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People Of The Sky
"People of the Sky" is a song by the Canadian rock band Sloan (band), Sloan. It was released in 1994 as the second single from the band's second studio album ''Twice Removed''. The song is featured on the band's compilation album ''A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005''. It was the band's first song written by Andrew Scott to be released as a single. Charts Weekly charts References External links * {{Sloan Sloan (band) songs, People of the Sky 1996 singles, People of the Sky 1994 songs Geffen Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloan (band)
Sloan is a Canadian rock music, rock band based in Toronto and originally from Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sloan have released thirteen full-length albums and have received nine Juno Award nominations, winning one. Between 1996 and 2016, Sloan was among the top 75 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 25 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada. The band is known for their sharing of songwriting and lead vocals from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career. History Formation (1986-1991) Chris Murphy (Canadian musician), Chris Murphy was introduced to Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician), Jay Ferguson through Matt Murphy (Canadian musician), Matt Murphy in 1986. The three played together in a band called "The Deluxe Boys". The band disbanded in 1987 and Ferguson and Murphy formed the band "Kearney Lake Rd." with Henri Sangalang in October of that year. In 1989, Murphy met and befriended Andrew Scott (drumm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice Removed
''Twice Removed'' is the second album by Canadian rock band Sloan, released on Geffen Records in 1994. The album took seven weeks and cost $120,000 to record. More melodic than their previous album, ''Smeared'', Geffen gave the record little promotion because it defied the label's commercially dominant grunge rock style of the time. The band and Geffen parted ways after ''Twice Removeds release. After the band's trouble with the label, they took time off from touring and writing and were broken up for a brief period. Commercial performance ''Twice Removed'' peaked at No. 25 on the ''RPM'' Canadian Albums Chart. By February 1997, the album had sold 58,000 units in Canada. The album was certified Gold in Canada on October 20, 1998. Legacy In 1996, the music magazine ''Chart'' conducted a reader poll to determine the best Canadian albums of all time. ''Twice Removed'' topped that poll. When the magazine conducted a follow up poll in 2000, ''Twice Removed'' lost the top spot to Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint. Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and has been used by Universal Music as a syndicating division, serving its purpose to operate as a premier label for many new releases since 2003 and its 2017 reboot and at the same time to reissue many releases from recording labels such as Decca Records (exclusively the American pop/rock catalog), Kapp Records, DreamWorks Records, MCA Records, Uni Records, Chess Records, Almo Sounds (Interscope has managed reissues of the label in 2015), Dot Records, and ABC Records (primarily its pop, rock, and R&B recordings). The label has released significant recordings from artists including Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Enya, Counting Crows, Cher, Guns N' Roses, Tesla (band), Tesla, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Aerosmith, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Donna S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murderecords
Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The Inbreds, Thrush Hermit, and The Super Friendz, and was Canada's best-known indie label in the 1990s. Later, the roster was stripped bare, and released Sloan albums exclusively for nearly a decade. In 2008, however, albums by Will Currie and the Country French and Pony Da Look were released by the label. Releases and artists mur001 Sloan – Peppermint EP (cd/cass) mur002 Eric's Trip – Peter EP (cd/cass) mur003 Hardship Post – Hack EP (cd/cass) mur004 Thrush Hermit – Smart Bomb EP (cd/cass) mur005 Eric's Trip/Sloan – Stove/Smother (split 7-inch vinyl) mur006 Al Tuck and No Action – Arhoolie (cass only) mur007 Hardship Post – Why Don't You and I Smooth Things Over (7-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Scott (drummer)
Andrew Walter Gibson Scott (born November 15, 1967) is a Canadian musician born in Ottawa, Ontario and currently living in Toronto. His first bands include No Damn Fears and Oreo Reversed. Currently, Scott is a drummer with the Toronto-based band Sloan. Scott also plays guitar and occasionally sings lead vocals with the band, usually on songs he has written. Three of his songs, "500 Up" (included on the 1992 album Smeared), "People of the Sky", and "I've Gotta Try" (from the 2006 album Never Hear the End of It), have been released by Sloan as singles. Scott is married to actress and writer Fiona Highet. They have two children—a daughter, Stirling, and a son, Alistair. Once the holder of several provincial track and field records, Scott abandoned his athletic aspirations to become a visual artist. After attending the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University, he joined Chris Murphy Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coax Me
"Coax Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released as the lead single of their second album ''Twice Removed''. The song peaked at #30 on the Canadian '' RPM'' Singles Chart A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts, often in combination. These include rec ..., spending 12 weeks in the top 100. It was also featured on Sloan's compilation album, '' A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005''. Content Chris Murphy has stated that "Coax Me" is "an allegory type song about the difference between being on a major label and playing just for yourself". Charts Weekly charts References 1994 singles Sloan (band) songs Songs written by Chris Murphy (Canadian musician) Geffen Records singles 1994 songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good In Everyone
"The Good in Everyone" is a song by Canadian rock band, Sloan. It was released as the lead single from the band's third studio album, '' One Chord to Another''. The song peaked at #9 on Canada's Singles Chart, and continues to be one of the band's most popular songs. The song is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series. The song was also the theme for the CBC television program ''George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight''. Versions There are two versions of "The Good in Everyone"; the album version and the radio version. The album version begins with Neil "Brother Bill" Morrison (a DJ at Toronto's CFNY-FM radio station) saying "Would you please welcome to the stage...Sloan!", with screams from fans included. The introduction is from a recording of Sloan's concert at the Molson Amphitheatre on August 5, 1995.Exclaim! Magazine"Remembering Sloan's "Farewell" Concert 25 Years Later: How Edgefest '95 Became an Iconic Turning Point in CanRock History" '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Rock
Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock. Canada has produced many of the genre's most significant groups and performers, while contributing substantively to the development of the most popular subgenres, which include pop rock, progressive rock, country rock, folk rock, hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal and indie rock.Requires running a searches for Artist or year Background Since before Canada's emergence as a nation in 1867, the country has produced its own composers, musicians and ensembles. From the 17th century onward, Canada has developed a music infrastructure, that includes concert halls, conservatories, academies, performing arts centres, record companies, radio stations and national music video television channels. The success of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singles 1992-2005
Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' (2003 film), a South Korean film starring Jang Jin-young * ''S1ngles'', a Greek TV series * ''Singles'' (TV series), a British sitcom produced from 1988 to 1991 Music * Single (music), a type of music release usually having only one to three songs * ''Singles'' is a frequent title for a compilation album * ''Singles'' (Alison Moyet album) * ''Singles'' (Deacon Blue album) * ''Singles'' (Future Islands album) * ''Singles'' (Jimmy Eat World album) * ''Singles'' (Luna Sea album) (1997) * ''Singles'' (Maroon 5 album) (2015) * ''Singles'' (New Order album) * ''Singles'' (Nirvana box set) * '' Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' to the 1992 film * ''Singles'' (Red Krayola album) (2004) * ''Singles'' (Suede album) * ''"Singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
