Dishwalla
| Dishwalla | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , post grunge |
| founding | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.dishwalla.com |
| Founding members | |
| JR Richards | |
| Scot Alexander | |
guitar |
Rodney Browning |
| Jim Wood | |
| George Pendergast | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
JR Richards |
guitar |
Rodney Browning |
Drums |
Peter Maloney (since 1998) |
bass |
Scot Alexander |
Keyboard |
Jim Wood |
| former members | |
Drums |
George Pendergast (1994-1998) |
Dishwalla is an alternative rock group from Santa Barbara , California. The band's name comes from the Indian name for a person who illegally uses satellite signals and then distributes them.
history
Dishwalla was founded in 1994 by JR Richards, Rodney Browning, George Pendergast and Scot Alexander. Their first single, Counting Blue Cars , was released in 1996 and quickly climbed the charts. As a result, they quickly achieved a high level of popularity and their album Pet Your Friends sold over a million times.
The next album And You Think You Know What Life's About couldn't keep up with the high expectations and it turned into a flop. Part of the blame was placed on the record label at the time , and after the departure of drummer George Pendergast, Dishwalla switched to the Immergent label.
Dishwalla , the fifth album, was released under a new record label. The band named the album after themselves as they viewed it as a new beginning. In a 2006 interview, JR Richards announced that the band was taking a break.
On May 26th, 2009, JR Richard's solo album "A Beautiful End" was released.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1995 | Pet your friends |
US89  (34 weeks)US |
First published: August 22, 1995
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| 1998 | And You Think You Know What Life's About |
US164 (1 week) US |
First published: August 11, 1998
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| 2002 | Opaline |
US192 (1 week) US |
First published: April 23, 2002
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more publishments
- 2001: Gems
- 2003: Santa Claus Lane
- 2003: Live ... Greetings from the Flow State
- 2004: Santa Claus Lane II
- 2004: Southeast Asia
- 2005: Dishwalla
- 2017: Juniper Road
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US
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| 1996 | Counting Blue Cars Pet Your Friends |
US15 (48 weeks) US |
First published: February 27, 1996
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More singles
- 1994: It's Going to Take Some Time
- 1995: Haze
- 1996: Charlie Brown's Parents
- 1996: Give
- 1998: Once In Awhile
- 2002: Somewhere in the Middle
- 2002: Angels or Devils
- 2005: Collide
- 2017: Give Me A Sign
useful information
- Truth Serum (And You Think You Know What Life's About) can be heard on the soundtrack of Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone .
- Stay Awake (And You Think You Know What Life's About) can be heard on the soundtrack of Echoes - Voices from the Intermediate World.
- Find You Way Back Home is featured on the soundtrack of American Pie .
- Home (Opaline) can be heard on the Groupies Forever soundtrack .
- In the Charmed series , Dishwalla appeared in the episode Pact with the Devil (Season 2).
- Other songs were also played in other series such as Smallville , OC, California , Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten or How I Met Your Mother .
Awards
- 1996: Billboard Music Award for Counting Blue Cars for best rock song
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Web links
- Official website (English)
- Dishwalla MySpace Fan Site (English)
- Dishwalla at Allmusic (English)