Dick's 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The band's name was apparently not inspired by Philip K. Their best-known songs, which often had an element of dark humor, included "Rat Race," "She Eats Razors" and "Oh Jackie O." "Salvador Death Squad Blues," written by Morello, foreshadowed his later politically charged music. Morello then described the band as a " punk" band, though at the time heavy metal was his major musical influence, and George always cited Mick Jagger as his main role model. Morello joked that they "had a pretty heavy rep in Libertyville" as "the bad boys of Midwestern punk," while Jones described the Sheep as a "terrible band, but great to see." The band was not well known, even within the school, but it did have an enthusiastic following among a limited circle. (At early performances, the band had no instruments.) As time went on, however, the band evolved into a credible garage band (sometimes literally-one of the band's best-attended concerts was held in Morello's garage). The band formed in the 1980- 81 school year, initially as a joke.
Of course, I had to borrow a bass because I didn't have one of my own." Jones told the same interviewer: "I was just so excited to officially be in a band. There was this one guy who was sort of the principal player in the band-he was the only one in the group with any working knowledge of music-but he quit because he thought he was far above us. Morello has recalled: Adam wasn't in the original lineup. Other members of the band included Chris George (lead vocals), Randy Cotton (keyboards) and Ward "Yardstick" Wilson (drums). Jones played bass while Morello played guitar. Jones and Morello played in the band as students at Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Illinois.
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