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Alternative-Rock band based in Burlington, a city of about 150,000 on
Lake Ontario about 30 miles west of Toronto CANADA. Most of the members
met at high school and came together as a funk-styled band named Rainbow
Butt Monkeys. In 1995, the group comprised of vocalist Scott Anderson,
guitarists James Black and Rick Jackett, bassist Sean Anderson and drummer
Rob Gommerman, released their first album "Letters From Chutney".
Gommerman left the band soon after, making way for drummer Rich Beddoe.
Now named Finger Eleven, the quintet released "Tip" on Mercury
Records in Canada, which marked the band's turn to a heavier sound. In
late 1998, the record was released in the States by Wind-up. Two singles
lifted off the album, "Quicksand" and "Above", entered
The Mainstream Rock chart reaching the #28 and #34 spots, respectively.
They toured constantly in support of the album opening for the likes of
Creed, Days
Of The New and Fuel.
The band's second release, "The Greyest Of Blue Skies", arrived
in July of 2000, its main single, "Drag You Down", took band's
popularity to new heights in their native Canada, while the album cracked
the top 20 of the Billboard Magazine's Top Heatseekers chart.
Three years later Finger Eleven resurfaced with its third offering, an
eponymous album which soared into the top 5 of The Canadian Pop chart
and reached the #96 position on The Billboard Top 200 chart going gold
on the strength of the smash single, "One Thing"; the track
has bulleted into the top 5 at Modern Rock radio outlets and hit #16 on
The Billboard Hot 100.
In March 2007 the Canadian rockers released "Them Vs. You Vs. Me",
which became another instant smash in their home country debuting at #2;
in U.S. the 11-song set crested at #31 on The Billboard 200 spawning three
acclaimed singles: "Paralyzer" shot to #1 on The Hot Modern
Rock chart and to #6 on The Billboard Hot 100, "Falling On"
peaked at #25 on The Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and "I'll Keep Your
Memory Vague" reached #30 on The Hot Modern Rock chart.
"Living In A Dream" is the first single from Finger Eleven's
upcoming fifth full-length disc of the same name. It doesn't have a release
date yet, but should be out sometime in 2010.
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