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Big Wreck – Defined by What We Steal
Biography
Boston, United States (1995 – 2002, 2011 – present)
The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1995 by vocalist Ian Thornley, guitarist Brian Doherty, bassist Dave Henning and drummer Forrest Williams, who met as students at the Berklee College of Music. After several years of gigging in Boston and Cambridge, the band signed to a major label and released its debut album In Loving Memory Of… in 1997. The single The Oaf was a major Top Ten hit for the band that year.
Due to Thornley’s Canadian nationality, the band’s biggest commercial success was actually in Canada rather than the United States. The album’s subsequent singles, Blown Wide Open and That Song, were not as successful on the American charts as The Oaf had been, but in Canada they were both Top Ten hits.
In October of 2001, Big Wreck played a special show at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall accompanied by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Uzume Taiko Ensemble of drummers, with The Tragically Hip’s Paul Langlois and Robby Baker also making appearances.
The band’s second album The Pleasure and the Greed (released in 2001) was marred by poor marketing and was not as big a hit as their debut album, especially in the United States. The band subsequently broke up a year later in 2002.
Thornley moved back to Toronto, launching the band Thornley. Doherty has gone on to be in the indie band Death of 8, but the other band members never emerged with new projects.
Ian and Brian rekindled their friendship, which lead to a reunion in 2011
Top Albums
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Albatross
2,391 listeners11 tracks
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In Loving Memory Of...
9,033 listeners13 tracks
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The Pleasure and the Greed
4,863 listeners16 tracks
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In Loving Memory
7,551 listeners13 tracks
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BUKWORX
Gotta watch Big Wreck's latest live vid! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FbWRNqy7P0
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songfactslastfm
Big Wreck are back and sounding, well, bigger than ever. We chat to front man, Ian Thornley, about the Canadian rock band's comeback album, Albatross, PSY's "Gangnam Style" and pirates. The standard: http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/ian_thornley_of_big_wreck/
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BUKWORX
To be released on Feb 19th, 2013 exclusively @ BEST BUY in the US! With 3 Bonus tracks! 12. Good Times Roll [Bonus Track] (Cars cover!) 13. The Oaf [Live] [Bonus Track] 14. Control [Live] [Bonus Track] http://www.bestbuy.com
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jessthehippie91
my god, if you haven't heard the new album better get on that shit. "A Million Days" absolutely could have made The Pleasure and The Greed, its pretty crazy how BW it sounds. Mind = Blown Wide Open.
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jessthehippie91
Love BW. ILMO doesn't sounded '90s 'dated'. All of Ian's music is pretty timeless. Peace + Love
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mattfca
Awesome show at the CASBY's :)
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mattfca
25k listeners is a huge insult
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Toop6
'In Loving Memory Of...' is a really underrated album in my opinion. Just a solid rock album by all accounts. I need to check out the new stuff :D
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BUKWORX
Melt into this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E7EnUsgIRQ
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BUKWORX
AND the GEAR!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WYm_VWbGDs&list=UUhJ-MjEeeY5Fq2V66WPg9dA&index=2&feature=plcp
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BUKWORX
In depth interview!!!! Fantastic!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WFY4ZSbXko&feature=plcp
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Prognosis_X
Wolves is great! I like that guitar solo... its quite different.
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BUKWORX
New vid for Wolves!!! http://blog.rock.inmusic.ca/2012/03/exclusive-new-big-wreck-video-for-wolves-watch.html
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sybarite_
Albatross as an album feels more upbeat than previous stuff. I've had it on repeat because it's the only thing that's rocked me this hard in a long time. Thanks Ian and crew! (not that they'll ever see this.)
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alternativeRB
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JJCDAD
So happy for the new album!!!! Never thought it would happen.
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mattfca
Amazing album!!!
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BryanWeber
LOVE the new album! Picks up right where they left off! I love Thornley but was curious as to what the new album would sound like and it sounds like Big Wreck not Thornley. The new album is so damn good. It's almost like they never left.
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Creamore
I thought I'd never see this day, but thank goodness the power of friendship is stronger than that of hatred. Welcome back boys the new album fits in well with the first two albums. Can't wait to see you guys live again!
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the-cause
Welcome back boys! The new album is amazing! Album of the year, hands down.
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