Amazing Transparent Man

The now defunct Amazing Transparent Man were a pop punk band on the Springman Records label from 1997 to 2004. They hailed from DeKalb, Illinois. They underwent a couple of member changes throughout the years. The final line-up included Rick Muermann (guitar/bass/vocals), Tony D'Amato (guitar/bass/vocals), and Chris Johnson (drums). They toured relentlessly cross-country, and even enjoyed a stint on the ever-popular Van's Warped Tour. They were probably best known for their catchy tunes, and humorously well done cover songs (i.e. "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper to name a few). They also did a whole EP of covers originally done by female artists entitled Taking Back the Covers. The album's intent was to seemingly expose the anti-masculinity of the original recordings. They also had a marked affinity for the color pink with their album art and, for a time, their onstage apparel. Pink shorts and Converse All Star shoes were the order of the day at several performances.