Greg Lisher

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]

Greg Lisher
Lisher performing live
Background information
Birth name	Gregory Allen Lisher
Born	(1963-11-29) November 29, 1963 (age 61) San Francisco, California. U.S.
Genres	Rock, Electronic, Alternative, Progressive
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Keyboard, Mandolin, Bass
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Rough Trade, Virgin, IRS
Website	Greg Lisher Official Website

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

with Camper Van Beethoven

Albums

• II & III (1986)
• Camper Van Beethoven (1986)
• Vampire Can Mating Oven (1987)
• Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart (1988)
• Key Lime Pie (1989)
• Tusk (2002)
• New Roman Times (2004)
• La Costa Perdida (2013)
• El Camino Real (2014)

Compilations and Special Releases

• The Virgin Years (1993) (Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker)
• Camper Vantiquities (1993) – rarities compilation
• Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years (2002) – box set
• In the Mouth of the Crocodile – Live in Seattle (2004) – live album
• Discotheque CVB: Live In Chicago (2005) – live EP
• Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead. Long Live Camper Van Beethoven (2000) – rarities

with Monks of Doom

• 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

• Handed Down the Wire (2001)
• Trains Change (2007)
• Songs From the Imperial Garden (2020)
• Underwater Detection Method (2024)

Other recordings (as guitarist )

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)

1. Greg Lisher website - biography
2. Monks of doom website - History

External links

• Greg Lisher collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive

• Camper Van Beethoven (official website)
• Monks of Doom (official website)
• greglisher.com (official website)
• Bandcamp
• Facebook