Seeds is the second album by hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Brother Cane

Brother Cane

Brother Cane was an American hard rock band that released three albums in the 1990s. The band was formed in 1990 by singer/guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Glenn Maxey. Joined by guitarist Roman Glick and drummer Scott Collier, Brother Cane released their self-titled debut album in 1993...

, released July 4, 1995 on Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

. It features one of the group's most popular singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "And Fools Shine On", which charted at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks

Mainstream Rock Tracks

Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...

 and ranked #5 on the year-end Top Hot Album Rock Tracks list. That same year, "Fools Shine On" was featured on the Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers soundtrack

Soundtrack

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. In addition, "Hung On a Rope", "20/20 Faith", and "Horses & Needles" were also featured in the film.

Reception

Brother Cane's sophomore effort was not reviewed by many significant publications. However, Allmusic gave Seeds a high rating, calling it "a slick, heavy recording that dares to oppose '90s punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 with their own combination of classic '70s rock

Classic rock

Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

 and '90s grunge

Grunge

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Track listing

All songs by Damon Johnson

Damon Johnson

Damon Rogers Johnson is an American born guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with the hard rock band Brother Cane, and as a guitarist for Alice Cooper. He is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for country music group Whiskey Falls. He had been the guitarist of the...

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1. "Horses & Needles" – 3:08
2. "Hung On a Rope" - 2:49
3. "And Fools Shine On
   And Fools Shine On
   "And Fools Shine On" is a song by the American rock band Brother Cane. It was released in 1995 on Brother Cane's second album, Seeds, and charted at #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, ranking at #5 on the 1995 year-end mainstream rock chart. The song was featured in the movie Halloween:...
   
   " - 4:41
4. "Kerosene" - 3:28
5. "Breadmaker" - 4:05
6. "Rise on Water" - 3:20
7. "20/20 Faith" - 4:29
8. "Bad Seeds" - 3:51
9. "Stain" - 3:47
10. "Intempted" - 4:02
11. "Voice of Eujena" - 4:05
12. "High Speed Freezin'" - 4:13

Personnel

• David Anderson
  David Anderson
  David A. Anderson, is a former Canadian cabinet minister.Educated at Victoria College in Victoria, BC and the University of British Columbia, Anderson served as a foreign service officer in the Department of External Affairs between 1962 and 1968...
  
   - Guitar
• Scott Collier - Drums
• Roman Glick - Bass
• Damon Johnson - Lead vocals / guitar

Singles

Year	Song	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... s Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... Chart Position
1995	And Fools Shine On And Fools Shine On "And Fools Shine On" is a song by the American rock band Brother Cane. It was released in 1995 on Brother Cane's second album, Seeds, and charted at #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, ranking at #5 on the 1995 year-end mainstream rock chart. The song was featured in the movie Halloween:...	1
1995	Breadmaker	25
1996	Voice of Eujena	30