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GenreRock, Alternative, Pop, Rock & Roll
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Albums9
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AboutSmash Mouth members:
-Steve Harwell (vocals)
-Kevin Coleman (drums)
-Greg Camp (guitar)
-Paul De Lisle (bass)
A novelty rock band in the same vein as Presidents of the United States of America, but with surf and garage influences instead of the Presidents' punk/thrash background, Smash Mouth found a hit in 1997 with the '50s-influenced "Walkin' on the Sun." The group was formed in 1994 in San Jose, CA, by vocalist Steve Harwell, a former rapper with the group F.O.S. After that group disintegrated, he began jamming with an old friend, drummer Kevin Coleman. Harwell's former manager introduced him to guitarist Greg Camp (fresh from the local band Lackadaddy) and bassist Paul De Lisle. The quartet recorded two demos, and got the songs into rotation on a local radio station. After playing a summer festival with No Doubt and Beck, Smash Mouth decided to record an album. After finishing Fush Yu Mang, the group were signed by Interscope, which released "Walkin' on the Sun" as the first single. It became a number one modern rock hit, and pushed the album into the Top 40. The follow-up album, Astro Lounge, was released in 1999, generating the hit "All Star"; a collection of early material, East Bay Sessions, also appeared that same year.
In 2001, Steve Harwell appeared in a Hollywood film "Rat Race" 2001 as a cameo. Later on in 2013 Steve Harwell composed 2 songs for the South Korean animated film "The Little Penguin Pororo's Racing Adventure" 2013 including "Beside Myself" and "Everything Just Crazy".
Biography written by John Bush, All Music Guide
-Steve Harwell (vocals)
-Kevin Coleman (drums)
-Greg Camp (guitar)
-Paul De Lisle (bass)
A novelty rock band in the same vein as Presidents of the United States of America, but with surf and garage influences instead of the Presidents' punk/thrash background, Smash Mouth found a hit in 1997 with the '50s-influenced "Walkin' on the Sun." The group was formed in 1994 in San Jose, CA, by vocalist Steve Harwell, a former rapper with the group F.O.S. After that group disintegrated, he began jamming with an old friend, drummer Kevin Coleman. Harwell's former manager introduced him to guitarist Greg Camp (fresh from the local band Lackadaddy) and bassist Paul De Lisle. The quartet recorded two demos, and got the songs into rotation on a local radio station. After playing a summer festival with No Doubt and Beck, Smash Mouth decided to record an album. After finishing Fush Yu Mang, the group were signed by Interscope, which released "Walkin' on the Sun" as the first single. It became a number one modern rock hit, and pushed the album into the Top 40. The follow-up album, Astro Lounge, was released in 1999, generating the hit "All Star"; a collection of early material, East Bay Sessions, also appeared that same year.
In 2001, Steve Harwell appeared in a Hollywood film "Rat Race" 2001 as a cameo. Later on in 2013 Steve Harwell composed 2 songs for the South Korean animated film "The Little Penguin Pororo's Racing Adventure" 2013 including "Beside Myself" and "Everything Just Crazy".
Biography written by John Bush, All Music Guide
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