Joe 90 (band)
Encyclopedia
Joe 90 is an alternative rock
band, which was formed from the group Gods Child, based in New York City
, and was later relocated to Los Angeles
. The band members include Chris Seefried
, Gary DeRosa, Craig Ruda and Adam Hamilton
.
under that moniker for Warner Brothers records. In 1994, Gods Child album Everybody
had a national hit single, "Everybodys 1", which topped the Billboard Magazine "Modern Rock" and "Album Rock" categories simultaneously. By year's end, they had performed on a nationally televised show from host Conan O' Brien, as well as at a WNEW radio Christmas show at New York’s Roseland Ballroom
.
Their second album Aluminum
, produced by Tim Palmer
was critically acclaimed but the single "Female Elvis" only charted regionally.
in 1996 and recruited Hamilton as a drummer. Seefried and Hamilton would go on to pen the song "Sleeping Pill" to be featured on a CD sampler released by the trade magazine Album Network. The song was credited to a band known as The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 — a pseudonym for the duo. The name was a send-up to the 1968 animated television series entitled Joe 90
. However, their audience was not in on the joke, and repeatedly inquired about Joe 90. They eventually took on the name to avoid any further elaboration.
The name Joe90 was suggested by band manager Steve Barrett. He had been an integral part of the Gods Child creative process, suggesting song titles, lyrics, ideas and direction.
, was released through E Pluribus Unum
/Universal
label — a venture started by Counting Crows
lead singer Adam Duritz
. The label was bought out by Interscope in 2000.
Joe 90 embarked on a cross-country tour in support of the album, from October ’99 through February 2000. They toured alongside the Counting Crows.
Their first single, "Drive", (featuring Duritz on counter lead vocals) garnered major radio airplay across the country and was featured in the second season of Six Feet Under. Song "Cars Go By" was the end title for New Line Cinema
1999 film Body Shots
.
Every song from Dream This performed in film or on television.
"And When I Die" was performed by Joe 90 as the end title of New Line Cinema
distributed film Final Destination
in 2000
and appeared on the album A Raccoons Lunch
. Their final record remains unreleased.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, which was formed from the group Gods Child, based in New York City
New York City
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, and was later relocated to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The band members include Chris Seefried
Chris Seefried
Chris Seefried is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of bands Gods Child, Joe 90, Low Stars and producer co-writer for the neo soul band Fitz and the Tantrums....
, Gary DeRosa, Craig Ruda and Adam Hamilton
Adam Hamilton (musician)
Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles based music producer, songwriter and session musician. He is also the former bass guitarist of L.A. Guns. With L.A. Guns, he co wrote and played on the albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
.
History
DeRosa, Ruda, and Seefried were previously in a group known as Gods Child; and had released a handful of LPsGramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
under that moniker for Warner Brothers records. In 1994, Gods Child album Everybody
Everybody (Gods Child album)
-Personnel:* Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Mellotron, bass, percussion, samples* Gary DeRosa – wurlitzer piano, strings, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals, loops* Alex Alexander – drums, percussion* Craig Ruda – bass...
had a national hit single, "Everybodys 1", which topped the Billboard Magazine "Modern Rock" and "Album Rock" categories simultaneously. By year's end, they had performed on a nationally televised show from host Conan O' Brien, as well as at a WNEW radio Christmas show at New York’s Roseland Ballroom
Roseland Ballroom
The Roseland Ballroom is a multi-purpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theatre district, on West 52nd Street....
.
Their second album Aluminum
Aluminum (album)
Aluminum was the second album from NYC band Gods Child, littered with damaged guitars, distressed mellotron, and raw vocals. Produced by Tim Palmer the album features a spaced-out aura, solid musicianship and soaring sonics...
, produced by Tim Palmer
Tim Palmer
Tim Palmer is a British music producer, audio engineer and songwriter of rock and alternative music.-1980-1990:Palmer worked as an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London, England in the early 1980s...
was critically acclaimed but the single "Female Elvis" only charted regionally.
Transition
The band relocated to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 1996 and recruited Hamilton as a drummer. Seefried and Hamilton would go on to pen the song "Sleeping Pill" to be featured on a CD sampler released by the trade magazine Album Network. The song was credited to a band known as The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 — a pseudonym for the duo. The name was a send-up to the 1968 animated television series entitled Joe 90
Joe 90
Joe 90 is a late-1960s British science-fiction television series documenting the exploits of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who embarks on a double life as a schoolboy turned spy when his scientist father invents a pioneering machine capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and...
. However, their audience was not in on the joke, and repeatedly inquired about Joe 90. They eventually took on the name to avoid any further elaboration.
The name Joe90 was suggested by band manager Steve Barrett. He had been an integral part of the Gods Child creative process, suggesting song titles, lyrics, ideas and direction.
Joe 90
In September 1999, the band had released their debut CD under the new moniker. The album, entitled Dream ThisJoe 90 Dream This
-Personnel:* Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mellotron, piano, samples* Gary DeRosa – piano, wurlitzer, organ, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals* Craig Ruda – bass, loop guitar...
, was released through E Pluribus Unum
E pluribus unum
E pluribus unum , Latin for "Out of many, one", is a phrase on the Seal of the United States, along with Annuit cœptis and Novus ordo seclorum, and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782...
/Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
label — a venture started by Counting Crows
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
lead singer Adam Duritz
Adam Duritz
Adam Fredric Duritz is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer. He is best known for his role as frontman and vocalist for the rock band Counting Crows, in which he is a founding member and principal composer of their catalogue of songs.Duritz has recorded solo...
. The label was bought out by Interscope in 2000.
Joe 90 embarked on a cross-country tour in support of the album, from October ’99 through February 2000. They toured alongside the Counting Crows.
Their first single, "Drive", (featuring Duritz on counter lead vocals) garnered major radio airplay across the country and was featured in the second season of Six Feet Under. Song "Cars Go By" was the end title for New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
1999 film Body Shots
Body Shots
Body Shots is an American film written by David McKenna and directed by Michael Cristofer. Released in October 1999, Body Shots tells the story of eight singles whose night of drunken debauchery goes terribly wrong...
.
Every song from Dream This performed in film or on television.
"And When I Die" was performed by Joe 90 as the end title of New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
distributed film Final Destination
Final Destination
Final Destination is a 2000 supernatural slasher film written and directed by James Wong. The film was co-written by Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, both of them having previously worked with Wong in the TV series The X-Files. The film stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith and Tony Todd...
in 2000
2000 in film
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and appeared on the album A Raccoons Lunch
A Raccoons Lunch
A Raccoons Lunch was a compilation by Joe 90 of demos from the bands inception, unreleased masters and songs recorded for movies. The album includes "When You Arrive" from the movie soundtrack album Boys and Girls and Laura Nyro cover "And When I Die", which is the end title from the 2000 New Line...
. Their final record remains unreleased.
Albums
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Everybody Everybody (Gods Child album) -Personnel:* Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Mellotron, bass, percussion, samples* Gary DeRosa – wurlitzer piano, strings, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals, loops* Alex Alexander – drums, percussion* Craig Ruda – bass... |
as Gods Child |
| 1996 | Aluminum Aluminum (album) Aluminum was the second album from NYC band Gods Child, littered with damaged guitars, distressed mellotron, and raw vocals. Produced by Tim Palmer the album features a spaced-out aura, solid musicianship and soaring sonics... |
as Gods Child |
| 1999 | Dream This Joe 90 Dream This -Personnel:* Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mellotron, piano, samples* Gary DeRosa – piano, wurlitzer, organ, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals* Craig Ruda – bass, loop guitar... |
as Joe 90 Joe 90 Joe 90 is a late-1960s British science-fiction television series documenting the exploits of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who embarks on a double life as a schoolboy turned spy when his scientist father invents a pioneering machine capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and... |
| 2000 | A Raccoons Lunch A Raccoons Lunch A Raccoons Lunch was a compilation by Joe 90 of demos from the bands inception, unreleased masters and songs recorded for movies. The album includes "When You Arrive" from the movie soundtrack album Boys and Girls and Laura Nyro cover "And When I Die", which is the end title from the 2000 New Line... |
as Joe 90 Joe 90 Joe 90 is a late-1960s British science-fiction television series documenting the exploits of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who embarks on a double life as a schoolboy turned spy when his scientist father invents a pioneering machine capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and... |
| 2000 | Boys and Girls Boys and Girls (2000 film) Boys and Girls is a romantic comedy film that was released in 2000, directed by Robert Iscove. The two main characters, Ryan and Jennifer meet each other initially as adolescent teenagers... |
soundtrack Soundtrack A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Everybodys 1" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 1994 | "Everybodys 1" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 1994 | "Stone Horses" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | - |
| 1996 | "Female Elvis (I'm the Man)" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | - |
| 1996 | "This Is the Real World?" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | - |
| 1999 | "Drive" | Billboard AAA Tracks | - |