Artist
Giant Sand
Giant Sand is a rock artist formed in 1985. 42 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
- 42
- Releases
- 1985–2019
- Active years
- 1985
- Formed
Discography
40
Most popular
*proVISIONS*
2008
Chore of Enchantment
2000
Glum
1994
Ramp
1991
The Love Songs (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Blurry Blue Mountain
2010
Recounting the Ballads of Thin Line Men
2019
Returns to Valley of Rain
2018
Beyond the Valley of Rain
2015
Heartbreak Pass
2015
Tucson
2012
Long Stem Rant (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Swerve
2011
Black Out (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Center of the Universe (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Goods & Services (25th Anniversary Edition, Live)
2011
Backyard Bbq Broadcast (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Is All over the Map (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Cover Magazine (25th Anniversary Edition)
2011
Swerve (25th Anniversary Edition)
2010
Blurry Blue Mountain (Special Edition)
2010
Valley of Rain (25th Anniversary Edition)
2010
Ballad of a Thin Line Man (25th Anniversary Edition)
2010
Cover Magazine
2002
Unsungglum (Official Bootleg)
2001
Official Bootleg Series, Volume 2: The Rock Opera Years
2000
Valley of Rain / Ballad of a Thin Line Man
1997
Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1
1996
Backyard Barbecue Broadcast
1996
Goods and Services
1995
Stromausfall
1994
Purge & Slouch
1993
Purge & Slouch (25th Anniversary Edition)
1993
Center of the Universe
1992
Long Stem Rant
1989
The Love Songs
1988
Storm (25th Anniversary Edition)
1988
Storm
1988
Ballad of a Thin Line Man
1986
Valley of Rain
1985
Singles & EPs
2
Upcoming shows
Community
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About
Giant Sand (also currently recording as Giant Giant Sand) is an American rock band, based in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The name is shortened from the original 'Giant Sandworms', a reference to the creatures in the Dune books. Overseen by singer-songwriter Howe Gelb, its membership has shifted over the years—at times with each album. Members have included keyboardist Chris Cacavas (of Green on Red), bassist Paula Jean Brown (who was briefly a member of The Go-Go's and was married to Gelb at the time), Mark Walton (of The Dream Syndicate and Continental Drifters), drummer Tom Larkins (later to become a Jonathan Richman sideman). and Iain Shedden, drummer with Australian band The Saints. For a long while the band's rhythm section consisted of John Convertino and Joey Burns (of Calexico fame). In the early 2000s Howe Gelb reinvented the band again - this time with players from Denmark. Guest artists over the last 3 decades have included Victoria Williams, Neko Case, Juliana Hatfield, PJ Harvey, Vic Chesnutt, Steve Wynn, Vicki Peterson, Rainer Ptacek, M. Ward, Isobel Campbell nearly all members of the band Poi Dog Pondering, and Gelb and Brown's daughter, Indiosa Patsy Jean.
Giant Sand in brief
- How many Giant Sand releases are on Riffiter?
- 42 releases are catalogued, spanning 1985 to 2019.
- When was Giant Sand formed?
- Giant Sand formed in 1985.
- What genre is Giant Sand?
- Giant Sand is catalogued under Rock.
- What is the most recent Giant Sand release on Riffiter?
- Recounting the Ballads of Thin Line Men, released in 2019.