Monday, 8 April 2013
Finger 11 in 2007 then release their fifth
studio album titled The Vs. You Vs. Me also produced by Johnny K. The first
single off this album was Paralyzer
which later on became their most successful single, and their first top
ten hit on the U.S. Hot 100 in November. It also became number 1 in Canada, and
both U.S. Rock charts. Them VS. You VS. Me was certified as gold in the U.S.
and won the Juno Award for Rock album of the year.
Their third album as Finger 11 was a self titled album
and was released in 2003 which includes the ever popular One Thing reaching
number 16 in the U.S. and gained exposure on TV series such as Scrubs,
Smallville and Third Watch. This time being produce by Johnny K. The band then
toured all around the U.K. U.S.A. and Australia from 2003 until 2005. It was then later used on W.W.E. Raw as a
tribute to Chris Benoit who had killed himself and his family.
The name Finger 11 actually comes from an earlier
version of the song Thin Spirits “when everything is pushing you in one
direction and your instinct drives you in another that’s Finger 11 "I couldn’t
get it out of my head. The album Tip
was a huge success and was released with mercury record in Canada in 1997.
was a huge success and was released with mercury record in Canada in 1997.
The Begining
Finger 11 actually formed during their high-school years as the Rainbow Butt Monkeys. They recorded their first album by themselves with money from winning a talent show. Made up of Rob Gommerman on
drums Sean Anderson on bass James Black on Lead guitar and Scott Anderson with
Lead vocals.They Dropped Rob after the release of their debut album as Finger 11, and picked up Rich Bedoe to become the Finger 11 we all know and love.
The Making Of...
It wasn't that hard to write up or to pick an artist to do a biography on. Right away i wanted to do my assignment on Finger 11 arguably one of the most successful Canadian bands.I had a rocky start not knowing where to start and finding it hard to get the motivation to get it done. In the end I wound up with great research and great copy to produce the Biography but since it was only worth three marks and I had a lot of other projects that were worth more than three marks it was not recorded. I found it easy to research because Finger 11 is one of my favourite bands from Canada or other wise.
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