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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal,glam metal,funk metal,hard rock |
| Years active | 1987–1990 |
| Labels | Geffen |
| Past members | Mike R. Livingston Tom Morello Kevin Wood Brian Grillo Brendan Mullen Michael Lee D. H. Peligro Vince Ostertag Chris Beebe Jon Knox |
Lock Up was a rock band that featuredTom Morello on guitar beforeRage Against the Machine was formed.
The band was founded by the original guitar player Mike Livingston (formerly ofThe Mau Maus) and Kevin Wood on bass. They had previously played together in the band Ella and the Blacks, which also included Brian Grillo andBrendan Mullen (founder ofThe Masque, the first L.A.punk rock club). Grillo became Lock Up's lead singer. Grillo had worked several years before withMartin Atkins in the latter's Brian Brain project, and then was known in Los Angeles for fronting Brian Grillo's Wild Coyote Review.
The original drummer was Michael Lee, (later drummer withSylvia Juncosa and with The Homebillies), who quit and was replaced briefly byD. H. Peligro, formerly of theDead Kennedys and later inRed Hot Chili Peppers. After Peligro left, he was replaced by Vince Ostertag .
In early 1987, Lock Up signed a production deal with Third Story Music, which was the company associated withHerb Cohen, by Evan Cohen, who later ranManifesto Records. Cohen brought the band to the attention of Anna Statman, who was an A & R person atSlash Records. In 1988, Statman moved to a new job atGeffen Records, and Lock Up was her first signing at Geffen, in mid-1988.
Livingston left Lock Up in late 1987. In early 1988, Livingston was replaced by Morello. Chris Beebe on bass completed the lineup that released Lock Up's sole album onGeffen Records,Something Bitchin' This Way Comes, which came out in1989. The title of the album was based onRay Bradbury's 1962 novelSomething Wicked This Way Comes.[1] Vince Ostertag was subsequently replaced byJon Knox who played drums until the group disbanded.[2]
Following the Lock Up break up, Jon encouraged bassistTim Commerford andZack de la Rocha to jam withTom Morello and drummerBrad Wilk who unsuccessfully auditioned for Lock Up. This line-up went on to formRage Against the Machine.
Most of Morello's guitar with Lock Up is unlike his work withRage Against the Machine andAudioslave. His solos, in contrast to Livingston's rootsy blues oriented style mainly consist of arpeggios, tapping and overall fast fretwork. Evidence of his experimenting with the toggle switch can be heard in a few tracks ("Can't Stop the Bleeding", "Nothing New" and "Punch Drunk").
The songs "Punch Drunk" and "Half Man Half Beast" were featured in the 1991 comedy filmSki School.
In 1997,Manifesto Records licensed the Lock Up album from Geffen, and released it on compact disc. After the release, Manifesto, Morello, and Morello's label, Sony, got into a legal dispute over whether Manifesto could place a sticker on the compact disc that read "Featuring Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine."
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