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Urge Overkill

Urge Overkill formed in Chicago in 1986 with Nash Kato on vocals and guitar, Eddie "King" Roeser on guitar, and Pat Byrne on drums. Their 1993 album...

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Urge Overkill, Chicago's loose guitar-rock survivors

A Chicago band that mixed punk, hard rock, and psychedelic touches, best known for their Neil Diamond cover.

For a quick sense of their vibe, start with "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" and "Sister Havana." That's the Urge Overkill mix right there.

They never quite fit the grunge mold of the early '90s, which gave their records a different kind of swagger. Their cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" became their signature, but songs like "Sister Havana" and "Heaven 90210" show the mix they were after. They kept putting out guitar-driven albums for decades, from "Saturation" in 1993 to "O.N.E." in 2019.

They formed in Chicago in 1986 with Nash Kato, Eddie "King" Roeser, and Pat Byrne. After a break from 2002 to 2004, they returned with albums like "Effigy" in 2010, keeping their sound loose and steady.

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Urge Overkill formed in Chicago in 1986 with Nash Kato on vocals and guitar, Eddie "King" Roeser on guitar, and Pat Byrne on drums. Their 1993 album "Saturation" included their cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon," which became their best-known track. Songs like "Sister Havana" and "Heaven 90210" showed their mix of punk, hard rock, and psychedelic touches.

They kept putting out records through the '90s and 2000s, including "Exit the Dragon" in 1995 and "Rock & Roll Submarine" in 2001. The band took a break from 2002 to 2004, then returned with albums like "Effigy" in 2010 and "O.N.E." in 2019. Their sound stayed loose and guitar-driven, never quite fitting the grunge mold that was big when they started.

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