Signed to Pipeline Records only six months after forming in 1986, the Doughboys released Whatever one year later. After three subsequent albums (1988's Home Again, 1990's Happy Accidents and 1992's Something's Gone Wrong), the band signed with A&M and released Crush in 1993. The Doughboys' original lineup consisted of bassist John Bonhead, guitarist Johnathon Cummins, vocalist/guitarist John Kastner and drummer Brock Pytel, but Peter Arsenault later replaced Bonhead and Paul Newman took over for Pytel. In 1998 the band split up, and two bands emerged as a result: Bionic and All Systems Go!