Rick Froberg, the vocalist and guitarist best known for his work with the influential 1990s post-hardcore band Drive Like Jehu, whose urgent howl was one of rock’s most distinctive voices, died on June 30 in San Diego.
Mr. Froberg, a beloved linchpin of the San Diego underground music scene that flourished in the 1980s and ’90s, sang in a raspy roar that segued smoothly between snarl and scream.
Mr. Froberg particularly loved the gnarled growls of the Australian vocalists Bon Scott of AC/DC — his favorite band — and Chris Bailey of the proto-punk Saints, and he strived to follow them, Mr. Reis said.
They bonded immediately and soon joined up in Pitchfork, with Mr. Froberg on vocals.
The band was inspired, Mr. Reis said, by the noisy music being issued at the time on independent labels like Dischord, Touch & Go and SST.
Persons:
Rick Froberg, Britton Neubacher, Froberg, ”, John Reis, Froberg’s, Bon Scott, Chris Bailey, Reis, “
Organizations:
Pitchfork, DC
Locations:
San Diego