Right now, this page still isn't much, even though my advancement in technology has allowed me to add pictures, but when I get finished with it, it will be The Ultimate Our Lady Peace Page (corny I know, that's why I changed the name of the page). Sorry it's been so long since anything's been done, but my computer broke down for like a month. Oh and just so you know, some of the links don't work. I'm pretty sure that the only ones that don't are Naveed's lyrics after "Julia," but I could be wrong.
Our Lady Peace was formed in 1992, in Toronto, Canada. At the time, and were a part of a band that refused to get serious. They decided to form a band that would be committed. Raine placed a classified ad in the Toronto Star. became the band's bassist, and after competing in an audition against 100 others, became the band's 17 year old drummer.
The quartet began working hard on their music and on coming up with a name for their band. They finally decided on which is the title of a 1946 poem by Mark Van Doren
After practicing enough that they were ready to sell their music, OLP went to Arnyard Studios. The band's finances were limited, and they could only afford a 3 song demo. Raband, this led to Our Lady Peace getting their name spread around to other music ine and a friend then attended a New York CMJ music conference in 1993, and passed the tape around. When Geffen and Interscope showed interest in the labels. One of these was Sony Music Canada, which eventually signed the band. The band was later also signed with Relativity Records in the United States.
Then in 1994, in Canada, all of the band's hard work paid off, and their debut album was released. One year later, it reached the United States. In Canada, singles were released for and However, in the U.S., singles were only released for "Supersatellite," "Starseed," and "Naveed."
After Naveed's release, the band went on tour. The next 2 and 1/2 years were spent on the road, and OLP played 350 shows, with bands like bush, Elastica, Van Halen, Page and Plant, and the Ramones. Plus, Starseed had become a top ten modern rock track in both the U.S. and Canada. Then September 1995 came and went, and so did Chris Eacrett. He was replaced by bassist, pianist, and cellist . The band only stopped touring Naveed after performing with Alanis Morissette at her request. They then began working on a new CD. Since Naveed had become a multi-platinum seller, they had high hopes.
Our Lady Peace's sophomore release came out in January 21, 1997 in Canada and two months later in the U.S. Canadian singles so far are and American singles are limited to "Superman's Dead" and "Clumsy." Both albums were produced by Arnold Lanni and were recorded at Arnyard Studios in Weston Ontario. The band has proved to be highly successful, especially in Canada.
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My friend Shannon's Page (not about OLP)
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My Lil OLP Story
