The Actual were a four-piece
alternative rock
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group from
Los Angeles
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, California headed by guitarist and singer Max Bernstein. They were signed to
Eyeball Records
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and released one album as a three-piece for the label, "Songs On Radio Idaho", before signing with
Scott Weiland
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's label
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.
They opened for the
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Velvet Revolver
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at the Aladdin Hotel in the summer of 2005 and also played the Volcom stage on the 2007
Warped Tour
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. In 2005, The Actual contributed two songs "Promised Land" and "Dancing On The Perimeter" to the film "
Bewitched
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" (2005).
The Actual's second album ''In Stitches'' was released on May 31, 2007, on the Softdrive label.
[
] They promoted the album by touring as the opening act for Velvet Revolver on their Spring 2007 club tour. Weiland is the co-producer of ''In Stitches''. The album's first single, "This is the Worst Day of My Life," was selected as song-of-the-week on
MySpace in late May 2007. In late 2007, The Actual parted ways.
Line-up
*Max Bernstein- vocals, guitar
*Rob Obee- drums
*Jeremy Bonsall- bass
*Ben Flanagan- guitar, vocals
Discography details
''The Red EP'' (2001, Eyeball Records)
# Shells
# Cold Inside
# Big Trouble in Little China
# I Don't Want to Know
# Manhattan
''Songs on Radio Idaho'' (2003, Eyeball Records)
''Songs on Radio Idaho'' is the band's first album. It was released on September 2, 2003, by Eyeball.
;''Songs on Radio Idaho'' track listing
# The Proof
# The Glow Wears Off
# Cold Inside
# Hospitality Girl
# Keep You in a Bottle
# A Way Around It
# I Am an Item
# So Long
# Cameron
# Across the Country
# When the Dishes Decide to Break
# The Shines
# Radio Idaho
''In Stitches'' (2007, Softdrive)
#The Pride Of The Echelon
#This Is The Worst Day Of My Life (Do You Want To Come Over)
# September Had A Trigger Finger
# If You See Her
# Permanent Kitten
# Needle Park
# To All The Plain Janes
# Between The Bridge And The Chapel
# Dancing On The Perimeter
# Sending You A Signal
# Lindsay Never Gets Lonely
# Stay In My Rectangle
# Hospitality Girl
References
External links
The Actual's Website
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups disestablished in 2007
Alternative rock groups from California
2001 establishments in California
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