Out of Exile (2005)
On August 16, 2005, 311 released their eighth studio album, titled Don’t Tread on Me . “Don’t Tread on Me,” the first single, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and No. 7 at Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles .
It is the first of two albums released on Triple Crown Records . It is also the first of three albums produced by Chris Bracco and Mike Skinner (ex-Miracle of 86). In 2005, Devine released his third full-length album, Split the Country, Split the Street . He signed with Capitol…
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After a nine-year hiatus, the band reformed in the summer of 2005 with a recording lineup bolstered by Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez , members of Descendents . The live lineup during this period fluctuated, with Stevenson and George Berz (Dinosaur Jr.) both sitting in on drums during 2005, while…
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Though Collingwood and Schlesinger shared cowriter credit for all original Fountains of Wayne material, for most of their career together, they wrote their songs separately. In 2005 Collingwood said, “We decided early on, it’s better to not have arguments that some bands have where someone might say, ‘I wrote 15%…
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In 2005, the album ranked 420 in Rock Hard magazine’s book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time .
The band continued to frequently tour with Cracker (whom Krummenacher joined for a time), and in 2005 the two groups started an annual three-night “Campout” at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, California . The Campout has seen appearances by Built to Spill , Neko Case , Magnolia Electric…
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The band reformed to play their first gigs in eight years in Nottingham, Birmingham and London in January 2005. Ten minutes after the completion of each gig, double live albums of the performance could be purchased through the Instant Live service.
Of all these demo tracks, “Like God” had previously been released in the same demo form in 2005 as part of the official VAST fan club package, “No One Could Know” had been played live in 2009, and “Whisper My Name In Your Heart” was played live in 2009 under…
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The band released an EP, God Don’t Make No Trash / Up Your Ass With Broken Glass in 2005