It Off"
8. "Lucky 7"
9. "Where Have We Gone"
10. "Insecure"
11. "What?"
12. "End of the Century"

External links

• http://www.youtube.com/TheOfficialLoudmouth
• http://www.myspace.com/loudmouthrock
• http://www.myspace.com/johnlsullivan70
• http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/loudmouth/articles/story/5925005/loudmouth_take_off
• http://www.membrane.com/renegade/spring00/loudmout.html