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Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels)

Farewell, George Carlin

About Me

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Member Since: 7/16/2006
Band Website: youtube.com/GodfatherHuggE
Band Members: HATE CAMELS: Dave Devine-guitar, Paul McDaniel-bass, Mike Whited, Jr.-drums. Chuck Roy "The 5th Camel"-comedy, mc-ing, etc.tissues4issues: Sunny Kim-voice, Paul McDaniel-bass, Tohbias Juniel-drums.The Emergency Broadcast Players was a collective of many musicians including Ron Miles (trumpet), Shane Endsley (trumpet), Kaveh Rastegar (bass), Artie Moore (bass), and Tony Black (drums).FUTURE BAND MEMBER?
Influences: Every living thing on this planet which makes up the One Consciousness That Is The True Meaning of God. HERE ARE SOME OF THE POSITIVE ONES: Jaki Byard (studied with), Bill Hicks, Mike Patton (especially Fantomas), Dave Douglas, Kneebody, Tenacious D, Meshuggah, Firesign Theatre, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Hedberg, David Amram, Hunter Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, ETC. RECENT POSITIVE INFLUENCES: System of a Down, Brian Posehn, Mastodon, Robert Anton Wilson, Flight of the Conchords, The Mars Volta, Dub Trio
Sounds Like: Fantomas, Frank Zappa, The Mars Volta, King Crimson, Meshuggah, Dub Trio, Dave Douglas, Mastodon, Led Zeppelin, etc. And this: These tunes, "Hunter Thompson (This Is Just a Tribute)" and "Empty Humps", are not yet released.
Record Label: Cookware
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Five-Star CD Review by Rival Dave at Radio KRUD

More often than not here at Radio KRUD, we write about bands that derive their sound from multiple musical discourses. It's hard to pin them down to one single musical style and say, "Now their sound ...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:45:00 PST

Actual Reviewer’s Quote: "Many of the tracks make me physically ill"

It takes something special to get such a visceral reaction. Feel free to congratulate the band for the following review: HATE CAMELS: DEATH COMEDY JAMS  MUSIC REVIEW By Michael Johnson, HOTINDIENEW...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:22:00 PST

Jon Sobel’s Review of the "Death Comedy Jams" CD

Check it out. A reviewer named Jon Sobel has written a nice little review of the Hate Camels CD:Hate Camels, Death Comedy JamsThis disc stands at the crossroads of progressive rock and jazz fusion, wi...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:53:00 PST

What is a Hate Camel? Bill Hicks explains

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Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:15:00 PST

RIP Nat Yarbro & Max Roach

Even though I'm presently without a computer, I'd like to mention that two amazing jazz drummers have died. Nat Yarbro passed on August 9th. He and I played with each other several times, in each othe...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:15:00 PST

How to Buy "Death Comedy Jams..." Part One

You can now digitally download the Hate Camels album "Death Comedy Jams...and one piece of life metal" from iTunes. Download the whole album if you'd like to hear the 14-minute long "Bill Hicks (This ...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:19:00 PST

1st review of the CD

I should tell everyone first: If you enjoy the music, you get it! There's nothing else to "get"! OK, so here's the 1st review for the CD. Once again, Westword found a way to write a bad review for a C...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Thu, 24 May 2007 04:53:00 PST

Two Years Without Mitch Hedberg

The great Mitch Hedberg died two years ago today. Some people across the country have decided to remember Mitch by going to a sandwich shop and ordering a "Mitch sandwich" (Pastrami on Banana Bread wi...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:09:00 PST

Mini-Article (or Super-Blurb) from Westword

The Music of Laughter Adam Cayton-Holland The Hate Camels get Up Close Avant. Musician Geoff Cleveland has been a fan of standup comedy his whole life, but it was only after discovering the...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:34:00 PST

"It's a Band!" (The Birth of HATE CAMELS)

Yes, on this day, Tuesday August 29, 2006, it is official. An approximately 600-lb. baby metaljazzcomedy band called HATE CAMELS is born. The 1st string personnel has been determined: Dave Devine on g...
Posted by Geoff Cleveland (Hate Camels) on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:47:00 PST