This Canadian alternative/pop rock band started with just the two schoolmates Ed Robertson and Steven Page. The two first played together in a Battle of the Bands event on October 1, 1988 that they hadn't even practiced for! The show went surprisingly well and they got their name out there locally. The band recorded the first demo tape Yellow Tape featuring all 5 members in 1991. They sent the tape to various record companies and were turned down by all of them, the band then sold the demo tapes at their shows and started to become a monstrous success as they became the first band to have an Indie release hit platinum. They released their first album Gordon
in 1992 which was a great success in Canada. Their second album Maybe You Should Drive was released two years later and did not sell well in Canada or the US causing a large amount of money loss. They tried again in 1996 with their album Born On A Pirate Ship
that was released as a quartet album. The album did well, though not as well as Gordon. While on tour, they recorded a live album Rock Spectacle
which was their first album to hit gold status in the US.
in 1992 which was a great success in Canada. Their second album Maybe You Should Drive was released two years later and did not sell well in Canada or the US causing a large amount of money loss. They tried again in 1996 with their album Born On A Pirate Ship that was released as a quartet album. The album did well, though not as well as Gordon. While on tour, they recorded a live album Rock Spectacle which was their first album to hit gold status in the US.In 1998, they released their third album, Stunt
. The album was a major success with their hit song "One Week" topping the Billboard Top 100. Stunt ended up hitting platinum 4 times. They followed the massive success in 2000 with their album Maroon
. The album did well, but it did not live up to Stunt's standards. They released another album Everything To Everyone
in 2003. The album was their worst selling album in a long run of great albums. The band is still living strong currently and is still contributing to the music world.
. The album was a major success with their hit song "One Week" topping the Billboard Top 100. Stunt ended up hitting platinum 4 times. They followed the massive success in 2000 with their album Maroon. The album did well, but it did not live up to Stunt's standards. They released another album Everything To Everyone in 2003. The album was their worst selling album in a long run of great albums. The band is still living strong currently and is still contributing to the music world.Here is their hit song One Week from their album Stunt.
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