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The Alternative-Rock outfit Everclear was formed by singer + guitarist Art Alexakis, in 1992, when he moved from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon USA; there he placed an ad in the paper looking for a bassist and drummer, that is when he met bassist Craig Montoya and drummer Scott Cuthbert.

They soon recorded an indie-EP and in 1993 the three-man band issued "World Of Noise" on the local Tim/Kerr label. The following year Cuthbert was replaced by new drummer Greg Eklund and they took their new sound on the road; the band's first full-length disc was eventually re-released by Capitol Records and the single "Fire Maple Song" received some airplay on radio stations with an alternative slant.

Everclear's second album, "Sparkle And Fade", which arrived in May of 1995, shot to #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and reached the #25 position on The Billboard 200 Albums Sales list while three singles stormed the U.S. Rock airplay charts: "Santa Monica" climbed into the top 5 of The Modern Rock chart and peaked at #1 on The Mainstream Rock Tracks; "Heroin Girl" hit the top 40 of The Modern Rock Tracks and the final single, "Heartspark Dollarsign", reached the #13 spot on the same chart also becoming their first Billboard Hot 100 entry at #80.

A bit over two years later, the Portland rockers started recording their third album, "So Much For The Afterglow", in Los Angeles; it reached #33 on The Billboard 200 upon its October 1997 release and spun off three Modern Rock top 5 hit singles in "Father Of Mine" which peaked at #1, "I Will Buy You A New Life" and "Father Of Mine" which also reached the #70 slot on The Billboard Hot 100. The fourth single, "One Hit Wonder", peaked at #12 on The Modern Rock chart in early 1999, propelling the album to double-platinum status.
Just a few months later, their version of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town", which was used on the soundtrack for the movie "Detroit Rock City", appeared on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock top 40 chart.

In July 2000 the band unleashed "Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How To Smile" which shot to #9 on The Billboard Top 200 chart helped on its way by their biggest hit to date: "Wonderful", this single peaked at #11 on The Billboard Hot 100 and at #3 on The Modern Rock Tracks; a second single off the CD, "AM Radio", also cracked the top 20 of The Modern Rock chart.

"Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude", was released just four months after Vol. 1, in November 2000, it was much more Rock oriented than the first and its main single, "When It All Goes Wrong Again", hit the #12 and #10 spots, respectively, on The Modern and The Mainstream Rock charts; the album wasn't as successful as its predecessor reaching #66 on the U.S. Top 200 chart, though it generated one more Modern Rock top 40 hit with "Out Of My Depth".

The group's sixth effort, 2003's "Slow Motion Daydream", reached #33 on The Billboard Top 200 Albums chart but the lead single, "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom", was the sole single to make much of an impact, landing in the top 30 of The Modern Rock chart.

2006's "Welcome To The Drama Club", was the first Everclear's studio album to feature a completely new line-up with Alexakis, guitarist Dave French, keyboardist Josh Crawley, bassist Sam Hudson and drummer Brett Snyder. The 12-track set, which came out on Eleven Seven Music label, didn't rise higher than #169 on The Billboard 200 and both singles taken from it, "Hater" and "Glorious", failed to dent the charts.

"In A Different Light" a collection of newly interpreted recordings of some of their greatest hits, will be released on 429 Records on October 6, 2009; the album also includes two new Alexakis-penned songs, "Here Comes The Darkness" and the single "At The End Of The Day".

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World Of Noise

(1993)

1. Your Genius Hands
2. Sick And Tired
3. The Laughing World
4. Fire Maple Song
5. Pennsylvania Is...
6. Nervous And Weird
7. Malevolent
8. Sparkle
9. Trust Fund
10. Loser Makes Good
11. Invisible
12. Evergleam

 

Sparkle And Fade

(1995)

1. Electra Made Me Blind
2. Heroin Girl
3. You Make Me Feel Like A Whore
4. Santa Monica
5. Summerland
6. Strawberry
7. Heartspark Dollarsign
8. The Twistinside
9. Her Brand New Skin
10. Nehalem
11. Queen Of The Air
12. Pale Green Stars
13. Chemical Smile
14. My Sexual Life

 

So Much For The Afterglow

(1997)

1. So Much For The Afterglow
2. Everything To Everyone
3. Ataraxia
4. Normal Like You
5. I Will Buy You A New Life
6. Father Of Mine
7. One Hit Wonder
8. El Distorto De Melodica
9. Amphetamine
10. White Men In Black Suits
11. Sunflowers
12. Why I Don't Believe In God
13. Like A California King

 

Detroit Rock City
[soundtrack]

(1999)

INCLUDES:

- The Boys Are Back In Town

 

Songs From An American Movie
Vol. 1: Learning How To Smile

(2000)

1. Song From An American Movie, Pt. 1
2. Here We Go Again
3. AM Radio
4. Brown Eyed Girl
5. Learning How To Smile
6. The Honeymoon Song
7. Now That It's Over
8. Thrift Store Chair
9. Otis Redding
10. Unemployed Boyfriend
11. Wonderful
12. Annabella's Song

 

Songs From An American Movie
Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude

(2000)

1. When It All Goes Wrong Again
2. Slide
3. Babytalk
4. Rock Star
5. Short Blonde Hair
6. Misery Whip
7. Out Of My Depth
8. The Good Witch Of The North
9. Halloween Americana
10. All Fucked Up
11. Overwhelming
12. Song From An American Movie, Pt. 2

 

Slow Motion Daydream

(2003)

1. How To Win Friends And Influence People
2. Blackjack
3. I Want To Die A Beautiful Death
4. Volvo Driving Soccer Mom
5. Science Fiction
6. New Blue Champion
7. TV Show
8. Chrysanthemum
9. Sunshine (That Acid Summer)
10. A Beautiful Life
11. The New York Times
12. White Noise [hidden track]

 

Welcome To The Drama Club

(2006)

1. Under The Western Stars
2. Now
3. Shine
4. Hater
5. The Drama King
6. Glorious
7. Taste Of Hell
8. Portland Rain
9. A Shameless Use Of Charm
10. Clean
11. Broken
12. Your Arizona Room

 

Cover-Art posted on everclearonline.com

In A Different Light

(2009)

Tracklisting posted on everclearonline.com

1. Learning How To Smile
2. Santa Monica
3. I Will Buy You A New Life
4. Summerland
5. Everything To Everyone
6. Wonderful
7. Here Comes The Darkness [NEW TRACK]
8. Father Of Mine
9. Rock Star
10. Fire Maple Song
11. At The End Of The Day [NEW TRACK]

 

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