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Superdrag
Superdrag is an American alternative rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. They are best known for their 1996 single, " Sucked Out", off their album ''Regretfully Yours'', for which a video was played on MTV. The original lineup reunited in 2007, releasing a full-length album in 2009: ''Industry Giants''. The same lineup reunited again in 2021. Career Early years (1992–1995) Superdrag formed in the early 1990s when Knoxville guitar player Brandon Fisher began dating the cousin of John Davis. Davis, a bit younger than Fisher, began playing the drums in Brandon's band, The Used (posthumously renamed The Used to Be for a 2003 re-release, and not to be confused with the Utah-based emo band), along with Tom Pappas, also Davis's senior by a couple of years. After a relatively unsuccessful stint under that arrangement, a friend of the band named Don Coffey Jr. overheard Davis play a few songs he had written on the guitar and began playing drums with them. Soon after, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superdrag Sound Laboratories
Superdrag is an American alternative rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. They are best known for their 1996 single, "Sucked Out", off their album ''Regretfully Yours'', for which a video was played on MTV. The original lineup reunited in 2007, releasing a full-length album in 2009: ''Industry Giants''. The same lineup reunited again in 2021. Career Early years (1992–1995) Superdrag formed in the early 1990s when Knoxville guitar player Brandon Fisher began dating the cousin of John Davis. Davis, a bit younger than Fisher, began playing the drums in Brandon's band, The Used (posthumously renamed The Used to Be for a 2003 re-release, and not to be confused with the Utah-based emo band), along with Tom Pappas, also Davis's senior by a couple of years. After a relatively unsuccessful stint under that arrangement, a friend of the band named Don Coffey Jr. overheard Davis play a few songs he had written on the guitar and began playing drums with them. Soon after, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Trip In Every Key
''Head Trip in Every Key'' is the second studio album by the alternative/punk rock band Superdrag. Following the success of the band's debut album ''Regretfully Yours'' (1996) and its hit single "Sucked Out", the band's record label, Elektra Records, gave Superdrag a larger recording budget and less studio interference on the condition that they would record more radio-friendly songs. ''Head Trip in Every Key'' was recorded in three months at Sound City Studios with producer Jerry Finn. Upon hearing the finished album, Elektra sent Superdrag back to the studio to record more accessible material, leading to the addition of two more songs to the album. Released on March 24, 1998, ''Head Trip in Every Key'' received strong reviews from critics. However, Elektra refused to promote the album and offered little touring support for the band, resulting in Superdrag only being able to promote the album for six months. ''Head Trip in Every Key'' is the band's final album with Elektra, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regretfully Yours
''Regretfully Yours'' is the major-label debut album by Superdrag, released on Elektra Records in 1996. The first single, " Sucked Out", expressed disdain for the music industry. It was an MTV Buzz Bin hit. "Sucked Out" reached #17 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. A vinyl version—which didn't appear at the time of the original release despite the album's retro aesthetic—was released in 2012 on SideOneDummy Records. The album peaked at No. 158 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Critical reception ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' wrote that the album "suffered from a cleaner production than their independent debut, losing some of the band's rough power pop charm in the process." ''Trouser Press'' wrote: "That ohnDavis’ vulnerably sweet and sour songwriting is in full effect is the album's saving grace, but the audible sense of what Superdrag is about has changed a lot." Track listing All songs written by John Davis. #"Slot Machine" - 2:36 #"Phaser" - 3:19 #"Carried" - 2:15 #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fabulous 8-Track Sound Of Superdrag
''The Fabulous 8-Track Sound of Superdrag'' is a seven-song EP from Superdrag released by Darla Records Darla Records is an independent record label founded by James Agren in October 1993 while he was in New York. Darla's first release was a 7-inch by Grifters, an indie rock/lo-fi band from Memphis. Background The music of the artists on the ... in 1995. This EP—Superdrag's first—demonstrated many of the stylistic traits typical of the band throughout its existence, including heavily distorted and often simple guitar work, bass guitar lines which convey the instrumental melody (as in "Really Thru" and "Load"), long periods where one or more instruments are either largely idle or absent ("Bloody Hell" and "Load"), and extensive use of vocal harmonies ("Sugar", "Really Thru", and "Load"). Track listing All songs written by John Davis. #"Sugar" #"Bloody Hell" #"Really Thru" #"Liquor" #"6/8" #"Blown Away" #"Load" Personnel * John Davis – vocals, guitar * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucked Out
"Sucked Out" is a song by Superdrag and the first single from their debut album, ''Regretfully Yours''. It peaked at #17 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. Reception ''Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and two to five tines used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ...'' described the song as "Tight and tuneful, with a hook that still sounds fresh even after the band has bashed through it at least a dozen times within three minutes, "Sucked Out" provided a rare dose of honest-to-god melody amid the yarling post-grunge that was starting to clog up the alternative airwaves in the mid '90s." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sucked Out 1996 debut singles Elektra Records singles Music videos directed by Chris Applebaum 1996 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Amp Fuse
30 Amp Fuse was a pop-punk band from Knoxville, Tennessee active in the 1990s and 2000s made up of Mike Smithers, Rodney Cash, Mike Knott, and formerly Don Coffey Jr. and John Davis. Smithers attended Farragut High School in nearby Farragut, Tennessee and was in various bands in Knoxville, playing with Coffey and Davis before forming 30 Amp Fuse. Their first album, 1995's ''Wind-Up'', was on Darla Records with a lineup of Smithers, Davis and Coffey, Jr.; the latter two were also members of Knoxville band Superdrag who found success in the 1990s. When Superdrag achieved success and signed to Elektra Records, Coffey and Davis left 30 Amp Fuse and were replaced by Mike Knott and Rodney Cash. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nada Surf
Nada Surf is a New York City-based American alternative rock band formed in the 1990s, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), Doug Gillard (guitar, backing vocals), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals). History 1990s Nada Surf was formed in 1992 by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca. They originally went by the name Helicopter but later changed it to Nada Surf, which Caws said is "actually referring to something much more existential, it's just surfing on nothing. Being lost in your head or in your imagination but you know, whenever I listen to music I always find myself off somewhere. Somewhere in space. You know, in mental space and it's a reference to that." Caws and Lorca met at the Lycée Français de New York; both spent some of their childhood in France and Belgium, and played in many bands, including The Cost of Living and Because Because Because. Their first drummer, Dan (later alluded to in the song "The Plan" from the album '' High/Low''), was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darla Records
Darla Records is an independent record label founded by James Agren in October 1993 while he was in New York. Darla's first release was a 7-inch by Grifters, an indie rock/lo-fi band from Memphis. Background The music of the artists on the label includes indie pop, indie rock, electronica, ambient, and Americana. Darla is a label, distributor, and online retailer. Darla Records is home to over 200 exclusively distributed labels including Ad Noiseam, Audio Dregs Recordings, Ici d'Ailleurs, Elefant, LTM, Le Grand Magistery, Matinee, Ohm Resistance, Siesta, and Words On Music. The label created a series, known as Bliss Out in 1996. The series focused on ambient, electronic, and instrumental music. The moniker for the series is a reference to ''Blissed Out: The Rapture of Rock'' — a tome authored by Simon Reynolds, a notable rock music critic based in Britain. The Little Darla Has A Treat For You semi-quarterly compilation series features artists and labels Darla Records wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Rock Recording Co
Arena Rock Recording Company ("Arena Rock" or "ARRCO") is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. Albums are distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch Entertainment Canada, Koch in Canada. Arena Rock was formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, New York, by Greg Glover and Dan Ralph as a hobby label. Glover later began working on the label full-time after leaving London Records. In 2004, Arena Rock moved to Portland, Oregon. Roster * Actionslacks * The Album Leaf * Jon Auer * The Autumn Defense * The Boggs * Calla (band), Calla * Creeper Lagoon * Daniel Amos * The Ecclesia * Elf Power * Germans (band), Germans * The Gloria Record * Grand Mal (New York City band), Grand Mal * Harvey Danger * Hem (band), Hem * Home (American band), Home * Illyah Kuryahkin * Liars (band), Liars * The life and times, The Life And Times * Luna (1990s American band), Luna * Mink Lungs * Minus the Bear * Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience * Mono (Japanese band), Mono * Larry Norman * O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Finn
Jermone Gregory Finn (March 31, 1969 – August 21, 2008), sometimes credited as "Huckle" Jerry Finn, was an American record producer and mix engineer. He worked with numerous punk rock and pop-punk artists such as Blink-182, AFI, Sum 41, Alkaline Trio, Green Day, Morrissey, MxPx, and Rancid. Finn was known for the warm guitar tone present on albums he produced as well as the "punchy" sound of his mixes. He was instrumental in developing the polished sound of pop-punk its second wave of popularity between the mid-1990s and early 2000s. A graduate of the Dick Grove School of Music, Finn began his career in the early 1990s as an assistant engineer at various Hollywood-based studios. He began an association with producer Rob Cavallo, with whom he engineered and mixed Green Day's ''Dookie'' (1994). Finn's career subsequently prospered, as he moved from being an engineer to producing albums with the likes of Pennywise and Rancid. Finn forged a strong bond with Blink-182, producin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theremin
The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named after its inventor, Leon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928. The instrument's controlling section usually consists of two metal antenna (radio), antennas which sense the relative position of the thereminist's hands and control oscillation, oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (Loudness, volume) with the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplifier, amplified and sent to a loudspeaker. The sound of the instrument is often associated with wikt:eerie, eerie situations. The theremin has been used in movie soundtracks such as Miklós Rózsa's ''Spellbound (1945 film), Spellbound'' and ''The Lost Weekend (film), The Lost Weekend'', Bernard Herrmann's ''The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack), The Day the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
