Tweak (band)
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| Tweak | |
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| Origin | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock, Pop Punk |
| Years active | 1998 - 2005 |
| Label(s) | None |
| Members | |
| Garth Barnes Brendan "Bugsy" Barnes Chris Brink |
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| Former members | |
Douglas Rodger Mike Stott Dylan Belton |
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Tweak was a South African Pop-Punk band from Johannesburg. The line up consists of brothers Garth (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Bugsy (drums), Chris (bass) and Mike (guitar). Their first album, The Romantic Lure Of Possum Worship, was also their breaking album in the South African scene. It spawned such hits as "Birthday Card" and "Buy The World". In 2003, Tweak released their second album Dirty Sanchez and The Misfit Kids, which contained hits such as "House Party" and "Girls Rule the World".
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[edit] History
[edit] Early Days, Take Note
Tweak was formed in late 1998 by Garth Barnes, Mike Stott, and Chris Brink. With the money won from a Battle of the Bands contest in August of 2000, they recorded their debut EP, Take Note, at a tiny single garage at B Sharp Studios in Boksburg with the help of a local producer, John Paul de Stefani. The EP was tracked, mixed and mastered in just under 14 hours. This was the first time samples were experimented with, such as the sonar sample in the intro to One Night. The Long Road was the defining song on the EP, and was written after a friend of Garth had tried to commit suicide and dealt with what might have lead someone to resort to making such a decision and the 'Long Road' to recovery that follows such an attempt.
[edit] Success, Permanent Drummer
The band struggled for about a year without a permanent drummer. It took almost another year of on-off recording again at B Sharp Studios to complete . The band wanted to get the old songs out of the way so they could start performing the new ones and Possum Worship was to be sort of a 'throw-away' release so that they could get to the 'cool songs'. Buy the World wasn't initially going ot be recorded, but the producer insisted. Little did they know, with the backing of their new management, Authentic Ideas, The record would go on to sell 20,000 copies, going Gold in South Africa. They hidden-track phone calls were recorded at Chris' house on a dictaphone late one Saturday Night. Birthday Card was the song that got their name out to a mainstream audience. It was written after Garth had separated with his then-girlfriend. "I remember thinking, "Just you wait and see, I'm gonna write the best FUCKING song ever and when we're famous, you're gonna BEG me to take you back."" After Possum Worship was released Garth Barnes' younger brother, Brendan (more commonly known by his nickname of Bugsy), joined the band as a permanent drummer.
[edit] Dirty Sanchez and the Misfit Kidz, International Touring
Dirty Sanchez and the Misfit Kidz was recorded in January 2003 with a much bigger budget at the world-class SABC Studios. This was Bugsy's first time in the studio. With only Bugs left at school, they started doing the band full time and were performing almost every night. By then end of 2004 they had performed at every festival in the country, Including an opening slot for Wheatus. With airplay on MTV Europe as well as MTV Australia, Tweak has managed to independently finance and organise tours to Australia, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
[edit] Lost Boys Club, Greatest Hits
The Lost Boys Club, which was recorded in April 2004 and released in May, saw the band take a different musical direction. The release was themed around the Idea of hanging onto your youth as lon g as you can (Much like Peter Pan and his Lost Boys Club), but still growing up despite what you might try and do to avoid it. They also opened for Avril Lavigne on her Bonez Tour.Tweak: A Greatest Hits Collection was released in 2005, a CD+DVD showcasing the band biggest hits, including 2 new songs, Fallen and Fueling the Flame, which were later released on Tweak EP.
[edit] Discography
| Date | Title | Label | ||
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| 1999 | Take Note | |||
| 2001 | The Romantic Lure of Possum Worship | |||
| 2003 | Dirty Sanchez and the Misfit Kids | |||
| 2004 | The Lost Boys Club | |||
| 2005 | Tweak: A Greatest Hits Collection | |||
| 2005 | Tweak EP aka Fallen |
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