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Alternative-Rock combo O.A.R. was formed in the mid-'90s in Columbus,
Ohio USA, comprising lead singer+rhythm guitarist Marc Roberge, lead guitarist
Richard On, saxophone player Jerry DePizzo, bassist Benj Gershman and
drummer Chris Culos.
Originally recorded live in the studio while the band was still in high
school, the group's first album "The Wanderer" was released
independently in the fall of 1997; they followed it up with a second self-financed
full-length disc, 1999's "Souls Aflame".
Two years later the band delivered "Risen" to Everfine Records,
their third effort, which combined tracks from their previous two CDs
with new songs, cracked the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart upon
its spring 2001 release.
That year the label also reissued the first two O.A.R.'s LPs and a year
later was released the two-CD live album, "Any Time Now" recorded
at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. during the promotion of "Risen",
it debuted on The Billboard 200 at #156, on the U.S. Top Independent Albums
list at #11 and on The Billboard Heatseekers at #4.
May 2003 saw the release of the band's first album on a major label, Lava
Records; their fifth LP in all, "In Between Now And Then", rose
to #54 on The Billboard Top 200 list spawning the Adult Top 40 radio-single
"Hey Girl".
In October 2005 O.A.R. released its new album, "Stories Of A Stranger",
the set features the single track "Love And Memories".
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