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The Uneventful Vacation
''The Uneventful Vacation'' is the second and final album released by American emo band Commander Venus Commander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the i ... in 1997. The album was recorded during the summer of the band's junior year in high school. Despite the album being rushed into recording over summer vacation, and the band experiencing tension between themselves and their producer, the album was considered a mild success, and gained popularity over college airplay. The original pressing of the album on vinyl included a bonus 13th song titled "Congratulations!" Track listing # "Jean's TV" - 2:18 # "Refused By Light" - 3:42 # "We'll Always Have Paris" - 4:44 # "The Uneventful Vacation (Part 1)" - 2:26 # "Lock 'n' Chase" - 2:53 # "Life As Expected" - 5:45 # "The Way Things Had to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Venus
Commander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen (musician), Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur (band), Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label Saddle Creek. Kasher subsequently went on to front the band Cursive (band), Cursive, and Oberst later became famous as the core member of the indie folk collective Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes, and later the punk rock, punk band Desaparecidos (band), Desaparecidos. They recorded two albums, ''Do You Feel at Home?'' on Saddle Creek and ''The Uneventful Vacation'', on Grass Records, which became Wind-up Records, that ultimately licensed the CD to Thick Records. History Shortly after his two solo recordings, Conor Oberst (guitar, Singing, vocals) began playing with Tim Kasher (bass guitar, bass) and Matt Bowen (Drum kit, drums) to form Commander Venus the summer before Oberst's freshman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thick Records
Thick Records is a Chicago-based independent record label which actively operated from 1994 to 2007. It now exists as a catalog only label for its previous releases. History Thick was formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein, who started the label when he re-located to Chicago after graduating from Michigan State University. Early releases include albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL's Judge Nothing, Seattle's grunge rockers Truly featuring Robert Roth, Mark Pikerel, and Soundgarden's Hiro Yamamoto, and the Omaha-based Commander Venus, whose members included Conor Oberst, Tim Kasher, Matt Bowen and Todd Baechle. Blue Meanies singer Billy Spunke joined Einstein and signed multiple Chicago punk rock artists including The Tossers, The Arrivals, and The Methadones. The label also issued the Trenchmouth compilation 'More Motion' spanning the years 1987-1997 in 2003. Thick released picture disc vinyl including 7" records from Alkaline Trio, At The Dri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind-up Records
Wind-up Entertainment was an American independent record label founded by Alan and Diana Meltzer in 1997. It was based in New York City and was distributed by BMG Distribution. Wind-up's best-selling artists worldwide were Creed and Evanescence. History Wind-up Records was formed in 1997 by Alan Meltzer, former owner of CD One Stop, and his wife Diana Meltzer, following their 1996 purchase of Grass Records. The parent company Wind-up Entertainment also runs numerous publishing companies as well as a full-scale retail, online and tour merchandising company. The company's slogan was "Developing Career Artists". Some of the successful acts on the label included Evanescence, Creed, Seether and Finger Eleven. The label has also re-released albums from bands previously associated with Grass Records, such as Toadies, the Wrens and Commander Venus. The label's current roster includes Civil Twilight, Jillette Johnson, The Griswolds, The Virginmarys, Young Guns, Strange Talk, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Albums
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