Foolish Creeper (band)

Foolish Creeper
Origin	New Prairie, WI
Genres	Rock Hard Rock Progressive Pop
Years active	1982 (1982)–2003 (2003), 2009 (2009)–present
Labels	Parma Records
Members	Denis Porter Lauren Jensen Craig Hansen Karen Weber Roman Erickson
Past members	Victor Morgan Carmella Mcgrew Joe Simmons Craig Brook

Foolish Creeper is an American band who have changed musical genres a handful of times since their creation in the early 1980's. Their music has primarily been of the Rock / Hard Rock genre, however, over the years, they've incorporated Pop, Synthesized Pop, Folk, and some Acoustic elements into their songs in an attempt to be relevant. The band formed in 1979 in New Prairie after lead vocalist Denis Porter met lead guitarist Lauren Jensen at Jumper's. The two met rhythm guitarist Craig Hansen and drummer Roman Erickson who were members of the band Horizontal Drop. Bassist Karen Weber joined the group weeks before the band started recording their debut album Battler.

They were signed to Parma Records 1982 by producer Dave Shevil. After their debut album failed to chart, the band lost their contract with the record label. A few years later, they were signed with Split Phones Records where they stayed until the early 90's. The band broke into the mainstream with their next album Tasteful Tasteless and their 1987 follow-up Inside Out. During the tour for their album Backwards from the Front, disagreements between the band members started occurring, resulting in Lauren Jensen leaving the band mid-tour. Replacement lead guitarist Carmella Mcgrew joined the band for the remaining of the tour and stayed on through the next album Look Again.

Band Members

Current members

• Denis Porter – lead vocals, keyboards (1982–1994, 2009-present)
• Lauren Jensen – lead guitar, backing vocals (1982–1989, 1994–present)
• Craig Hansen – rhythm guitar (1982-1989, 1998–present)
• Karen Weber – bass (1982–present)
• Roman Erickson – drums, percussion (1982–present)

Former members

• Victor Morgan – lead vocals (1994–2003)
• Carmella Mcgrew – lead guitar, backing vocals (1989–1994)
• Joe Simmons – rhythm guitar (1989–1994)
• Craig Brooks - rhythm guitar (1994-1998)

Discography

Studio albums

• Battler (1982)
• Tasteful Tasteless (1984)
• Inside Out (1987)
• Backwards from the Front (1989)
• Look Again (1992)
• Fresh Faces (1994)
• Break It Off (1998)
• Cover Me (2001)
• Revamp (2002)
• Inside Out II (2009)
• Foolish Creeper (2014)
• Battler...Again (2016)