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Mumps
OriginSouthern California, United States
GenresPunk rock
LabelsBomp Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Omnivore Recordings
Past membersLance Loud
Kristian Hoffman
Rob Duprey
Jay Dee Daugherty
Aaron Kiley
Kevin Kiely
Paul Rutner
Joe Katz

Mumps (sometimes credited as The Mumps) were an American punk band fronted by Lance Loud. The mainstays of the band were Loud and keyboardist and primary songwriter Kristian Hoffman (who had met at school), and guitarist Rob Duprey. The initial rhythm section was Jay Dee Daugherty and Aaron Kiley on drums and bass respectively. Kiley and Daugherty were replaced with Kevin Kiely and John Earl (JED) Dennis. Shortly thereafter, Dennis was replaced by Paul Rutner, which completed the "classic" Mumps lineup. Joe Katz, also of The Student Teachers, replaced Kiely late on in the original run of the band.

Mumps were a popular band at clubs such as Max's Kansas City and CBGB. They also performed at Irving Plaza and Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey), and opened for the Ramones at Hurrah in August 1978. Their concerts were lively and featured energetic, expressive performances from Lance Loud and other band members on songs like "We're Americans", "I Believe In Anyone But You", "Strange Seed", "Brain Massage", "Scream and Scream Again".

Their first 45 record single was "I Like To Be Clean", backed by "Crocodile Tears" on Bomp Records. Their second was "Rock & Roll This & That" with two B-sides: "Muscleboys" and "That Fatal Charm". The recorded version of "Rock & Roll This & That" interpolated a short guitar riff from the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", but in live performances, they would interpolate other riffs such as David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel". In spite of these two independently produced singles, they failed to secure a contract with a major record label, notably being told "'We don’t want ‘the gay band'" by A&M.

Three compilations of their music have been released, Fatal Charm (Eggbert Records, 1994), a remastered, 2-disc CD and DVD compilation, How I Saved The World (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2005) and a single disc CD/LP collection Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That: Best Case Scenario, You’ve Got Mumps (Omnivore Recordings, 2021).

Members

Timeline

* Collert, Cheeseman and the younger Louds were in the proto-Mumps band Loud
† Mache and Gomez filled in at 1990 partial reunion show. They were members of Hoffman's other band, The Swinging Madisons

References

  1. ^ "Mumps: How I Saved the World". 12 July 2005.
  2. Lueck, Thomas J. (29 December 2001). "Lance Loud, 50, Part of Family Documentary". The New York Times.
  3. "Lance Loud! . The Mumps - PBS". www.pbs.org.
  4. "Lance Loud: The Gay Icon that Rocked PBS and CBGBs". 1 October 2012.
  5. "Kristian Hoffman's loud and queer as Mumps music's re-released".
  6. "Tales from a Former Fanzine Journalist: Mumps: Too Pop for the Punks & Too Weird for the Mainstream". 25 February 2017.
  7. "Stereosociety.com".
  8. Farber, Jim (31 May 2021). "Lance Loud Was an Early Reality Star. He Was Also a Gay Punk Pioneer". The New York Times.
  9. AllMusic, biography of Mumps
  10. "Mumps". 7 June 2021.
  11. "The Official Kristian Hoffman Website: Swinging Madisons Pictures".


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