Finger Eleven
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Finger Eleven is a Burlington, Ontario-area alternative rock band that formed in 1994.
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Biography
Finger Eleven is an alternative rock band that has earned a devoted Canadian following. Their first album, Letters From Chutney, was recorded under the name Rainbow Butt Monkeys, with money won from a rock band search contest on local radio.
They changed their name to Finger Eleven for their breakthrough Tip, released on Mercury Records in Canada in 1997 and re-released by Wind-Up Records in the United States in 1998. The name Finger Eleven comes from an earlier version of the song Thin Spirits from the album Tip. Lead singer, Scott Anderson explains: "when everything is pushing you in one direction and your instinct drives you in another--that’s finger eleven." This also marked a change in the band's sound. They were originally a funk and heavy metal influenced band on Letters From Chutney which later changed to a post-grunge and rock sound. They have since continued that.
Following the release of Tip, drummer Rob Gommerman left the band and was replaced by Rich Beddoe. In 2000 they released The Greyest of Blue Skies. Their latest release is 2003's self-titled album Finger Eleven which was a commercial success, spawning the single One Thing which reached #16 in the US. The band also recorded the song 'Slow Chemical' for WWE superstar Kane. They are currently working on new material.
Line-up
- Scott Anderson (vocals)
- Rick Jackett (guitar)
- James Black (guitar)
- Sean Anderson (bass)
- Rich Beddoe (drums)
Discography
Albums
- Letters From Chutney (as Rainbow Butt Monkeys) (1995)
- Tip (1997/1998)
- The Greyest Of Blue Skies (2000)
- Finger Eleven (2003)
Singles
- "Tip" (1997)
- "Quicksand" (1998)
- "Above" (1999)
- "First Time" (2000)
- "Drag You Down" (2000)
- "Bones + Joints" (2000)
- "Slow Chemical" (2002)
- "Good Times" (2003)
- "One Thing" (2003)
- "Absent Elements" (2004)
- "Thousand Mile Wish" (2005)