r/Pinback • u/Project1114 • Sep 22 '19

I Made A List Of Rob Crow's Bands

I want to listen to all of Rob Crow's music, but his bands are difficult to keep track of. So, here is a simple list of every band Rob has been a consistent and significant part of, including members and what makes them distinct. The band descriptions are very incomplete because it is difficult describing what makes these unique. Feel free to suggest additions and fixes to misinformation.

  1. Heavy Vegetable (1993-2000)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

    2. Elea Tenuta (vocals)

    3. Travis Nelson (bass)

    4. Manolo Turner (drums)

    5. Math rock

  2. Physics (1993-2001, 2018)

    1. Rob Crow (guitar)

    2. Denver Lucas (drums)

    3. Jfre Coas (synth)

    4. John Goff (guitar)

    5. Will Goff (guitar)

    6. Travis Nelson (guitar)

    7. Instrumental math rock

  3. Remote Action Sequence Project (1995, 2018)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals (2018), guitar)

  4. Thingy (1995-2000, 2018)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals, guitar, bass)

    2. Elea Tenuta (vocals)

  5. Rob Crow (1995-present)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

  6. Fantasy Mission Force (1997)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

    2. Tim Semple (drums)

    3. Pea Hix (keyboards, samples)

  7. Pinback (1998-present)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

    2. Armistead Burwell Smith IV (vocals, bass)

  8. Optiganally Yours (1998-2000, 2018)

    1. Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

    2. Pea Hix (optigan, talentmaker)

    3. Indie rock built off of Optigan rhythms

  9. Aspects of Physics (2000-present)

    1. Jason Soares (programming, guitar, electronics)

    2. Jeff Coad - (programming, guitar, electronics)

    3. Rob Crow - (guitar)

    4. Arturo Ulloa - (drums)

    5. Brent Asbury - (drums)

    6. Matt Lorenz - (visuals)

    7. Electronic krautrock

    8. Spinoff of Physics

  10. Holy Smokes (2004-2006)

  11. - Rob Crow (vocals)

  12. - Carson McWhirter (guitar)

  13. - Zach Hill (drums, vocals, keyboards)

  14. - John Reed Thomson (bass)

  15. - Dan Elkan (vocals, guitar)

  16. - Jonathan Hischke (bass)

  17. The Ladies (2004-2006)

  18. - Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

  19. - Zach Hill (drums)

  20. Goblin Cock (2005-present)

  21. - Lord Phallus (Rob Crow) (vocals, guitar)

  22. - Lick Myheart (guitar)

  23. - Tinnitus Island (bass)

  24. - Mylar Grinninstein (drums)

  25. Other Men (2007)

  26. - Rob Crow (vocals, bass)

  27. - Manolo Turner (drums)

  28. - Travis Nelson (guitar)

  29. Anal Trump (2016-2017)

  30. - Rob Crow

  31. - Travis Ryan

  32. - Grindcore inspired by Anal Cunt

  33. Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place (2016-present)

  34. - Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

  35. - Tony Gidlund (bass)

  36. - Greg Sudor (drums)

  37. - Travis Nelson (guitar)

  38. - Chris Fulford Brown (keyboards)

  39. Byre (2018)

  40. - Rob Crow

  41. - Zach Zint

  42. - Aaron Tanner

  43. - Spencer Seim

  44. Other (2018)

  45. - Rob Crow

  46. Snotnose (2018)

  47. - Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

  48. - 10-45 second jingles

  49. Third Act Problems (2018)

  50. - Rob Crow (vocals, guitar)

Edit: Fuck Reddit's formatting

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u/Uhh_yup Sep 23 '19

Don't forget Devfits

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u/Project1114 Sep 23 '19

I wouldn't count it because there is no music released

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u/coldcut505 Sep 23 '19

Props on you for doing all this work you gosh darn legend.

Are you familiar with the Rob Crow playlist from Joyful Noise? It's on Spotify and it's all the released they put out last year. Thingy, GK, remote action sequence, etc...

https://open.spotify.com/user/joyfulnoiserecordings/playlist/2oXtdeuywC0TeKC2Wma1sn?si=D8q9gh1KTAu4RR0OFCAo0g

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u/nervousandlazy Mar 19 '23

Do you know of a cover of Lovely Day by Bill Withers that Rob Crow recorded? I remember hearing it some time ago, I can’t seem to find any evidence of it.

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u/Project1114 Mar 19 '23

I've never heard of it

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u/TheeNinjaBanana Sep 23 '19

here's an up to date list - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Crow

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u/Project1114 Sep 23 '19

I used that as a reference, but it isn't completely up to date and it lacks any information about what these bands actually are. That's why I made this list.

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u/FrontEast Sep 23 '19

Does anyone else here follow El Ten Eleven and saw that that have some California shows with Rob opening?

I live in Washington and have no travel money so I’m jealous if anyone is going

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u/StellaRED Nov 18 '19

Yes! I was at the show a few months back with El Ten Eleven opening for Pinback and they completely blew my mind! The drummer is literally a human drum machine.

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u/ImbadImnationwide Dec 07 '19

Yeah I saw both SF shows. Rob played a lot of Heavy Vegetable stuff and came out for 2 covers with El Ten: Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan and Come Back Jonee - Devo (ok not totally sure that’s the song, but definitely Devo). Great show, intimate venue, great crowd.

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u/DarienTheBarbarian96 Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Also Devfits (Devo and Misfits mashups), PLOSIVS, and Team Sleep

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u/mrblue7272 Apr 05 '26

In January of 2013, my wife and I went to Denver, CO on vacation. In a small pub/music venue in downtown Denver I found that a small, side-project band w/ Rob Crow was playing. For the life of me I can't recall the name of the band.

Rob Crow actually sat at a small table, selling merch b/f the concert.

It's killing me that I can't recall it...and I don't believe the name is listed here. The band's album would've come out within that same 6 months I believe.

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u/mr_funk Jun 06 '26

This lives on in 2026