Boy Hits Car
Boy Hits Car is a four piece American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 1993. After releasing their first album, My Animal, independently in 1998, they went on the Sno-Core tour and recorded their next album, Boy Hits Car, on Wind-up Records. A third album was self released in 2005 called The Passage. In 2006 the band re-released the album in July after signing with Rock Ridge Music as their Distributor.
Sound
Boy Hits Car plays modern aggressive hard rock with noted Eastern influences, their live performances occasionally including ethnic instruments. This blending of music combined with the lyrics—which mainly are about angst and tribulations—creates a unique sound, the so called "LoveCore" sound of Boy Hits Car.
Members
Current
- Cregg Rondell - vocals, twelve string guitar
- Bill Gower - bass guitar
- Dusty Hunt - guitar
- Johnny Ransom - drums
Former
- Michael Ferrari (1993–2003) - drums
- Scott Menville (1993–2006) - bass guitar
- Louis Lenard (1993–2006) - guitar
Discography
- My Animal (1998) out of print Available on boyhitscar.com
- Boy Hits Car (2001) (Wind-Up Records)
- The Passage (2005)(independently released)
- The Passage (2006)(re-released through Rock Ridge)
Trivia
- Boy Hits Car's original name was Grandma's Third Battalion.
- Their song, lovefurypassionenergy, was the entrance theme for WWE wrestler Amy Dumas, better known by her stage name Lita. It contains elements of her first entrance music, a generic theme called "It just feels right." She used this theme from 2003 until her retirement in November 2006.
- They were featured on the NPR show, "This American Life" in 1998.
- Former bassist, Scott Menville, voice acted for numerous video games (including Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Tales of Symphonia, Final Fantasy X-2, and Dark Cloud 2) and animated series (including Mission Hill, Teen Titans, and Jonny Quest).
- The songs "I'm A Cloud" and "The Rebirth" were featured in the Dragon Ball Z movie Lord Slug. "I'm A Cloud" was played during the final battle of the film.
- The song "Escape The World" features in Warren Miller's ski film Higher Ground