The Sheer
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| The Sheer | |
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 The Sheer performing in Zwolle (2006).
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Haarlem, The Netherlands |
| Genre(s) | Pop Rock Melodic Rock |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
| Website | thesheer.nl |
| Members | |
| Bart van Liemt Jasper Geluk Jorn van der Putte Gert-Jan Zegel |
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The Sheer is a Dutch band playing pop and melodic rock music.
They had some success with the single Right Now and the debut album The Keyword Is Excitement! in their homecountry, both produced by Daniel Presley. Their third single entitled "The Girl That Lost Her Mind" came in at #40 in the Dutch Top 40. In 2004, the band won the prestigious Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) for their contribution and promise to the Dutch Pop Culture.
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[edit] Bandmembers
- Bart 'Stash' van Liemt (lead vocals, guitar)
- Jasper Geluk (keyboards, backing vocals)
- Jorn van der Putte (bass, backing vocals)
- Gert-Jan Zegel (drums)[1]
[edit] History
- 2000: Four friends from a music school started to rearrange old songs and write new ones. "The Sheer" was born. Bart van Liemt, lead singer and foremost composer of the band, is inspired by the British pop and rock music from the sixties and the Britpop movement from the early nineties. The result is a catchy combination of melodious pop/rock music with some British influence.[2]
- 2001: They released their first demo titled "The Sheer" and started touring in september 2001 on the "Meet The Sheer Tour". The Demo was considered a success, receiving positive responses from FRET, Live XS and Music Maker. The Sheer are doing a lot of concerts and make appearances on both the regional and national radio. Radio programs such as "BNN For Live" on Radio 2 and "Isabelle" on 3FM were only a few shows on which they were asked to play.[2] Keyboardist Jasper Geluk is oftenly playing with another Haarlem band, the Dollybird, with whom he played at Lowlands 2001. During "Popslag 2001", a 3FM talent show, The Sheer reached the finals and were preliminarily selected as the first place winner. After a re-count, the conclusion was reached that the band "This Beautiful Mess" had a few more votes and the Sheer become an honourable second. Their debut on national television took place on TMF and The Sheer were invited to "2 Meter Sessies" on Kink FM.[2]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2004 - "The Keyword Is Excitement"
- 2006 - "Feel The Need"
[edit] Singles
- 2003 - "Something To Say" #45 at Mega Top 50 #tip at Top40
- 2004 - "It Only Gets Better" #tip at Top40
- 2004 - "Right Now" #38 at Top40
- 2004 - "It Only Gets Better"
- 2005 - "Stay Awake" (OST "Flirt")
- 2006 - "The Girl That Lost Her Mind", #25 at Top40, #3 at Top50* (NL)
- 2006 - "Understand"
- 2006 - "All I Forget"
[edit] Collaborations
- 2005 - "Hanginaround" (Counting Crows feat. The Sheer and Bløf). The song is featured on #1 hit single "Holiday in Spain".
[edit] FIFA 07
One of the singles from The Sheer, 'Understand', is the title song of the football video game FIFA 07. It is the first time that a Dutch band has made a title song of an Electronic Arts game. The game is released on the PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Gamecube. The band immediately said yes when the makers of the game asked them if they could use their song.
