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The Rockfords

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Goodness

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Pearl Jam
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "The Rockfords," "Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03"

Biography

Rock quintet the Rockfords got its start with four pre-teens in Seattle: guitarists Mike McCready and Danny Newcomb, bass player and vocalist Rick Friel, and drummer Chris Friel. The four formed the high school band Warrior in 1978, then added lead singer Rob Webber in 1982 and became Shadow, which lasted until 1988, then broke up. McCready formed Pearl Jam in 1990 and went on to rock stardom; Newcomb and the Friel brothers continued playing in local Seattle bands. In 1994, Newcomb and Chris Friel formed Goodness, which included lead singer Carrie Akre, releasing a self-titled album in 1995 and a follow-up, Anthem, in 1998. In 1999, McCready, still a member of Pearl Jam, rejoined Newcomb, the Friel brothers and Akre in forming the Rockfords, who were signed to Epic and released their self-titled debut album in February 2000. Their association with Epic only lasted for one album, but the Rockfords continued and three years after their debut released Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03 on the independent Kufala label. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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This article is about the rock group. For the self-titled album, see The Rockfords (album).
The Rockfords
Origin Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Years active 1999–2003
Label(s) Epic
Associated acts Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Goodness, Mad Season
Members
Carrie Akre
Chris Friel
Rick Friel
Mike McCready
Danny Newcomb

The Rockfords were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1999 by Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, and Danny Newcomb of Goodness, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts. The group served as a side project for its members, who had already tasted success with their respective bands.

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History

Chris Friel, Rick Friel, and Mike McCready were originally members of the band Shadow during the mid-1980s in Seattle, Washington.[1] After a couple of attempts at breaking into the Los Angeles, California music scene, the group broke up and the band members went their separate ways. McCready would go on to co-form Pearl Jam in 1990 and Chris Friel would go on to be a part of the band Goodness. Sometime as early as June 20, 1998, Chris Friel and Danny Newcomb of Goodness would invite McCready to play with Goodness onstage prior to a Pearl Jam set. They soon decided afterward to put a band together with Rick Friel and Goodness vocalist Carrie Akre. They named themselves The Rockfords, after one of McCready's favorite TV shows The Rockford Files.

The band's debut album, The Rockfords, was released on February 1, 2000 through Epic Records. Produced by John Goodmanson, it featured vocalist/guitarist Nancy Wilson (of Heart) contributing guest vocals on the track "Riverwide". Theresa E. LaVeck of Allmusic called the album a "compelling, if uneven, collaborative effort."[2] The band members would go back to their regular work for some time after playing at least five shows together in the Seattle area in 2000.

In 2003, the band got together again, playing several more shows around Seattle and writing several new songs. A live album, Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03, was released in 2003 through Kufala Recordings. An EP containing the new songs, Waiting... (again produced by Goodmanson), was released in 2004.

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Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details
2000 The Rockfords
  • Released: February 1, 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD

Live albums

Year Album details
2003 Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03
  • Released: December 28, 2003
  • Label: Kufala
  • Format: 2-CD set

Extended plays

Year Album details
2004 Waiting...
  • Released: January 2004
  • Label: Ten Club
  • Format: CD

Singles

Year Single Album
2000 "Silver Lining" The Rockfords

Other appearances

Year Song Title Label
2000

"Silver Lining"

 Down to You: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture Epic

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "The Rockfords". Allmusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
  2. ^ LaVeck, Theresa E. "The Rockfords". Allmusic.

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