Greta (band)

For other uses, see Greta (disambiguation).

Greta
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock
Years active	1990–1995^[citation needed]
Labels	Mercury
Members	Josh Gordon Kyle Baer Scott Carneghi
Past members	Brad Wilk Paul Plagens

Greta was an American hard rock band formed in 1990^{[citation needed]} by Paul Plagens, Kyle Baer, Josh Gordon, and Brad Wilk.

Wilk left the band in 1991 to join Rage Against the Machine,^[1] and was replaced on the drums by Scott Carneghi who went on to co-found the band Buffalocomotive in 2012.

The band signed a two-record deal with Mercury Records in 1993 and released their debut album, No Biting, on September 21 of that year.^{[citation needed]} Their second and final album, This Is Greta, was released in 1995, after which the band was dropped from the label.^{[citation needed]} Greta disbanded in 1995.^{[citation needed]} Vocalist Paul Plagens died in 2015^[2]

Discography

Albums

• No Biting (1993)
• This Is Greta! (1995)

Singles and promos

• "Rocking Chair" (1993)
• "Revolver" (1993)
• "Love Is Dead" (1993)
• "Is It What You Wanted?" (1993)
• "Fathom" (1993)
• "Jesus Crux" (1994)
• "Nature" (1994)
• "About You" (1995)
• "Some People" (1995)

References

1. SPIN Nov. 1993 Vol. 9, n° 8- Page 70 "drummer Brad Wilk (formerly of Eddie Vedder's pre-Pearl Jam outfit and buzz band Greta)"
2. "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - PAUL PLAGENS, 1965-2015". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2016-04-20.

External links

• Greta-Information from Answers.com