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List of Train members
Train is a San Francisco pop rock band that formed in July The band originally consisted of lead vocalist/drummer Patrick Monahan and guitarist/bassist Rob Hotchkiss. Later, former Apostles members Jimmy Stafford and Charlie Colin playing guitar and bass, joined Train.
At a later date, Scott Underwood joined Train, playing drums and keyboards.
The original lineup of five released two studio albums, their eponymous album, Train, which reached platinum, and their double-platinum album, Drops of Jupiter. As the band was recording their third album, later to go platinum, My Private Nation, Rob Hotchkiss left in late , to pursue a solo career, after recording six tracks that would later be on the album.
Soon after, bassist Charlie Colin, left Train in October
For a short time, Train was a trio in They recruited bassist Johnny Colt, former member of The Black Crowes, and keyboardist Brandon Bush, late in the same year. For touring, the band also recruited guitar player Tony Lopacinski. Lopacinski never took part in recording an album with the band.
Train biography The plan seems to have worked. Authority control databases. This record has been well received from the get-go. During the autumn of , after Train finished promoting Drops of Jupiter with Matchbox Twenty , Scott Underwood and Colin moved to a "huge psychedelic mansion" called The Paramour in West Hollywood to collaborate and record music.The remaining five members released the band's fourth studio album on January 31, , titled For Me, It's You. After the tour for the album, Tony Lopacinski left the band.
The band decided to go on hiatus in November In May , during the recording of their fifth studio album, Johnny Colt and Brandon Bush decided to depart from Train and the band became a trio once again.
On October 27, , the trio released their fifth studio album, entitled Save Me, San Francisco, their first new album in nearly four years. Since May , Hector Maldonado (bass/vocals/guitar/percussion) and Jerry Becker (keyboards/guitar) have been part of the touring and recording group. On April 13, , the band released their sixth studio album, California 37.
Don cornelius soul train biography Las Vegas Sun. In December, Train released the single, " Mermaid ". American musician born Archived from the original on August 15,That same year, Sakai Smith and Nikita Houston started touring with the band as backing singers, and also Drew Shoals joined the band as a new drummer, Underwood switched to keyboards and Becker took over guitar duties.
In June , Scott Underwood left the band, and Becker returned to keyboards. After Underwood's departure, the band went on to release their seventh studio album on September 12, , titled Bulletproof Picasso.
Their eighth studio album, a special Christmas album titled Christmas in Tahoe was released on November 13, A few months later on June 3, , the band released their ninth studio album, a cover album of Led Zeppelin songs titled Train Does Led Zeppelin II.
In October , shortly after the release of their ninth studio album, Jimmy Stafford announced that he would be becoming only a part-time member of the band.
This led to Luis Maldonado joining the band as a full-time guitarist.
Patrick monahan Archived from the original on June 29, Charlie Colin. Contents move to sidebar hide. Midnight Moon.On January 27, , the band released their tenth studio album titled A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat. Stafford eventually decided to leave the band for good a few months later in mid Currently, Pat Monahan is the only founding member of the band left. Drummer Drew Shoals left the band in and was replaced by Matt Musty; in , guitarist Luis Maldonado also left the band, and was replaced by Taylor Locke.
In January , Sakai Smith and Nikita Houston left the band.
Members
Current members
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Monahan | &#;present |
| all Train releases | |
| Hector Maldonado | &#;present |
| all releases from Save Me, San Francisco () onwards | |
| Jerry Becker |
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| Matt Musty | &#;present | AM Gold () | ||
| Taylor Locke | &#;present |
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