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 ====== Four Living Creatures ======
-|**Band:**|Four Living Creatures|
+| **Band:** | Four Living Creatures |
-|**Origin:**|Va. Beach, Virginia|
+| **Origin:** | Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA |
-|**Genres:**|Grunge|
+| **Genres:** | Grunge |
-|::: |Alternative Rock|
+| ::: | Alternative Rock |
-|::: |Eclectic|
+| ::: | Eclectic |
-|**Years Active:**|1991-1995|
+| **Years Active:** | 1991-1995 |
-|**Labels:**|[[Nevermore (label)|Nevermore]] (1994)|
+| **Labels:** | [[Nevermore (label)|Nevermore]] (1994) |
-|::: |[[Frozen Rope Records]] (1995)|
+| ::: | [[Frozen Rope Records]] (1995) |
-|::: |[[R.E.X. Music]] (1995)|
+| ::: | [[R.E.X. Music]] (1995) |
-|**Members:**|(1991-1994) Joseph Albanese, Cat Albanese, Willie Dizon|
+| **Members:** | (1991-1994) Joseph Albanese, Cat Albanese, Willie Dizon |
-|::: |(1994) Joseph Albanese, Cat Albanese, Jeremi Gray Rodgers, Toby Tate, Matt Dentino|
+| ::: | (1994) Joseph Albanese, Cat Albanese, Jeremi Gray Rodgers, Toby Tate, Matt Dentino |
-|::: |(1995) Joseph Albanese, Cat Albanese, Jeremi Gray Rodgers, Troy Edwards, Chuck Loucka|
+| ::: | (1995) Joseph Albanese, Cat Albanese, Jeremi Gray Rodgers, Troy Edwards, Chuck Loucka |
-|::: |(1995) Jeremi Gray Rodgers, Devon Thompson, Joe Turner, Alicia Luma|
+| ::: | (1995) Jeremi Gray Rodgers, Devon Thompson, Joe Turner, Alicia Luma |
-|**Associated Acts:**|Sweet Nectar|
+| **Associated Acts:** | Sweet Nectar |
-|:::|[[Elder]]|
+| ::: | [[Elder]] |
 Four Living Creatures was an aggressively dark Christian rock band that gained some underground buzz in the early 1990's.  Influences included [[Scaterd Few]], [[L.S. Underground]], and Jane's Addiction. Joseph Albanese described Four Living Creatures musically as "The Sex Pistols mixed with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Black Flag."
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 Also at some point, the band gained the attention of [[R.E.X. Music]].  R.E.X. placed one of their songs, "Tangent", on a compilation called [[Are We Not Men We Are Demo]].  The liner notes to "Tangent" also made the claim: "full length album coming early 1996."  This album never materialized.
-At some point after the recording of the //Proletariat Poetry//, Joe Albanese was asked to give up his half of the singing in the band and agree to solely play guitar. This quickly led to group to start splintering.
+At some point after the recording of the //Proletariat Poetry//, Joe Albanese was asked to give up his half of the singing in the band and agree to solely play guitar. This quickly caused the group to start splintering.
 Before the album gained much attention, Four Living Creatures broke up.  Their final show was played in Atlanta.
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 ==== Sweet Nectar ====
-Jeremi Gray Rodgers and Devon Thompson from Four Living Creatures were joined by Joe Turner and Alicia Luma to form a splinter band called Sweet Nectar.  Sweet Nectar released one album on R.E.X. called //Tired Face In Clown Paint//. This album contained two new songs and eight songs from //Proletariat Poetry//.  The liner notes seem to indicate that these eight existing songs were taken straight from //Proletariat Poetry//, rather than being new recordings. Joe Albanese was only credited as additional vocals and guitars on //Tired Face In Clown Paint//, despite the fact that he wrote nearly half of the material on the album.
+Jeremi Gray Rodgers and Devon Thompson from Four Living Creatures were joined by Joe Turner and Alicia Luma to form a splinter band called Sweet Nectar.  Sweet Nectar released one album on R.E.X. called //Tired Face In Clown Paint//. This album contained two new songs and eight songs from //Proletariat Poetry//.  The liner notes seem to indicate that these eight existing songs were taken straight from //Proletariat Poetry//, rather than being new recordings. Joe Albanese was only credited for additional vocals and guitars on //Tired Face In Clown Paint//, despite the fact that he wrote nearly half of the material on the album.
 Some online articles reported that original Four Living Creatures member Willie Dizon was a member of Sweet Nectar at one point, but the liner notes to their one album do not indicate this.  Very little is known about Sweet Nectar after this point.
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 | 1991 | (first demo) |
 | 1992 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/4-living-creatures-live-demo-hip-hip/|Live Demo (Hip, Hip!)]] |
-| 1994 | Dreams, Daughters, and Sons | [[Nevermore (label)|Nevermore]] |
+| 1993 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2021/10/23/four-living-creatures-dedmansbontupik/|Dedmansbontupik]] |
+| 1994 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/four-living-creatures-dreams-daughters-and-sons/|Dreams, Daughters, and Sons]] | [[Nevermore (label)|Nevermore]] |
 | 1995 | Proletariat Poetry | [[Frozen Rope Records]] |
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 | 1995 | Tired Face In Clown Paint | [[R.E.X. Music]] |
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+==== (first demo) ====
+(looking for information on this one)
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 ==== Live Demo (Hip, Hip!) ====
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 | **Genre:** | Grunge|
 |::: | Alternative Rock |
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   - EX-Pose-Facto
   - Don’t Be Fooled
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+==== Dedmansbontupik ====
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+| **Genre:** | Grunge|
+|::: | Alternative Rock |
+| **Year:** | 1993 |
+== Personnel ==
+  * Joseph Albanese – Lead guitars, rhythm guitars, vocals
+  * John Winfield - Rhythm guitars, lead guitars
+  * Jeremy Rodgers – Bass, background vocals
+  * Chris Gildersleeve – Percussions
+  * Cathermine Albanese - Background vocals on "Shaft of Light"
+== Track listing ==
+  - Virgin's Song
+  - Love
+  - Grandfather
+  - Ex Post Facto
+  - Parable
+  - Love Like a Circle
+  - [untitled]
+  - Sink
+  - Suddenly Religion
+  - Shaft of Light
+  - Wedding Whim
+  - What is a Picture
+  - Ali's Song
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 ==== Dreams, Daughters, and Sons ====
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 | **Genre:** | Grunge|
 |::: | Alternative Rock |
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 == Personnel ==
-  * Joseph Albanese: Vocals, guitars
+  * Joseph Albanese - Vocals, guitars
-  * Jeremi Gray Rodgers: Bass guitar
+  * Jeremi Gray Rodgers - Bass guitar
-  * Toby Tate: Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals
+  * Toby Tate - Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals
-  * Matt Dentino: Additional guitars and vocals on "Down the Stairs", guitars on "Wedding Whim" and "The Red Earth"
+  * Matt Dentino - Additional guitars and vocals on "Down the Stairs", guitars on "Wedding Whim" and "The Red Earth"
 == Track listing ==
   - Love Like a Circle
-  - Stop Smile
+  - Step Smile
   - What is a Picture
   - Under the Raincloud
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 == Notes ==
-  * "Down the Stairs" and "Wedding Whim" were re-recorded on the //Proletariat Poetry// album.
+  * "Down the Stairs" (re-titled as "Mazurka") and "Wedding Whim" were re-recorded on the //Proletariat Poetry// album.
   * "The Red Earth" was re-recorded on [[Elder]]'s //Used To Be Adorable// album.
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+{{tag>alternative_rock virginia united_states 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995}}