Random MySpace Band Review: Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit
Band: Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/aruofficial
Website: http://www.theaquariumrescueunit.com/
Classified as: Jam Band / Southern Rock / Jazz
Members: Col Bruce Hampton, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, Apt-Q258, Bobby Lee Rodgers
About: The Aquarium Rescue Unit’s ever-rotating lineup became a fixture on the early jam band scene, eventually spawning members of the Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, Leftover Salmon, and Frogwings. The band’s fun fusion of bluegrass, rock, Latin, jazz, and impeccable chops became a template for much future work in the genre.
Growing out of a weekly Atlanta jam session hosted by the legendary Col. Bruce Hampton, the Aquarium Rescue Unit performed around their native Southeast with a rotating lineup before settling on the group that would be heard on their two Capricorn Records releases in 1991 and 1993, respectively.
After recording their self-titled live debut in 1991, the band embarked on the first two H.O.R.D.E. tours during the summers of 1992 and 1993, where they found musical compatriots with bands like Phish, Blues Traveler, the Spin Doctors, and fellow Georgians Widespread Panic. Cross-pollination was frequent, with members of the Unit and other bands frequently appearing on-stage or in the studio with their tourmates.
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