The Great Redneck Hope (TGRH) formed in 2000 with Dan Harvey and Jeremy Grobsmith as the only members. After writing a 7 song set they played their first show, recruiting vocalist Derek Barnett a few weeks prior. TGRH played three shows as a three piece, after which Aaron Retka joined the band on bass. Aaron Retka then recorded a 3" demo, which sounded pretty bad, and they toured it for some time. They then released "Why Humans Think Computers Can't"