Gênero: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Disco: Naked Prey
Ano: 1984
Faixas:
1. Flesh On The Wall (Christian) 2:37
2. Take The Word (Christian) 4:32
3. The Story Never Ends (Naked Prey)
4. Freezin' Steel (Christian) 1:59
5. No Place To Be (Seger, Christian) 3:36
6. Hour Glass (Naked Prey) 2:45
7. Billy The Kid II (Dylan) 3:11
8. Million Rifles (Naked Prey) 3:33
Créditos:
Van Christian: Vocals, Guitar
David K. Seger: Guitars, Vocals
Richard Badenious: Bass, Vocals
Sam Blake: Drums
Disco: Under The Blue Marlin
Ano: 1986
Faixas:
1. The Ride (Seger, Christian) 2:26
2. A Stranger (Never Say Goodbye) (Seger, Christian) 4:57
3. Dirt (Osterberg, Alexander, Asheton, Asheton) 4:01
4. Train Whistle (Seger, Christian) 5:14
5. How I Felt That Day (Baden, Christian) 5:17
6. Come On Down (Christian, Baden, Seger) 5:21
7. Rawhead (Seger, Christian) 2:40
8. Voodoo Godhead (Christian) 2:20
9. Fly Away (Seger, Christian) 3:05
10. What Price For Freedom (Baden, Christian) 7:27
Créditos:
Van Christian: Vocals, Guitar
David. K. Seger: Guitars, Vocals
Richard Baden: Bass Guitar, Vocals
Tom Larkins: Drums
Disco: 40 Miles From Nowhere
Ano: 1987
Faixas:
1. 40 Miles From Nowhere (3:13)
2. III. Central (4:01)
3. Another Day (3:00)
4. I'm Coming Home (4:09)
5. Find My Way (4:02)
6. Silver Train (Jagger, Richards) 3:26
7. Sweet Marie (2:24)
8. The Carnival (5:17)
9. Rodeo (3:06)
10. Wichita Lineman (Campbell) 4:17
11. Too Far Gone (2:33)
Músicas de autoria da banda, exceto "III. Central", composta por Van Christian e Mario Billings, "Silver Train", composta por Mick Jagger e Keith Richards, e "Wichita Lineman", composta por Jimmy Webb.
Créditos:
Van Christian: Vocals, Guitar
David Seger: Guitar, Vocals
Richard Baden: Bass, Vocals
Tom Larkins: Drums
Músicos convidados:
Chris Cavacas: Keyboards
Dude Gnarly: Guitar
Brent Owens: Slide Guitar
Disco: Kill The Messenger
Ano: 1988
Faixas:
1. One Even Stand (4:14)
2. Yardman (3:12)
3. Dr. Brown (3:53)
4. Blue Tick Hound (3:09)
5. Plastic Jesus (3:31)
6. Ike On Mars (2:55)
7. I Saw The Light (5:39)
8. Road Rash (3:59)
9. Blind Man (3:46)
10. Night Crew (1:38)
Músicas de autoria de Van Christian, exceto "Yardman", composta por Chuck Prophett IV, e "Plastic Jesus", de autoria desconhecida.
Créditos:
Tom Larkins: Drums
Richard Baden: Bass Guitar
Van Christian: Guitar, Vocals
David Seger: Guitars
Músicos convidados:
Rainer Ptacek, Trixie Crowder, Randy McReynolds: Unknown Contribution
Disco: Live In Tucson
Ano: 1990
Faixas:
1. Stalker (Naked Prey) 3:03
2. Rawhead (Seger, Christian) 2:46
3. Forsaken (Evans, Christian) 4:45
4. Blind Man (Christian) 4:56
5. The Bitter End (Naked Prey) 2:20
Créditos (prováveis):
Van Christian: Vocals, Guitar
David Seger: Guitar, Vocals
Richard Baden: Bass, Vocals
Tom Larkins: Drums
Gravado ao vivo no Romper Room, em Tucson, Arizona, EUA, no dia 24 de fevereiro de 1990.
Disco: Jumbo's Shinebox
Ano: 1991
Faixas:
1. Touch The Ground (2:50)
2. Love Letters (3:15)
3. Automotive Tips From The Master (0:54)
4. Souvenier (4:36)
5. Beside Me (2:55)
6. Its Allright (4:45)
7. Why'd Ya Do It Jimmy (4:34)
8. Edge Of A Knife (3:36)
9. Lizard Car (2:47)
10. The Sensitive Number (4:44)
Não se conseguiu descobrir a autoria das músicas.
Créditos:
Van Christian: Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Pete Holmes, Paul B. Cutler: Guitar
Jim Blackhall: Bass Guitar
Tom Larkins: Drums
Chris Cavacas: Piano, Organ
Disco: And Then I Shot Everyone
Ano: 1995
Faixas:
1. El Grande Market (Christian, Venet) 3:11
2. Fortune Teller (Christian) 2:45
3. Now I Know (Burns, Christian) 4:51
4. Love Me To Death (Christian) 2:55
5. Lucky Lager (Prophet, Christian) 3:29
6. Space (Ross, Christian) 3:49
7. It's On Me (Christian) 4:45
8. That's How Much I Love You (Christian) 2:59
9. Mop It Up (Prophet, Christian) 2:53
10. The Bitter End (Naked Prey) 2:31
11. Dillonious Skunk (V. Christian, D. Christian) 2:06
Créditos:
Van Christian: Guitar, Piano, Vocals
David Herbert: Bass
Tom Larkins: Drums, Percussion
John Venet, Rainer Ptacek, Colin Scott: Guitar
Randy McReynolds: Organ, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Joey Burns: Acoustic Bass, Guitar, Accordion
John Convertino: Marimba, Drums, Percussion
Craig Schumacher: Organ
Chuck Prophet: Vocals
Bruce Halper: Drums
Dillon Tamez Christian: Drums, Piano
Biografia:
A biografia da banda, que segue, em tradução livre do inglês, foi extraída do site Oldies, que, por sua vez, cita, como fonte primária do texto, a Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, de Colin Larkin (sob licença da editora Muze).
Esse grupo americano foi fundado em 1981, na cidade de Tucson, Arizona, EUA, por Van Christian (guitarra, vocais), ex-membro da Serfers. David Seger (guitarra, vocais; ex-Giant Sandworms), Richard Badenious (baixo) e Sam Blake (bateria) completaram o lineup que gravou o minidisco de estreia da banda. O álbum recebeu a produção de Dan Stuart, ex-Serfers e guitarrista da Green On Red, mas, embora as inevitáveis comparações entre os dois grupos, a Naked Prey oferecia um som mais alto, mais pesado. Isso se notou mais claramente em "Under The Blue Marlin", álbum em que Tom Larkins substituiu Blake. "40 Miles From Nowhere", que ostentou um cover dos Rolling Stones, "Silver Train", e outro de Glen Campbell, "Wichita Lineman", desapontou, e a força musical do grupo ficou visivelmente à deriva. Van Christian, no entanto continuou à frente de sua criação, que, àquela altura, parecia fadada ao status de cult. "Kill The Messenger" foi gravado ao vivo em Tucson, no ano de 1988.
