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Infobox musical artist | name = The GC5| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Mansfield, Ohio | genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1997–2003| label = Thick Records | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = The GC5 (Grady Coffee Five) was a punk rock band from Mansfield, Ohio , formed in 1997 and split in 2003.
The GC5 provided a political charge to their music comparable to that of The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers . Lyrics included themes of social and political discontent, leftist politics, and the struggle of the working class . In 2000, The GC5 released their debut album Kisses From Hanoi , and in 2001, the band released the EP Horseshoes and Handgrenades . In 2002, the band released the album Never Bet the Devil Your Head . While most definitely presenting the sound of the streetpunk genre, the album was noted for not relying on the street fighting , hard-drinking themes that overruns many of the genre's songs. In 2003, Thick Records re-released their two albums Kisses From Hanoi (which was out of print) and Horseshoes and Handgrenades (which was originally only available as an import) on one CD. It was the final release from the band. After splitting up Doug and Dave formed MotelBlonde together with Ryan Foltz , who just left the Dropkick Murphys . MotelBlonde didn't last long and broke up in March 2004. Doug then joined Rosavelt on the bass guitar, and formed Doug McKean & The Stuntmen a year later. Dave is now playing with The Magpies.
Band members
Doug McKean - bass and vocals
Dave McKean - drums
Pete Kyrou - guitar and vocals
Chris Yohn - guitar
Paul Weaver - guitar (replaced Yohn, post-Kisses From Hanoi)
Discography
A More Aggressive Approach Towards Peacekeeping (1997 CD) - Guttersnipe Records
Buy American (7") - Transparent Records
Takin' It to the Streets (7") - Transparent Records
The Price of Security (7") - Transparent Records
Kisses From Hanoi (2000 CD) - Outsider Records
Horseshoes and Handgrenades (2001 CD-EP/7") - Leprock Records
67,104 Miles Later (2001 Split CD-EP w/ Hudson Falcons) - Cosa Nostra Records
Never Bet the Devil Your Head (2002 CD/LP) - Thick Records
Singles Collection (1997–2000) (2002 CD) - Cosa Nostra Records
Kisses From Hanoi/Horseshoes and Handgrenades (2003 CD re-release) - Thick Records
External links
http://gc5.motelblonde.com The GC5 Official website (No longer Available)
Category:American punk rock groups|GC5 Category:Street punk
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