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Joydrop

 
Artist: Joydrop
Joydrop

Group Members:

Thomas Payne, Tom McKay, Tony Rabalao, Tara Slone

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Influenced By:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Y Kant Tori Read

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  • Formed: 1996
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Viberate", "Metasexual

Biography

With potent vocals, edgy guitars and a hard-driving rhythm section, Joydrop is, first and foremost, a rock band. On their debut album, Metasexual, they tap into the timeless sound of rock music with solid songwriting, lucid melodies and memorable hooks, then add a contemporary vocabulary of samples, altered drum sounds and loops.

Formed in 1996 in Toronto, Joydrop's sound reflects the divergent backgrounds of its members. Vocalist Tara Slone studied opera and theater for more than a decade. Guitarist Thomas Payne, a student of musical composition and philosophy, spent his teens in front of a 4-track recorder. Bassist Tom McKay got his education in the UK, performing and writing with various artists. Drummer Tony Rabalao studied composition and jazz and has performed in a wide variety of musical contexts. To record the album, the band called upon veteran producer and mixer Ron St. Germain (Creed, 311, Soundgarden, Tool, Bad Brains). Spiders followed four years after their founding, and 2001's Viberate featured frontwoman Tara Sloane's best work yet. ~ Amanda Nusbaum, All Music Guide
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Joydrop was a Canadian alternative rock band in the late 1990s and early 2000s from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Tara Slone, guitarist Thomas Payne, bassist Tom McKay and drummer Tony Rabalao.

The band released two CDs, Metasexual and Viberate, and had notable chart hits in Canada with "Beautiful" and "Sometimes Wanna Die". The former was used on the soundtrack of the film "Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed", playing as the end credits roll. The latter single was featured prominently on MTV2 in the US during the summer of 2001, thanks in part to a music video featuring Tommy Lee. They appeared as themselves, performing their two hit songs, on an episode of Special Unit 2.

Following the band's breakup, Slone released a solo album, and was a contestant on Rock Star: INXS. Tony Rabalao also went solo and put out a CD under the name Lehlo but plays in Tara's band as well. Tom McKay is a producer and worked on Tara's and Tony's CDs. Thomas Payne is writing and producing with other artists.

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Discography

Metasexual (1999)

  1. Fizz (3:51)
  2. Beautiful (3:59)
  3. Breakdown (4:57)
  4. Strawberry Marigold (4:09)
  5. Spiders (3:12)
  6. Dream Today (3:21)
  7. Cocoon (3:13)
  8. Over + Under (4:06)
  9. If I Forget (3:49)
  10. All 2 Well (3:43)
  11. No One (2:54)
  12. Dog Star Radio (4:46)
  13. The Line (5:02)
  14. Until (4:20)

Viberate (2001)

  1. Thick Skin
  2. American Dreamgirl
  3. Sometimes Wanna Die
  4. Life On The Sun
  5. Swan Song
  6. Replaced
  7. Viberate
  8. This Is Not Real
  9. Expiry Dates
  10. Do You Believe
  11. Embrace
  12. Metasexual

Singles

  • Beautiful (1999)
  • If I Forget (exclusive to Canada) (1999)
  • Spiders (exclusive to US) (2000)
  • Sometimes Wanna Die (2001)
  • American Dream Girl (2001)

 
 
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Tara Slone (Rock Artist, 2000s)
Metasexual (1998 Album by Joydrop)
Viberate (2001 Album by Joydrop)

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