Music 1010SEMESTER PRESENTATION

Everclear

Art Alexakis•Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter•Songs about personal experiences•Father abandoned him at young age•Drug Addict

Early Years•Shakin’ Brave•ShinDig Records•Color Finger•Portland•Pregnant Girlfriend

Becoming Everclear•Practice in friends basement•First Label Deal•Capitol Records•First Album “Sparkle and Fade”•“Heroin Girl”•“Santa Monica”

So Much For The After Glow•Released October 1997•First US tour•“Father of Mine”•Double Platinum

Songs From An American Movie•Released July 2000•“Wonderful”•Platinum

New Everclear•Organized new band•“This Land Is Your Land”•Summerland Tour

Music History•Santa Monica•Father Of Mine•Wonderful

Santa Monica•#29 on Billboard Hot 100•Art Alexakis home town•Iconic References

Listening Guide-Santa Monica•Introduction: Starts of instrumental. Guitar starts by playing the melody. Melody stays consistent throughout song.

•Verses 1 & 2: In the first 2 verses the melody is playing by a single guitar and there is a single vocalist.

•Chorus: Single vocalist. Guitar playing melody. Drums enter.

•Verses 3 & 4: Single vocalist. Lead guitar and drums stay the same. Tone of vocalist voice changes.

•Chorus: Back up singers enter. Guitar and drums continue to play the same thing. Drums and Guitar fade out to end song.

Father Of Mine•Art Alexakis’s Father•Father left family•Family struggles

Listening Guide- Father Of Mine Introduction: Very short. Solo guitar playing melody. Verse 1: Lead singer singing solo. Guitar continues in background. Verse 2: Guitar continues to play. Drums enter. Tempo stays the same.

Chorus: Chorus sung 4 times. Tempo picks up. The tone of lead singer’s voice becomes loud. Very simple beat.

Verse 3: Song stays at high tempo. Backup singer enters. Chorus: Lead singer and backup singer sing chorus one time. Song ends with guitar playing melody.

Wonderful•Most successful song•About Art’s parent’s divorce•Sang in child’s perspective

Listening Guide-Wonderful Introduction: Song starts with different voices saying wonderful. Guitar and drums enter at same time.

Verse 1: Drums and guitar play the same thing. Lead vocalist enters. Verse 2: Tempo picks up. Drums and guitar become louder. Chorus: Singers voice gets louder. Drum and guitar solo. Verse 3: Tone and tempo stay the same. Guitar and drums stay the same. Chorus: Sung 4 times. Singers tone turns into a yell. Guitar and drums get louder. Backup singers enter.

Verse 4: Song continues to build. Drums and guitar become very loud and aggressive. Coda: The singers voice gets quieter and quieter until you can’t hear it. Drums and guitar fade out.

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