Tyson Ritter (vocals/bass) Nick Wheeler (guitars/keyboards/programming) Mike Kennerty (guitar) Chris Gaylor (drums)
The All-American Rejects are a Stillwater, Oklahoma based band whose incomparable sound fuses modern power pop music with drum loops, rock guitar and infectious melodies and harmonies.
The duo that is known as The All-American Rejects is Tyson Ritter (vocals, bass) and Nick Wheeler (guitars, drums, keyboards, & programming). The band released their first independent album in the spring of 2000 securing spins on Oklahoma radio creating a massive local fan base. The songs compiling the album attracted opportunities for the duo such as mass local radio and press exposure, licensing on MTV’s Undressed, and opening bill for The Flaming Lips and Caroline’s Spine.
In the summer of 2001, The All-American Rejects released the E.P. Same Girl, New Songs and set out to tour the Midwest. By the end of the tour, the band had signed a recording contract with Doghouse Records (The Get Up Kids, River City High).
The All-American Rejects recorded their international debut album with producer Tim O’Heir (Superdrag, SamIAm, Sebadoh) in Brooklyn, NY. During this time, the band also filmed a music video for their first single "Swing, Swing". Their self-titled debut will hit stores October 15th [2002].
Just to let you know the band is no longer made up of four guys. Tyson and Nick are the only ones left. The others left for their oun reasons. So now just the two of them jam and their doin a hell of a good job. The make backup tapes with the drums and stuff and they play the guitar, bass and keyboard live.
I'm really annoyed when people that are into punk music post comments sayin' that bands that are more pop, are by no means punk.... you've got to understand that when people say pop-punk, alternative-punk, ska-punk etc... thay don't claim that all these sub-categories replace the old-school punk category... i mean these styles that i've mentioned before are only the evolution of '70-'80s e.g. Sex Pistols punk... and ,yes, when a band appears on t.v. is just for commercial reasons, to be widely known, and i don't see where the problem is when a band wants some more fame... we are over the age when punk-bands were a group of friends that played in a garage or the closest pub... now things are more pop and whether you like it or not that's the way it is...
Simple Plan became famous in Janurary of 2002. They surprised many people when they came out with their first album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls. They soon went on tour and were followed by many fans. They are from Montreal, Canada. The group consists of five guys that have been friends since junior high except for David who they met later after taking Pierre's place on their old band Reset. two guitarists , one vocalist, one bassist, and one drummer. Their names are Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals) Chuck Comeau (Drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), Sebastian Lebreve (guitar), and David Desrosiers (bass).'Pierre Bouvier is now 25 (May 9,1979),Charles Comeau (September 17,1979), Jeff Stinco is 26 (August 22, 1978) Sebastien(Seb)is 23 (June 5 1981) and David Desrosiers is 24 (August 29 1980).They recently are on a tour through Asia with Good Charlotte. They are going to go on tour with Avril to open for her at the end of September. Simple plan came out with a song called A Big Package For You. In October 26,2004,Simple Plan released a new album called Still Not Getting Any. Track 11, although untitled is easy to relate to for teens all around the world. So why are teens the MAIN audience for Simple Plan? Because Teens have yet to find themselves and turn to band like Simple Plan to help them out.And people going through a hard time they can relate to this music i know i can.
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