Mighty Joe Plum is a band, consisting of a group of guys who've known eachother since sixth grade. (
Brett Williams - Vocals,
Marlin Clark - Guitar,
Mark Mercado - Drums,
Davy Mason - Bass.)They messed around with instruments and vocals and played in various garages while they were growing up, and then parted for a while due to
college and all that other life'y stuff. They eventually got back together, and came up with the name "
Mighty Joe Plum", which is really as simple as it looks.. it's the name of
that giant monkey movie mixed with a
fruit they happen to like.
They're from the
Tampa Bay Area, and had already grown quite popular before they signed on with
Atlantic Records and released "
The Happiest Dogs", their debut album. The most noteable track from the album (mostly because it's the only one I've heard), is "
Live Through This (Fifteen Stories)". It's a kickass song, and probably the reason they sold so many albums so fast, though I believe they've quite a few good songs.
They're essentially a
rock band, but there music has bits and pieces of a lot of other
genres in it too, just the way it should be. There worth a listen, any way.. one of the few bands that it seems to be really hard to find out about. (The only working site on the net I found was the ever helpful
www.ubl.com and a bit on
www.allmusic.com.)