|
|
|
|
|
Treble ChargerTreble Charger is a Canadian rock group, consisting of vocalist Grieg Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. Guitarist Bill Priddle, a founding member of the band, left in 2003. They began with a melodic indie rock style, but have evolved into more of a pop punk band since signing to a major label in 1997. 1990s Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the band consisted of Nori, Priddle, Martin and Morris Palter, and was named nc-17 (after the movie rating) until an American band with the same name threatened to sue. They adopted the name Treble Charger, but named their debut album nc-17. That album was released independently at first, but became a hit on Canadian campus radio, MuchMusic and CFNY when it was rereleased on Sonic Unyon Records in 1994. In 1995, the band released self=title, which included a CD-ROM track promoting 30 of Treble Charger's favourite Canadian indie bands, including The Inbreds, Change of Heart, By Divine Right, Hayden and Thrush Hermit. 1997's Maybe It's Me was the band's major label debut. It featured a more polished, commercial sound than the band's earlier albums, and launched the hit "Friend of Mine". Soon afterward, MacGregor replaced Palter as the band's drummer. 2000s Wide Awake Bored, released in 2000, completed the band's evolution to a punk rock style. This album also featured the hit singles "American Psycho" and "Brand New Low". In 2002, Treble Charger also released "Detox" featuring singles "Hundred Million" and "Don't Believe At All". Bill Priddle, identified with Treble Charger's early indie rock direction rather than the later pop-punk, left the band in 2003. Initially, it was said he was taking a break from the group http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2003/09/2903.cfm, but it later came out the departure was permanent, and Nori had asked him to leave sooner than Priddle had intended. "I was always into music for musics sake," he told Chart. "When it got all corporate and about gimmicks and imaging and wearing the right clothes and having the right lingo, that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. We had a market of 16-year-old kids and we had to try to guess what our fans wanted. Which is really the opposite of where I was coming from. Ive always thought the best music was, obviously, done by people that did music for themselves." http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2003/10/2301.cfm Priddle continued his collaborations with Broken Social Scene. By this time, their work with and the success of their proteges Sum 41, who Nori produced, had started to eclipse Treble Charger's own career. In late 2004, it was reported that Treble Charger itself were on hiatus, but an animated version of the group, including Priddle, would appear, with Sum 41, on the Comedy Network series Kevin Spencer. http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2004/10/1907.cfm However, a July 2004 post to their web site said they were continuing to record. It has been said that a new album may arrive in mid-2005. Discography
|
 |
|
| Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved |
|
|