Nuclear Rabbit is a California band, started in Novato. The band's music ha… Read Full Bio ↴Nuclear Rabbit is a California band, started in Novato. The band's music has been called metal, but incorporates a variety of other styles, making classification difficult. Known for its unusual sound and lyrics, and bassist Jean Baudin's 11-string bass, Nuclear Rabbit has a large fan base despite being a perpetually underground and independent band. They are perhaps the most well known underground band in California, having bands like Papa Roach, Alien Ant Farm, and Deftones opening up for them.

Nuclear Rabbit was started in 1989 by bassist Jean Baudin, who was influenced by a variety of music styles, including Fishbone and Bad Brains, and envisioned having a band not bound to any genre. He was soon joined by guitarist Pat Garner and drummer Steve "Stymie" Sigaty. Originally Baudin performed the vocals, but Greg Parrish was eventually asked to step in as vocalist. Nuclear Rabbit incorporates a variety of genres in their music, including metal, funk, ska, hardcore, punk, jazz, East Indian, and Egyptian. Baudin uses a variety of bass techniques, including tapping, slapping and popping. Their music is often characterized by sudden tempo changes and wacky musical stylings.

The band recorded several demos, some of which are included on the compilation Vicuna. After a quick switch of guitarists, Nuclear Rabbit recorded their first full-length album, Intestinal Fortitude, in 1998. Soon after, Greg left the band and was replaced by Jon Scullion, with whom they recorded their More Human EP.

In 2000, following More Human, Nuclear Rabbit went on hiatus. During this time Jean and Steve formed an alternative rock style group called Element of Surprise, often stylized as "E:OS." The band was formed as a supergroup of underground artists, eventually including vocalist Andy Slipka of Tribal Disco Noise and guitarist Raye Medeiros of Ten Man Killer. Medeiros left the band some time after, and Baudin asked Pat Garner to step in. They recorded two demos,"2:001" and U:pside Down, before the band called it quits in 2002.

Nuclear Rabbit reunited in 2002 with its original line-up and recorded their 2nd full length, Mutopia, the title being a portmanteau of the words mutation and utopia. The album was well received,[citation needed] but the band went through more line-up changes following the supporting tour. A few shows were played in the Northern California area in 2008 with new guitarist Macy Mullen, as well as new drummer Timothy Bailey, though the band is now currently on an unofficial hiatus, with a status of "Writing New Tunes!" on their official MySpace page for 3 years with no updates. In August, 2011, the band announced their first show in three years via JeanBaudin.com, and played an hour-long set on October 8th, 2011, at 924 Gilman in Berkeley, CA.

The Return of Agent Embryo
Nuclear Rabbit Lyrics

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Months And Years Pass
And I Haven′t Seen You, My Love
My Beautiful Claw

And When I Find Him, That Bastard Francois

You Used My Claw
To Win Dance Contests

You Abused My Beautiful Claw

And When I Find You, You Bastard Francois

I'm Rolling, I′m Driving, I'm Hiding, I'm A Leaf
I′m Peeping, I′m Creeping, I'm Hunting You Francois
I′m Smashing And Bashing And Biting On Your Toe
I'm Smashing And Bashing And Biting On Your Toe

Yes, By Night Fall
I Will Find You
Enter Your House
Your Beautiful Home

And While You′re Sleeping You Bastard Francois

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nuclear Rabbit's song, The Return of Agent Embryo depict a tale of revenge and the extremes one would go to reclaim something precious that was taken away. The song speaks of a protagonist who had not seen their love interest, referred to as "My Beautiful Claw" for months and years. It is revealed that a certain Francois had taken advantage of this love interest, using their "beautiful claw" to win dance contests and abusing it in the process.

As a result, the singer is out for revenge and is willing to go to great lengths to track down Francois. The lyrics detail how the singer is rolling, driving, and hiding while peeping, creeping, and hunting down Francois. When they finally lay hands on Francois, the singer declares the intent to exact revenge and proceeds to bash and bite on his toe. The song ends with the singer promising to find Francois in his beautiful home and attack him while he sleeps.

The song can be interpreted to showcase how far someone can go to reclaim something precious that was taken away. It also portrays a strong sense of vengeance and the need for retribution. The lyrics are delivered harshly and with a sense of anger, reflecting the intensity of the emotion the singer is feeling.

Line by Line Meaning

Months And Years Pass
Time has gone by and I haven't seen you, my love.

And I Haven′t Seen You, My Love
Time has gone by and I haven't seen you, my love.

My Beautiful Claw
Referring to a part of their body that is important to them.

And When I Find Him, That Bastard Francois
When I find the person who did something bad to me.

You Used My Claw
You took advantage of something that was precious to me.

To Win Dance Contests
You used it to gain an advantage in competitions.

You Abused My Beautiful Claw
You mistreated something that was precious to me.

And When I Find You, You Bastard Francois
When I find the person who did something bad to me.

I'm Rolling, I′m Driving, I'm Hiding, I'm A Leaf
I am moving around quickly and trying to stay hidden.

I′m Peeping, I′m Creeping, I'm Hunting You Francois
I am being sneaky and trying to track you down.

I′m Smashing And Bashing And Biting On Your Toe
I am attacking you and trying to hurt you.