Scatterbrain (band)

Scatterbrain was an American eclectic thrash metal band founded in 1989 by Tommy Christ and Glen Cummings, after their Long Island, New York hardcore group Ludichrist broke up.[2]

Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain in 1991
Background information
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresHeavy metal, comedy rock, funk metal[1]
Years active1989–1995
(Reunions: 2007)
LabelsRelativity Records
Elektra Records
Pavement Music
Associated actsLudichrist
MembersTommy Christ
Glen Cummings
Paul Nieder
Guy Brogna
Mike Boyko

The band performed distinctive live shows incorporating bizarre cover songs such as a Mozart medley mixed with Motörhead, cross-dressing, and giant chickens.

Their most popular single "Don't Call Me Dude" was a top-twenty pop single in Australia.[3] The video received regular rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball. The same video is also featured in the episode "Blood Drive" on MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head.

The band contributed a cover of LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" to the soundtrack of the 1992 movie Encino Man.

In 1993, Cummings parted ways with the others and moved to Nashville, founding the group Stone Deep. Christ, Neider, Brogna and Boyko wrote and released Scatterbrain's third release, a seven-song EP titled Mundus Intellectualis (1994). The band stopped writing, recording, and touring in 1994.[2]

In 2007, Christ, Neider, Brogna and Ludichrist drummer Dave Miranda reunited to perform a handful of Scatterbrain / Ludichrist reunion shows.[4] Cummings did not participate.

Scatterbrain is not to be confused with the Danish electro-synth band of the same name that existed between 1980 and 1985.

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
USA AUS
[5]
Here Comes Trouble
  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
  • Label: In-Effect (88561-3012-1)
 13854
Scamboogery
  • Released: 1991
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
  • Label: Elektra (E2 61224)
 --

Live albums
List of albums, with Australian chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[5]
Live from the Basement
  • Released: 1991
  • Format: CD, cassette
  • Label: Shock
 85

Extended Plays
List of albums, with Australian chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[5]
Return of the Dudes
  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD, cassette
  • Label: Shock
 92

Charting singles
List of singles, with chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions		 Album
AUS
[5]		 NZ
1990 "Don't Call Me Dude" 1443 Here Comes Trouble
1991 "Down with the Ship (Slight Return)" 90–

References
  1. Haire, Chris (August 12, 2009). "Psychostick returns funk metal to its silly roots". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 314/5. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  3. "australian-charts.com - Scatterbrain - Don't Call Me Dude". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. "Scatterbrain | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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