The Cosmic Kilowatt
The Stand GT
Performed By
The Stand GT
Album UPC
778631413024
CD Baby Track ID
TR0001073731
Label
The Stand Gt
Released
2000-04-01
BPM
101
Rated
0
ISRC
usx9p1415993
Year
2000
Spotify Plays
82
Writers
Writer
Chris J Page
Pub Co
Chris J Page
Writer
Doug A MacPherson
Pub Co
Doug A MacPherson
Writer
Glen Wallace
Pub Co
Glen Wallace
Writer
Colin Majid
Pub Co
Colin Majid
Composer
Chris J Page, Colin Majid, Doug A MacPherson, Glen Wallace
ClearanceTraditional SyncEasy Clear
Rights Controlled
Master
Rights
Easy Clear: Master
Original/Cover/Public Domain
original
Country
Canada
Description
Rollicking power pop with one foot in the garage, a record that is just as much The Replacements as it is Neil Young and Crazy Horse when they plug it in and crank it up.
Notes
The Stand GT have a storied underground history. The band’s legacy is etched into the wood bar railings throughout North America, their numerous record releases on many record labels are lovingly tucked into record collections throughout the world. In the pre-internet, pre-cell phone DIY indie rock world of the mid-90s, the band held a solid, hard-touring road warrior reputation.
The band’s humble beginnings started in an abandoned chicken coop in eastern rural Ontario in the late 80s. Their first taste of wax came when they snuck a track onto the legendary “It Came From Canada series, Vol. 5” on the iconic OG Records. It was at one of their famous ‘Voodoo BBQs‘ where the band met Ripcordz leader Paul Gott and it wasn’t long before The Stand GT began cranking out 7s for his thriving Montreal label, En Guard Records.
One of the band’s most celebrated releases came out around 1992 on En Guard, the result of a blistering, power-pop session in Montreal session with Rob Martins at the helm (if you listen closely, you can hear members of the Ripcordz on gang vocals!). The result was ‘Blur Your Cool‘, a cassette-only release that catapulted the band well out of their hometown and onto the international stage.
With relentless touring, and on the strength of Blur Your Cool, the band travelled to Seattle in 1994 to record their first album at EGG Studios with guitar-rock-hero, Mr. Kurt Bloch of the fantastic Fastbacks and Young Fresh Fellows. ‘They’re Magically Delicious’ was released in the US on Top Drawer and in Spain on Munster Records.
Not long after that, another celebrated record, ‘Apocalypse Cow’ came out on Lance Rock records in Canada and on Get Hip in the US. A powerhouse of a record recorded in Montreal with Rod Shearer, many cite Apocalypse Cow as their absolute favourite in the band’s discography.
Tours continued throughout the 90s and so did the singles. The band’s final record, the criminally under-rated LP ‘Good On The River‘ came out in 2000.
The band’s humble beginnings started in an abandoned chicken coop in eastern rural Ontario in the late 80s. Their first taste of wax came when they snuck a track onto the legendary “It Came From Canada series, Vol. 5” on the iconic OG Records. It was at one of their famous ‘Voodoo BBQs‘ where the band met Ripcordz leader Paul Gott and it wasn’t long before The Stand GT began cranking out 7s for his thriving Montreal label, En Guard Records.
One of the band’s most celebrated releases came out around 1992 on En Guard, the result of a blistering, power-pop session in Montreal session with Rob Martins at the helm (if you listen closely, you can hear members of the Ripcordz on gang vocals!). The result was ‘Blur Your Cool‘, a cassette-only release that catapulted the band well out of their hometown and onto the international stage.
With relentless touring, and on the strength of Blur Your Cool, the band travelled to Seattle in 1994 to record their first album at EGG Studios with guitar-rock-hero, Mr. Kurt Bloch of the fantastic Fastbacks and Young Fresh Fellows. ‘They’re Magically Delicious’ was released in the US on Top Drawer and in Spain on Munster Records.
Not long after that, another celebrated record, ‘Apocalypse Cow’ came out on Lance Rock records in Canada and on Get Hip in the US. A powerhouse of a record recorded in Montreal with Rod Shearer, many cite Apocalypse Cow as their absolute favourite in the band’s discography.
Tours continued throughout the 90s and so did the singles. The band’s final record, the criminally under-rated LP ‘Good On The River‘ came out in 2000.
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