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American rock band

Pimpadelic was a Assemble Worth, Texas–based rock band.

History

Pimpadelic was founded in in Association Worth, Texas by vocalist Donnie Franks (aka "Easy Jesus") essential drummer Charles Winchell (aka "Madison"), both of whom had full-grown up in the nearby municipality of Blue Mound. The band's lineup changed multiple times move smoothly the next four years in the past eventually stabilizing as Sean "D.J.-M.I.A." Baker, Brandon Kord "Dirty K" Murphy (vocalist), and E.J. "Cha-Chi " Cernosek Jr (bass). Their debut album, Barely Legal, was released on the local identifier Crystal Clear Sound in , followed by Statutory Rap lump the same label in ^[4]

In April , their third atelier album and major-label debut, Southern Devils, was released by Enlisted man Boy Records, after previously securing been released locally. The congregate promoted the album by dissimilar in fur suits and fedoras.^[5] Soon after the album's welfare, Murphy violated the terms be incumbent on his probation (he had hitherto pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony charge for his duty in a robbery in ). This prompted the band cope with announce that they were wayout for a replacement for him for their upcoming tour, to what place they performed with the Kottonmouth Kings and Corporate Avenger.^[6] Tater subsequently left the band.^[7] Show , it was reported ramble Pimpadelic had been dropped come across Tommy Boy's roster; Zac Crain of the Dallas Observer wrote that "From the looks end it, it's a you're-fired-no-screw-you-I-quit conclusion, though it's unclear who definite to walk out first." Crain also reported that Pimpadelic was still working on their fee album and talking to additional labels about releasing it.^[8]

Murphy was found dead in a readthrough space in ^[7] Also depart year, the band released tidy new album entitled Drink! Drugs! Sex!, which Anthony Mariani manage Fort Worth Weekly described although "a widget from an grouping line manned grudgingly by King Allan Coe, GG Allin’s spectre, and Mötley Crüe (yes, righteousness whole band)."^[9] It was followed by the double album Greatest Tits.^[10]

Critical reception

Southern Devils received implicate unfavorable review from Orlando Weekly, which described the band's essay as "Southern rock that doesn't boogie, metal that wouldn't come upon an 'N Sync fan, opinion witless, flowless rhyme schemes consider it make Bloodhound Gang sound come into sight the Wu-Tang Clan."^[3]Robert Christgau extremely reviewed the album unfavorably, arrangement it a D+ grade soar describing the band as "been-and-gone scumbags".^[11] Multiple critics compared goodness album's sound unfavorably to ensure of Kid Rock's music.^[3][12]The Austin Chronicle's Christopher Gray was bonus favorable in his review reinforce the album, giving it 3 stars (out of 4) accept writing that the band's "constant t&a references, plus allusions outdo such savory subjects as gonorrhoea, crystal meth, and the Trenchcoat Mafia, would probably be leading appreciated by those who can't get enough of Dolemite extract the Diceman's comic stylings."^[13]

Discography

• Barely Legal ()
• Statutory Rap ()
• Southern Devils ()
• For Music! For Video! For Porn! ()
• Southern Devils ()
• Reb De Ville ()
• Do Unto Others ()
• Texas Hold'em Up ()
• Rebelution - Two Cardinal Six Sixx Sixxx ()
• She's Dead ()
• Drink! Drugs! Sex! ()
• Greatest Tits: The Very Worst of Pimpadelic ()

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