Marvelous 3
Encyclopedia
Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta-based rock
band.
Butch Walker
, bass guitarist
Jayce Fincher, and drummer
Doug Mitchell (a.k.a. Mitch "Slug" McLee.) All three band members had played together previously in glam outfit SouthGang
, Floyds Funk Revival and The Floyds, before reemerging as Marvelous 3 in 1997
when they released their first album, Math and Other Problems
.
The band's most successful album - Hey! Album
- was released in fall 1998
with the lead single "Freak of the Week" reaching #5 on Billboard
s Modern Rock Tracks chart and #23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band toured with bands such as Collective Soul
, SR-71
, Dynamite Hack
and Train
and appeared on the WB television show Charmed
.
The band acrimoniously separated from label Elektra Records
in spring 2001, as Walker documented on the band's official web site in April 2001:
Following a final tour, in which the band headlined the Atlanta Music Midtown
festival in May 2001, they ended with a final farewell show at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park
in August 2001.
Butch Walker went on to become a successful solo artist, songwriter
and record producer
, creating hit records for Avril Lavigne
, Bowling for Soup
, Pink, Fall out Boy
, Lit and SR-71.
since the band's 2001 split. Most often, Fincher and McLee have joined Butch Walker
during encores of his solo shows, resurrecting material from the band's three releases and prior tours.
Walker and Fincher lent background vocals to "Over Tokyo", a track from Collective Soul's
2000 album Blender.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band.
History
Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitaristGuitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
, bass guitarist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Jayce Fincher, and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Doug Mitchell (a.k.a. Mitch "Slug" McLee.) All three band members had played together previously in glam outfit SouthGang
SouthGang
SouthGang was a Los Angeles-based glam metal band composed of lead vocalist Jesse Harte, guitarist Butch Walker, bassist Jayce Fincher, and drummer Mitch "Slug" McLee, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's original name was Byte the Bullet, which was changed to SouthGang before they...
, Floyds Funk Revival and The Floyds, before reemerging as Marvelous 3 in 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
when they released their first album, Math and Other Problems
Math and Other Problems
Math and Other Problems is the first album released by Atlanta based rock band, Marvelous 3. The album was released in 1997] through the Deep South label.-Track listing:All songs written by Butch Walker.# "Appetite" - 2:57# "Make Up" - 3:00...
.
The band's most successful album - Hey! Album
Hey! Album
Hey! Album is the second album from Atlanta rock band Marvelous 3. The album was originally released independently in early 1998 on the band's own Marvelous Records imprint....
- was released in fall 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
with the lead single "Freak of the Week" reaching #5 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Modern Rock Tracks chart and #23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band toured with bands such as Collective Soul
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
, SR-71
SR-71 (band)
SR-71 is an American rock band that was formed in Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their 2000 single "Right Now", their 2002 single "Tomorrow", and as the authors of Bowling for Soup's 2004 hit "1985" . The name of the band came from SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic surveillance aircraft...
, Dynamite Hack
Dynamite Hack
Dynamite Hack is a post-grunge band, formed in Austin, Texas in 1997 taking its name from a line in the film Caddyshack in which Carl Spackler describes the marijuana he is smoking as "dynamite hack" to Ty Webb ....
and Train
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....
and appeared on the WB television show Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
.
The band acrimoniously separated from label Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
in spring 2001, as Walker documented on the band's official web site in April 2001:
Following a final tour, in which the band headlined the Atlanta Music Midtown
Music Midtown
Music Midtown was a large music festival held in Atlanta, Georgia from 1994 to 2005. It is once again resurrected for 2011.The festival ran on one weekend each year from 1994 to 2005. The event drew in excess of 300,000 attendees per year during its peak years. Music Midtown started as a two-day...
festival in May 2001, they ended with a final farewell show at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park
Centennial Olympic Park
Centennial Olympic Park is a 21 acre public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA that is owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. The park was built by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games as part of the infrastructure improvements for the Centennial...
in August 2001.
Butch Walker went on to become a successful solo artist, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, creating hit records for Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
, Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
, Pink, Fall out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
, Lit and SR-71.
Band members
- Butch Walker - lead 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...
- Jayce Fincher - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Doug Mitchell (a.k.a. Mitch "Slug" McLee) - drums
Albums
- Math and Other ProblemsMath and Other ProblemsMath and Other Problems is the first album released by Atlanta based rock band, Marvelous 3. The album was released in 1997] through the Deep South label.-Track listing:All songs written by Butch Walker.# "Appetite" - 2:57# "Make Up" - 3:00...
August 12, 1997 - Hey! AlbumHey! AlbumHey! Album is the second album from Atlanta rock band Marvelous 3. The album was originally released independently in early 1998 on the band's own Marvelous Records imprint....
October 27, 1998 - ReadySexGoReady, Sex, GoReadySexGo is the third and final album from Atlanta rock band Marvelous 3. It was released on September 12, 2000. The album produced two singles, "Sugarbuzz" and "Get Over", that received moderate regional airplay...
September 12, 2000
Singles
- "Freak of the Week" from Hey! Album
- "Every Monday" from Hey! Album
- "Sugarbuzz" from Ready, Sex, Go
- "Get Over" from Ready, Sex, Go
Guest appearances
Marvelous 3 have had multiple single-night reunions in AtlantaAtlanta, 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...
since the band's 2001 split. Most often, Fincher and McLee have joined Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
during encores of his solo shows, resurrecting material from the band's three releases and prior tours.
Walker and Fincher lent background vocals to "Over Tokyo", a track from Collective Soul's
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
2000 album Blender.