Bowling For Soup consists of Christopher Van (bass), Erik Rodham (guitar), Gary Wiseass (drums), Jaret Von (vocals, guitar).
Bowling for Soup is a pop-punk band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994, best known for their singles "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" in 2002 on Drunk Enough to Dance which was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo" and " 1985" (written in conjunction with Mitch Allan of SR-71) in 2004 on A Hangover You Don't Deserve. The band's name is derived from comedian Steve Martin's "Bowling for Shit" routine from his 1978 comedy album, Wild and Crazy Guy, itself a reference to Bowling for Dollars.
The band members are lead guitar/vocals Jaret Reddick, guitar/vocals Chris Burney, bassist/vocals Erik Chandler, and drummer Gary Wiseman. Lance Morril was the original drummer.
Their recent hits "1985" and "Almost", already appealing to a wide variety of audiences at radio, are surprisingly popular with the pre-teen crowd, which has caused versions of these songs with "PG" lyrics to be played on Radio Disney.
A new album is planned for release in 2006.
Bowling for Soup ( 1994) Cell Mates ( 1996) Rock On Honorable Ones!!! ( 1998) Tell Me When to Whoa ( 1998) Let's Do It for Johnny! ( 2000) Drunk Enough to Dance ( 2002) A Hangover You Don't Deserve ( 2004) Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies ( 2005)
2000 "The Bitch Song" 2002 "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" 2002 "Emily" 2003 "Punk Rock 101" 2004 " 1985" 2005 "Almost" 2005 " Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" 2005 " A-Hole" 2005 "Two-Seater" 2006 "I Melt With You"
Guard My Heart (from the HBO movie Sardines) Jimmy Neutron Theme Song (from the major motion picture Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) 5 O'Clock World (as heard on the Drew Carey Show) ...Baby One More Time (from the major motion picture Freaky Friday) Speed Racer Theme Song (as heard on Speed Racer on Nickelodeon) Here We Go (from the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Soundtrack) Bare Necessities (from the DisneyMania 3 CD) Lil' Red Riding Hood (from the Cursed Soundtrack) Undertow (from the Summerland Soundtrack) I Melt With You (from the Sky High Soundtack) Punk Rock 101 (from the videogame NHL 2004) Suckerpunch (heard and briefly seen in the 2002 film Crossroads) Ghostbusters (from the Just Like Heaven soundtrack) Punk Rock 101, And I Ran (from the video game Backyard Wrestling) I Ran (So Far Away) (theme song for "Knights Of the Zodiac" on Cartoon Network)
