Singer Mia Zapata—influenced early on by blues, soul music and hardcore punk—sang of inner struggle, alcohol, death, and survival despite utter hopelessness. Other members included guitarist Joe Spleen (born Andy Kessler), bassist Matt Dresdner and drummer Steve Moriarty. During their existence, the band released two studio albums, one compilation of early recordings, one live recording, three 7” singles and appeared on various compilations. The band also recorded on a few independent labels, and released its two studio albums on C/Z Records. In 2003, each release in the band’s discography was remastered and expanded with bonus tracks on Broken Rekids. The band dissolved in 1993 following the murder of Zapata. Though the band never signed with a major label and never reached a mainstream audience, Zapata has nevertheless been cited as an influence by many female vocalists. Members|*Mia Zapata - vocals|*Joe Spleen - guitar|*Steve Moriarty - drums|*Matt Dresdner - bass guitar album discography: Frenching the Bully ( C/Z records) |1992|CD/Cass/LP Enter: The Conquering Chicken (C/Z - Broken)|1993 CD/LP Kings & Queens ( Broken )|1995 (recorded 1988) |LP/CD Seafish Louisville ( Broken )|2000 (recorded 1993 )|LP/CD Best Of The Gits (Adrenalin)|2008 (various dates)|CD|———————————- Another group called The Gits are a Skinhead Rock\Oi! band from Lublin, Poland who insist on using the name despite objection from the original Seattle WA based group’s surviving members. They are not related to the Seattle band. Most songs were originally done in their native Polish but they subsequently released two albums, one in English and one in Polish of the same songs (the English version called ‘As Pure As Polish Vodka’ and the Polish version called ‘Holiday In Majdanek’) in the year 2003. The band has been working on lots of split albums with Western Oi and RAC bands as well, thus also releasing a lot in English these days.| |
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