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The Forks This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy.
Please see this article's entry on the Votes for Deletion page for voting and discussion on the matter. Please do not remove or deface this notice or blank, merge, or move this article while the discussion is in progress. However, you are welcome to edit this article and improve it. For more information, read the Guide to Votes for Deletion. THE FORKS ROCK BAND / PHENOM Largely renown as the greatest garage band of all time, this powerhouse 5-man outfit invented the church of R.O.C.O.. Wrestling with the handicaps of an expensive private school education and unripened musical technique, The Forks grew up fast and dedicated themselves to delivering a massive wall of sound to their less scrotal-aware peers. Those few who were lucky enough to have lived through their live shows walk the earth spreading folklore of a deafening majesty and riff-rocking bravado matched by no other act ever to dare step on the stage. BIOGRAPHY The Forks consisted of Romeo Rzzel, Andy Kamenetzky, Micah Rose, Jim Pixx, and Paco Bandito. Five school chums who grew up in the tough ghettos of Birmingham. Following in the footsteps of their predecessors, Black Sabbath, the Forks made their bones on the bar circuit before getting their first record deal. An unrefined album with modest production values, "The Bag Is In The Che" is nonetheless a noble first effort. Their sound is the classic setup of Farfisa organ, guit-jo (an Appalachian traditional instrument), bass, drums. Their unique sound was not well received by the tough miners they largely played to in Birmingham, but on the west coast, near Leeds, the Forks found a fan base. Moving from the tough, industrial crowds in Birmingham to a student population proved a boon to the Forks' income and they were able to work with ex pub-rock ace, Brinsley Schwarz on their second studio release, the slickly-produced, "What Problem?" "What Problem?" went for a more conventional sound with a two guitars, bass and drums setup. "Lonely Road," the only single officially released failed to chart in England, but was moderately successful in the former Czech Republic. The Forks toured relentlessly behind the album, but the effort bore no fruit. The road took its toll on The Forks and one by one, the tines began to bend. Pixx and Bandito, the band's creative forces, were increasingly at odds creatively. Pixx wanted to go in a traditional Celtic direction, while Bandito grew increasingly interested in Prog rock. One can see the inevitable problems. The usual excesses of the rock and roll life claimed the rest of the band with Kamenetzky succumbing to apathy and Rose becoming increasingly reclusive and disheveled. Kamenetzky is currently a computer programmer in Brixton; Rose entered seminary school; Pixx and Bandito have since made amends and play the bar circuit in Louisville, KY where their guit-jo-based sound is more appreciated. - Austin Rowan, Junior Editor-Sassy Magazine, 2005
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