MUCH THE SAME

'Much the Same' was a punk rock band from the suburbs of Chicago. Their style is based on the fast, melodic skate punk of the mid-to-late 1990's made popular by bands such as NOFX, Lagwagon, and No Use for a Name.
The band began in 1999 under the name Don't Look Down and changed to Much the Same in 2001 after a legal dispute with the now defunct New Jersey-based band who was also using the name. They released ''Quitters Never Win'' on A-F Records in 2003 and ''Survive'' in 2006.
The band announced their break-up on April 23rd, 2007.

Contents

Band Members

Current Lineup

Former Members

Member History

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilations

Trivia

External links

Band Members

Current Lineup

★ Gunner McGrath - Vocals, Guitar

★ Franky Tsoukalas - Bass, Vocals

★ Dan O'Gorman - Guitar

★ Jevin Kaye - Drums

Former Members

★ Andy Simon - Guitar

★ Mook Snoreck - Drums

★ Adam Mufich - Bass

★ Matt Haraburda - Guitar

Member History

Lead singer and guitarist Chris "Gunner" McGrath and bassist Andy Simon started playing songs together with various people and band names beginning in 1997. When Gunner decided to put out a local punk rock compilation entitled ''Fun With Dirt'', he recruited SKG's drummer, Mike "Mook" Snoreck, to learn and record the song, and he joined immediately afterward. This marked the official beginning of the band's career.
Soon afterward, Andy left to play guitar in SKG, and their bassist Adam Mufich took his place. This lineup went on to play their first appearance on the Vans Warped Tour in Chicago in 2000. Andy Simon later rejoined as a second guitarist in September, 2000, only to leave again with Adam six months later, but not before recording the band's first CD, the Caught Off Guard EP. Franky Tsoukalas and Matt Haraburda replaced them before the EP was released and their picture appears in the booklet despite the fact that they did not record the songs. Six months later the incestuous emigration continued as Matt left to join Andy Simon's new band and SKG's singer/guitarist Dan O'Gorman was invited to join Much The Same.
In December 2001 the new lineup recorded a 3-song demo which eventually got the band signed to Anti-Flag's label A-F Records, where they released their first full-length album, Quitters Never Win in 2003. During a later tour with A Wilhelm Scream and Break the Silence, Mook decided he was no longer interested in the touring life and left the band to pursue his new clothing company, Offset Clothing. The band found Jevin Kaye after his St. Louis, MO band Form Follows Failure had broken up, and invited him to join. This is the current lineup of the band and appears on the Nitro Records release Survive. In April of 2007, lead vocalist and guitarist Chris "Gunner" McGrath left the band after 8 years to pursue personal interests, with guitarist Dan O'Gorman leaving soon after, prompting the official break-up of the band.

Discography

Studio Albums

★ ''Caught Off Guard'' EP (2001, Tank Records)

★ ''Quitters Never Win'' LP (2003, A-F Records)

★ ''Survive'' LP (2006, Nitro Records)

Compilations

★ ''Fun With Dirt: The Greatest Bands You've Never Heard'' (1999, Fun With Dirt Records)

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★ "Father & Son" (Original Version)

★ ''Fun With Dirt 2: Songs You'll Like If You Have Good Taste'' (2000, Fun With Dirt Records)

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★ "Sample"

★ ''2 Sugar Sampler Vol. 2'' (2002, Jumpstart Records)

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★ "Quitters Never Win" (Demo Version)

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★ "One of a Kind" (Demo Version)

★ ''I Killed Punk Rock'' (2006, Bouncing Betty Records)

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★ "The Greatest Betrayal" (Demo Version)

★ ''HAIR: Chicago Punk Cuts'' (2006, Thick Records)

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★ "The Greatest Betrayal" (Alternate Demo Version)

Trivia

★ In their song "Wish" they use a quote from the film ''Boondock Saints''.

★ In their song "Moto" they use a quote from the film ''That Thing You Do''.

★ Though having nothing to do with the movie, the title of "Miss the Pain" was a reference to a line in the movie ''Swingers''.

★ On the Japaneese import of their album "Survive" there is a bonus track entitled "Seasons Change" featuring guest vocals and guitar by Nick Diener, singer in Flint, MI's The Swellers.

External links

★ Much The Same Official Site

★ Much The Same on Myspace.com

★ Much The Same on PureVolume.com

★ Much The Same on Interpunk.com

★ Much The Same on NitroRecords.com

★ Much The Same on PunkNews.org

★ Much The Same on Absolutepunk.net