Grandaddy
Grandaddy is a rock band from Modesto , California , USA .
Band history
The band was formed in 1992 by Jason Lytle ( singer , guitarist , keyboardist ), Kevin Garcia ( bassist ) and Aaron Burtch ( drummer ). In 1995 guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden joined them. From 1992 to 1997 the band released three albums and one live album, all of which were recorded by the band itself and only sold on cassette in small numbers.
The turning point came in 1997 with their first studio album Under The Western Freeway , which was released by Will Records and distributed by V2 Records . The record received critical acclaim, with Pitchfork Media calling it the new kings of lo-fi .
The musical style of the band is based on the use of both guitars in indie rock style and the keyboards in a minimalist style reminiscent of Philip Glass . The lyrics mostly revolve around the subject of "isolation in a high-tech world", often from the perspective of rural America. This combination gives the mostly bearded band members a slight geek image.
The title AM 180 is part of the soundtrack of the horror film 28 Days Later .
After more than ten years of creative breaks and various individual projects by the band members, the album Last Place was released in March 2017.
Kevin Garcia died on May 2, 2017 at the age of 41 of complications from a stroke.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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| 2000 | The Sophtware Slump |
UK36  (4 weeks)UK |
- | |
| 2003 | Sumday |
UK22 (4 weeks) UK |
US84 (3 weeks) US |
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| 2006 | Just Like the Fambly Cat |
UK50 (1 week) UK |
US171 (1 week) US |
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| 2017 | Last place |
UK18 (2 weeks) UK |
US150 (1 week) US |
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more publishments
- 1997: Under The Western Freeway
Compilations
- 1999: The Broken Down Comforter Collection (combination of two EPs)
- 2000: The Windfall Varietal
- 2002: Concrete Dunes
- 2011: Granddaddy
EPs
- 1992: Prepare To Bawl
- 1994: Recorded Live Amongst Friends and Fidget
- 1994: Complex Party Come Along Theories
- 1996: A Pretty Mess By This One Band
- 1996: Happy Happy X-Mas from Jason
- 1997: Live at the Art Factory
- 1998: Machines Are Not She
- 1999: Signal to Snow Ratio
- 2001: Through A Frosty Plate Glass
- 2005: Excerpts From the Diary of Todd Zilla
- 2017: Things Anyway
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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| 1998 | Summer Here Kids Under the Western Freeway |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
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| AM 180 Under the Western Freeway |
UK88 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
| 2000 | The Crystal Lake The Sophtware Slump |
UK38 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
2000 only in 80th
place after republication in 2001 |
| Hewlett's Daughter The Sophtware Slump |
UK71 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
| He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot The Sophtware Slump |
UK94 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
| 2003 | Now It's On Sumday |
UK23 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| El Caminos in the West Sumday |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 2004 | I'm on Standby Sumday |
UK89 (1 week) UK |
- | |
more publishments
- 1994: Could This Be Love
- 1995: button
- 1998: Everything Beautiful is Far Away
- 1998: Laughing Stock
- 2004: Nature Anthem
- 2006: Elevate Myself
- 2016: Way We Won't
Individual evidence
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↑ Grandaddy: Bassist Kevin Garcia is dead . On: laut.de , May 3, 2017, accessed May 12, 2017.
Kevin Garcia, Grandaddy bassist and co-founder, dies aged 41 . In: The Guardian , May 3, 2017, accessed May 12, 2017. - ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK