Fastball (band)
| Fastball | |
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| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 1994 |
| Website | www.fastballtheband.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Miles Zuniga | |
Vocals, bass
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Tony Scalzo |
| Joey Shuffield | |
bass |
Jeff Groves (since 2004) |
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Fastball is a rock band from Austin , Texas , formed in 1994 .
Band history
In 1996 the band released their debut album, Make Your Mama Proud . The breakthrough came in 1998 with All the Pain Money Can Buy . This record featured the single, The Way , which topped the Billboard Modern Rock charts for seven weeks and earned the band two Grammy nominations. The song also entered the charts internationally, in Germany it reached 66th place in the UK charts 21st. In 2001, the Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino reinterpreted the song on his album L'amour toujours . In 1998, Fastball was nominated for Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards .
In 2000, Fastball released The Harsh Light of Day . In 2002 a “Best of” album followed, entitled Painting the Corners . A year later, Live from Jupiter Records was followed by a live CD that included old hits as well as tracks from the 2004 album Keep Your Wig On . After the release of Keep Your Wig On , the band fell silent. In 2006 all band members dedicated themselves to their solo projects.
Discography
- 1996: Make Your Mama Proud
- 1998: All the Pain Money Can Buy
- 2000: The Harsh Light of Day
- 2002: Painting The Corners: The Best of Fastball
- 2003: Live From Jupiter Records
- 2004: Keep Your Wig On
- 2009: Little White Lies
- 2017 Step Into Light
Individual evidence
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
- ↑ Chart sources: CH / DE1 DE2 / US ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UK
Web links
- Official website (English)