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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.Rheostatics were a Canadian indie rock band, active from 1980 to 2007.History
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3.Canada Soul Patrol, the band consisted of guitarist Dave Bidini, bassist Tim Vesely, drummer Dave Clark, keyboard player Dave Crosby, and a large horn section.In the early 1980s the Rheostatics released a number of independent singles, and the three song demo Canadian Dream.Toronto Maple Leafs player Wendel Clark, which became the band's first hit on college radio and CFNY.Whale Music was later named one of the five best Canadian albums ever recorded in a 1996 reader poll published by Chart, behind only Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Tragically Hip and Sloan.The centrepiece of the soundtrack was "Claire", a love song from the main character in the movie to a woman who'd moved into his house, which became Rheostatics' first and only Top 40 hit.The song earned the Rheos a Genie Award for "Best Original Song" in 1994."Claire" was also featured on the band's album Introducing Happiness, released the same year.That album proved to be the end of the Rheostatics' association with Sire, however, as the label found the band difficult to market.Clark was replaced by Don Kerr, whose first performance with the Rheostatics was an unannounced show at the Horseshoe Tavern in the spring of 1995.Canadian art, the Group of Seven.Bob Wiseman would sit in for Hearn at the Art Gallery of Ontario show due to Hearn's illness.The band also attracted the attention of The Tragically Hip, who invited the Rheostatics to open for them on tour.The Rheostatics thus returned to the studio, and released The Blue Hysteria in 1996.Ontario during the government of Mike Harris.Later that year, they were invited to perform a live session on the last episode of Nightlines, a music show on CBC Radio Two.In 1999, the band released The Story of Harmelodia, an album based on a children's story written by Bidini.The album, which featured the band's songs interspersed with narration by Janet Morassutti, detailed the adventures of Dot and Bug, two children from the land of Harmelodia who fell through a hole into the land of Popopolis.The album was packaged with a book featuring Tielli's illustrated text of Bidini's story.In 2001, the Rheostatics released Night of the Shooting Stars on Perimeter Records.Reviving their tradition of a week's club residency (formerly known as "Green Sprouts Music Week"), to promote the album the band played 11 nights in a row at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern.Following that album, Kerr departed the band, and was replaced by the band's frequent producer, Michael Phillip Wojewoda.Their tenth studio album, 2067, was released in the fall of 2004.Tim Vesely announced his departure from the band on September 8, 2006, citing his desire to concentrate on his side project The Violet Archers.March 30, 2007, the Rheostatics played Toronto's Massey Hall, the largest venue that they have played as headliners.The concert was recorded for later broadcast on CBC Radio 2's Canada Live, which aired the show on April 7 and again on December 6.Ford Pier substituted for Vesely in some live performances between Vesely's announcement and the final show.On March 16, 2007, Canadian web label Zunior released a Rheostatics tribute album, The Secret Sessions, whose release had not been publicized in advance so that it would be a surprise for the band.Bidini and Tielli have stated that they plan to continue collaborating after the Massey Hall show.Gigs about his experience.Calling Out the Chords, Vol.External links
Rheostatics official website
The USA Rheostatics Page fan site
FishMailin' discussion at Yahoo!Groups
Rheostatics Live music archive
Rheostatics photo gallery at CBC.This page was last modified 07:31, 2 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Double Live is a 1997 album by Rheostatics.It collects a variety of live performances by the band, ranging from intimate club settings to record store sessions to their arena tour with The Tragically Hip in 1996.The album includes a number of tracks which have never appeared on any previous Rheostatics album.In fact, a few of these tracks (notably "Good Canadian") were improvised on the spot.The Hip's live album Live Between Us, released the same year, documents a show for which Rheostatics were the opening band.Gordon Downie acknowledges and thanks Rheostatics at the beginning of that album.Cover
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2.While it was not adopted as a national flag, it still remains a cultural marker in Canadian society.Track listing
As with many of the band's albums, the songwriting is credited to varying combinations of the band members: Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini and Tim Vesely.Don Kerr does not receive songwriting credit, as virtually all of these songs predate his arrival in the band.This page was last modified 01:27, 21 October 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.The Rheostatics' farewell concert from Massey Hall will be rebroadcast tomorrow, December 6 at 8:00 p.Canada Live on CBC Radio Two.Canada's best bands
A newly released tally of the top 100 Canadian albums was topped by Neil Young and included the work of Cancon stalwarts like Joni Mitchell, the Band, Gordon Lightfoot and the Tragically Hip, plus our own Rheostatics.Nearly 600 music fans and critics, artists, retailers and other members of the industry submitted their votes for author and journalist Bob Mersereau's new book, The Top 100 Canadian Albums, released October 18.I'd be shocked if there wasn't complaints and arguments and debates.Harvest, Neil Young (1972)
2.After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (1970)
4.American Woman, the Guess Who (1970)
11.Reckless, Bryan Adams (1984)
13.Five Days in July, Blue Rodeo (1993)
14.Whale Music, Rheostatics (1992)
20.Acadie, Daniel Lanois (1989)
Mersereau will travel across the country to promote the new title at a series of book launches.However, with the last concert of the Rheostatics as we knew and loved them, a brief note is owed to fans of Canada's most dearly loved rock band from one of their own.This site has been a labour of love for, well, a few years.Rheofan Darrin Cappe has beat me to the punch in many cases on his Rheostatics Live site.Visit to see what he's up to, too.Got a recording of a live show?Contact Darrin and share them with other Rheofanatics.In the meantime, to all Green Sprouts everywhere, it's been a pleasure sharing this passion with you.NEW Rheostatics radio tributes
CBC.In Kingston, tune your radio to 101.Internet or access the show's archives online.Thursday, March 29
Rich Lee's hosting a Rheos tribute on his show, The Little Brother Show, between 10:00 and 11:00 p.WBOI, the public radio station in Fort Wayne, IN.Detroit's campus and community station, is playing his Rheostatics tribute from 10:30 a.Visit Rheostatics Live to see what's what.Contact the host and share them with other Rheofanatics.Visit the site to see the band at work.Canadian film and literature.Dave Bidini, Rheostatics
guitarist.Rheostatics from bands of lesser
mettle.Whale Music as the single
rock album with which all Canadians had to be familiar.Making a connection is what's great.That band's desire to connect fuels the fierce loyalty of Rheofanatics.The Rheostatics are also famous for nurturing new talent.This user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted.If anyone can lay claim to the title of "Most Canadian Band Ever", the Rheostatics certainly can make a compelling case, with songs about hockey, Saskatchewan, Canadian painters, and with cover versions of songs by other Canadian artists (Gordon Lightfoot, Jane Siberry).Tragically Hip, doesn't hurt either.The Rheostatics were formed in 1980 in Etobicoke, Ontario, when the members of the band were still too young to drink in the clubs...RheostaticsBy: RheostaticsCredited Role:Main PerformerSong List: Self Serve Gas Station, California Dreamline, Rain, Rain, R...RheostaticsBy: RheostaticsSong List: Song of Congregation, Find Me Mookie Saunders, Torque Torqu...Buy MusicWant to see your products in Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Well, it's the end of an era.The final show has come and gone.The boyz from etobicoke went out in style.It was pretty chilling to see massey hall packed to the rafters cheering on our beloved rheos for more than 3 hours.Click to subscribe to the Rheostatics egroup today!Make yourself feel like a little girl by clicking here (thanks rusty!Photos Courtesy of Reg Fellow Greensprout!Rehearsal Photos Courtesy of noisyboy Fellow Greensprout!Martin Pix
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4 More Pix!Photos Courtesy of Allison E.Including Tamara Williamson Photos!Game 3 of the 2002 Fall Nationals!Game 4 of the 2002 Fall Nationals!Fan singing "Horses" and Setlist!The Wolfe Island Music Festival in Wolfe Island, Ontario
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More Martin + his Magical Box!Martin Pix including Martin playing the big bass guitar!Martin Pix including Dave on drums!Martin Pix
Assorted Band Pix incl.Ford Pier, Drumstein and Ben (from The Local Rabbits) + The Setlist!Tim Vebron and RHEOSTAR Pix!Local Rabbits) with Don Kerr on drums!Tim Photos
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Band Photos with Don Kerr on Drums!On Stage and on Tables in the Crowd!Photos Courtesy of Stephen Stroud Fellow Greensprout!Courtesy of Fellow Greensprout Guycab!Martin Page 1
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