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Bærum, Norway (1999 – 2005)
1) Span were a rock band from Bærum, Norway, who self-proclaimed themselves as “Norwegian Turbo-Rock ‘n’ Roll Commandos.”
The band started off as Explicit Lyrics, but changed bandname to Span in 1999. By this time, only Fridtjof Nilsen (“Joff”, guitar) and Jarle Bernhoft (“Burn”, vocals) remained from Explicit Lyrics, and Vemund Stavnes (“Wes”, bass) and Fredrik Wallumrød (drums) were recruited to form the new band.
Span released their debut EP, Baby’s come back, in 2002 and financed an UK-tour by guitarist Frithjof Nilsen’s appearence in commercials for the Norwegian consumer guidance for meat. Late 2003, bassist Stavnes was replaced by Kim Nordbæk.
The band continiued touring (mostly in the UK) and released numerous singles before their album debut in February 2004. This album, Mass Distraction, was produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, Foo Fighers) and enjoyed a great reception from both fans and music magazines. To date they have sold more than 55 000 copies of this album and toured both Norway, UK and USA to boost the sales.
In the spring of 2005, the band released their second album, Vs. Time, which received a far less warm welcome than their debut. Just months later, July 2005, the Span announced that they had decided to “end this while we are still the best of friends.”
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Lithium007
Span feature in a new article over at Musicscramble - http://wp.me/pmvtu-ak
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dfr0
new Span track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQiu9UEyReU
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rjfoofitghters
i love this band, why did they split up and wtf happened to their lead singer his music not is shiit
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IceSpoon
scandinavian music thats not metal<<I loved that tag hahaha
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Thonydef
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SPAN WHY!? I HAD TO FIND OUT YOU GUYS BROKE UP LIKE THIS!? :( Found these guys thanks to IMF (international Music Feed) which is also dead :(
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fweiland
...we the fans call for a SPAN reunion ! ! ! hundreds and thousands of people are still waiting to buy a new SPAN CD/DVD or listen to it live and loud...
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Plaumtothashizz
hahah, they played at my school once, in front of like 70-80 fourten-to-sixteen-year-olds. and they earned 25,000 kroners for it. i remember the bassist chucking his instrument at my head.
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boogiewookiewu
I love span ^_^
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BlisteringDDj
Just rediscovered this band. Still rockin'!
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DangerousDave88
God I love this band, Don't think the way they do is an absolute classic!
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wezb69
ahhh just read on didnt realise u guys split please reform :D
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wezb69
love you guys you came to colchester like 6 yrs ago wish n hope u will again please :D
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RIAFT
If you like SPAN, check out http://www.myspace.com/spanzone
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theczar
Where the Hell can I buy their other cds? I only have Mass distraction. Help!
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fweiland
The Band "Dog Almighty" are looking for a new lead singer. They should get in contact with Jarle Bernhoft for a SPAN reunion.
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johannefuruseth
a genuine rock band, nice guys to! i hate the fact that they are split up....
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syco84
thats right...it has a lot more good songs than mass distraction. and even this album was...sry...IS great. i wish, they would be more promoted in europe and GERMANY. its very hard to find anything of them.
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alphasignal5
I think people need to give Vs. Time more of a listen, it's a fantastic album!
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Fudging
Azu-san: You say he is elitist, then criticize his taste for a mainstream band? Particularly one that has more musical talent than Franz Ferdinand, at least until their last album.
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josecharts
Don't Think the Way They Do is a 00s classic
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