Steadman was a British

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band. Steadman's first album, ''Loser Friendly'', was released in the

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in 2000 on lead singer Simon Steadman's own label, Freeloader Recordings. Steadman released their second album, ''Revive'', in 2003 for Elektra Records. The album was produced by

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Personnel

* Simon Steadman (lead vocals and guitar) * Russel Field (drums and vocals) * David Walton (bass) * Paul Phillips (guitar) * Ellie Wyatt (strings and keyboard)

History

Influenced by the

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-bands Oasis and Radiohead, Steadman were also compared to

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. When Elektra Records dissolved, the band lost their recording deal as a result. The band has played shows with acts including

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, Jet, Ash, Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen, Feeder,

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. Their music has been featured on ''The Sims 2: University'' ("Come On") as well as the films ''

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'' ("Wave Goodbye"), '' New York Minute'' ("Wave Goodbye"), ''

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'' ("Forget My Heart"), '' Slither'' ("Sad World") and ''

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'' ("Come Alive"), and has received airplay on several US radio stations. In addition the band appeared as themselves on the TV shows '' Smallville'', '' Charmed'', ''

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'', '' Judging Amy'' and ''

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'', and ''

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'' as the Dave Clark Five, as well as guest spots on ''

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'' and ''

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''. They also played a concert in a virtual world MMORPG known as

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on 16 November 2003. The band played their songs on a stage in the There headquarters while their corresponding avatars played virtual instruments and sang in There. In mid-2005 Steadman released all their music as free downloads on their website under a Creative Commons licence.

''Loser Friendly''

''Loser Friendly'' was the band's first album as Steadman. This album was released by Steadman's own label, Freeloader Recordings, in 2000. It sold approximately 2000 copies.

''Revive''

This is Steadman's most popular album to date. The track "Wave Goodbye" was featured in television shows, movies, and soundtracks such as ''Smallville'' and ''New York Minute''. "No Big Deal" was featured on ''Charmed''.

External links

Steadman collection
at the

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's live music archive * ''Loser Friendly'' review on all-music guide* ''Revive'' review on all-music guide {{Authority control English rock music groups Creative Commons-licensed authors