Perfect (American band)

Perfect (American band)
Place of origin	United States of America
Genres	alternative rock

This article is about the American group formed by Tommy Stinson. For the Polish rock group of the same name, see Perfect (Polish band).

Perfect
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock, alternative rock, hard rock
Years active	1995–1998
Labels	Medium Cool, Restless, Rykodisc
Past members	Tommy Stinson Marc Solomon Robert Cooper Dave Philips Gersh

Perfect was an American alternative rock group formed in 1995 by Tommy Stinson, formerly of The Replacements, in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the breakup of previous group, Bash & Pop. It released an EP in 1996 and their debut album, recorded in 1997, was issued in 2004 nearly seven years following the group's breakup in 1998.

History

Following the breakup of previous group Bash & Pop, After playing a number of shows, they were soon signed to Medium Cool Records by label head Peter Jesperson, who was also an old manager of The Replacements, where they began recording for a debut EP. to positive reviews with Greg Prato, of Allmusic, stating "fans will undoubtedly be more pleased with his new band, Perfect, which is much more focused, and in the expected drunken-Johnny Thunders guitar-rock style." however a remixed and resequenced version of Seven Days a Week, retitled Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe, was released by Rykodisc

Post-breakup

Following the breakup, Stinson was hired by Guns N' Roses to replace departed bassist Duff McKagan in 1998 He also joined Soul Asylum, replacing Karl Mueller, and helped finish the rest of the recording for the album The Silver Lining released in 2006. as well as forty marshas with Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls. Perfect's drummer, Gersh, opened a drum sales and rental firm.

Discography

Studio albums

• Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe (2004)

EPs

• When Squirrels Play Chicken (1996)

Band members

• Tommy Stinson – Singing|vocals, Guitar
• Marc Solomon – Guitar, vocals
• Dave Phillips – Guitar, vocals (died 2021)
• Robert Cooper – Bass Guitar, vocals
• Gersh – Drums
• Jeff Bossin Bass/vocals