Spin Doctors quizzes
Spin Doctors gained international recognition in the early 1990s with charting singles and a breakthrough album that showcased their melodic rock sound. The band remains influential for fans of '90s rock and roots-influenced pop.
Did You Know?
Spin Doctors’ Pocket Full of Kryptonite became a commercial phenomenon, turning the band into one of the early-’90s mainstream success stories for a group with jam-band roots.
Practice Questions
Q:Where and when did Spin Doctors form?
A:New York City, 1988.
The band originated in New York City’s Greenwich Village scene in 1988, evolving from local jam sessions into a nationally recognized rock act during the early 1990s.
Q:What genre best describes Spin Doctors?
A:Alternative rock with funk and blues influences.
Their music blends alternative rock structures with funk rhythms and bluesy guitar and vocal phrasing, appealing to both rock and roots-music audiences.
Spin Doctors Fact Sheet
| Inception | Formed in New York, New York in 1988. |
| Former Names | The Trucking Company |
| Members | Chris Barron, Mark White |
| Top Albums | Pocket Full of Kryptonite (1991), Turn It Upside Down (1994), Nice Talking to Me (2005), If the River Was Whiskey (2013), Here Comes the Bride (1999), You’ve Got to Believe in Something (1996), Face Full of Cake (2025). |
| Top Songs | Two Princes (2020), Little Miss Can't Be Wrong (1990), Jimmy Olsen's Blues (1991), What Time Is It? (1991), Off My Line (1991), Refrigerator Car (1991), More Than She Knows (1991), Forty Or Fifty (1991), Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (1993), How Could You Want Him. |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 Top-10 Hit |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 Top-10 Hit |
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