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* As documented by a famous Historian GFN was formed in the summer of 1999. At first, it was just Adam and Brian playing covers in Brian's basement (badly). Soon, their creative juices started flowing, and they attempted to write masterpieces that would someday compare to the works of Bach, Beethoven, Motzart, and Chopin (badly as well). When school started that fall, they hooked up with a bass player, and added a second guitar player, who had a big head (literally), and was very annoying. He was soon kicked out. The band continued, even playing their first show on March 24, 2000, an important date in the history of the world. Dan sang for the band (badly), who still had yet to uncover the singing abilities of Adam. They quickly learned that Dan could not sing, despite what he told them, and he was never employed as a singer again. That summer (2000), the bass player foolishly quit, to pursue a career in playing guitar and leading a band of his own, which he still has not successfully done. So Brian and Adam scoured the earth, desperately seeking a low end. Dan knew of this, and since their was all of 2 actual bass players in their school, he bought a bass and learned how to play (much to the surprise of Adam and Brian). They began practicing, and by some miracle of God they actually began to sound decent. On April 4, 2001, they officially played their first show as GFN. {That date will be on the exam} They continued to play covers, but they were secretly working on their own original material, deep within the bowels of Brian's basmentarium. Slowly, they began unleashing their creations onto the world. Their infectious pop melodies infused with heaviest of alternative rock, sprinkled with punk, and brilliantly glistened with a style all their own, soon took their friends by storm. They had created a phenomenon that took their small suburban community by storm. And so in January 2002 they recorded a demo in the basement of an acquaintance that Brian made. When they began selling it that spring, it was the hottest album of their school and the surrounding towns. Through a friend of friend they even got it played on Radio 104 (104.1 FM), and it became a regular on the Spinning Unrest show over the summer. The band then somehow managed to get shows at legitmate music venues, such as The Empress Ballroom, and the historical Toad's Place. They even recorded a second EP, though it sat on a shelf in a dark room somewhere for quite some time, waiting for the day before it could finally escape. Slowly but surly they gained new fans, booked more shows, and even released the critically aclaimed Sweet Asian Flow EP on June 17, 2003 (another need to know date). Soon they band graduated high school, and began slacking off big time. The summer of 2003 proved to be unsuccessful, with many empty shows and not much done in relation to the band. However, towards the end of the summer they did hit the studio again to record some more demos, though those were never released for purchase. Once Adam and Brian began college that fall, the band started picking up steam again only to soon lose it again. They played a few lackluster shows in the fall of 2003, and were soon becoming frustrated. They decided to take some time off which hopefully will prove to have been the wise choice. In early 2004 they hit the studio once again, this time to record a serious 6 song EP. However the recording process ended up being what one might call less than savory. The band at first was taking their sweet time lallygagging. Once they realized they need to buckle down and shit this thing out, they encountered numerous problems. One song ended up being cut, as it did not meet the rigorous testing standards the band imposed upon itself. The end result, while garnering praise from fans and even some critics, was not up to the bands own high standards. Nevertheless, on July 9, 2004, at one of the bands choice venues to perform, The Space, the historical Clockwork EP was released. (You will need to know that.) The show was a success and it appeared the album might be as well. The band spent the rest of the year playing shows, trying to sell more albums, hoping to get their name out there. Early in 2005 they received an email from the Blood Loss Alliance, a small record company based out of Idaho. Idaho, a state known only for potatoes and Napoleon Dynamite, is a quite a ways away from Connecticut, a state currently known for nothing, but someday will be known as the birthplace of the greatest band ever, GFN. Anyhow, it seemed this small record label was putting together a compilation that would be sold nationwide at retailers, online, and throughout the 2005 Warper Tour. The band, excited at this opportunity, jumped on the chance quicker than Brad Pitt jumping on Angelina Jolie. While the opportunity was there, whether or not they would make the cut remained to be seen. In spring the band decided they were sick of doing little to promote themselves, and began laying out the masterplans of what would be a great 2005 promotion frenzy on which the band would embark upon over the summer. Plans included a totally new interweb site, stickers, t-shirts, a logo, promo CD's to hand out to everyone and anyone, playing shows outside of CT, and perhaps even employing a few hardcore fans to help out. The results of these plans... (History is currently writing itself as you read this. Check back in like a week to see if anything significant has happened) |
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