The Mermen are an American instrumental rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 1989. They have since moved to Santa Cruz, California. The group's sound was originally rooted in surf and psychedelic rock music of the 1960s, although they have made "sincere attempts to get away from the surf music label" and currently delve into many genres, mainly driven by the melodic visions of the band's founder, songwriter, and guitarist Jim Thomas. The band's music is entirely instrumental and "does a good job of defying description". The Mermen perform as a power trio: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums, with occasional guests for live concerts. They were featured in the soundtrack of the Sony PlayStation video game Road Rash 3D and have contributed music for films as well.
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| - The Mermen is een Amerikaanse, instrumentale rockgroep. De band uit San Francisco ontleent zijn naam aan een raadselachtige regel uit een nummer van wijlen gitaarvirtuoos Jimi Hendrix: "1983, A Merman I Should Turn to Be...", een knipoog vermoedelijk naar George Orwells Nineteen Eighty Four. (nl)
- The Mermen é uma banda de rock americana de São Francisco, Califórnia.Formada em 1989, possui músicas instrumentais, inspiradas no estilo surf music e também no psicodelismo da década de 1960. (pt)
- The Mermen är en amerikansk instrumentell rockgrupp från San Francisco, Kalifornien, bildad 1989. Musiken har inslag av surf och psykedelia. Bandet består av Jim Thomas (gitarr), Jennifer Burnes (basgitarr) och Martyn Jones (trummor). Tidigare medlemmar är Allen Whitman, Vince Littleton och Prairie Prince. (sv)
- The Mermen are an American instrumental rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 1989. They have since moved to Santa Cruz, California. The group's sound was originally rooted in surf and psychedelic rock music of the 1960s, although they have made "sincere attempts to get away from the surf music label" and currently delve into many genres, mainly driven by the melodic visions of the band's founder, songwriter, and guitarist Jim Thomas. The band's music is entirely instrumental and "does a good job of defying description". The Mermen perform as a power trio: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums, with occasional guests for live concerts. They were featured in the soundtrack of the Sony PlayStation video game Road Rash 3D and have contributed music for films as well. (en)
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| - Jim Thomas (en)
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- Jennifer Burnes (en)
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- Allen Whitman, 1989-2000 (en)
- Mike Silverman, 1999-2000 (en)
- Prairie Prince, 1998–present (en)
- Randy Clark, 1999-2000 (en)
- Vince Littleton, 2000-2002 (en)
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| - The Mermen are an American instrumental rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 1989. They have since moved to Santa Cruz, California. The group's sound was originally rooted in surf and psychedelic rock music of the 1960s, although they have made "sincere attempts to get away from the surf music label" and currently delve into many genres, mainly driven by the melodic visions of the band's founder, songwriter, and guitarist Jim Thomas. The band's music is entirely instrumental and "does a good job of defying description". The Mermen perform as a power trio: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums, with occasional guests for live concerts. They were featured in the soundtrack of the Sony PlayStation video game Road Rash 3D and have contributed music for films as well. The 2010 album, In God We Trust, was their first release in a decade. It was followed in December 2012 by their first full-length Christmas release, "Do You Hear What I Hear - A Very MERMEN Christmas". Thomas also fronts The Shitones, an associated band that features some of the same personnel (Jennifer Burnes on bass, and Shigemi Komiyama on drums prior to his 2014 death.) While Mermen feature Thomas's original compositions almost exclusively, the Shitones are a cover band that emphasizes instrumental rock hits of the 1950s and '60s by the likes of Link Wray and The Ventures, along with instrumental versions of songs by Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and others. (en)
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