Truly
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Truly is an American rock
band formed in the wake of the grunge
era. It featured former Soundgarden
bassist Hiro Yamamoto
, one-time Screaming Trees
drummer Mark Pickerel
, and singer Robert Roth
. While not a commercially successful group like some of their Seattle contemporaries, the band lasted a decade with two studio album
s to their name.
Truly released one EP
, Heart and Lungs
, in 1991 and one four-track CD, Leslie's Coughing Up Blood, for Sub Pop
in 1993. They recorded the full-length studio album Fast Stories... from Kid Coma
from 1992-'94. Truly then signed with Capitol Records
before releasing the aforementioned work in 1995. A second album, Feeling You Up
, was released in 1997 under Thick Records
. The band's final release, Twilight Curtains
, a mixture of new and unreleased songs and demos, was released in Europe
in 2000 through the independent label, Cargo/Headhunter U.K.
Their comeback was in 2008, with concerts and the promise of a new record, due out in 2011.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band formed in the wake of the grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
era. It featured former Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
bassist Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984...
, one-time Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the time the band reached its most successful period...
drummer Mark Pickerel
Mark Pickerel
Mark Pickerel is best known as the original drummer for the Screaming Trees, a rock group from Ellensburg, WA, that formed in 1985. Other members of the band included the versatile singer Mark Lanegan and the Conner brothers...
, and singer Robert Roth
Robert Roth (Musician)
Robert Roth is best known as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of 90's Sub Pop and Capitol Records band Truly. The band have recently have reunited with all original members to play in shows in Seattle, London and Azkena Rock Festival 2008 alongside Ray Davies, the Sex Pistols, Dinosaur Jr...
. While not a commercially successful group like some of their Seattle contemporaries, the band lasted a decade with two studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s to their name.
Truly released one EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Heart and Lungs
Heart and Lungs
Heart and Lungs is an EP by the American Alternative Rock band Truly. "Heart and Lungs" was featured in the 1992 film Singles.- Track listing :# "Heart and Lungs" - 4:20# "The Color is Magic" - 4:26# "Truly Drowning" - 4:47...
, in 1991 and one four-track CD, Leslie's Coughing Up Blood, for Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
in 1993. They recorded the full-length studio album Fast Stories... from Kid Coma
Fast Stories... from Kid Coma
Fast Stories... from Kid Coma is the 1995 debut album of the grunge band Truly. "Hot Summer 1991" was featured in the 1997 compilation album Subject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free America.-Track listing:# "Blue Flame Ford" - 6:18...
from 1992-'94. Truly then signed with Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
before releasing the aforementioned work in 1995. A second album, Feeling You Up
Feeling You Up
Feeling You Up was recorded from 1995–1997 and released November 1997 on 12" vinyl and CD. "It's On Your Face" was used in its entirety in Francis Ford Coppola's TV series First Wave episode 16 "The Undesirables".-Track listing:...
, was released in 1997 under Thick Records
Thick Records
THICK RECORDS is a Chicago based independent record label formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein. Early label releases include influential albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL’s Judge Nothing, and the Omaha based Commander Venus, whose members included Conor Oberst,...
. The band's final release, Twilight Curtains
Twilight Curtains
Twilight Curtains is a rarities compilation album by Truly released only in the UK on May 22, 2000.-Track listing:# "Twilight Curtains" - 4:41# "Leatherette Tears II" - 3:31# "Aliens on Alcohol" - 4:51# "Wait Til' the Night" - 4:52...
, a mixture of new and unreleased songs and demos, was released in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 2000 through the independent label, Cargo/Headhunter U.K.
Their comeback was in 2008, with concerts and the promise of a new record, due out in 2011.
Discography
- Heart and LungsHeart and LungsHeart and Lungs is an EP by the American Alternative Rock band Truly. "Heart and Lungs" was featured in the 1992 film Singles.- Track listing :# "Heart and Lungs" - 4:20# "The Color is Magic" - 4:26# "Truly Drowning" - 4:47...
(EP) - 1991 - Fast Stories... from Kid ComaFast Stories... from Kid ComaFast Stories... from Kid Coma is the 1995 debut album of the grunge band Truly. "Hot Summer 1991" was featured in the 1997 compilation album Subject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free America.-Track listing:# "Blue Flame Ford" - 6:18...
- 1995 - Feeling You UpFeeling You UpFeeling You Up was recorded from 1995–1997 and released November 1997 on 12" vinyl and CD. "It's On Your Face" was used in its entirety in Francis Ford Coppola's TV series First Wave episode 16 "The Undesirables".-Track listing:...
- 1997 - Subject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free AmericaSubject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free AmericaSubject to Change is a compilation album released in 1997 and the first by Airforce Records. It features artists from the Pacific Northwest interwoven with spoken word prose from Alyssa Burrows. There are 20 tracks available on the CD from 19 different artists...
- 1997 compilation - Twilight CurtainsTwilight CurtainsTwilight Curtains is a rarities compilation album by Truly released only in the UK on May 22, 2000.-Track listing:# "Twilight Curtains" - 4:41# "Leatherette Tears II" - 3:31# "Aliens on Alcohol" - 4:51# "Wait Til' the Night" - 4:52...
- 2000