Everclear

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Everclear
Everclear (2007)
Everclear (2007)
General information
Genre (s) Rock , alternative rock , post grunge
founding 1992
Website http://www.everclearonline.com/
Founding members
Kind Alexakis
Vocals, bass
Craig Montoya
Scott Cuthbert
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Kind Alexakis
guitar
 Johnny Hawthorn
bass
 Freddy Herrera
Sasha Smith
Drums
 Jordan Plosky
former members
Drums
 Greg Eklund
Drums
 Eric Bretl

Everclear is an American rock band formed in 1992 by singer Art Alexakis.

Band history

Everclear was formed in Portland in 1992 . Most of their career consisted of Art Alexakis (born April 12, 1962 , Los Angeles , USA; vocals, guitar), Craig Montoya (born September 14, 1970 ; bass, vocals) and Greg Eklund (born April 18, 1970 ; Drums). Eklund replaced his predecessor Scott Cuthbert in 1994.

In 1993 the band released their debut album, World of Noise , on a small independent label. A short time later, the band received a contract with the major label Capitol Records , which World of Noise reissued in 1994. The successor Sparkle and Fade , published in 1995, proved to be quite successful: In the American album charts, the work came up to 25th place.

The band's third album, So Much for the Afterglow , was released in 1997 and was also in the charts. In August 2003 the band split up because the musicians wanted to pursue solo projects.

In the fall of 2003, after a solo tour, Alexakis decided to continue with Everclear. In March 2004 the band appeared for the first time with a new line-up; In addition to Alexakis, it was composed of bassist Sam Hudson, guitarist Dave French, drummer Eric Bretl and later keyboardist Josh Crawley. But soon Bretl was replaced by the old Everclear drummer Brett Snyder. In this constellation, Everclear released the album "Welcome to the Drama Club" in 2006 under the label Eleven Seven Music . In 2008 the cover compilation The Vegas Years was published. In addition, Brett Snyder was replaced by former Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart. In 2009 all members except Alexakis left the band and were replaced by four new musicians.

Everclear in the movie

In the film Losers , Paul ( Jason Biggs ) notices that Dora ( Mena Suvari ) is a big fan of the band and gets concert tickets. So there is a short excerpt from an Everclear concert in the film. The group has also appeared on soundtracks from films such as Scream 2 , American Pie , William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet , Detroit Rock City, and Not Another Teenage Movie . In an episode of Ned's ULTIMATE School Madness, the band plays their song Rockstar .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1995 Sparkle and fade - US25th
platinum
platinum

(38 weeks)US
First published: May 23, 1995
1997 So Much for the Afterglow UK63 (1 week)
UK 		US33
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(88 weeks)US
First published: October 7, 1997
2000 Vol. One: Learning How to Smile UK51 (2 weeks)
UK 		US9
platinum
platinum

(36 weeks)US
First published: July 11, 2000
Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude UK69 (1 week)
UK 		US66 (10 weeks)
US
First published: November 21, 2000
2003 Slow Motion Daydream - US33 (4 weeks)
US
First published: March 11, 2003
2006 Welcome to the Drama Club - US169 (1 week)
US
First published: September 12, 2006
2012 Invisible stars - US119 (1 week)
US
First published: June 26, 2012

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
2004 Ten Years Gone: The Best of 1994-2004 - US182 (1 week)
US
First published: October 5, 2004

EPs

year title Remarks
1993 Nervous & Weird First published: 1993
1997 White Trash Hell First published: March 24, 1997
1998 Live from Toronto First published: August 8, 1998

more publishments

  • 1993: World of Noise
  • 2004: Closure
  • 2006: The Best of
  • 2008: The Vegas Years
  • 2009: In a Different Light
  • 2011: Return to Santa Monica
  • 2011: Extended Versions
  • 2011: Greatest Hits
  • 2014: The Very Best of
  • 2015: Black Is the New Black

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1995 Santa Monica
Sparkle and Fade 		UK40 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: December 1995
1996 Heartspark Dollarsign
Sparkle and Fade 		UK48 (2 weeks)
UK 		US85 (7 weeks)
US
First published: May 1996
1997 Everything to Everyone
So Much for the Afterglow 		UK41 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 1997
1998 Father of Mine
So Much for the Afterglow 		- US70 (19 weeks)
US
First published: November 1998
2000 Wonderful
Vol. One: Learning How to Smile 		UK36 (2 weeks)
UK 		US11 (21 weeks)
US
First published: May 2000
AM Radio
Vol. One: Learning How to Smile 		UK78 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: September 2000

More singles

  • 1994: Fire Maple Song
  • 1995: Heroin Girl
  • 1996: You Make Me Feel Like a Whore
  • 1997: I Will Buy You a New Life
  • 1999: One Hit Wonder
  • 1999: The Boys Are Back in Town
  • 2000: When It All Goes Wrong Again
  • 2001: Out of My Depth
  • 2001: Rock Star
  • 2001: Brown Eyed Girl
  • 2003: Volvo Driving Soccer Mom
  • 2003: The New York Times
  • 2006: hater
  • 2007: Glorious
  • 2008: Rich Girl
  • 2009: At the End of the Day
  • 2012: Be Careful What You Ask For
  • 2015: The Man Who Broke His Own Heart

swell

  1. ↑ Sparkle and Fade : Charts at Allmusic
  2. ↑ Everclear in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US
  4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

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