The Cootees
Encyclopedia
The Cootees were an American
pop punk
band. MxPx
members Mike Herrera
and Tom Wisniewski joined with Dale Yob (Ninety Pound Wuss
and Slick Shoes
) and a mutual friend, Jiles O'Neal. They only created one album, entitled Let's Play House
, which was released in 1997. The name "Cootees" is an intentional misspelling of the fictitious disease – cooties
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
band. MxPx
MxPx
MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
members Mike Herrera
Mike Herrera
Michael Arthur Herrera is an American musician most widely known as the vocalist and bass guitarist for the pop punk band MxPx, as well as being the front-man of his new band Tumbledown.-Early life:...
and Tom Wisniewski joined with Dale Yob (Ninety Pound Wuss
Ninety Pound Wuss
Ninety Pound Wuss was an experimental punk rock band from Port Angeles, Washington, USA that released three studio albums on Tooth & Nail Records...
and Slick Shoes
Slick Shoes
Slick Shoes was a pop punk band with Christian origins from Antelope Valley, California. Their name comes from the hit 1985 movie, The Goonies, 'slick shoes' being one of the character Data's many gadgets. The band formed in 1994 and made their first release as a self-titled EP in 1997. They...
) and a mutual friend, Jiles O'Neal. They only created one album, entitled Let's Play House
Let's Play House
Let's Play House is the only album released by pop punk band The Cootees. The song "I'm Ok, You're Ok" was later "covered" by MxPx, it is on their album Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo...
, which was released in 1997. The name "Cootees" is an intentional misspelling of the fictitious disease – cooties
Cooties
Cooties is in American childlore, a kind of STD usually found on the male penis infectious disease found only in boys. The term may have originated with references to lice, fleas, and other parasites. A child is said to "catch" cooties through any form of bodily contact, proximity, or touching of...
.
Line up
Note: the band members changed their last names to "Cootee" in the album credits.- Mike HerreraMike HerreraMichael Arthur Herrera is an American musician most widely known as the vocalist and bass guitarist for the pop punk band MxPx, as well as being the front-man of his new band Tumbledown.-Early life:...
– Guitar, Vocals - Tom Wisniewski – Drums
- Dale Yob – GuitarGuitarThe 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...
, Vocals - Jiles O''The ' symbol is the apostrophe punctuation mark.The ' symbol may also refer to:*Single quotation mark, ', ‘, or ’*Ejective consonant or modifier letter apostrophe, *[[ʻOkina|Okina]], *Modifier letter right half ring, ʾ...
Neal – Bass, Vocals
Compilations
- I'm Your Biggest Fan Vol. 1 - A Punk Rock & Emo Compilation (Track 1: "Too Late")
- Poop Mixed With Pee (Track 5: "Mike's Waiting")
- Songs From The Penalty Box (Track 9: "Blank")
- Songs from the Penalty Box, Vol. 2 (Track 20: "I'm Ok, You're Ok")
- T&N Box Set, Vol. 1: First 100 - 1st 4 Years (Disk 3, Track 16: "Shut Up")