Transplants

小簡(jiǎn)介
1999年，熱愛說唱樂和新金屬的大光頭羅布·阿斯頓(Rob Aston)從美國(guó)東部搬到了洛杉磯，不甘寂寞的他找來了兩位好友——來自Rancid的蒂姆·阿姆斯特朗(Tim Armstrong)和來自Blink-182的特拉維斯·巴克(Travis Barker)一同玩一些即興的音樂，他還為這支臨時(shí)拼湊起來的樂隊(duì)取了Transplants(移居者)這樣一個(gè)隊(duì)名。當(dāng)時(shí)他們的音樂已經(jīng)與朋克沒有任何關(guān)系了，因?yàn)橛辛肆_布這樣一個(gè)饒舌好手，他們的音樂里說唱部分的比重較大。誰知道兩年以后，這3個(gè)家伙開始認(rèn)真考創(chuàng)作歌曲、灌錄音樂、推出專輯，并最終選擇了RANCID的老東家，同時(shí)也是全美最大的朋克獨(dú)立廠牌Epitaph，于2002年10月發(fā)表了首張同名專輯《Transplants》。　
by MacKenzie Wilson
Punk rock veterans Tim Armstrong, Travis Barker, and Rob Aston formed Transplants in 2002. This supergroup was a friendly experiment, for Armstrong made a name for himself with Rancid and Barker was enjoying success with blink-182. Aston was a friend of theirs who moved to Los Angeles, but eventually music was at the center of their bond. Armstrong and Aston jammed for fun for the next two years, but recording made things more real. Transplants had something -- something good. Barker was ecstatic with the results, too. The band's hard-edged self-titled debut appeared from Hellcat in October 2002. Haunted Cities was the follow-up. Issued by La Salle in June 2005, it featured guest shots from Sen Dog, B Real, and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. A fall tour in support of the album, however, was subsequently canceled and the guys announced their dissolution in late 2005.