King Missile

King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) In 1985, writer John S. Hall began presenting his work at open mic poetry readings. After three shows, Hall became a "featured" poet at the Backfence, a performance venue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. In 1986, feeling that "20 minutes of me reading poetry would be totally boring", Hall asked his guitarist friend Dogbowl (Stephen Tunney) to augment his performances with original music. Another lineup change occurred before the recording of King Missile's major-label debut, as Dansiger left the band and was replaced on drums by Hypnolovewheel member David Ramirez. The subsequent album, The Way to Salvation, was released on April 16, 1991, and reached No. 2 on the CMJ charts. Atlantic released videos for "Detachable Penis" and the subsequent singles "(Why Are We) Trapped?" and "Martin Scorsese", but neither follow-up single achieved the chart success of "Detachable Penis." According to Hall, the band realized that its hit song had drawn in many casual fans who didn't care about the rest of the group's material; thus, the band began to play the song "early in the set, so that the people who didn't like us could leave, and we could play for the people who cared. That worked out well. People did leave." King Missile III After the collapse of the second incarnation of King Missile, Hall decided to attend law school. and after graduation co-founded Heraty Hall, a firm specializing in entertainment law. ==Band members==

King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) 1986-1988 • John S. Hall – lead vocals (1986-1988) • Stephen Tunney (Dogbowl) – guitar, backing vocals (1986-1988) • Alex DeLaszlo – bass guitar, woodwinds, backing vocals (1986-1987) • R.B. Korbet – drums, vocals (1986-1987) • George O'Malley – percussion, shouting (1986-1987) • Charles Curtis – cello (1988) • Steve Dansiger – drums, percussion (1988) King Missile 1989-1994 • John S. Hall – lead vocals, occasional percussion (1989-1994), woodwinds (1990) • Steve Dansiger – drums, percussion (1989-1991) • Dave Rick – guitar, backing vocals (1989-1994) • Chris Xefos – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (1989-1994), woodwinds (1990) • David Ramirez – drums, percussion (1991-1992) • Roger Murdock - drums, percussion, keyboard, guitar (1992-1994) King Missile III 1998-2004 • John S. Hall – lead vocals (1998-2004), percussion (2004) • Charles Curtis – cello, guitar, backing vocals (1998) • Jane Scarpantoni – cello, synthesizer (1998, 2004) • Bradford Reed – pencilina, drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals (1998-2004), guitar (2004) • Sasha Forte – violin, viola, bass guitar, backing vocals (1998-2004), keyboards (2003-2004) King Missile IV/You, Me and This Fuckin’ Guy 2014-2020 • John S. Hall – lead vocals (2014-2020) • Azalia Snail – omnichord, percussion, backing vocals (2014-2020) • Dan West – bass guitar, guitar, effects, backing vocals (2014-2020) Timeline ==Studio discography==

King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) King Missile Compilation and soundtrack contributions King Missile III King Missile IV/You, Me, and This Fuckin' Guy Singles ==References==