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Mustard Plug gets new rhythm section

Contributed by qskapunk. Posted by adam on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at 11:01 PM (EDT)

Mustard Plug has a new rhythm section. If you saw them on the second leg of the Ska Is Dead tour you would have caught a preview of their new drummer John Massel. The band's new bass player is Rick Johnson. He played in the band Wack Trucks and recently toured with Dan Potthast. The band's prior bassist, Matt Van, is now playing for Uncle Kracker and ex-drummer Brad Rozier is busy with his new son and job.

The band will hit the road this fall. They're planning a set of Midwest college and club dates in September and November and the West Coast Ska Is Dead dates in October. The should be announced soon.

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Someone (July 17, 2004)

these guys are pretty sweet. so is dans solo stuff. why the fuck couldnt there be cool bands like this on that southwest ska tour or whatever the eff its called with the los carneros or whoever. ' = jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com - xanga ctw 33

slippy (July 17, 2004)

Haha Uncle Kracker.

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

i said forever baby? thats just way too fuckin long

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Uncle crack is from detroit too

notfeelingcreative (July 18, 2004)

Mustard plug are from G. Rap.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Yeah, The Plug to Uncle Kracker. What a douche. - Fatty Arbuckle

Chason (July 17, 2004)

uncle kracker? what the HEELLL mang?

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Someone (July 17, 2004)

Yeah, mang.

Someone (July 17, 2004)

son and job? what the eff mang? - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

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Someone (September 17, 2005)

Your site is realy very interesting.

Someone (July 17, 2004)

Wack.

ElVaquero (July 18, 2004)

If it's ska, wouldn't the rhythm section contain a guitar?

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

yes

Timis (July 18, 2004)

this band needs to call it quits.....they peaked at evildoers beware and went downhill after that........

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

but they still have a killer live show.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

i would agree with your first statement, but say that they peaked at "pray for mojo" "evildoers" had 3 pretty good songs (you, sadie, and beer song), whereas "mojo" had like 5 and a half.

CrookedSuperhero (July 18, 2004)

Pray for mojo was better thatn evildoers, but big daddy was also better that evildoers, while evildoers was on the same scale as yellow. So it would be up, down, up, down. In coonclusion, they could rise again. (P.S, i liked yellow)

Someone (July 18, 2004)

They were amazing when I saw them at ska is dead,,,I wounld care if they just kept playing the same stuff, www.thenjscene.com

notfeelingcreative (July 18, 2004)

Yes, "evil doers" was my favorite record as well, but if you idiots want so many bands to "call it quits" then start your own band and make deent musi so we still have something to listen to!

CrookedSuperhero (July 19, 2004)

Jesus, what happened to the word decent music there. No offence, but that's probably the worst typo i've ever seen.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Man, thats gotta suck when a member of your band leaves to join Uncle Kracker...-TahoeJeff

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

Couldn't have said it any better myself. Poor Mustard Plug...

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Well the fact that Matt is getting $600 a week on the Plug tour - which doesn't include his room and food is being completely paid for - would surely help make your decision. Rick Johnson is amazing though, a great guy and a great bass player. He's got a solo project too, Rick Johnson's Rock'n'Roll Machine, which is very much akin to Atom and his Package, I highly recommend it.

darkstarm (July 18, 2004)

*sigh* I actually liked their drummer, he was a pretty cool dude.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Wow, I am amazed, I remember these guys back in well 95, they were still changing, losing horns left and right but I have always and will always see these guys. They are nothing short of awesome, especially live. Granted there best album personally is still Big Daddy Multitude, but I have something about the sax. I saw them with John on drums at Skappleton, and I hope to catch them sometime this summer yet. I am gonna miss Brad, he has been such a nice guy to me and my friends, but a son is a worthy reason to quit so I wish him well in his endeavor. A plugger since 95, and til the day I die!

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Fuzzy (justin) (July 18, 2004)

BDM is definitely my favorite Plug album. 95 here too.

CrookedSuperhero (July 18, 2004)

I don't think these changes will make much difference. I bet that wack trucks guys happy, they didn't seem to be getting anywhere. They weren't to bad though.

jhfc666 (July 18, 2004)

i wish the ska scene would get back on its feet soon. the ska is dead and silence = your death tours are the only tour representing. there wasn't even a ska summit festival this year. -jhfc666

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