397:
406:
42:
388:
258:
303:, and also play in The Monkeywrench. Bigley and Ryan co-founded The Crows. Jim Tillman, who is recognized as the main line-up bass player having played on the first two full releases which included the self-titled EP, "The U-Men" (1984), "Stop Spinning" (1985), and the
1056:
819:
774:
1051:
1091:
1081:
1086:
1076:
615:
331:
briefly played with the band but left to remain in his hometown of
Minneapolis (performing live just once with the band when they opened for
1071:
1061:
748:
931:
414:
The U-Men performing at the
Metropolis in Seattle in 1983. From L/R, vocalist John Bigley, bassist Jim Tillman, and guitarist Tom Price.
1066:
732:
650:
888:
863:
820:"Sub Pop Will Release The Comprehensive Anthology From Legendary Seattle Band The U-Men on Nov. 3rd. Now hear "Dig It a Hole""
265:
The U-Men were fronted by vocalist John Bigley and included Tom Price, Charlie "Chaz" Ryan, Robin Buchan, Jim
Tillman,
471:
336:
169:
292:
396:
655:
144:
924:
238:
688:
559:
405:
917:
855:
61:
245:. Their musically "dirty" sound and off-the-wall sense of humor were a forerunner for the later
41:
884:
859:
789:
768:
728:
455:
596:
523:
478:
387:
325:
anthology release announcement that the band was never the same after
Tillman's departure.
305:
287:
270:
257:
724:
548:
309:
compilation (1986) track "They", went on to play bass for other local bands, most notably
24:
1045:
1011:
1004:
986:
969:
450:
442:
427:
367:
340:
328:
266:
242:
211:
65:
904:
683:
1029:
498:
310:
281:
280:
In 1983, The U-Men became the first band managed by renowned
Seattle band manager
874:
849:
543:
528:
149:
90:
616:"Hear Grunge Forebears The U-Men's Previously Unreleased "Trouble Under Water""
300:
230:
100:
95:
880:
620:
332:
227:
84:
78:
794:
318:
314:
274:
484:
322:
234:
155:
57:
335:
at the
Showbox Theater in March 1987) to promote his record company (
246:
241:, in 1980 and active until 1989. They toured extensively across the
574:
256:
20:
755:. April 27, 1997. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004
261:
Drummer
Charlie Ryan performing with The U-Men in a Seattle club
913:
909:
876:
Grunge Is Dead: The Oral
History of Seattle Rock Music
1021:
996:
978:
851:
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral
History of Grunge
721:
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral
History of Grunge
205:
201:
187:
183:
134:
109:
71:
53:
48:
32:
1057:Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state)
749:"Susan Silver steers careers toward rock stardom"
518:"Blue Christmas" on the Christmas '84 compilation
277:for helping to inspire the Seattle grunge sound.
773:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
651:"Sub Pop Is Releasing the Entire U-Men Catalog"
567:Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets, Vols. 1-3
925:
19:This article is about the rock band. For the
8:
790:"U-Men | Biography & History | AllMusic"
556:Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets, Vol. 1
483:(Amphetamine Reptile, 2012; split with the
290:named the song "The O-Men", from the album
1052:Garage rock groups from Washington (state)
932:
918:
910:
29:
1092:1980 establishments in Washington (state)
714:
712:
710:
708:
706:
468:"Freezebomb" b/w "That's Wild About Jack"
269:and later Tony "Tone Deaf" Ransom. Their
513:Compilation and soundtrack contributions
644:
642:
640:
638:
588:
569:compilation (Amphetamine Reptile, 1989)
766:
508:(Self-titled anthology, Sub Pop, 2017)
1082:Musical groups disestablished in 1989
813:
811:
677:
675:
673:
373:Tony Ransom – bass (July 1987 – 1989)
7:
1087:Amphetamine Reptile Records artists
538:compilation (El Jefe Records, 1986)
1077:Musical groups established in 1981
578:soundtrack (Sub Pop Records, 1996)
462:"Solid Action" b/w "Dig It A Hole"
14:
682:Ham, Robert (November 11, 2017).
649:Segal, Dave (October 26, 2017).
614:Gray, Julia (October 26, 2017).
404:
395:
386:
358:Charlie Ryan – drums (1980–1989)
352:John Bigley – vocals (1980–1989)
40:
597:"1987: U-Men - "Dig It a Hole""
534:"Shoot 'Em Down (live)" on the
446:EP (Bomb Shelter Records, 1984)
361:Robin Buchan – bass (1980–1982)
364:Jim Tillman – bass (1982–1986)
355:Tom Price – guitar (1980–1989)
249:bands to come out of Seattle.
1:
479:Sugar Daddy Live Split Series
1072:Musical groups from Seattle
1062:American garage punk groups
502:(Chuckie-Boy Records, 1999)
464:(Black Label Records, 1987)
431:(Black Label Records, 1988)
337:Amphetamine Reptile Records
299:Tom Price moved on to form
1108:
565:"Bad Little Woman" on the
554:"Bad Little Woman" on the
293:Locust Abortion Technician
18:
1067:Homestead Records artists
947:
39:
905:The U-Men @ AllMusic.com
572:"Dig It a Hole" on the
273:sound was credited by
262:
49:Background information
260:
873:Prato, Greg (2010).
727:. pp. 136–137.
848:Yarm, Mark (2012).
719:Yarm, Mark (2011).
560:Amphetamine Reptile
472:Amphetamine Reptile
296:, in their honor.
170:Amphetamine Reptile
1022:Compilation albums
856:Three Rivers Press
818:Records, Sub Pop.
492:Compilation albums
263:
16:American rock band
1039:
1038:
788:Howell, Stephen.
753:Chicago Sun-Times
456:Homestead Records
221:
220:
1099:
934:
927:
920:
911:
894:
869:
835:
834:
832:
830:
815:
806:
805:
803:
802:
785:
779:
778:
772:
764:
762:
760:
745:
739:
738:
716:
701:
700:
698:
696:
679:
668:
667:
665:
663:
646:
633:
632:
630:
628:
611:
605:
604:
593:
408:
399:
390:
288:Butthole Surfers
271:alternative rock
233:band, formed in
208:
176:
166:
158:
130:
128:
122:
120:
112:
87:
44:
30:
1107:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1017:
992:
974:
943:
938:
901:
891:
872:
866:
847:
844:
842:Further reading
839:
838:
828:
826:
817:
816:
809:
800:
798:
787:
786:
782:
765:
758:
756:
747:
746:
742:
735:
725:Crown Archetype
718:
717:
704:
694:
692:
681:
680:
671:
661:
659:
648:
647:
636:
626:
624:
613:
612:
608:
595:
594:
590:
585:
549:Sub Pop Records
515:
494:
438:
436:Singles and EPs
423:
418:
417:
416:
415:
411:
410:
409:
401:
400:
392:
391:
380:
349:
255:
216:
214:
206:
196:
194:
192:
179:
174:
164:
154:
126:
124:
118:
116:
110:
105:
83:
35:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1105:
1103:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1044:
1043:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1025:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1008:
1000:
998:
994:
993:
991:
990:
982:
980:
976:
975:
973:
972:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
948:
945:
944:
939:
937:
936:
929:
922:
914:
908:
907:
900:
899:External links
897:
896:
895:
889:
870:
864:
843:
840:
837:
836:
807:
780:
740:
734:978-0307464439
733:
702:
669:
634:
606:
601:Tiny Mix Tapes
587:
586:
584:
581:
580:
579:
570:
563:
552:
541:"Gila" on the
539:
532:
521:"They" on the
519:
514:
511:
510:
509:
503:
493:
490:
489:
488:
475:
465:
459:
447:
437:
434:
433:
432:
422:
419:
413:
412:
403:
402:
394:
393:
385:
384:
383:
382:
381:
379:
376:
375:
374:
371:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
348:
345:
254:
251:
219:
218:
209:
203:
202:
199:
198:
189:
185:
184:
181:
180:
178:
177:
172:
167:
162:
159:
152:
147:
142:
138:
136:
132:
131:
113:
107:
106:
104:
103:
98:
93:
88:
81:
75:
73:
69:
68:
55:
51:
50:
46:
45:
37:
36:
33:
25:U-Men (comics)
23:villains, see
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1104:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1012:Stop Spinning
1009:
1007:
1006:
1002:
1001:
999:
995:
989:
988:
987:Step on a Bug
984:
983:
981:
979:Studio albums
977:
971:
970:Tom Hazelmyer
968:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
949:
946:
942:
935:
930:
928:
923:
921:
916:
915:
912:
906:
903:
902:
898:
892:
890:9781554903474
886:
882:
878:
877:
871:
867:
865:9780307464446
861:
857:
853:
852:
846:
845:
841:
825:
821:
814:
812:
808:
797:
796:
791:
784:
781:
776:
770:
754:
750:
744:
741:
736:
730:
726:
722:
715:
713:
711:
709:
707:
703:
691:
690:
685:
678:
676:
674:
670:
658:
657:
652:
645:
643:
641:
639:
635:
623:
622:
617:
610:
607:
602:
598:
592:
589:
582:
577:
576:
571:
568:
564:
561:
558:compilation (
557:
553:
550:
547:compilation (
546:
545:
540:
537:
536:Woodshock '85
533:
530:
527:compilation (
526:
525:
520:
517:
516:
512:
507:
504:
501:
500:
496:
495:
491:
486:
482:
480:
476:
473:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
453:
452:
451:Stop Spinning
448:
445:
444:
440:
439:
435:
430:
429:
428:Step on a Bug
425:
424:
420:
407:
398:
389:
377:
372:
370:– bass (1987)
369:
368:Tom Hazelmyer
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
350:
346:
344:
342:
341:Halo of Flies
338:
334:
330:
329:Tom Hazelmyer
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
307:
302:
297:
295:
294:
289:
285:
283:
278:
276:
272:
268:
267:Tom Hazelmyer
259:
252:
250:
248:
244:
243:United States
240:
236:
232:
229:
225:
213:
212:Tom Hazelmyer
210:
204:
200:
190:
186:
182:
173:
171:
168:
163:
160:
157:
153:
151:
148:
146:
143:
140:
139:
137:
133:
114:
108:
102:
99:
97:
94:
92:
89:
86:
82:
80:
77:
76:
74:
70:
67:
66:United States
63:
59:
56:
52:
47:
43:
38:
31:
26:
22:
1030:Solid Action
1028:
1010:
1003:
985:
966:Robin Buchan
960:Charlie Ryan
940:
875:
850:
827:. Retrieved
823:
799:. Retrieved
793:
783:
759:December 30,
757:. Retrieved
752:
743:
720:
693:. Retrieved
687:
660:. Retrieved
656:The Stranger
654:
625:. Retrieved
619:
609:
600:
591:
573:
566:
555:
542:
535:
522:
505:
499:Solid Action
497:
477:
467:
461:
449:
441:
426:
347:Band members
339:) and band,
327:
311:Love Battery
304:
298:
291:
286:
282:Susan Silver
279:
264:
223:
222:
215:Robin Buchan
207:Past members
197:Charlie Ryan
111:Years active
963:Jim Tillman
957:Tony Ransom
951:John Bigley
695:February 4,
662:February 4,
627:February 4,
544:Sub Pop 100
529:C/Z Records
378:Discography
217:Tony Ransom
195:Jim Tillman
191:John Bigley
175:Chuckie-Boy
165:Black Label
141:Bombshelter
91:garage rock
1046:Categories
829:9 December
824:Subpop.com
801:2017-05-06
583:References
301:Gas Huffer
239:Washington
101:rockabilly
96:noise rock
62:Washington
954:Tom Price
941:The U-Men
881:ECW Press
689:Pitchfork
621:Stereogum
333:Big Black
323:Sub Pop's
321:noted on
224:The U-Men
193:Tom Price
145:Homestead
85:post-punk
79:Punk rock
34:The U-Men
795:AllMusic
769:cite web
524:Deep Six
319:Mudhoney
315:Mark Arm
306:Deep Six
275:Allmusic
228:American
684:"U-Men"
562:, 1988)
551:, 1986)
531:, 1986)
485:Melvins
474:, 1988)
458:, 1985)
253:History
235:Seattle
226:was an
188:Members
161:El Jefe
156:Sub Pop
125: (
117: (
58:Seattle
887:
862:
731:
481:Vol. 1
421:Albums
247:grunge
135:Labels
72:Genres
54:Origin
1005:U-Men
575:Hype!
506:U-Men
443:U-Men
317:from
123:–1989
21:X-Men
885:ISBN
860:ISBN
831:2017
775:link
761:2018
729:ISBN
697:2020
664:2020
629:2020
454:EP (
231:rock
127:1989
119:1980
115:1980
997:EPs
150:C/Z
1048::
883:.
879:.
858:.
854:.
822:.
810:^
792:.
771:}}
767:{{
751:.
723:.
705:^
686:.
672:^
653:.
637:^
618:.
599:.
343:.
313:.
284:.
237:,
64:,
60:,
933:e
926:t
919:v
893:.
868:.
833:.
804:.
777:)
763:.
737:.
699:.
666:.
631:.
603:.
487:)
470:(
129:)
121:)
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.