the Transplants
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| The Rev Addict  Age: 38 Gender: Male Posts: 14004 | Transplants are an American punk rock/hip hop band. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band Rancid played his friend and roadie Rob Aston some beats he had made using Pro Tools and asked Rob if he would consider contributing lyrics. Initially, Tim played all the instruments himself but as the project grew, he invited musician friends such as Matt Freeman (Rancid), Lars Frederiksen (Rancid), Craig Fairbaugh, and Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers) to add to the sound. Before long, Tim and Rob decided to officially form a band, but to make things complete, they wanted a drummer, so Travis Barker from blink-182 was asked to join in 2002. Tim first became inspired to work with loops and samples after being introduced to London's speed/garage scene by Kerrang! magazine writer Mörat in the mid-90s. The group's music is a combination of hip hop, reggae, drum n bass, dub, and punk, but not necessarily all at once. Although many are used sparingly throughout the album, punk and rap remain as the prominent styles. Lyrically, Rob Aston describes their songs as ranging from topics such as murder ("Quick Death"  to the passing of a loved one ("Sad But True" to failed friendships ("We Trusted You".Members Main line up Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy) - guitar/vocals Rob Aston (A.K.A. Skinhead Rob) - vocals Travis Barker (blink-182, (+44), Box Car Racer, The Aquabats, Expensive Taste) - drums Touring members Craig Fairbaugh - guitar Matt Freeman - bass guitar Official Myspace  Talk Aboot the Transplants Here. |
| Sully x Core Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie  Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 20 | |
| The Rev Addict Age: 38 Gender: Male Posts: 14004 | I do.  |
| fancy pants Post Whore  Age: 37 Gender: Female Posts: 22225 | |
| Tom Blinks Me. Idiot Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 825 | Tim Armstrong's voice gets on my nerves a little.  |
| Bittersweet World Banned  Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 28301  | Tom Blinks Me.: LOL. I prefer him in Rancid tbh. |
| Bittersweet World Banned Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 28301 | Heartbreak Kid: LMFOALMFOLAMOFMAOFM |
| rollerpig GSBitch  Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 62283 | Well not my favorite band, but I enjoy listening to them.  |
| Amy. Falling In Love With The Board  Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 5239 | I used to not really like them too much but now I completely love them |
| StAttic6 Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie Age: 35 Gender: Male Posts: 46 |
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