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Mending Wall (album)
''Mending Wall'' is the first album by the Canadian band Chalk Circle (Canadian band), Chalk Circle, released in 1987 on Duke Street Records. The band supported the album by touring with Crowded House. ''Mending Wall'' sold more than 50,000 copies before the end of 1987. A reissue of the album included a cover of T-Rex's "20th Century Boy", which was released as a single. The subsequent reissue of ''The Great Lake'' EP, in 1988, also included the track as one of the bonus cuts. Production The album was named after a Robert Frost Mending Wall, poem. It was produced by Chris Wardman. "This Mourning" deals with nuclear annihilation, while "N.I.M.B.Y" (Not In My Back Yard) is about environmental issues. Frontman Chris Tait thought that the album failed to show the band's live sound. Critical reception The ''Ottawa Citizen'' wrote that "these are textured songs, rich in atmosphere... There are fluid guitar lines; a mixture of acoustic and electronic; a meeting of rock and folk." ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalk Circle (Canadian Band)
Chalk Circle was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1982 in Newcastle, Ontario. The band originally consisted of lead singer and guitarist Chris Tait, bassist Brad Hopkins, keyboardist Tad Winklarz and drummer Derrick Murphy. History Formed in Newcastle, Ontario, Hopkins and Tait were paired with Terry Miller and Stani Veselinovic in 1982 as The Casualties. The band briefly changed its name to The Reactors and then to New Addition in 1984, and finally settled on the name Chalk Circle, taken from Bertolt Brecht's play ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle''. The band recorded a demo single "The World" (b/w "Black Pit") on cassette and played the Toronto area, subsequently winning the CASBY Award for Most Promising Non-Recording Group in 1985. After signing to Duke Street Records in Toronto,Alan Niester, "Go slick and commercial". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 20, 1986. their 1986 debut release was a six-song EP called '' The Great Lake''. Produced by Chris Wardman, it was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |