Lifehouse (band)
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| Lifehouse | ||
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 Jason Wade, Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. and Bryce Soderberg
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Malibu, California United States |
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| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Acoustic rock Post grunge |
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| Years active | 2000 - Present | |
| Label(s) | DreamWorks Geffen |
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Blyss | |
| Website | www.LifehouseMusic.com | |
| Members | ||
| Jason Wade Guitars & Singer-Songwriter Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. |
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| Former members | ||
| Sean Woolstenhulme Sergio Andrade Jon "Diff" Palmer Collin Hayden Aaron Lord |
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Lifehouse is a melodic rock band from the United States, popular with mainstream audiences. They came to prominence in 2000 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the No.1 Single of 2001. In 2002, they released their follow up album Stanley Climbfall. The band's third album, self-titled Lifehouse was released in 2005. The trio consists of Jason Wade, Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. and Bryce Soderberg. The band has recently completed their fourth studio album Who We Are which is due for release in June 2007. At times, the band jokingly refers to themselves as Lifeboat.
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[edit] Biography
The band was founded by leader and singer Jason Wade (vocals, guitar) and his friends Sergio Andrade (bass), and Jon Palmer (drums) providing the core trio. Collin Hayden was soon added on additional guitar and Aaron Lord was added on various strings.
[edit] Blyss & Diff's Lucky Day
When Wade was 15 years old, Kate Miner introduced him to friend and collaborator Ron Aniello, who helped Jason to hone his skills. Working with Aniello as producer, the young men released a demo album in 1999 under the band name "Blyss" entitled Diff's Lucky Day. Originally intended for sale at concerts, or for giving to friends or potential industry contacts, these limited-release CDs surprised everyone when they began to sell for hundreds of dollars on eBay.
[edit] No Name Face
- "Hanging by a Moment" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "Hanging by a Moment", the second single from No Name Face (1995) and Most Played Song of 2001.
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In 2000, Lifehouse entered the recording studio to record their first LP. Five of the twelve tracks from Diff's Lucky Day were remixed and released on No Name Face. Because of his charisma and talent, DreamWorks Records focused their sights solely on frontman Jason Wade, and by the time the debut album was released on October 31, 2000, Wade and Andrade were the only remaining founding members. Shortly after recording the first album, Rick Woolstenhulme replaced Jon Palmer on drums. Lifehouse's international fan base began to grow and while fans of the band considered Wade's lyrics to be deep, questioning, and profoundly spiritual, some found Lifehouse's output to be "drab FM-radio rock".
Sick Cycle Carousel was released by the band as the first commercial release single, however it was Hanging by a Moment that affirmed the band a place in musical history, being labeled the Most Played Song of 2001. The third and final single from No Name Face was "Breathing" which, though performing better than Sick Cycle Carousel, had far less chart impact than Hanging by a Moment.
The song Everything was also used in both the pilot and first-season finale episodes of the future hit WB drama, Smallville, and would go on to be placed on the series' first soundtrack (Smallville: The Talon Mix). This began the long-standing affair between band and series, as Lifehouse would go on to have seven songs played during the series' first four seasons, ending with a live performance in the fourth-season prom episode, and landing yet another song on Smallville: The Metropolis Mix (You And Me (Wedding Version)).
[edit] Stanley Climbfall
Shortly after a long tour for No Name Face, Lifehouse re-entered the studio to cut their sophomore album Stanley Climbfall. Though the album features all original songs with uniqueness and style similar to the first album, its success was shortlived and its singles, Spin and Take Me Away were vastly overshadowed by the success of the first album and its singles. Shortly after the release of this album, Rick's brother Sean Woolstenhulme (of The Calling) was officially made the fourth member of the band in June of 2002 after touring with Lifehouse.
In April 2004, Sergio Andrade confirmed that he had decided to leave the band to pursue individual projects. Shortly after this, Sean also left the band to pursue other musical projects such as Abandoned Pools and The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex.
[edit] Lifehouse
Jason Wade and Rick Woolstenhulme remained the active members of Lifehouse. In late 2004, Bryce Soderberg (previously of AM Radio) signed on as Lifehouse's new bass guitarist.On July 6, 2004, they went to Maryland to begin work on their eponymous third album. Lifehouse was released on March 22, 2005 and was produced by John Alagia.
The album's first single You and Me was released for airplay on January 18, 2005. It was written several years prior and was originally performed by Jason Wade in the 2000 independent film All Over Again. The song also appears on the soundtrack to Smallville. One episode, "Spirit", featured the band actually performing it and three other songs from the album (Come Back Down, Blind, and Undone) on the show. The song too appeared on Boston Legal.
The music video for the album's second single Blind was released October 19, 2005. It stars Tina Majorino (most well known as Deb from MTV film Napoleon Dynamite) and features several recent thespians such as Sarch McClain, Stephen Cheung, and Andy Walters.
[edit] Who We Are
It has now been announced that the fourth album has Wade, Woolstenhulme and Soderberg as its lineup.
Two songs that are rumored to be on the album are "Crash and Burn" and "The Edge", which have both been played at concerts. "The Edge" is originally from Lifehouse's early days when they were still Blyss. Early during production, Jason said that roughly half the songs are (at least) piano driven. Many took this to imply that this album will be a further step away from the group's first two albums. To reinforce this belief, Lifehouse then contributed their previously unreleased song "Good Enough" as part of the soundtrack for the Disney film The Wild, which is a very mellow, acoustic guitar driven ballad. Inclusion of the song on Who We Are is speculated, though neither confirmed or denied by the band.
Who We Are is now complete, according to the band. Few songs have been confirmed by the band, but those that are, are claimed to "rock a little harder" than their self-titled album, Lifehouse.[1]. The band has confirmed that they intend to release Album Number Four in early 2007. Jason Wade has named three songs from the new album: "Signs of Life", "The First Time" and "Who We Are". Bryce Soderberg has confirmed that the song "Mesmerized" will be on the new album. The album is being recorded in Kiefer Sutherland and Jude Cole's recording studio.
On March 28, 2007, the band announced simultaneously on their MySpace and their Official Website that the album would be entitled Who We Are and would be released in June 2007, followed by a tour with the Goo Goo Dolls[2].
[edit] Other Songs
The band has also covered the Keane single Somewhere Only We Know live on Yahoo Music. Lifehouse has also stated that Keane is one of their favorite musical groups.
In 2007, Lifehouse was selected as John Carroll University's band for their Spring Concert.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Cover | The Billboard 200 Chart Position |
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| 1999 | Diff's Lucky Day (EP as Blyss) |  |
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| 2000 | No Name Face |  |
#6 | 2x Platinum |
| 2002 | Stanley Climbfall |  |
#7 | |
| 2005 | Lifehouse |  |
#10 | Gold |
| 2007 | Who We Are |  |
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Covers And Images |
Chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US | US Mainstream Rock | US Modern Rock | US AC | US Adult Top 40 | US Top 40 Mainstream | ||||
| 2000 | Hanging by a Moment |  |
#2 | #7 | #1 | - | #1 | #2 | No Name Face |
| 2001 | Sick Cycle Carousel |  |
- | #38 | #21 | - | - | - | No Name Face |
| 2001 | Breathing |  |
- | - | - | - | #19 | - | No Name Face |
| 2002 | Spin |   |
#71 | #34 | #25 | - | #13 | #28 | Stanley Climbfall |
| 2002 | Take Me Away |  |
- | - | - | - | #22 | - | Stanley Climbfall |
| 2005 | You And Me |   |
#5 | - | - | #1 | #1 | #4 | Lifehouse |
| 2005 | Blind |  Video Clip Screenshot |
- | - | - | - | #22 | - | Lifehouse |
[edit] DVD & Video
- A compilation of their greatest moments, music videos, hit singles, and live concerts. Released November 22, 2005 by Geffen Records.
- The song Everything from this DVD was performed Live in Portland and is currently available for listening on the band's myspace.
[edit] External links
[edit] Official Websites
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[edit] References
- ^ It rock's a little harder - Lifehouse on Who We Are.
- ^ The Moment we've all been waiting for: Lifehouse announces the title of their fourth album as Who We Are.
