Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock band consisting of three members: John Wozniak (lead vocals, guitar), Dylan Keefe (bass), and Shlomi Lavie (drums). The band is famous for their 1997 hit "Sex and Candy".
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History
Initial years
The band is named Marcy Open School class in Minneapolis, which is an alternative school John Wozniak attended. He chose the name because many of his songs were inspired by his childhood. Marcy Playground appeared in the late 1990s. Influences include David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Wham! and The Beatles. The influence is pretty clear on Marcy Playground's self-titled album, with songs like Shadow Of Seattle and Saint Joe On The School Bus . Frontman John Wozniak's first attempt, Zog BogBean - From the Marcy Playground, was produced by himself, recorded in his studio bedroom with some help from his girlfriend Sherry Fraser and his brother Scott in the early nineties. A limited number of CDs were released by Wozniak himself. "Our Generation" and "Dog and His Master", two songs found on the Wozniak Zog BogBean project, will appear on Marcy Playground albums later. In April 2009, Zog BogBean is available for download on Marcy Playground's official website as well as other outlets such as iTunes.
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After attending Evergreen State College for two years, Wozniak moved east to New York, to work with the multi-instrumentalist, Jared Kotler, whom John knew from suburban Philadelphia. Jared believes in John's songwriting talent and raises money with his cousin Jeff White to pay the duo for recording at Sabella Recording Studios near Roslyn, NY. After hearing two material records that John had recorded about John's songs, Capitol Records became interested in music. Kurt Rosenwinkel, a mutual friend, introduced bassist Dylan Keefe to John Wozniak and Marcy Playground began performing in NYC. The band was signed to the Capitol in 1995 and they performed a series of NYC club dates that would be the first incarnation of Marcy Playground as a band. Personal problems between John and Jared peaked after a year playing in the New York music scene and drummer Dan Rieser was brought in to replace Jared. The self-titled album was released in 1997, with the first single, "Poppies", released shortly thereafter. Marcy Playground emerged into the mainstream with the success of the single "Sex and Candy". The song spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. This album won platinum and successfully spawned two other singles, "Saint Joe on the School Bus" and "Sherry Fraser". Marcy Playground is quiet and minimalist. Wozniak's songs are played in a variety of styles: some of which are modern folk music; many do not like children's songs; the cruel sound of the psychedelia makes an appearance; and then there are the songs with a clear rock sound.
Shapeshifter (1999-2000)
The next Marcy Playground outing is 1999's Shapeshifter . Shapeshifter was released on November 2, 1999.
A small controversy was revealed when Paul Leary of Butthole Surfers revealed on the Marcy Playground website forum that cover art (painting by Mark Ryden) was originally conceptualized and commissioned by Leary for his canceled band After the Astronaut album. He claimed to be a fan of Marcy Playground and Leary's anger subsided after he learned that Capitol Records, the former home of Butthole Surfers and Marcy Playground's then-existing home, have put artwork into Wozniak as the original work of his own art department. and that Marcy Playground has no knowledge of the origin of the work. After learning the truth, Wozniak stated that he was "honorable" to have an album cover designed by Paul Leary. "This Saturday", the album's main single, made it to No. 23 on the Modern Rock Charts, and followed by the second single, "Bye Bye".
After Shapeshifter, drummer Dan Rieser left the band to pursue other interests. The position was eventually filled with recommendations by Gonzalo "Gonz" Martinez de la Cotera, a friend whose previous band Lincoln had opened for Marcy Playground.
MP3 (2004-2006)
After sufficient hiatus; Marcy Playground recorded a follow-up to Shapeshifter . Marcy Playground's third album, MP3, was released in 2004.
Marcy Playground did some tours to support MP3 . The album's first single, "Deadly Handsome Man" is a song featured on the soundtrack of the movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back several years earlier under its original title, "The Devil's Song". The second single, "Punk Rock Superstar" surprised many fans while bringing some new ones, when it was featured on the Xbox 360 playlist after it was re-released in 2006. Other singles from the album include "Blood in Alphabet Soup" and "No One's Boy" , both displayed in promotional ads for MP3 . One album song, "Paper Dolls", co-written by Jimi Haha of alternative rock band Jimmie Chicken Shack. On the track titled, "Hotter Than the Sun", Wozniak reflects the band's one-time success and remains positive about the band's future.
Leaving Wonderland... in great anger (2009)
Marcy Playground's fourth album, Leaving Wonderland... in great outrage, was released on July 7, 2009. Originally conceived as a solo recording by John Wozniak, he brought Dylan Keefe into the project and Records was released under the band name. Leaving Wonderland featured 12 songs, including the singles "Good Times" and "Blackbird". Also included in the notes is the "Memphis" version, the b-side Marcy Playground that Wozniak's wife feels deserves a second life breath. Sherry Fraser, Wozniak's longtime friend and lead vocalist Two Ton Boa, designed the album cover. Leaving Wonderland is produced, recorded and mixed by producer Jeff Dawson.
After the departure of Gonzalo Martinez from the band, Shlomi Lavie's family friend stepped as the drummer for the band's 2009 tour. After a successful 4-day Carnival Cruise event in the Bahamas with the Post-grunge Sponge band, it was announced that the band will tour for Spring 2009, playing in places along the California coastline, including Key Club, as well as cities in Canada and North Carolina.
Remix Indaba from Wonderland (2010-2011)
Marcy Playground's fifth album, Indaba Remixes from Wonderland, was released on September 28, 2010. Remix Indaba from Wonderland is a new CD and collection of remixed digital remixes from Marcy Playground in 2009. famous album Leaving Wonderland... in anger . Marcy Playground partnered with Indaba Music to offer fans the chance to meremix songs from the Leaving Wonderland album . Marcy Playground then selects her favorite mix of hundreds delivered to be included in Indaba . This is the first time Marcy Playground has an album exclusively produced from remixes that fans sent to Indaba Music where the winners will receive royalties from album sales.
Marcy Playground lyricist/lead singer/guitarist John Wozniak stated: "I want to make this tape to show people what the online music community is capable of I believe the talent that is reflected in this song speaks for itself. musicians give their inspiration from other musicians Music is not meant to be a solitary endeavor; it is something we like to do with others. "
Marcy Playground is to tour many places in support of the album until 2010.
Lunch, Recession & amp; Detention (2012)
Marcy Playground announced in mid-June 2012 that they will be releasing a rare compilation, b-sides, and new material on July 17, 2012 titled Lunch, Recess & amp; Detention . The album's first single, "Mr. Fisher", was released on June 26, 2012. Marcy Playground joins Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit and Gin Blossoms at Summerland Tour 2012.
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band members
- Current John Wozniak - Guitar/Vocal (1996-Now)
- Former
- Jared Kotler - Drums/Backing Vocals/Guitar (1996-1997)
- And Rieser - Drums/Backing Vocals (1997-2000)
- Gonzalo "Gonz" Martinez de la Cotera - Drums/Backing Vocals (2000-2009)
Timeline
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