Sweep the Leg Johnny was a Chicago-based post rock band from the late 1990s. The name comes from a misquoted line in the film Karate Kid. "Sweep the leg" is stated, but "Johnny" is not said after it. Sweep the Leg Johnny was fronted by alto saxophonist and vocalist Steve Sostak, who decided to form the band after meeting Chris Daly while the two attended college at the University of Notre Dame. Steve tried out many different instruments to accompany Chris's guitar, eventually settling reluctantly on the saxophone. Steve and Chris relocated to Chicago after graduating, where they recruited drummer Scott Anna. Scott's open and free-sounding drum technique went well with Chris's convoluted guitar work, which was based mainly on melodies rather than chords. The band also recruited Matt Alicea to play bass. The bass playing is often simplistic in melody, but serves excellently as a pulsing rhythmic accompaniment where otherwise the beat might have been

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