Carl "C.J." Snare is an American singer best known for being the frontman and founding member of the
hard rock
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glam metal
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FireHouse
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He co-wrote most of the band's songs and has had seven songs chart on the
Billboard Hot 100
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Charts, five of which were top 40. He also appears periodically with his other band, Rubicon Cross, and occasionally appears with Scrap Metal. He continues to tour with FireHouse and works as a producer and mixing engineer.
Discography
With Maxx Warrior
* ''Maxx Warrior'' (1986)
Studio albums with FireHouse
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FireHouse
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'' – August 21, 1990 – No. 21 US
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Hold Your Fire
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'' – June 16, 1992 – No. 23 US
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3'' – April 11, 1995 – No. 66 US
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Good Acoustics
''Good Acoustics'' is the fourth studio album by the hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1996 on Epic Records. The album featured acoustic versions of several of the band's biggest hits. However, it also featured four new songs (one o ...
'' – October 8, 1996
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Category 5'' – October 1998
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O2'' – November 7, 2000
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Prime Time
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'' – August 12, 2003
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Full Circle'' – June 2011
Live albums with FireHouse
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Bring 'Em Out Live
''Bring 'Em Out Live'' is the first live album of the American rock band FireHouse. This is the band's last recording material to feature Perry Richardson playing bass guitar.
Track listing
# "Intro"
# "Overnight Sensation"
# "All She Wrote"
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C.J. Snare
*"Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
*"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)
*"Oh Come Emmanuel (Single) A Christmas Gift (2011)
*"Pride (In The Name Of Love) Liberty 'N Justice Cigar Chronicles Vol. 1 ( 2013)
*" The Rest of My Life (Single) From Asia With Love (2013)
Rubicon Cross
*"Rubicon Cross – Limited Edition EP (2011)
*"Rubicon Cross – Single – Locked and Loaded (2012) featured on CodeMasters "Dirt" Showdown Video Game
*"Rubicon Cross – CD – Standard Version (2014) released 5/19 on INgrooves Distributed by Universal Music Group
*"Rubicon Cross – Deluxe CD – (2014) Best Buy Exclusive released 5/19 on INgrooves Distributed by Universal Music Group
*"Rubicon Cross – Digital Album – (2014) released 5/19 on INgrooves
*"Rubicon Cross – Deluxe Japanese CD – (2014) released on King Records
Production work
*"Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
*"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)
*"Oh Come Emmanuel (Single) A Christmas Gift (2011)
*"Guitarcadia = Xander Demos (2012)
*" Liberty 'N Justice (Various Artists) Cigar Chronicles Vol. 1 ( 2013)
*"Already Ghosts = Hymn of a New Dark Age ( 2013 )
*" The Rest of My Life (Single) From Asia With Love (2013)
*" Rubicon Cross = Debut Album (2014) Engineering Credit
Living people
American heavy metal singers
FireHouse (band) members
Singers from Washington, D.C.
Year of birth missing (living people)
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