Sick Puppies
Biography
With a name like Sick Puppies, you wouldn't think hugs would play a major role in the gutsy indie crew's rise to fame, but they do, along with malls and the video-sharing site YouTube. When they met in 1997, singer/lead guitarist Shimon Moore and bassist Emma Anzai were both fans of Silverchair and the Living End plus many of the other angst rock/punk rock bands from their native Australia. Soon Chris Mileski joined on drums and a series of live gigs led to some local recognition and the 1999 EP Dog's Breakfast. Two years later, their song "Nothing Really Matters" won the Unearthed competition, which Australia's Triple J radio network held to find homegrown and undiscovered talent.
Tours across the country followed and an unreleased and aggressive cover version of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" was soon burning up P2P networks, but when the bandmembers set their sights on America they took a break to plan. They also took days jobs. Moore's was at an outdoor shopping mall, where he would soon meet performance artist Juan Mann, who would carry a "Free Hugs" sign around the mall and oblige anyone who took him up on it. Moore filmed the positive and negative reactions and eventually compiled them, adding the Sick Puppies song "All the Same" as the musical bed. He sent it as video sympathy card when he learned Mann had just lost his grandmother. Mann was touched, posted it to YouTube, and by December 2006 the heartwarming video had ten million views.
Meanwhile, the band had landed in America -- with Mileski replaced by new drummer Mark Goodwin -- and worked a deal with the indie label Roadshow, which released a self-titled EP by the band at the end of 2006. Given those ten million video views, it didn't take long for the majors to come calling. Virgin wooed them and released the album Dressed Up as Life in April of 2007, just as the views had reached the 12.5 million mark. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Love them. Saw them at the Black Sheep, in Colorado Springs in September 2009. Amazing show. They opened for my favorite band, HURT. Emma is just amazingly talented on that bass and pretty damn hot! Shimon can hold his notes forever! Catch them when you can, you wont regret it.
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i personally know this band and am good friends with them, even though they've gotten big since the release of their new cd they are still the most grounded and fan loving band you will ever meet....i def recommend catching a concert, they are amazing and still meet with every single person who wants to meet them after their set, they are always the very last band to leave so that everyone who wants gets a chance for an autograph or picture
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I heard them on the radio before i saw them at an evenesnce(sp ? ) concert and personally they rocked more then evenescence did. i got a cd signed by Shimon it was awesome for my first concert experience :)
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this is a very good band i seen them live with chevelle in April of 2007 they were good then and they are only getting better
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I wanna go to one of their concerts.... . . . . and i want the free hugs shirt....... . maybe i should look at hot topic.....
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i just went to a concert of them and they were personally selling their cd's and shirts. this band is awesome!!
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i met these guys in twin falls before they were all big, they are some of chillest ppl. keep up the good work
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ah they made a song that helped me help someone who really need the love
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this band is amazing. they dont get the recognition they deserve . i love my world, all the same & what are you looking for
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I rly hope to get a chance to c this band!!! "pitiful" and "your going down" are amazing, and i never tire of hearing them!!!
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missed em in columbus this may... had to see blue october play instead. now i think i regret that decision!! like their songs tho... and i heard that chick is nasty with the bass!!!
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i saw these guys in Toledo with Finger Eleven and Seether, and i thought they were even better than both of the others.
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I saw them at House of Blues in Houston as well, and they were genuine through and through when it came to meeting their fans, rocking out on stage, and their performance was visceral as you can feel it. They were AWESOME... and Emma... slap that bass, girl! I agree with Charles, they were super down-to-eart h ! Keep rockin'!
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Caught these guys last night at House of Blues in Houston. I must say they blew me away. In one word TIGHT! Both on stage and off, Real down to earth great high energy performance and genuine warmth while doing the meet and greet. Emma thumps a bass like no one else out there. Their new CD Tripolar Rocks. A must see band.
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Sigh, why is such a great band ignored by the public.
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I just saw them in St Louis and they were AWESOME! Not only are their songs great and their show is tremendous, but they're truly nice people. My 11 year old son got to meet them and he was VERY impressed by how friendly they were to all their fans.
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I love Sick Puppies, especially due to their involvement in the Free Hugs Campaign! I saw their concert in Denver along with Flyleaf. Amazing concert!
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Hey, if you guys like them a lot, join the Sick Puppies World Crew! You can support the band, take part in contests, rack up points, and cash in those points for some AWESOME prizes. Not to mention, the Pups do a live studio stream every week for their World Crew. www.sickpupp i e s w o r l d c r e w . n e t
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I thought this was a really bad band just because of its name, i thumbed down like every song that played. I started to listen to the songs and i found out that they are really good!!! This is a GREAT band!
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This band is one of my favorites and all of their songs are AMAZING! I love Anywhere But Here... its my fav.
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Sick puppies, I hate Kate, and Blue October. Thats the top of my music list these days!
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MY world is an awesome song........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s e r i o u s l y
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I love love love love the sick puppies! Emma is so freaking hot it's amazing... and her bass playing skills make mine look bad. :P
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Sick puppies rock! Plus the lead singer Shim is a total HOTTIE!
I have seen them in concert about three times and it is always a great show! Emma is totally the female flea and hot to! Mark is just cool and great at the drums... haha great band. |
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I love Sick Puppies! I saw them at X-Fest where they absolutly rocked! Then I got to meet them and got their signatures. They are pretty awesome and nice to talk to. Who else would take off their sunglasses and wear broken ones that were being thrown around? Shimon you are amazing!
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We love them. They are always available after they perform to meet & greet. Who does that? I can't wait until they are headliners. We have seen them open at least 3 times here in Las Vegas. Most recently with 3 Doors Down, Hinder and Staind.
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This band is awesome!!! Just when I thought I couldn't like them more, I saw them live. One of the best times of my life!
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This is great, but somehow I ended up with the edited version of the cd on my station. How do I fix it?
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These guys just ROCK, not any other word describes as well, plus great female bassist
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saw them 2 weeks ago in headliners in colaS.C. they were AWSOME!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Impossible it may seem, they rock even harder live. I've seen them twice, and they never fail to amaze me.
As an added bonus (if they weren't awesome enough), they are really nice. |
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God, these guys just plain RAWK. In fact, they rawk so hard, the normal spelling of the word doesn't do 'em justice x3
And Emma is just plain awesome! Female bassists for the win~! |
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