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Rockville, Maryland (1996 – present)
The members of O.A.R. first came together in Rockville, Maryland in the basement of drummer Chris Culos’ childhood home in 1996. As a young group of musicians, they were the prototype of the modern, self-starting band—taking charge of their fate by working the internet and building an identifiable sound. The band’s music, a rock/reggae fusion, consisted of songs that were fully accessible, yet teasingly elusive. Attracting fans all across the country, the band members toured relentlessly, pushing their album sales through boundless dedication and word-of-mouth appeal, never waiting for the industry to catch up. O.A.R. owes much of their success to piracy and Napster, the mp3 sharing engine. Around 2000, O.A.R.’s popularity greatly increased among college students because their song “Crazy Game of Poker” was a huge hit on Napster.
By the time the band had reached their 10 year anniversary together, they had sold over 1.2 million albums and performed in front of over 1 million people. Their studio record, Stories of a Stranger, produced radio favorites “Love and Memories” and “Heard the World” as well as mtvU’s Most Downloaded Video of 2006, “Lay Down.” The band followed up the successful release with a live double disc CD and DVD set, Live From Madison Square Garden, recorded during the band’s second sold-out performance at the prestigious arena.
Early in 2008, the band members holed themselves up in a studio in Los Angeles to work on their next project, All Sides. The album, released on July 15th, is certain to be yet another milestone in O.A.R.’s storied career.
By the time the band had reached their 10 year anniversary together, they had sold over 1.2 million albums and performed in front of over 1 million people. Their studio record, Stories of a Stranger, produced radio favorites “Love and Memories” and “Heard the World” as well as mtvU’s Most Downloaded Video of 2006, “Lay Down.” The band followed up the successful release with a live double disc CD and DVD set, Live From Madison Square Garden, recorded during the band’s second sold-out performance at the prestigious arena.
Early in 2008, the band members holed themselves up in a studio in Los Angeles to work on their next project, All Sides. The album, released on July 15th, is certain to be yet another milestone in O.A.R.’s storied career.
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AVA-182 wrote:
Love and Memories <3
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dittbub wrote:
just discovered this... great stuff
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KM12 wrote:
'Shattered' <3
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mjkeat wrote:
maybe some people don't listen to dmb and oar because theyre jam bands? but i mean go ahead keep telling me what kind of music to listen to..your tastes are obviously better then mine, since youre so cool for listing all those artist you listen to
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archauthor wrote:
Gotta love Thelonious Monk. Especially that recording at carnegie hall. Love jazz piano. Miles Davis too.
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masterfuol wrote:
dont even get me started i listen to all that stuff... return to forever, miles davis (especially) bitches brew), I loves me some chic corea, Weather Report with Jaco, Larry Corryell, al di meola, bela fleck... i could go on forever
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djjazzpants wrote:
Rain or Shine is awesome of course and to Masterfuol if by real jam band you mean Miles Davis or some other jazz artists who really created the whole idea of a "jam band" then I do what I can so let's just drop the hate people ok thank you.
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archauthor wrote:
"Hate to break it to you guys but dave and OAR sucks... listen to a real jam band." Just because you have 2000 phish plays doesn't give you the right to be an ass. I love Phish and O.A.R., and Dave for that matter. I have a diverse taste in music. Whatever. Sometimes a 6 minute version of So Moved On will fill my fix as much as a 16 minute Fluffhead.
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masterfuol wrote:
Hate to break it to you guys but dave and OAR sucks... listen to a real jam band.
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
xo
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Elementree1 wrote:
YO POSITIVE PEOPLE!! If you like O.A.R and Rock/Reggae/Dancehall/Ska with a concious message please check out our music. We are a fresh new band out of Cincinnati Ohio, genre bending music and a message that must be heard. Our last fm page is: http://www.last.fm/music/theohms Our myspace page is: http://www.myspace.com/ohms. Feel our music
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Abesamis wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZDHZnvJZFc
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mackypaige wrote:
If you guys are fans of John Mayer, you should click on this link. You can win passes for his show at the Beacon Theater and be a FUSE reporter for the day! It's to hlp promote his new album, Battle Studies. http://fuse.tv/ontv/shows/john-mayer/contest.html
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sarahabdel wrote:
can't wait to see u guys in atlantic city!! and next month im seein slightly stoopid there too, hell ya!
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Stafshar wrote:
I fucking love them.
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KarolLdvk wrote:
Love Is Worth The Fall - awesome song!!!
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
awesome live
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mikebelto wrote:
Hey, check out brand new Avett Brothers out 9/29! They are great and their concerts are phenom! Check out the new music at http://bit.ly/1WZOe
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Stibz wrote:
Can't you guys come to Europe? Like, the Netherlands or something? First rounds on me!
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FrankFeranna wrote:
Anybody remember the tour they did with Howie Day? Great tour..... Howie is great too. http://www.myspace.com/howieday
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