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Tripping Daisy | |
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| Origin | Dallas,Texas, United States |
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| Spinoffs | The Polyphonic Spree |
| Members | Tim DeLaughter Mark Pirro Bryan Wakeland Philip Karnats Dylan Silvers Nick Earl |
| Past members | Wes Berggren Jeff Bouck Mitch Marine Cory Lemons Ben Curtis Robert Hubbard Brandon Curtis |
| Website | trippingdaisy |
Tripping Daisy is aneo-psychedelicpop rock band that was formed inDallas, Texas, by lead singer/guitaristTim DeLaughter in 1990 along with Jeff Bouck (drums),Wes Berggren (guitar) andMark Pirro (bass).
The group disbanded in 1999 following the sudden death of Berggren. The remaining members reformed in 2017 for a reunion performance at the Homegrown Festival in Dallas, following which they played a number of concerts in Texas during 2017, 2019, and 2022. In June 2024, the band officially reformed, and have plans to tour and record a new album.
After playing local gigs, the band released their first single, "Lost and Found", which received moderate airplay on local radio stationKDGE. The band incorporated a light show similar toThe Joshua Light Show at theFillmore East. It used effects such as hand made slide shows with multi layered 16 mm projections along with oil and water. This visual attention was present in their very first show and was the beginning of many multimedia attractions to come.
The band soon began recording what would become their first full-length album,Bill, released on the independent label Dragon Street Records. The album was a favorite on Dallas radio. The sound onBill is characterized by the heavy use of vocal effects and unconventional riffs, both of which lend to aneo-psychedelic sound.Bill was re-released on major labelIsland Records, with a different mix and mastering from the Dragon Street version. It also excludes the cover song "Green Tamborine".
In 1992 Bryan Wakeland replaced Jeff Bouck as the band's drummer. The band released a live album in 1994 titledGet It On. The album closes with a cover of theBad Religion song "We're Only Gonna Die". DeLaughter has been noted as saying in 1990s era interviews that the record label pushed the live album out to capitalize on the popularity ofBill, and it is not one of his favorite albums.
After signing a deal withIsland Records, which re-released Bill (minus the cover song "Green Tambourine"), the band recorded their first major-label release,I Am an Elastic Firecracker. Themusic video for the song "I Got a Girl" received extended airplay onMTV. A segment of the video was used in aBeavis and Butt-Head episode, a show known to lampoon popular music videos of the time. Wakeland remained in the band until after the tour forI Am an Elastic Firecracker when he chose to leave, and was replaced by Mitch Marine and Cory Lemons. Phil Karnats joined the band on lead guitar soon after Wakeland's departure, allowing DeLaughter more freedom to focus on lead vocal duty.
The band's third album,Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was a mix of both creativity and experimentalism. DeLaughter has been quoted as saying that the album "is the band at their best". The album has a fragmented style: from one vignette to another. While the album was not a commercial success, it was critically acclaimed;[1][2][3][4] theDallas Observer later ranked the album's third track, "Sonic Bloom", at number 100 on their "100 Best Texas Songs of All Time" list.[5][6] Marine toured with the band until he was replaced byBen Curtis, who drummed onJesus Hit Like the Atom Bomb and their fourth album, the self-titledTripping Daisy. Other releases during this period includeTime Capsule (a mix of old demos, b-sides, and one new song – the only officially released studio recording to feature drummer Mitch Marine) andThe Tops Off Our Heads (an impromptu "jam" EP recording that marked the band's first post-major label release).
Wes Berggren was found dead of adrug overdose in his apartment on October 27, 1999. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office found traces ofcocaine,propoxyphene, andbenzodiazepine in his body.[7] With Berggren's death, the band cancelled its upcoming tour dates and finished some minor recording sessions for the final album. The self-titled album was released posthumously, with Berggren's father Don playing aFender Rhodes electric piano on the unfinished song "Soothing Jubilee". The album included a re-recording of "One Through Four", a song originally featured onBill. Tripping Daisy officially disbanded on December 14, 1999.
After the band disbanded, Tim DeLaughter, Mark Pirro, Bryan Wakeland and Jeff Bouck formed thechamber pop groupThe Polyphonic Spree. Ben Curtis went on to join brother Brandon Curtis in the progressivespace rock trio calledThe Secret Machines and later, thedream pop trioSchool of Seven Bells. Curtis died on December 29, 2013, from complications of lymphoma.
On January 5, 2017, the band's officialFacebook page teased a possible reunion event. News later confirmed the remaining members would perform at the Homegrown Festival in Dallas on May 13, 2017.[8] On March 9, 2017, they announced four additional Texas dates, making it the first Tripping Daisy tour in nearly twenty years. Christopher Penn announced during Homegrown Fest 8 in Dallas, Texas, on May 13, 2017, that Tripping Daisy would be recording a live album during a concert July 7, 2017, during the NYTEX Summer Concert Series at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas. The band went idle again until reuniting in 2019 for the 10th Homegrown Festival.[9] Shortly thereafter, the band played a "secret" show at the Dada in Dallas.[10] Dylan Silvers filled in for Curtis during this concert.[11] On August 28, 2022, the band played a surprise show at the Kessler Theater in Dallas.[12][13]
On June 18, 2024, theDallas Observer announced that Tripping Daisy had officially reformed, and that the band had plans to tour and record a new album.[14] The band then played atThe Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas on June 29, 2024.[15]
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
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| US [16][17] | US Heat. [18] | CAN [19] | NZ [20] | UK [21] | ||||
| Bill |
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| I Am an Elastic Firecracker |
| 95 | 1 | 44 | 43 | 140 |
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| Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tripping Daisy |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "X" denotes a chart that is discontinued. | ||||||||
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| Get It On | |
| Hook Music: Vol 1 (Fan club exclusive) |
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| The Tops Off Our Head |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Air [27] | US Main [28] | US Mod [29] | AUS [30] | FRA [31] | UK [21] | |||||
| 1992 | "Lost and Found" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bill | ||
| 1993 | "My Umbrella" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |||
| "Blown Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "I Got a Girl" | 53 | 33 | 6 | 58 | 44 | 141 | I Am an Elastic Firecracker | ||
| "Piranha" | — | 35 | 32 | — | — | 72 | ||||
| 1996 | "Trip Along" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Waited a Light Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb | ||
| "Sonic Bloom" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | "Bedhead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||
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