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438:Black Crowes
413:Guitar World
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323:rock clubs.
305:Warrior Soul
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235:Paul Sheehan
227:Bob Pantella
215:Robert Pauls
213:Dmitri Brill
205:Past members
160:1983–present
156:Years active
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1445:Dale Crover
1436:Phil Ondich
1401:Raging Slab
1152:"Lynne" on
1050:Raging Slab
968:RCA Records
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863:Raging Slab
845:Discography
831:(1986–1989)
821:Dale Crover
809:(1992–1997)
794:(1998–2004)
788:(1989-1991)
782:(1997–1998)
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764:(1986–1995)
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752:(1983–1986)
746:(1983–1986)
740:(1983–1986)
712:bass guitar
600:Leslie West
592:The Melvins
588:Dale Crover
576:Phil Ondich
509:child actor
479:impresario
407:countdown.
388:Raging Slab
383:RCA Records
360:New Orleans
352:Phil Ondich
350:co-founder
328:bass guitar
264:Raging Slab
224:Phil Ondich
217:Alec Morton
211:Kory Clarke
149:boogie rock
127:Raging Slab
1485:Categories
1440:Jack Irons
1213:References
1193:2CD (2002
1169:CD (2000,
914:The Dealer
880:Freeburden
799:Jack Irons
640:The Dealer
610:guitarist
580:Zakk Wylde
481:Rick Rubin
473:Jack Irons
461:Freeburden
393:Daniel Rey
376:True Death
332:New Jersey
301:Black Flag
253:ragingslab
232:Jack Irons
101:April 2017
71:newspapers
1204:(2003 CD
1178:Judge Not
1156:CD (1999
1145:CD (1999
1119:CD (1995
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1091:CD (1991
1060:Assmaster
1056:Assmaster
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1028:CD (1991
976:CD (1993
936:CD (2020
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906:CD (1996
890:CD (1993
856:Assmaster
732:, vocals
619:Aerosmith
471:drummer,
469:Pearl Jam
422:Metallica
367:Assmaster
317:Manhattan
313:Deee-Lite
1346:April 3,
1232:AllMusic
823:– drums
801:– drums
780:– drums
771:– drums
667:Facebook
446:communal
378:(1988).
344:Whiplash
174:American
1104:Details
1062:album,
1020:Reissue
945:Singles
683:Current
673:Members
596:Nirvana
526:Skynyrd
494:member
434:Warrant
410:A 1989
297:Ramones
290:History
248:Website
188:Members
178:Tee Pee
85:scholar
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825:(1998)
803:(1992)
773:(1989)
723:Former
694:vocals
690:guitar
522:Beavis
420:meets
276:boogie
165:Labels
141:Genres
133:Origin
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399:by a
280:metal
92:JSTOR
78:books
1348:2017
1291:ISBN
1240:2019
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284:punk
282:and
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255:.com
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