Almost Legendary
Encyclopedia
Almost Legendary is an American
pop
band from Atlanta, Georgia
that was formed in 2009. The band has four members; lead vocalist and bassist Mark Coryell, guitarist and backup vocalist Chris Nixon, guitarist and keyboardist Brian O'Connor, and drummer Ryan Fox. Pulling from the influence of the late 90's pop-punk sound and the currently popular electronic dance songs, Almost Legendary has developed a unique combination of the two styles. On September 2, 2011, Almost Legendary self-released their debut 3 song EP titled Bright Lights, and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour
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United States
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pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band from Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
that was formed in 2009. The band has four members; lead vocalist and bassist Mark Coryell, guitarist and backup vocalist Chris Nixon, guitarist and keyboardist Brian O'Connor, and drummer Ryan Fox. Pulling from the influence of the late 90's pop-punk sound and the currently popular electronic dance songs, Almost Legendary has developed a unique combination of the two styles. On September 2, 2011, Almost Legendary self-released their debut 3 song EP titled Bright Lights, and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour
Warped Tour 2011
Warped Tour 2011 is the 17th annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes is again the tour's primary sponsor. The tour dates were announced on November 22, 2010, with the first official band announcement on December 8...
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History
The band was formed in fall of 2009 when lead vocalist and bassist, Mark Coryell, assembled Chris Nixon, Brian O'Connor, and called on his friend and former drummer of Lollygag, Ryan Fox. The band started playing shows and recorded their first set of 4 demo tracks with Craig Carlson in April 2010. A second set of 3 demo tracks were recorded with Craig Carlson in the fall of 2010. The band then went on to self-release their 2011 EP, Bright Lights, produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount.Current members
- Mark Coryell – lead vocals, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Nixon – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Brian O'Connor – guitar, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Ryan Fox – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....