Royal Trux was an American alternative rock band from 1987 to 2001, founded… Read Full Bio ↴Royal Trux was an American alternative rock band from 1987 to 2001, founded by Neil Hagerty (vocals, guitar) and Jennifer Herrema (vocals).

While still a teenager, Hagerty joined Washington DC garage punk band Pussy Galore, led by Jon Spencer, and subsequently relocated to New York. During his time in Pussy Galore, Hagerty convinced his bandmates to release a cassette-only remake of the entire Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street. While he gained underground notoriety for his work with Pussy Galore, Hagerty reportedly viewed it as a job and intended to pursue his own artistic vision with his girlfriend, Jennifer Herrema, under the name Royal Trux.

Hagerty and Herrema released their first album, Royal Trux, in 1989. Then, after moving to San Francisco, Royal Trux released the experimental double-album Twin Infinitives.

After Twin Infinitives, Royal Trux released an untitled album (sometimes referred to as the Skulls record because of its sleeve artwork). Forgoing the experimentalism of Twin Infinitives, the band instead opted for a more lo-fi approach, recording on an 8-track. This albumn was left untitled. The arguably atypical lyricism and sonic atonality of their first album was largely abandoned in favor of a more stripped, direct sound.

Following the release of their untitled album, Hagerty and Herrema hired a guitarist and drummer in order to complete their fourth full-length, Cats and Dogs. The songwriting remained highly experimental, but was more melodic[citation needed], which was revealed on tracks such as "The Flag," "The Spectre," and "Turn of the Century."

During the corporate interest in underground music that followed Nirvana's breakthrough success in 1991, Royal Trux signed a three-record contract totaling over one million dollars with the major label Virgin. They added a considerably heavier rhythm section with Dan Brown on bass guitar and Chris Pyle (son of Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle) on drums. They also added a percussionist named Rob Armstrong for a short period. In 1995, they released "Thank You," recorded almost completely live in the studio with producer David Briggs. Next came "Sweet Sixteen". While the band received mainstream media exposure during their time on Virgin (Herrema appeared in Calvin Klein print and TV ads from 1995-2000), Virgin was reportedly unhappy with "Sweet Sixteen". The band was unwilling to record a third record for the label, but was persuaded when Virgin offered to pay for all costs. Royal Trux returned back to their old label Drag City.

On Drag City, the band released Accelerator. They followed this album with Veterans of Disorder in 1999, and Pound for Pound in 2000.

Royal Trux also released the triple-LP Singles, Live, Unreleased, as well as a pair of EPs and substantial video and webwork.

Hagerty and Herrema were often credited as Adam and Eve for their production work[citation needed]. They separated as a couple and dissolved the band following the release of Pound for Pound. Since then, both have recorded albums for Drag City; Hagerty under his own name and as The Howling Hex, and Herrema under the name RTX.

Lick My Boots
Royal Trux Lyrics

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Esza Kaye You have got the car, An' you have got the star,…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Royal Trux:

10 I was out on the street I was walking the beat From…
10 Days 12 Nights I was out on the street I was walking the beat From…
A Night to Remember Red streak on the run Eleven June Nineteen Milk loaded into …
Air Woke up in the hazy shade Of a rusty dusty down To…
Andersonville Andersonville Bloated sow in some flood, drowned A crowd su…
Ape Oven We took your invitations and shoved them down into your…

Bad Blood Bad blood Bad blood Bad blood Bad blood Bad blood Bad blood …
Can't Have It Both Ways All year you've been hangin' around Like you wuz waitin' for…
Chairman Blow Chairman Blow, a saddled elevator To some he was just a…
Chances Are The Comets In Our Future Chances are doors that just open up I don't just carry…
Cleveland I know you thought that you were unsatisfied That you would…
Cold Joint Your meat's gone bad, but you serve it cold Waitress got…
Cut You Loose Ten fingers fly over buttons That spells "I love you" Twel…
DON'T TRY TOO HARD Coming apart, and coming away Some mistakes were made then,…
Driving in That Car They say I'm wasting time, they said that I'm no…
Driving in That Car (With the Eagle on the Hood) Time time time time time time time Why can't you relax? Ther…
Esso Dame Break your legs Ten in the river full of Janes Esso Dame …
Fear Strikes Out First you twist the cherry Then you taste the seed You might…
Get Used To This Royal Trux, 2.0 MJ and the Mississippi Crew Yeah Power to k…
Gett Off Get off the universal flow. Get off on the heat that…
Golden Rules I'm packing my bags I'm Tunica bound Assassination threats W…
Granny Grunt The steel shutters rattled Even the rose-colored razor wire …
Horror James? All the painted comers and second rate jocks Ninety-five de…
Hot and Cold Skulls You got our blessings and we touched your face But there…
I'm Looking Through You And even now there is a world inside the sun I'm…
I'm Ready Now you know I'm ready Can't you see I'm ready Well hell…
im ready Now you know I'm ready Can't you see I'm ready Well hell…
June Night Afternoon On a june night afternoon, I went out huntin' poon. Icy to…
Junkie Nurse Junkie nurse, o junkie nurse I met you on 11th street You…
Liar Out of the woods you're stuck You go no stop, hands…
Lights on the Levee There's not too many locals in the place where I'm…
Lucy Peaupaux L-you-see-why, skin flint, so high Spot five cent for destin…
Map of the City She had a face like a cook I'd seen in the…
Microwave Made She's got juice ripe and ready Soaking her sleeve It's good …
Morphic Resident When I first met you I didn't understand the game Now…
No Fixed Address Nothing ever happens so don't stand in line It's knowledge i…
Pickup What's that you said? I wasn't listening How long have we…
Pol Pot Pie What you gonna do? I'm gonna do whatever it takes What you…
Ray O Vac Red streak on the run Eleven June Nineteen Milk loaded int…
Ray-O-Vac (chorus) Gotta build your rock on the Ray-O-Vac Gotta buil…
Roswell Seeds and Stems Russell watched room twenty seven from across the courtyard …
Sanction Smith Errr, crash! Well I'm a truck world master We're going f…
Sewers of Mars A minor infection, that's what we've endured The car slows d…
Shadow of the Wasp Listen to the morning But please lend me a hand With the…
Shockwave Rider I'm the one on whom this life can't make too…
Skywood Greenback Mantra If you wanna stare hard at the inside of your…
Spike Cyclone Yellow and brown and golden like marrow Struck his heart an…
Suburban Junky Lady Suburban junky lady (lady) Left all alone by her shoppin' ca…
Sweet Sixteen Sweet sixteen and never been cleaned All that dirt can make…
Teeth When the breeze takes a key Out of your palm And you're…
The Sewers of Mars A minor infection, that's what we've endured The car slows …
The Spectre My faith is in the spectre and there it shall…
Turn of the Century If you hand me my cape And my dog had a…
Waterpark Shut down the gold rush in my head Because we're out…
White Stuff (White stuff) (White stuff) This is the way it's supposed t…
Whopper Dave Whopper Dave Drivin' and drivin' and drivin' all night Whopp…
Yellow Kid I don't like this arrangement Your wild schemes are nothing…
You'll Be Staying in Room 323 I turned the key on room 323 I saw a beam…

You're Gonna Lose Something stinks in your playpen The mule is dead and rottin…

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