Tribe (band)
Encyclopedia
Tribe was an alternative rock
band from Boston
, Massachusetts
which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released three albums, two on Slash Records
/Warner Bros. Records
, but did not translate their local appeal into national fame and disbanded in 1994.
Terri and Eric Brosius and Greg LoPiccolo later joined video game developer Looking Glass Studios
and did sound/voice/music work on various games. They would later become founding members of Guitar Hero developer Harmonix
.
"Outside", a song from Here at the Home, was featured in the 2007 music video game
Rock Band.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released three albums, two on Slash Records
Slash Records
Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands.The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full album...
/Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, but did not translate their local appeal into national fame and disbanded in 1994.
Terri and Eric Brosius and Greg LoPiccolo later joined video game developer Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios was a computer game development company during the 1990s.The company originally formed as Looking Glass Technologies, when Blue Sky Productions and Lerner Research merged....
and did sound/voice/music work on various games. They would later become founding members of Guitar Hero developer Harmonix
Harmonix Music Systems
Harmonix Music Systems is an American video game development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States...
.
"Outside", a song from Here at the Home, was featured in the 2007 music video game
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
Rock Band.
Current status
Recently, Terri Brosius helped form a new local Boston band called The Vivs, where she is the keyboard player and backing vocalist. Eric also helped to produce their debut album, Mouth to Mouth.Albums
- Tribe (EP) (1987)
- Here at the HomeHere at the Home-Personnel:* Janet LaValley: vocals, rhythm guitar* Terri Barous: keyboard, backing vocals* Eric Brosius: lead guitar, backing vocals* Greg LoPiccolo: bass, backing vocals* David Penzo: drums, percussion...
(1990) - AbortAbort (album)- Band Line-Up :* Janet LaValley: vocals, rhythm guitar* Terri Barous: keyboard, backing vocals* Eric Brosius: lead guitar, backing vocals* Greg LoPiccolo: bass, backing vocals* David Penzo: drums, percussion...
(1991) - SleeperSleeper (Tribe album)- Band Line-Up :* Janet LaValley: vocals, rhythm guitar* Terri Barous: keyboard, backing vocals* Eric Brosius: lead guitar, backing vocals* Greg LoPiccolo: bass, backing vocals* David Penzo: drums, percussion...
(1993)
Singles
- "Jakpot" (1990)
- "Easter Dinner" (1991)
- "Payphone"(1991)
- "Joyride (I Saw the Film)" (1991)
- "Supercollider" (1993)
- "Red Rover" (1993)
Members
- Janet LaValley: vocals, rhythm 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...
(1987–1994) - Terri BarousTerri BrosiusTerri Brosius is an American musician and voice actor, best known in computer gaming circles as the voice of SHODAN in the System Shock series.-Tribe:...
: keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals (1987–1994) - Eric BrosiusEric BrosiusEric Brosius is a musician and video game developer, and a former employee of Looking Glass Studios. He is a former member of the band Tribe, and is married to Terri Brosius, also a former Looking Glass employee and Tribe member....
: lead 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...
, backing vocals (1987–1994) - Greg LoPiccolo: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals (1987–1994) - David Penzo: drumsDrum kitA 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 ....
, percussion (1987–1994) - Mike Levesque drumsDrum kitA 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 ....
, percussion (live shows only) (1994–1994)