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Agent Orange is an American punk rock band formed in Placentia, California in 1979.[2] The band was one of the first to mix punk rock with surf music.[3]

Agent Orange
Agent Orange performing at the San Diego House of Blues in 2011
Background information
Origin	Placentia, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock, hardcore punk, surf punk, hard rock, skate punk[1]
Years active	1979 (1979)–present
Labels	Posh Boy, Enigma, Restless, Invisible, Gunka Disc, Anarchy
Members	Mike Palm Perry Giordano Sandy Hansen
Past members	Scott Miller Steve Soto James Levesque Brent Liles Derek O'Brien Tim Riley Scotty Lund Sam Bolle Charlie Quintana Steve Latanation Dusty Watson Dave Klein
Website	agentorange.net

History

The power trio's original lineup was Mike Palm on guitar and vocals, Steve Soto on bass, and Scott Miller on drums.[3]

They first gained attention for their song "Bloodstains,"[3] originally appearing on their self-released debut 7" EP in 1980.[4] A demo version of the song was given to Rodney Bingenheimer, a DJ at Pasadena radio station KROQ-FM, who placed it on his seminal 1980 compilation album, Rodney on the ROQ, on Posh Boy Records.[4]

With James Levesque on bass (replacing Soto, who left to form the Adolescents[5]), the group recorded their debut Living In Darkness album with Brian Elliot, best known for composing Madonna's hit "Papa Don't Preach." The record was released by Posh Boy in November 1981 and included another, newer version of "Bloodstains" (later used in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4). A 12" EP, Bitchin' Summer, followed in 1982 on Posh Boy.[4]

Signing to Enigma Records, the band released another 12" EP, 1983's When You Least Expect It...,[4] followed by a second album, This Is the Voice, released in 1986.[4][6]

In 1988, former Social Distortion bassist Brent Liles replaced Levesque,[4] and the following year, Derek O'Brien (also a former member of Social Distortion as well as D.I.) replaced Miller on drums. In 1991, Restless Records released the Real Live Sound live album,[4] recorded at The Roxy in Hollywood on July 21, 1990.[7] It was the only Agent Orange recording to feature the Palm/Liles/O'Brien line-up.

Sam Bolle replaced Liles in January 1992, remaining with the band until May 2003, when he left to join Dick Dale's band.

A third studio album, Virtually Indestructible, was released in 1996 on the Gunka Disc label. The album featured drummer Charlie Quintana, formerly of the Plugz and later of Social Distortion.

Greatest & Latest – This, That-N-The Other Thing a compilation of rerecorded older material and new songs, was released in 2000 on Cleopatra Records, and featured Bolle on bass and Steve Latanation on drums. Latanation as well as Dusty Watson alternately played drums through 2008. In 2006, Perry Giordano joined on bass. In 2009, the band added drummer Dave Klein, who had previously recorded with numerous bands including the Bomboras, Ghastly Ones and the Seeds/Sky Saxon.

In 2019, Sandy Hansen joined on Drums.

Former bassist Liles died on January 18, 2007,[8] and former bassist Levesque died on October 19, 2014.[9] Founding member and former bassist Steve Soto died on June 27, 2018.[10]

Band members

Current

• Mike Palm – guitars, lead vocals (1979–present)
• Perry Giordano – bass, backing vocals (2006–present)
• Sandy Hansen - Drums (2019-present)

Former

• Scott Miller – drums (1979–1989)
• Steve Soto – bass (1979; died 2018)
• James Levesque – bass (1979–1988; died 2014)
• Brent Liles – bass (1988–1991; died 2007)
• Derek O'Brien – drums (1989–1991)
• Scotty Lund – drums (1991–1995)
• Sam Bolle – bass (1992–2003)
• Charlie Quintana – drums (1996; died 2018)
• Steve Latanation – drums (1997–2003)
• Dusty Watson – drums (2004–2008)
• Dave Klein – drums, backing vocals (2009–2018)
• Bruce Taylor – bass (2004–2005)

Timeline

Discography

References

External links

• Agent Orange official website
• Agent Orange BeBAD.us videos

На других языках

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[de] Agent Orange (Band)

Agent Orange ist der Name einer Punk-Band, die 1979 in Placentia im kalifornischen Orange County gegründet wurde. Die Band kombiniert Hardcore- und Surfeinflüsse. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch ihre Debüt-EP Bloodstains und ihr Debütalbum Living in Darkness. Einzig verbliebenes Gründungsmitglied ist Sänger und Gitarrist Mike Palm.

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- [en] Agent Orange (band)

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[es] Agent Orange

Agent Orange es una banda de punk de Fullerton, California (no se han de confundir con el grupo punk neerlandés del mismo nombre). Fueron una banda de surf rock desde la década de 1980 y al principio ganaron atención con su canción Bloodstains la cual escribieron para un álbum compilatorio local.

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[ru] Agent Orange (группа)

Agent Orange — американская панк-группа, основанная в 1979 году в калифорнийском округе Оранж Каунти. Agent Orange внесли огромный вклад в развитие панк-сцены, хотя участники группы заявили на альбоме Living in Darkness: «Мы вообще не чувствуем себя частью этой сцены» (англ. «We don't feel a part of that scene at all»). Agent Orange были одними из пионеров в смешении панк-рока с сёрфом, а также скейт-панк сцены. Группа играет до сих пор.

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