Betsy Ross
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Home Town: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Genre: Rapcore
Posted By: SlimSkulldugger
Joined On: January 16, 2005
Page Views: 14,532
Song Plays: 2,570
Current Rank: 1,362
Highest Rank: 34
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Albums
Betsy Ross
Similar Artists
Collapsing Lungs, Ministry, Static-X, Blondie
Group Members
Betsy Ross (vocals), Pete Gross (guitar), Chris Goldbach (drums), Megacriss (bass), Tony Tomasino (drums), M.C. Dan (samples)
Instruments
Guitar, bass, drums, samples
Musical Style
Industrial rapcore with female vocals.
Influences
Collapsing Lungs, Ministry, Prong, Rage Against the Machine |
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"I'm your worst nightmare, I'm a bitch with a mic," declares Betsy Ross, the 17-year-old rapper of this fledging hip-rock Broward act. Indeed, Miss Ross has attitude to spare, her deadpan, monochromatic delivery underscoring such priceless boasts as "I got more power than Winnie Mandela" and "I do more good than Mother Teresa." Fans of long-gone industrial-rock locals Collapsing Lungs will recognize Betsy Ross' street-punk-meets-club-rat vibe, no surprise considering both Gross and Goldbach were instrumental in the Lungs' sound, which eventually and briefly landed them on Atlantic Records in 1994. - CITY LINK, Dec. 6, 2000
| Coughing went unnoticed during the live debut of Betsy Ross at the Culture Room on Monday, April 17. The fledgling industrial/rap/ metal outfit reinvents the sledgehammer attack of area legends Radiobaghdad and Collapsing Lungs (guitarist Pete Gross and drummer Chris Goldbach were involved with both projects) while adding a new flavor to the brew - the rap skills of the band's 16-year-old namesake. The 20-minute set was hallmarked by the Betsy Ross theme song, which is introduced by a whammy-bar rip on The Star Spangled Banner. A nice touch: Before the first song had ended, Ms. Ross checked her pager at least twice. ... There's something promising in Betsy Ross' street-urchin-meets-jaded-rock-musicians-twice-her-age vibe that will warrant further investigation. - NEW TIMES, April 27, 2000
| | Betsy Ross's name will forever be linked with flags, rocking chairs, and red, white, and blue thread. But the Fourth of July show at Orbit by the local band that bears her name will solidify another association: aggressive rap-metal. Pete Gross, late of industrial-rap mayhem bringers Collapsing Lungs, wanted to carry on when said outfit broke up a few years back, but how would he distinguish his new project? Why, a female singer! There ya go! You don't often see that in the testosterone-soaked, misogynistic world of rap-metal. And when he found Betsy Ross, he knew his search was over. ... Gross brings a lot of the Collapsing Lungs sound to the stage, and it mixes well with the heavy bass, loops, and samples played through a four-track. Of course what makes the band memorable are the angry vocals of that waifish girl - er, woman - up there, laying down mad rhymes for her country. - NEW TIMES, June 28, 2001 |
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