The Presidents of the United States of America
| The Presidents of the United States of America | |
|---|---|
 Ballew and McKeag 2005 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Post grunge , punk |
| founding | 1993, 2000 |
| resolution | 1998 |
| Website | www.presidentsrock.com |
| Founding members | |
| Chris Ballew | |
| Dave Dederer | |
| Jason Finn (Love Battery) | |
The Presidents of the United States of America is a post-grunge band from Seattle ( USA ).
Band history
The band was initially signed to a small local label from Seattle. There they released their self-titled debut album, which was then licensed by the major label Columbia Records in 1995. For this album the band received Grammy nominations . Two more albums for Columbia followed by 1998 (including the compilation Pure Frosting ).
After the temporary separation in 1998, the band members devoted themselves to various projects. Dederer founded The Gentlemen with Duff McKagan , and Ballew and Finn were also active in other bands. In 2000 the band got together again, initially only for a single. Her new, meanwhile insolvent, label MUSICBLITZ convinced her to produce another album, which received good reviews, but fell far short of expectations in the USA with 25,000 units sold. In 2004 the Presidents founded their own label, on which they released another album. After getting the rights back to their debut album, they re-released it on their own label.
Since 2005, Dederer has occasionally been replaced by Andrew McKeag.
In 2008 the album These Are the Good Times People was released .
In late 2013 the band released a new album called Kudos to You! announced, which was financed, among other things, via the Pledgemusic platform.
style
A trademark of the band is the use of only partially strung string instruments. Ballew said in an interview that he took this idea from Morphine singer Mark Sandman, with whom he lived for some time. Ballew also stated that writing songs on a two-string guitar worked like a filter for him, through which he could let influences like Cheap Trick , Nirvana , The Cars or Soundgarden flow, creating something of its own.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 1995 | The Presidents of the United States of America |
DE81 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
UK14th  (32 weeks)UK |
US6th  × 3
(55 weeks)US |
Columbia Records
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| 1996 | II | - |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
UK36 (2 weeks) UK |
US31 (13 weeks)US |
Columbia Records
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more publishments
- 2000: Freaked Out and Small (Music Blitz)
- 2004: Love Everybody (PUSA Music)
- 2008: These Are the Good Times People (TNL Records)
- 2014: Kudos to You! (PUSA Music)
Compilations
- 1997: Rarities (Columbia Records)
- 1998: Pure Frosting (Columbia Records)
- 2000: Lump (Sony Music Entertainment)
Live albums
- 2014: Thanks for the Feedback (Sony Music Entertainment)
EPs
- 1996: Peaches & Live (Sony Music Entertainment)
- 2005: Munky River (PUSA Inc.)
- 2009: More Bad Times (Tooth & Nail Records)
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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| 1995 | Lump The Presidents of the United States of America |
UK15 (7 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 1996 | Peaches The Presidents of the United States of America |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
US29 (14 weeks) US |
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| Dune Buggy The Presidents of the United States of America |
UK15 (6 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| Mach 5 II |
UK29 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1998 |
Video Killed the Radio Star Pure Frosting |
UK52 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
Original: Bruce Woolley
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more publishments
- 1994: Fuck California
- 1994: Naked and Famous
- 1995: Kitty
- 1997: Volcano
- 1997: Tiki God
- 2000: Jupiter
- 2000: Tiny Explosions
- 2001: Last Girl on Earth
- 2004: Some Postman
- 2005: Zero Friction
- 2008: Mixed Up SOB
Video albums
- Extra Super Double Bonus Thrill Pack (2004)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Presidents Of The USA: 'TA DAH! (NEW FREAKING ALBUM) ' ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2014 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. - Band website of November 22, 2013; accessed on March 6, 2014
- ↑ Presidents Of The USA: 'Digital Technology Is Genius' - Interview at ultimate-guitar.com on March 6, 2008; accessed on April 25, 2008
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK US
