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'''Girls Against Boys''' (often abbreviated as '''GVSB''') is a {{post hardcore}} band from UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC formed in 1989. It consists of Scott [=McCloud=] (no, [[Creator/ScottMcCloud not that one]]) on lead vocals and guitar, Johnny Temple on bass, Alexis Fleisig on the drums and Eli Janney on bass, keyboards and programming. The band had a few line-up shake ups but this is the most consistent one as it’s the one that appears in all of their albums.
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'''Girls Against Boys''' (often abbreviated as '''GVSB''') is a {{post hardcore}} band from UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC formed in 1989. It consists of Scott [=McCloud=] (no, ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant no]], [[Creator/ScottMcCloud not that one]]) on lead vocals and guitar, Johnny Temple on bass, Alexis Fleisig on the drums and Eli Janney on bass, keyboards and programming. The band had a few line-up shake ups but this is the most consistent one as it’s the one that appears in all of their albums.
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The band is notable for their groovy and noisy {{post punk}}-influenced sound, their occasional use of two bassists and [[PerishingAltRockVoice lethargic vocals]] [[WordSaladLyrics with very cryptic lyrics]]. They have since been sporadically active since 2002, with the latest release of new material being ''The Ghost List'' EP in 2013.
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The band is notable for their groovy and noisy {{post punk}}-influenced [[PostPunk post-punk]] influenced sound, their occasional use of two bassists and [[PerishingAltRockVoice lethargic vocals]] [[WordSaladLyrics with very cryptic lyrics]]. They have since been sporadically active since 2002, with the latest release of new material being ''The Ghost List'' EP in 2013.
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* WordSaladTitle: Not as frequent as the above but a good chunk of the song titles in their discography are no different.
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* WordSaladTitle: Not as frequent as the above but a good chunk of the song titles in their discography are no different.just as odd.
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* IndustrialRock: ''Freak*on*ica'' has shades of this due to the use of electronic influences on the album.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''The Short List'' EP.
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Scott [=McCloud=]'s vocals are very lethargic and restrained, and he can sometimes border in [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken word]] very seamlessly.
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Scott [=McCloud=]'s vocals are very lethargic and restrained, and he can sometimes border in [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken word]] very seamlessly. Some critics have compared his vocals to Mark E. Smith's from [[Music/TheFallBand The Fall]].
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Freak*on*ica'' is more polished than their previous outings (courtesy of [[RecordProducer Nick Launay]], with a heavy usage of synths while retaining their more punk-ish sound.
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'''Girls Against Boys''' (often abbreviated as '''GVSB''') is a {{post hardcore}} band from UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC formed in 1989. It consists of Scott f (no, [[Creator/ScottMcCloud not that one]]) on lead vocals and guitar, Johnny Temple on bass, Alexis Fleisig on the drums and Eli Janney on bass, keyboards and programming. The band had a few line-up shake ups but this is the most consistent one as it’s the one that appears in all of their albums.
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'''Girls Against Boys''' (often abbreviated as '''GVSB''') is a {{post hardcore}} band from UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC formed in 1989. It consists of Scott f [=McCloud=] (no, [[Creator/ScottMcCloud not that one]]) on lead vocals and guitar, Johnny Temple on bass, Alexis Fleisig on the drums and Eli Janney on bass, keyboards and programming. The band had a few line-up shake ups but this is the most consistent one as it’s the one that appears in all of their albums.
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[[caption-width-right:400:Eli Janney, Alexis Fleisig, Scott [=McCloud=] and Johnny Temple]]
'''Girls Against Boys''' (often abbreviated as '''GVSB''') is a {{post hardcore}} band from UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC formed in 1989. It consists of Scott f (no, [[Creator/ScottMcCloud not that one]]) on lead vocals and guitar, Johnny Temple on bass, Alexis Fleisig on the drums and Eli Janney on bass, keyboards and programming. The band had a few line-up shake ups but this is the most consistent one as it’s the one that appears in all of their albums.
To date, they have released six studio albums, with the most notable being ''Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby'', ''Cruise Yourself'' and ''House of GVSB'', all released on [[Creator/TouchAndGoRecords Touch and Go]], being produced by Ted Niceley, and ''Freak*on*ica'', their only major label album to date on Creator/GeffenRecords, produced by Nick Launay, notable for producing albums from Music/KateBush, Music/GangOfFour and Music/NickCave.
The band is notable for their groovy and noisy {{post punk}}-influenced sound, their use of dual bass and [[PerishingAltRockVoice lethargic vocals]] [[WordSaladLyrics with very cryptic lyrics]]. They have since been sporadically active since 2002, with the latest release of new material being ''The Ghost List'' EP in 2013.
!Discography
* ''Nineties vs. Eighties'' (1990, EP)
* ''Tropic of Scorpio'' (1992)
* ''Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby'' (1993)
* ''Cruise Yourself'' (1994)
* ''House of GVSB'' (1996)
* ''Freak*on*ica'' (1998)
* ''You Can't Fight What You Can't See'' (2002)
* ''The Ghost List'' (2013, EP)
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* AlbumTitleDrop: "Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self" from ''Cruise Yourself''.
* CoverVersion: Their cover of Music/JoyDivision's "[[Music/UnknownPleasures She's Lost Control]]" made for the TributeAlbum ''A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division''.
* FaceOnTheCover: The entire band in ''Tropic of Scorpio''.
* MindScrew: Due to their extensive [[WordSaladLyrics nonsensical lyrics]], they can border on this sometimes.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Freak*on*ica'' is more polished than their previous outings (courtesy of [[RecordProducer Nick Launay]], with a heavy usage of synths while retaining their more punk-ish sound.
* NumberOfTheBeast: "Disco Six Six Six". The number is also mentioned in the first verse.
* OneWomanSong: "Jamie" and "Sexy Sam".
* PerformanceVideo: "Kill the Sexplayer", "Super-fire", "Park Avenue", "Basstation" and their cover of "[[Music/JoyDivision She's Lost Control]]".
* PerishingAltRockVoice: Scott [=McCloud=]'s vocals are very lethargic and restrained, and he can sometimes border in [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken word]] very seamlessly.
* Portmantitle: "Basstation".
* PostHardcore: Of the "heavily punk-inspired 90's alternative band" type.
* ProductionForeshadowing: The usage of [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] elements in "Vera Cruz" and "Zodiac Love Team" from ''House of GVSB'' would be later more prominent on the subsequent album ''Freak*on*ica''.
* SelfDeprecation: This line from "Kill the Sexplayer", acknowledging the band’s use of two bassists:
--> ''Kill the bass player, kill both bass players''
* SelfTitledAlbum: ''House of GVSB'', which is basically an abbreviation of the band name contained in the title.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth
* VideoFullOfFilmClips: The "Kill the Sexplayer" music video contains snippets of the movie ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', in which the song was featured in.
* WordSaladLyrics: A common trait of this band. A lot of them either have a very cryptic meaning or they actually don’t have any or they're just cobbled together due to RuleOfCool.
* WordSaladTitle: Not as frequent as the above but a good chunk of the song titles in their discography are no different.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The title "[=TheKindaMzkYouLike=]".
[[caption-width-right:400:Eli Janney, Alexis Fleisig, Scott [=McCloud=] and Johnny Temple]]
'''Girls Against Boys''' (often abbreviated as '''GVSB''') is a {{post hardcore}} band from UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC formed in 1989. It consists of Scott f (no, [[Creator/ScottMcCloud not that one]]) on lead vocals and guitar, Johnny Temple on bass, Alexis Fleisig on the drums and Eli Janney on bass, keyboards and programming. The band had a few line-up shake ups but this is the most consistent one as it’s the one that appears in all of their albums.
To date, they have released six studio albums, with the most notable being ''Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby'', ''Cruise Yourself'' and ''House of GVSB'', all released on [[Creator/TouchAndGoRecords Touch and Go]], being produced by Ted Niceley, and ''Freak*on*ica'', their only major label album to date on Creator/GeffenRecords, produced by Nick Launay, notable for producing albums from Music/KateBush, Music/GangOfFour and Music/NickCave.
The band is notable for their groovy and noisy {{post punk}}-influenced sound, their use of dual bass and [[PerishingAltRockVoice lethargic vocals]] [[WordSaladLyrics with very cryptic lyrics]]. They have since been sporadically active since 2002, with the latest release of new material being ''The Ghost List'' EP in 2013.
!Discography
* ''Nineties vs. Eighties'' (1990, EP)
* ''Tropic of Scorpio'' (1992)
* ''Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby'' (1993)
* ''Cruise Yourself'' (1994)
* ''House of GVSB'' (1996)
* ''Freak*on*ica'' (1998)
* ''You Can't Fight What You Can't See'' (2002)
* ''The Ghost List'' (2013, EP)
!These tropes are so hip right now I'm going deaf, I wanna kill the singer
* AlbumTitleDrop: "Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self" from ''Cruise Yourself''.
* CoverVersion: Their cover of Music/JoyDivision's "[[Music/UnknownPleasures She's Lost Control]]" made for the TributeAlbum ''A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division''.
* FaceOnTheCover: The entire band in ''Tropic of Scorpio''.
* MindScrew: Due to their extensive [[WordSaladLyrics nonsensical lyrics]], they can border on this sometimes.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Freak*on*ica'' is more polished than their previous outings (courtesy of [[RecordProducer Nick Launay]], with a heavy usage of synths while retaining their more punk-ish sound.
* NumberOfTheBeast: "Disco Six Six Six". The number is also mentioned in the first verse.
* OneWomanSong: "Jamie" and "Sexy Sam".
* PerformanceVideo: "Kill the Sexplayer", "Super-fire", "Park Avenue", "Basstation" and their cover of "[[Music/JoyDivision She's Lost Control]]".
* PerishingAltRockVoice: Scott [=McCloud=]'s vocals are very lethargic and restrained, and he can sometimes border in [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken word]] very seamlessly.
* Portmantitle: "Basstation".
* PostHardcore: Of the "heavily punk-inspired 90's alternative band" type.
* ProductionForeshadowing: The usage of [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] elements in "Vera Cruz" and "Zodiac Love Team" from ''House of GVSB'' would be later more prominent on the subsequent album ''Freak*on*ica''.
* SelfDeprecation: This line from "Kill the Sexplayer", acknowledging the band’s use of two bassists:
--> ''Kill the bass player, kill both bass players''
* SelfTitledAlbum: ''House of GVSB'', which is basically an abbreviation of the band name contained in the title.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth
* VideoFullOfFilmClips: The "Kill the Sexplayer" music video contains snippets of the movie ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', in which the song was featured in.
* WordSaladLyrics: A common trait of this band. A lot of them either have a very cryptic meaning or they actually don’t have any or they're just cobbled together due to RuleOfCool.
* WordSaladTitle: Not as frequent as the above but a good chunk of the song titles in their discography are no different.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The title "[=TheKindaMzkYouLike=]".
