Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet was a Canadian instrumental rock band, formed in 1984. They remain perhaps best-known for the track "Having an Average Weekend", which was used as the theme song to The Kids in the Hall.
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[edit] Members
The band members were:
[edit] History
They released a string of EPs and singles throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, achieving some success. The group also appeared on many compilation albums. The band won a 1992 Juno Award from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for "Instrumental Artist of The Year". The group disbanded in 1996.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Savvy Show Stoppers (1988) (a compilation album of singles from their early pre-1990 Eps)
- Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham (1991)
- Sport Fishin': The Lure of The Bait, The Luck of The Hook (1993)
[edit] EPs
- Love Without Words (1985)
- Wow Flutter Hiss '86 (1986)
- Schlagers! (1987)
- Live Record With Extra Bread And Cheese (1987)
- Explosion of Taste (1988)
- Reid Does Neil (1988)
- Music For Pets (1991)
- Tired Of Waking Up Tired (1991 split single with Change Of Heart)
- Just Married (1991)
- Dog & Squeegie (1992)
- Sport Fishin' Accessories (1993 promo-only CD single)
- Take Outs (1993)
- It's A Wonderful Record! (1994)
[edit] Later Projects
After the breakup, Brian Connelly was in a short-lived trio called Heatseekers, and currently leads his own instrumental trio, Atomic 7. Reid and Don went on to form another instrumental band, Phono-Comb with Dallas Good from The Sadies and Beverly Breckenridge from Fifth Column. After that group ended, Reid started Danny & Reid's Motion Machine, and Don teamed up with Andrew Zealley to form Greek Buck.
