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U-Men

U-Men were an American rock band, formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1980 and active until 1989. They toured extensively across the United States. Their musically "dirty" sound and off-the-wall sense of humor were a forerunner for the later grunge bands to come out of Seattle.

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Genres
Punk rock · post-punk · garage rock · noise rock · rockabilly
Labels
Bombshelter · Homestead · C/Z · Sub Pop · El Jefe
Members
John Bigley Tom Price Jim Tillman Charlie Ryan
Origin
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Past members
Tom Hazelmyer Robin Buchan Tony Ransom
Years active
1980 (1980)–1989 (1989)

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U-Men

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Triples53
Avg. degree1.95
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U-Men

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related to history · 16
U-Men → Allmusic, Charlie, Chaz, In, Jim Tillman, John Bigley, Ransom, Robin Buchan, Ryan, Seattle, Susan Silver, Their, Tom Hazelmyer, Tom Price, Tone Deaf, Tony
related to Singles and EPs · 14
U-Men → Amphetamine Reptile, Black Label Records, Bomb Shelter Records, Dig It, Freezebomb, Hole, Homestead Records, Melvins, Series Vol, Solid Action, Stop Spinning EP, Sugar Daddy Live Split, That's Wild About Jack, U-Men EP
Labels · 8
U-Men → Amphetamine Reptile, Black Label, Bombshelter, C/Z, Chuckie-Boy, El Jefe, Homestead, Sub Pop
Genres · 5
U-Men → garage rock, noise rock, post-punk, Punk rock, rockabilly
related to Compilation albums · 4
U-Men → Chuckie-Boy Records, Self-titled, Solid Action, Sub Pop
related to External links · 2
U-Men → AllMusic, The U-Men
Members · 1
U-Men → John Bigley Tom Price Jim Tillman Charlie Ryan
Origin · 1
U-Men → Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Past members · 1
U-Men → Tom Hazelmyer Robin Buchan Tony Ransom
Years active · 1
U-Men → 1980 (1980)–1989 (1989)

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seattle band washington rock compilation amphetamine reptile 1989 grunge sub bigley tom price jim tillman ryan 1980 history pop john

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U-MenGenresPunk rock1.00infobox
U-MenGenrespost-punk1.00infobox
U-MenGenresgarage rock1.00infobox
U-MenGenresnoise rock1.00infobox
U-MenGenresrockabilly1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsBombshelter1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsHomestead1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsC/Z1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsSub Pop1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsEl Jefe1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsBlack Label1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsAmphetamine Reptile1.00infobox
U-MenLabelsChuckie-Boy1.00infobox
U-MenMembersJohn Bigley Tom Price Jim Tillman Charlie Ryan1.00infobox
U-MenOriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.1.00infobox
U-MenPast membersTom Hazelmyer Robin Buchan Tony Ransom1.00infobox
U-MenYears active1980 (1980)–1989 (1989)1.00infobox

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