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Greg Lisher

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Greg Lisher
Lisher performing live
Lisher performing live
Background information
Birth nameGregory Allen Lisher
Born (1963-11-29) November 29, 1963 (age 60)
San Francisco, California. U.S.
GenresRock, Electronic, Alternative, Progressive
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, Keyboard, Mandolin, Bass
Years active1985–present
LabelsRough Trade, Virgin, IRS
WebsiteGreg Lisher Official Website

Gregory Allen Lisher (born November 29, 1963[1]) is the lead guitar player for Camper Van Beethoven. He is also one of the founding members of the Camper Van Beethoven spin-off Indy prog rock group Monks of Doom.[2]

He has also released four solo records. His first solo record, Handed Down the Wire, was released in 2001 followed by Trains Change in 2007 and Songs From the Imperial Garden in 2020. His latest release, Underwater Detection Method, was released on Independent Project Records in 2024.

Discography

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with Camper Van Beethoven

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Albums

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Compilations and Special Releases
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with Monks of Doom

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  • Soundtrack to the Film "Breakfast on the Beach of Deception" (1987)
  • The Cosmodemonic Telegraph Company (1989)
  • Meridian (1991)
  • The Insect God (EP, 1992)
  • Forgery (1993)
  • What's Left For Kicks? (2004)
  • The Brönte Pin (2017)

Solo albums

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  • Handed Down the Wire (2001)
  • Trains Change (2007)
  • Songs From the Imperial Garden (2020)

Other recordings (as guitarist )

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Jonathan Segel – Storytelling (1989)

The Electric Chairmen – Toast (1996

Jonathan Segel – Edgy Not Antsy (2003)

With Victor Krummenacher

Victory Out in the Heat (1995)

Saint John's Mercy (1998)

The Cock Crows at Sunrise (2007)

Patriarch's Blues (2008)

Blue Pacific (2018)

Filthy thieving bastards A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills (2001)

Camper van Chadbourne (1987)

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