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The World According To Gob
''The World According To Gob '' is the third studio album by Canadian punk rock band Gob, and was released in Canada on October 10, 2000. It includes the singles "I Hear You Calling", "For The Moment", "No Regrets" and radio only single "That's The Way". The album was certified Gold in Canada on May 2, 2002. "I Hear You Calling" was re-recorded for the band's next album ''Foot in Mouth Disease'' which was released three years later. Track listing # "For the Moment" - 3:29 # "I Hear You Calling" - 3:12 # "No Regrets" - 2:34 # "Everyone Pushed Down" - 3:07 # "Pinto" - 2:38 # "Looking for California" - 3:59 # "Sleepyhead" - 4:01 # "Ex-Shuffle" - 2:42 # "That's the Way" - 2:45 # "Been So Long" - 3:14 # "144" - 3:17 # "Can I Resist" - 2:30 # "Desktop Breaking" - 3:02 # "Perfect Remedy" - 7:37 (Includes hidden track) Personnel * Theo - Guitar, Lead Vocals on tracks 3, 8, 9, 12 and Backing Vocals * Tom - Guitar, Lead Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gob (band)
Gob is a Canadian punk rock band from Langley, British Columbia, formed in 1993. The band consists of Tom Thacker, Theo Goutzinakis, Gabe Mantle and Steven Fairweather. They were nominated for a Juno Award for best new group in 2000, and received another Juno nomination for best video in 2002. Gob's most successful album is ''World According to Gob''. Their best-selling songs to date are "I Hear You Calling", "Soda", and "Banshee Song". They have been featured in movies, TV shows, and many sporting video games such as ''NHL 2002'', ''NHL 2003, NHL 2004'' and ''Madden NFL 2004'' with songs such as "Oh! Ellin", "I've Been Up These Steps", "Sick With You" (both re-mixed for the game), "I Hear You Calling" and "Give Up The Grudge". The band has appeared at several music festivals, the most well-known being the Vans Warped Tour. Thacker is also the rhythm guitarist for fellow Canadian rock band Sum 41. History of Gob ''Gob'', ''Too Late... No Friends'' and ''How Far Shallow Takes Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It also offers benefits to some of Canada's leading independent record labels and distributors. History Originally formed as the 10-member Canadian Record Manufacturer's Association, the association changed its name to Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in 1972 and opened membership to other record industry companies. In 2006, the CRIA was in the news when a number of smaller labels resigned their memberships, complaining that the organization wasn't representing their interests. In 2011, it changed its name to Music Canada offering special benefits to some of the leading independent labels and distributors in Canada. Organization Music Canada is governed by a board of directors who are elected annually by association members. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Irving
John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of ''The World According to Garp'' in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1981), ''The Cider House Rules'' (1985), ''A Prayer for Owen Meany'' (1989), and ''A Widow for One Year'' (1998), have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of ''The Cider House Rules''."John Irving 1999 Acceptance Speech on Winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay" ''oscars.org'' Five of his novels have been adapted into films (''Garp'', ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World According To Garp
''The World According to Garp'' is John Irving's fourth novel, about a man, born out of wedlock to a feminist leader, who grows up to be a writer. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for several years. It was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979,"National Book Awards – 1979" . Retrieved 14 March 2012. and its first paperback edition won the Award the following year. [Baidu] |
Gabe Mantle
Gabriel "Gabe" Mantle (born October 25, 1975) is a Canadian drummer, mostly known as the drummer of the pop punk group Gob.(October 26, 2000). "Music: Gob", ''The Vancouver Sun'', p. C17. He has also been a part of a Vancouver hardcore band Brand New Unit's assembly as well as the pop band, Bloody Chicletts and old school punk band, Death Sentence. He also played drums on the ''.married'' album by Canadian banThe Tom Glenne 5.5and lent his voice to the Canadian animated television series ''Being Ian''. Gabe appears in EA Sports' NHL 2004 ''NHL 2004'', developed by the EA Black Box studios, is an ice hockey video game. It is the successor to '' NHL 2003''. The game adds three European Elite Leagues: Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Sweden's Elitserien (SEL), and Finland's ... under the name "Gabe Metal". References interview with BNU drummer {{DEFAULTSORT:Mantle, Gabe 1975 births Living people Musicians from Vancouver Canadian male drummers Gob (band) m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wood (guitarist)
Gob is a Canadian punk rock band from Langley, British Columbia, formed in 1993. The band consists of Tom Thacker, Theo Goutzinakis, Gabe Mantle and Steven Fairweather. They were nominated for a Juno Award for best new group in 2000, and received another Juno nomination for best video in 2002. Gob's most successful album is ''World According to Gob''. Their best-selling songs to date are "I Hear You Calling", "Soda", and "Banshee Song". They have been featured in movies, TV shows, and many sporting video games such as ''NHL 2002'', ''NHL 2003, NHL 2004'' and ''Madden NFL 2004'' with songs such as "Oh! Ellin", "I've Been Up These Steps", "Sick With You" (both re-mixed for the game), "I Hear You Calling" and "Give Up The Grudge". The band has appeared at several music festivals, the most well-known being the Vans Warped Tour. Thacker is also the rhythm guitarist for fellow Canadian rock band Sum 41. History of Gob ''Gob'', ''Too Late... No Friends'' and ''How Far Shallow Takes Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Thacker (musician)
Tom Thacker (born 11 April 1974), nicknamed Brown Tom, is a Canadian musician. He is the lead guitarist, lead singer and co-founder of the Canadian punk rock group Gob and rhythm guitarist for Sum 41. Thacker formed Gob with Theo Goutzinakis in 1993. Following Dave Baksh's departure from Sum 41 on May 11, 2006, Thacker was recruited as their touring guitarist, and then became an official member in 2009. He has remained with Sum 41 ever since, even after Baksh rejoined the band in 2015, contributing to three studio releases. Thacker has been in the films '' Going the Distance'' and ''Sharp as Marbles''. Professional career Gob (1993–present) Thacker is one of the vocalists and guitarists in the punk rock band Gob. He formed the band with Theo Goutzinakis, Wolfman Pat Integrity on drums, and Kelly Macaulay on bass. They released their self-titled EP in 1994. Since signing a deal with Nettwerk and EMI, the band has released six studio albums. The current bassist and drummer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Goutzinakis
Theo Goutzinakis (born 20 July 1968) is a founding member of the Canadian punk band, Gob. He is the guitarist and vocalist. He is of Greek descent. He has also appeared in the movies '' Going the Distance'' and ''Sharp as Marbles''. He mainly plays Gibson Les Paul and Gibson ES models. He served as a vocalist, a guitarist, and a bassist in many other bands before he started Gob with co-vocalist/guitarist Tom Thacker. Theo appears in EA Sports' NHL 2004 ''NHL 2004'', developed by the EA Black Box studios, is an ice hockey video game. It is the successor to '' NHL 2003''. The game adds three European Elite Leagues: Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Sweden's Elitserien (SEL), and Finland's ... under the name "Theo Gobzinakis". References 1978 births Living people Canadian punk rock guitarists Gob (band) members Musicians from Vancouver Canadian people of Greek descent 21st-century Canadian guitarists {{Canada-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foot In Mouth Disease
''Foot In Mouth Disease'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian punk rock band Gob, released on April 1, 2003 in Canada by Nettwerk, internationally by Arista Records, and in Japan by BMG. Four singles were released from the album: "Give Up the Grudge", "Oh! Ellin", "Ming Tran" (which previously appeared on the ''F.U. EP''), and "This Evil World". Three of the album's tracks have been featured in many Electronic Arts video games. The album's second track "I've Been Up These Steps" was in ''NHL 2003'', "Oh! Ellin" was in ''NHL 2004'', and "Give Up the Grudge" was in ''Madden NFL 2004'' and the 2003 film ''American Wedding''. It is the band’s final album with longtime bassist Craig Wood, as he left the band in 2004. The song "Ming Tran" was featured in the ''Being Ian'' episode, "Band 'o' Bruthaz", which features Gob as guest stars. Track listing # "Lemon-Aid" – 2:45 # "I've Been Up These Steps" – 2:48 # "Oh! Ellin" – 3:59 # "I Cut Myself, Too" – 3:13 # "Fed Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Canada
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It also offers benefits to some of Canada's leading independent record labels and distributors. History Originally formed as the 10-member Canadian Record Manufacturer's Association, the association changed its name to Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in 1972 and opened membership to other record industry companies. In 2006, the CRIA was in the news when a number of smaller labels resigned their memberships, complaining that the organization wasn't representing their interests. In 2011, it changed its name to Music Canada offering special benefits to some of the leading independent labels and distributors in Canada. Organization Music Canada is governed by a board of directors who are elected annually by association members. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
