Американская рок-группа O.A.R. была образована в 1996 году и с тех пор радует своих поклонников качественным роком. На счету группы уже семь полноценных студийных альбомов, и она не собирается останавливаться на достигнутом.
Первые два альбома группы были не особо тепло восприняты публикой и критиками, но уже после третьего альбома, вышедшего в 2001 году, к группе пришла популярность. Интересным фактом из биографии группы является то, что на раннем этапе своего творчества они не стремились активно использовать рекламу, а надеялись на то, что понятливый слушатель сам поймет, нравится ли ему группа или нет. Такая тактика, по словам лидера группы, была подобна сумасшедшей игре в покер, где было непонятно, на что ставить и кто победит. Но такая тактика вполне оправдала себя, и сейчас группа является довольно известной не только у себя на родине, но и во всем мире.
В 2012 году участники группы принимают участие в благотворительном концерте для одной из школ штата Огайо, а некоторое время спустя их песня «Love is Worth The Fall» вошла в саундтрек к известному фильму «Сумерки». Группа активно занимается благотворительностью. В 2011 году две их песни вошли в документальный фильм о Стиве Джобсе. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) is an alternative rock band which formed in Rockville, Maryland, United States in 1996. The band consists of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass), and Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals). The band has released seven albums: "The Wanderer" (1997), Soul's Aflame (2000), "Risen" (2001), "In Between Now and Then" (2003), "Stories of a Stranger" (2005), "All Sides" (2008), and King (2011).
After gaining a following as a popular live act on college campuses, the band has gained popular success since signing to Lava Records in 2005, with their singles "Love and Memories" and "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" gaining mainstream radio airplay. Speaking with Songfacts in an interview, Roberge explained "Love and Memories" was inspired by the Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet movie, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The members of O.A.R. first came together in Rockville, Maryland in the basement of drummer Chris Culos' childhood home in 1996. As a young group of musicians, they were the prototype of the modern, self-starting band--taking charge of their fate by working the internet and building an identifiable sound. The band’s music, a rock/reggae fusion, consisted of songs that were fully accessible, yet teasingly elusive. Attracting fans all across the country, the band members toured relentlessly, pushing their album sales through boundless dedication and word-of-mouth appeal, never waiting for the industry to catch up. O.A.R. owes much of their success to piracy and Napster, the mp3 sharing engine. Around 2000, O.A.R.'s popularity greatly increased among college students because their song "Crazy Game of Poker" was a huge hit on Napster.
By the time the band had reached their 10 year anniversary together, they had sold over 1.2 million albums and performed in front of over 1 million people. Their studio record, Stories of a Stranger, produced radio favorites “Love and Memories” and “Heard the World” as well as mtvU’s Most Downloaded Video of 2006, “Lay Down.” The band followed up the successful release with a live double disc CD and DVD set, Live From Madison Square Garden, recorded during the band’s second sold-out performance at the prestigious arena.
Early in 2008, the band members holed themselves up in a studio in Los Angeles to work on their next project, All Sides. The album was released on July 15th.
The Heaven Songfacts reports that the first single from O.A.R.'s seventh studio album, King was released on June 7, 2011 on Wind-Up Records.
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