<   THE NEED   >

Olympia, Washington, USA
1996-2001

the band
Rachel: vocals, drums
Radio: guitar

partial discography
The Need 7" (Kill Rock Stars)
Margie Ruskie Stops Time 7" (Kill Rock Stars)
"Jackie O'Lantern"/"Lamp" 7" (Outpunk 1997)
The Need full-length (Chainsaw 1997)
Hi Fi with Joe Preston and DJ Zena 10" (Up 1998)
The Need is Dead full-length (Chainsaw 2000)
The Transfused rock opera with Nomy Lamm (YoYo 2001)
"Sam" on Destination 7" comp (1996, rereleased 2001 by Mr. Lady)
"Crown" on YoYo a GoGo - Another Live Record 10" comp (YoYo 1997)
"Talk Potty" on La Foresta della Morte soundtrack comp (ToYo 1999)
"Girl Flavor Gum" on The New Women's Music Sampler (Mr. Lady 1999)
"Vaselina," "Crown" and "Majesty" on Homocore Minneapolis: Live and Loud comp (Lefty 1999)
"American Woman" on Projector comp (YoYo 1999)
"Eating Amy Out (of House and Home)" and "Green Manalishi" on The Science of What? 7" comp (ToYo 2001)
"Jolly Roger" on Charm soundtrack (5 Rue Christine 2001)
"Green Manalishi (With the Two-Prong Crown)" on The Structure of Scientific Misconceptions comp (ToYo 2001)
"Frayed Ends of Sanity" on Flying Side Kick Home Alive benefit comp (Broken Records 2001)

further reading
http://www.olywa.net/need/
Official site, containing not much more than a hint at a breakup. The Need is indeed dead? O, say it ain't so!

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/factsheets/theneed/
The Need factsheet at Kill Rock Stars - nice complete cross-reference of band members' other projects/guest stars (including Joe Preston of the Thrones! rad).

a note
The Need started out more rock than metal, but if you have any doubts that they ended their career (sniff sniff) as a metal band, their amazing Metallica cover on the Flying Side Kick Home Alive benefit comp should dispel em. Not to mention their rendition of "Green Manalishi," and "Dark Sally" off The Need is Dead. All hail, says I.