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'Train' is a Grammy winning modern rock band, formed in San Francisco, USA in 1994.
History
The group started out in San Francisco with only two members, Rob Hotchkiss and Pat Monahan, performing in coffee houses and local clubs. After deciding to form a full band, the duo recruited Jimmy Stafford on guitar, Charlie Colin on bass and, at a later date, Scott Underwood as drummer.
By 1997 they went on tour, opening concerts for groups such as the Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows.
Their first major hit was Meet Virginia from their self-titled 1998 debut. Later on they also had two other songs which reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40: the title track from their second album, Drops of Jupiter, and "Calling All Angels" from 2003's My Private Nation.
When Drops Of Jupiter was released in March 2001, the title track "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)" was already a hit on several Billboard charts. By June 2001, Drops Of Jupiter was RIAA-certified platinum. By April 2002, the single had spent a total of 53 weeks on the Hot 100. It won a Best Rock Song Grammy for Train, as well as a Best Arrangement Grammy for Paul Buckmaster.
Both Drops Of Jupiter (2001) and My Private Nation (2003) were recorded at in Atlanta, GA and produced by famed rock producer Brendan O' Brien.
Towards the end of 2002 co-founder Rob Hotchkiss left Train and the band's third album, My Private Nation, was released in June of 2003. Bassist Charlie Colin left Train in October 2003.
However, in 2003 Train released "Calling All Angels" as the lead single for My Private Nation. The second single released off My Private Nation was "When I Look To The Sky", which is a song relating to a lost loved one.
Their song "Ordinary" is featured in the movie Spider-Man 2. This song also drew a younger audience with its 'heavier than the norm' Train sound.
In July of 2005, after the song was featured in an advertising campaign for Cingular, the band released "Get to Me" as the final single from My Private Nation and it reached number 9 on the Billboard Adult Top 40. The band never expected to release a third single from My Private Nation but the surprise hit of "Get to Me" due to it being used in a Cingular commercial caused them to release the song.
Train began recording their fourth studio album in Atlanta, GA during the summer of 2005. As mentioned on the Chicago radio station , they released the first single "Cab" on November 14th and will release the forth-coming For Me, It's You album on January 31st, 2006.
For Me, It's You will be their fourth studio effort and the first Train album to feature the new lineup that includes new members Johnny Colt on bass and Brandon Bush on keyboards. It was produced by Brendan O' Brien and recorded at in Atlanta, GA.
Miscellaneous
* Train wrote and recorded a song called "Fall Out" at Abbey Road Studios for the soundtrack of the movie We Were Soldiers (2002).
*In 2002, Train was chosen to do a cover of Aerosmith's classic rock staple "Dream On" on an episode of MTV which was dedicated entirely to Aerosmith. Train performed the song with Aerosmith themselves watching in the audience.
*It is rumored that producer Brendan O' Brien only agreed to produce the bands second album Drops Of Jupiter after hearing Train's cover of "Ramble On". Train is no stranger to doing Led Zeppelin song covers, as lead singer Patrick Monahan was once in a band that only did Led Zeppelin covers.
Members
Original members
*Patrick Monahan (Vocals)
*Jimmy Stafford (Guitar)
*Scott Underwood (Drums)
*Charlie Colin (Bass)
*Rob Hotchkiss (Guitar)
Current members
*Patrick Monahan* (Vocals)
*Scott Underwood* (Drums)
*Jimmy Stafford* (Guitar)
*Brandon Bush (Keyboards)
*Johnny Colt (Bass)
A * denotes original members
Discography
Studio Albums
1. Train (February 24,1998) - Platinum, #76 Billboard peak.
2. Drops of Jupiter (March 27,2001) 2x Platinum, #6 Billboard peak.
3. My Private Nation (June 3,2003) - Platinum, #6 Billboard peak.
4. For Me, It's You to be released: (January 31,2006)
Live Albums
Alive at Last (November 2,2004)
EPs
One and a Half (1999)
Singles
* from Train (1998)
** 1998 "Free"
** 1999 "Meet Virginia"
** 2000 "I am"
* from Drops Of Jupiter (2001)
** 2001 "Drops Of Jupiter" - Best rock song and best arrangement Grammy's in 2002.
** 2001 "She's On Fire"
** 2001 "Something More"
* from My Private Nation (2003)
** 2003 "Calling All Angels"
** 2004 "When I Look To The Sky"
** 2005 "Get to Me"
*from Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack (2004)
** 2004 "Ordinary"
*from For Me, It's You'' (2006)
** 2005 "Cab"
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