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Whale Music (soundtrack)
''Music from The Motion Picture Whale Music'' is a 1994 album by Rheostatics. It is the soundtrack to the Whale Music (film), film version of Paul Quarrington's novel ''Whale Music'', and should not be confused with the band's 1992 album ''Whale Music (album), Whale Music''. The album includes "Claire", which in 1995 became the band's only Top 40 hit. That song is also included on the band's album ''Introducing Happiness''. Both "Claire" and "Song of Courtship" received Genie Award nominations for Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song at the 15th Genie Awards, which "Claire" won."Genie Award winners". ''Hamilton Spectator'', December 8, 1994. Track listing #"Song of Congregation" – 3:53 #"Find Me Mookie Saunders" – 1:32 #"Torque, Torque" – 2:10 #"Desmond's Reflections" – 1:55 #"Dez's Lament/Claire" – 4:32 #"Ocean Courtship" – 1:51 #"Song of Flight" – 3:38 #"Fried Brain" – 2:00 #"Song of Danger" – 4:10 #"Song of Courtship" – 2:32 #"Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheostatics
Rheostatics are a Canadian indie rock band. They were formed in 1978, and actively performed from 1980 until disbanding in 2007. After a number of reunion performances at special events, Rheostatics reformed in late 2016, introducing new songs and performing semi-regularly. Although they had only one Top 40 hit, "Claire" in 1995, they were simultaneously one of Canada's most influential and unconventional rock bands, a band whose eclectic take on pop and rock music has been described both as iconic and iconoclastic. Rayner, Ben.Rheostatics' swan song. ''The Toronto Star''. 2007-03-29. Retrieved November 23, 2010. In particular, two of the band's albums, '' Whale Music'' and '' Melville'', have been cited in numerous critical and listener polls as among the best Canadian albums ever recorded. History Early years Formed in Etobicoke, Ontario in 1978,"Rheostatics defy pop conventions". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 1, 1991. the band played their first gig at a club called The Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |