Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Album: The Best of Whats Around, Vol. 1 Label: RCA Date: 2006 “The Dave Matthews Band exploded in the 1990s with its hybrid of jazz, folk, and world music, all of which were channeled through Matthews' distinct pop sensibility. Often associated with the decade's jam-band movement, DMB started as a college favorite. By the end of the decade, Matthews' introspective lyrics and distinctive vocal timbre resonated through stadiums across the U.S. In the new millenium, the band continued to evolve, despite the untimely death of founding sax player Leroi Moore… In early 2008, the band began working on a new studio album with producer Rob Cavallo—best known for his work with Green Day — guitarist Tim Reynolds, a longtime collaborator on Matthews' solo work. In June, 2008, LeRoi was seriously injured in an ATV accident and died of his injuries two months later. The sessions for the new album took on a new meaning, as a tribute to Moore, and the band worked through the end of 2008 and into 2009 on it.” "Dave Matthews Band." rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/dave-matthews-band/biography (accessed September 7, 2012).
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Artist: Nickel Creek
Album: Why Should the Fire Die? Label: Sugarhill Date: 2005 Nickel Creek “The three members of Nickel Creek --Chris Thile (born Feb. 20, 1981) and siblings Sean (born Feb. 18, 1977) and Sara Watkins (born June 8, 1981) -- have been playing together for more than a decade after performing as children in a San Diego pizza parlor… The trio recorded its 2000 self-titled debut with Thile's father Scott serving as an unofficial fourth member, on acoustic bass. Alison Krauss produced. The members shared singing duties on the album, which was split evenly between vocal tracks and instrumentals… Nickel Creek's second album, 2002's This Side, was again produced by Krauss, but the band ventured far from their bluegrass roots, delving into jazz, rock and classical styles and even covered the alternative rock band Pavement's "Spit on a Stranger… The album has been certified gold and offered the adult-alternative hit, "Smoothie Song." Even more impressive, the set won a Grammy in 2003 for best contemporary folk album, besting efforts from Johnny Cash, the Chieftains, Steve Earle and Patty Griffin.” "Nickel Creek Biography." CMT.com. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/creek_nickel/bio.jhtml (accessed September 6, 2012). Artist: Chicago
Album: The Very Best of Chicago Label: Rhino Date: 2002 “Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Walter Parazaider met, guess where, to form this enduring rock 'n' roll band. Chicago is one of the most successful rock bands in America and they are among the Top Ten best-selling US musical groups of all time. With hits such as ‘Hard To Say I’m Sorry’, ‘If You Leave Me Now’, ‘You’re the Inspiration’, and ‘Hard Habit to Break’, Chicago may well be most widely identified from the Peter Cetera and its era of radio-friendly power ballads, but its career spans further and wider than their string of No. 1's. In January 1969, the band went to New York to record their first album. Finding that they had too much material, they suggested doing a double album, which CBS agreed to on condition that they cut their royalties. ‘The Chicago Transit Authority’ (1969) was an audaciously ambitious double album, with audible influences from the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix, from the soulful to the rock-out bash, from howling guitar solos to smooth horn passages. In 1999, they released their first live album for over two decades, ‘Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert’ (1999). More compilations and a tour with their good friends Earth, Wind and Fire followed, until ‘Chicago XXX’(2006). The unreleased 1993 album ‘Stone of Sisyphus’ (2008) finally saw the light of day in 2008, the album once dismissed by Warner Bros. as“unreleased”.” "Chicago Biography." Biography.com. http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/chicago.html (accessed September 6, 2012). |
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