God’s green earth was an alternative rock band from Chicago and formed in 1991. The band’s original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Rich Miller, guitarist Rick Lyons, bassist Mike Dabetic and drummer Miroslav Krivens. They were initially lumped into the grunge scene, characterized by unkempt clothing and antagonistic, angst-ridden songs. The band recorded the first 3 songs they wrote together ("Take from the Land", "Swim" and "Feed") for their first demo tape in 1992 with George Langis and made an immediate impression on the local music scene. They continued to write and record and in 1994 they released a demo tape which included the songs "Headcase", "Sand", "Missing Peace" and "One in C" as well as a few memorable joke tracks. The band handed this tape out at shows and slowly continued to develop a following in Chicago. In 1995, the band focused much of their creative energy on 3 new tunes: "I’m Your Deity", "Push Me Away" and "Tramp". That same year, Mike Dabetic, who had suggested the bands moniker, left the band. However, a few months later, the band re-emerged with a new bassist named Kevin Becker and they began to shed their original grunge tag. The first 3 songs they recorded with Kevin were "I’m Your Deity", "Push Me Away" and "Tramp". These were included on a 3-song demo tape that was distributed at shows in 1996. A new vision of the band began to mature and its sound evolved. In late 1996, the band recorded 3 brand new songs ("Fame Is Never Free", "Precious Life" and "Free & Happy") at Rax Trax in Chicago with engineer Chris Bauer. They intended to include these songs on a possible EP or full-length album with some other tunes that they were playing live at the time, like "Grey Skies", "Addict", "Humble Soup", "(I Hope I’m Not) The Only One", "The Saddest Trade" and the angry anthem "Unstable". However, by the middle of 1997, despite many favorable reviews, Rich decided that he couldn’t cope with the lackluster attendance at shows at Chicago clubs like Beat Kitchen, Elbo Room and Martyrs. He needed an indefinite break from being in a band and hoped that his mates might consider going on a hiatus. However, they didn’t want to play the waiting game and soon after, they decided to split up. The version of the band that included Kevin Becker reformed briefly in 2001 for a one-off reunion show but they realized that they had musically grown apart. Rick, Kevin & Miroslav went on to play in a Chicago band called Feathergun for a while. Mike Dabetic has been working on his own electronic music since he left the band in 1995 and he also plays in a cover band called Jostelen Weed who regularly plays rock clubs in the western suburbs of Chicago. Rich has released 3 albums of his own: "Elysium" under the moniker Spill came out in 1999, "Waiting for the Tide" was released in 2002 and his latest disc is called "Fifty Pence Piece of Mind" which he released under the moniker Waiflike in 2005.
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