The band was formed in 1996 by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck (guitar), Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees (drums and percussion), Justin Harwood of Luna and The Chills (bass guitar, double bass), and Skerik of Critters Buggin (saxophones). The band was named, at Harwood's suggestion, after a reptile from his native New Zealand.
The band was formed in 1996 by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck (guitar), Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees (drums and percussion), Justin Harwood of Luna and The Chills (bass guitar, double bass), and Skerik of Critters Buggin (saxophones).
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
form
formed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1996
1996
NUM
CD
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
R<UNK>E<UNK>M<UNK>
R<UNK>E<UNK>M<UNK>
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Peter
Peter
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Buck
Buck
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
guitar
guitar
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Barrett
Barrett
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Screaming
Screaming
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
tree
Trees
PROPN
NNPS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Plur
drum
drums
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
percussion
percussion
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Justin
Justin
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Harwood
Harwood
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
luna
Luna
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
Chills
Chills
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
bass
bass
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
guitar
guitar
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
double
double
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
bass
bass
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Skerik
Skerik
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Critter
Critters
PROPN
NNPS
flat
Number=Sing
Buggin
Buggin
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Plur
saxophone
saxophones
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The band was named, at Harwood's suggestion, after a reptile from his native New Zealand.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
name
named
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Harwood
Harwood
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
suggestion
suggestion
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
reptile
reptile
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
native
native
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Zealand
Zealand
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.