Giant Sand
Giant Sand, originally The Giant Sandworms, is an American rock band formed… Read Full Bio ↴Giant Sand, originally The Giant Sandworms, is an American rock band formed in 1985, based in Tucson, Arizona, USA (although Los Angeles, California was its home for many years). Overseen by singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist Howe Gelb, its membership has shifted over the years -- at times with each album -- though for a long while the drum and bass duties were handled by John Convertino and Joey Burns, who went on to form Calexico. Other members have included guitarist Rainer Ptacek, keyboardist Chris Cacavas (of Green on Red), bassist Paula Jean Brown (a late-period Go-Go, and married to Gelb at the time) and drummer Tom Larkins (afterward a Jonathan Richman sideman). Guest artists -- though it is hard to tell at times where the band leaves off and the guests begin -- have included Victoria Williams, Neko Case, Juliana Hatfield, PJ Harvey, Vic Chesnutt, Steve Wynn, Vicki Peterson, Rainer Ptacek, Tom Larkins, Scott Garber, nearly all of Poi Dog Pondering and regular cameos from Gelb and Brown's daughter, Indiosa Patsy Jean. Actual members of the band, including Gelb, are: Thøger T. Lund, Anders Pedersen and Peter Dombernowsky.
Side projects, which are more extensions of than alternatives to Giant Sand, include the country-oriented The Band of Blacky Ranchette, OP8 (a collaboration with Lisa Germano), and Gelb's solo albums. Guests on Blacky Ranchette albums have included Lucinda Williams, Kurt Wagner (of Lambchop) and Chan Marshall.
Arizona Amp And Alternator (AAAA) is Gelb's newest project with a self-titled album. The homepage states that AAAA has no members.
Official website: www.giantsand.com
Side projects, which are more extensions of than alternatives to Giant Sand, include the country-oriented The Band of Blacky Ranchette, OP8 (a collaboration with Lisa Germano), and Gelb's solo albums. Guests on Blacky Ranchette albums have included Lucinda Williams, Kurt Wagner (of Lambchop) and Chan Marshall.
Arizona Amp And Alternator (AAAA) is Gelb's newest project with a self-titled album. The homepage states that AAAA has no members.
Official website: www.giantsand.com
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Giant Sand Lyrics
(Well) Dusted (For the Millenium) Dusted got dumped by what he thought he knew Now he…
All Along the Watchtower There must be some kinda way out of here Said a…
Angels At Night As I chew on my last piece of Lumber here at…
Anti Shadow Tehre's a shadow to you. Does it permeate the bond? There's …
Anti-Shadow Tehre's a shadow to you. Does it permeate the bond? There'…
Artists A nice landscape Do you mind if I play Might as well…
Barrio Hagar Sammy Marching To Mars Salvation On Sand Hill I was…
Bigger Than That Baby wants to blow up my radio She says that country…
Black Venetian Blind I can get right in on So come to garble Got away…
Blue Lit Rope Deai ga watashi o kaeta mitai Naritai jibun o mitsuketa no Z…
Blue marble girl Neol saranghandago Malhaeborilkka sipeo Ireoke maeil gaseuma…
Bottom Line Man Swollen is the dark heart that seldom masters muster. Happy…
Burning Desire Giant Sand Burning Desire Tired of living a life unfulfi…
Can't Find Love You can't find love in 30 minutes. You can't find love…
Center Of The Universe Poor little universe Has stubbed its thing What fell out was…
Corridor Giant Sand Corridor So many days here Here on the plane…
Cracklin Water Cracklin′ water Cracklin' light And the crackling clouds In …
Curse Of A Thousand Flames Yeah, it hurts I turn around and without a sound I see…
Death Dying and Channel 5 The reaper walks down your avenue He likes to stop in…
Dirty From The Rain Dirty from the rain Dirty from the ever present. Dirty fro…
Down on Town (Love's No Answer) Complication of a primordial soul Riddles on the wire Well I…
Dream Stay I like the one when they say: "In a hundred years…
Dreamville New Mexico Last night I had a dream I was standing up With…
Dusted Dusted got dumped by what he thought he knew Now he…
El Paso / Out on the Weekend Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Every Grain Of Sand In the time of my confession, in the hour of…
Flying Around The Sun At Remarkable Speed There's a window out there Number seventeen There's a wind…
Forever And A Day Good luck suckers, I′m on my way I've been here for…
Get Ready I never met a girl who makes me feel the…
Get to Leave Make sure your baby?s well tucked in a blanket in…
Glum Hagar Sammy Marching To Mars Salvation On Sand Hill I was…
Happenstance Well-marked and tremblin′ Waterlogged and fumblin' Painfully…
Johnny Hit and Run Pauline He bought a sterilized hpyo To shoot a sex machine drug He…
Live To Tell Anyone can become a lawyer If they pass the bar Incoming swe…
Loretta And The Insect World I just said goodbye to my lover, Loretta For the very…
Man Of Want To be lost and lonesome To be so far from home…
Milkshake Girl Being the kid craving the shake Being before the heart learn…
Neon Filler Riddles of the wonderment. Wonders of the firmament. Let a…
No Reply Seeing you seeing me. See how we abide Surviving the emerg…
Nowhere Giant Sand Nowhere Don't send me out To my cold cold ca…
Off Ramp Man Standing there by The side of the road. . . It's the…
Pathfinder He was dead on his feet Too many ends to meet He…
Punishing Sun The wayward high and the wayward low, Anyway is the only…
Raw The clouds turned into spiny chestnut shells And when they'…
Remain Distorted There are plenty here that go unmentioned there's still mo…
Resolver There's a calculated risk. A cumbersome task.... And the a…
Ride the Rail Those women left behind Way back down the line With their lo…
Rock Opera Beau Tired of the rumors and lies and holdin' inside The thi…
Romance of Falling Sky is falling? The heavens are noisey. Wind blow crass. We …
Satellite Half way round the globe You’re pulling for him, You’re pu…
Seldom Matters Seldom matters, the words that you say. Matters less the no…
Shiver c'mon, c'mon something's in the water besides a moon that d…
Sisters And Brothers She calls me up and I come over. She pours a…
Solomon's Ride Solomon had a barracuda He rolled it three times At the bo…
stranded pearl there's a power in that division in the hour of revision w…
Stuck The car stopped running in the middle of the road Beyond…
Temptation Of Egg Shape of a woman. Temptation of egg. There in Gitche Gumee,…
The Beat Goes On The beat goes on, the beat goes on. Drums keep pounding…
The Inner Flame how's your inner flamedoes it still burn a lotdo you…
The Weight Pulled in to Nazareth I was feeling 'bout half past dea…
Thin Line Man I got a blanket on my back That keeps a wicked…
Thin Line-man I got a blanket on my back That keeps a wicked…
Thing Like That How can you wear a thing like that In a town…
Town Where No Town Belongs You want a mystery? Pick up your phone book Tell me, what…
Trickle Down System Grandpa's house lay a bit embattered. The family split up s…
Tumble and Tear You're a beautiful sight In your black dress garble Your hea…
Unwed And Well Sped Bleed, blood red Both white and blue.…
Valley of Rain She Sh ewould never be Never be what they expected her to…
Warm Storm I make me noises In the middle of the night on…
Way To End The Day Last night I got wasted So I could end the day. Old…
Wolfy The wolves are all around the door step Circling like they…
Wonder Cliffs up here are only meant to ponder. Roads down there…
X-tra Wide Under foot. Under the car. Under the weather. Wherever yo…
Year Of The Dog Here's the year of why ask why? Dishing out displacement A…
Yer Ropes They say the past is broken But only if you want…
Z.z. Quicker Foot You.... You like to linger. I....Give it the finger> Home …