Chevelle

Chevelle is an alternative metal band from Grayslake, IL originally comprised of three brothers (now two) with the surname Loeffler. They formed in 1994 and broke out in 2002 with their signature song, "The Red."

Because their first album (recorded by Steve Albini) was released by Christian record label Squint Entertainment, they were frequently called a Christian rock band, although Chevelle is more correctly classified as alternative metal. They have stated in many interviews that their religious beliefs have little influence on their lyrics. Chevelle is now signed to Epic Records.

Critics have noted strong similarites to Tool, especially in Peter Loeffler's vocals. In his review of This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) for AMG, Johnny Loftus argues that "Loeffler sings with hurt urgency...sounding exactly—unbelievably—like Maynard Keenan."[1]

Bassist Joe Loeffler was released July 10th 2005 due to "irreconcilable differences" as stated on the band's website (see External Links). Geno Lenardo is assuming bass duties for the rest of their summer shows. Bassist and one-time remix producer Geno Lenardo was replaced by brother-in-law to Sam, Pete, and Joe; Dean Bernadini, as of August 20th 2005.

There has been word that Chevelle is in the studio preparing a new album for a possible 2006 release.

Members

Current

  • Pete Loeffler: vocals, guitar (1994-present)
  • Dean Bernardini: bass (2005-present)
  • Sam Loeffler: drums (1994-present)

Past

  • Geno Lenardo: bass (1994-1995)
  • Matt Scott: bass (1995-1996)
  • Joe Loeffler: bass (1996-2005)
  • Brett Robertson: Drums (unknown date)

Discography

Albums

  • Point #1, 1999 (Squint)
  • Wonder What's Next, 2002 (Epic)
  • Live from the Road, 2003 (Epic)
  • This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), 2004 (Epic)

Music Videos

Chevelle has produced 7 music videos, including two versions of "Point #1".

  • The Red [2]
  • Vitamin R [3]
  • The Clincher [4]
  • Send the Pain Below [5]
  • Point #1 [6]
  • Mia [7]
  • Closure

Singles


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Chevelle has produced 7 music videos, including two versions of "Point #1". Poland issued a fan-shaped 10 zloty coin but the oddest coin ever was the 2002 Nauru,Europe-shaped coin. . Coins with guitar shapes were issued in Somalia this year. There has been word that Chevelle is in the studio preparing a new album for a possible 2006 release. Bi-metallic coins are used for comemorative purposes and in the 1990s,France used a tri-metallic coin. Bassist and one-time remix producer Geno Lenardo was replaced by brother-in-law to Sam, Pete, and Joe; Dean Bernadini, as of August 20th 2005. Some coins, called bracteates, are so thin they can only be struck on one side.

Geno Lenardo is assuming bass duties for the rest of their summer shows. Such a coin is often said to be "weighted.". Bassist Joe Loeffler was released July 10th 2005 due to "irreconcilable differences" as stated on the band's website (see External Links). Coins are sometimes falsified to make one side weigh more. In his review of This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) for AMG, Johnny Loftus argues that "Loeffler sings with hurt urgency...sounding exactly—unbelievably—like Maynard Keenan."[1]. See also coin flipping. Critics have noted strong similarites to Tool, especially in Peter Loeffler's vocals. A widely publicized example of an asymmetrical coin is the Belgian one euro coin(reference needed).

Chevelle is now signed to Epic Records. See Bernoulli trial; a fair coin is defined to have the probability of heads (in the parlance of Bernoulli trials, a "success") of exactly 0.5. They have stated in many interviews that their religious beliefs have little influence on their lyrics. Coins are popularly used as a sort of two-sided die; in order to choose between two options with a random possibility, one choice will be labeled "heads" and the other "tails," and a coin will be flipped or "tossed" to see whether the heads or tails side comes up on top. Because their first album (recorded by Steve Albini) was released by Christian record label Squint Entertainment, they were frequently called a Christian rock band, although Chevelle is more correctly classified as alternative metal. Some older such designs remain, such as the 12-sided Australian 50 cent coin. They formed in 1994 and broke out in 2002 with their signature song, "The Red.". If a coin had an even number of sides this would not be true.

Chevelle is an alternative metal band from Grayslake, IL originally comprised of three brothers (now two) with the surname Loeffler. This is so that the coin has a constant diameter, and therefore will be recognised by machines whichever way it is inserted. Closure. Coins that are not round (British 50 pence for example) usually have an odd number of sides, with the edges rounded off. Mia [7]. Some coins have coin orientation, where the coin must be flipped vertically to see the other side; other coins, such as British coins, have medallic orientation, where the coin must be flipped horizontally to see the other side. Point #1 [6]. The orientation of the obverse with respect to the reverse differs between countries.

Send the Pain Below [5]. [1] Another rule is that the side carrying the year of minting is the obverse, although most Canadian coins, and all Japanese coins, are an exception. The Clincher [4]. However, the rule is violated in some cases. Vitamin R [3]. The back side is called the reverse, or colloquially tails. The Red [2]. Traditionally the side of a coin carrying a bust of a monarch or other authority, or a national emblem, is called the obverse, or colloquially heads.

This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), 2004 (Epic). The monarch would have to periodically recall, paying only bullion value of the silver, and re-mint circulating coins. Live from the Road, 2003 (Epic). This form of debasement in Tudor England led to the formulation of Gresham's Law. Wonder What's Next, 2002 (Epic). Circulating unmilled British sterling silver coins were known to be shaved to almost half of their minted weight. Point #1, 1999 (Squint). This is the reason some modern coins have ridges, known as "reeds," on their edges; the presence of reeding shows that the coin's edge has not been shaved.

Brett Robertson: Drums (unknown date). Prior to the use of milled edges, circulating coins suffered from "shaving," a common problem where unscrupulous persons would shave a small amount of precious metal from the edge of a circulating coin. Joe Loeffler: bass (1996-2005). The milled, or reeded, edges still found on many coins were originally designed to show that none of the valuable metal had been shaved off the coin. Matt Scott: bass (1995-1996). Increasingly common are coin counting machines which charge money to consumers for converting their "coins" into "cash". Geno Lenardo: bass (1994-1995). has never revised its coinage system to accommodate this inflation, and as a result, coins in America today are scarcely regarded as "money" in any practical sense.

Sam Loeffler: drums (1994-present). What is unique to the United States, among the developed countries, is that the U.S. Dean Bernardini: bass (2005-present). The United Kingdom saw similar inflation during the same era. Pete Loeffler: vocals, guitar (1994-present). Virtually every other country debased their coinage too. It also should not be inferred that such debasement and inflation were unique to the U.S.

For example, in 1960, the silver in a dime was worth less than four cents. silver coinage, such coins were actually fiat money, because the value of silver was relatively low. It should be remembered, however, that for most of the era of U.S. Some consider a classic example of this phenomenon to be the behavior of price levels in the United States since 1964 (the last year circulating United States Coins were minted of 90 percent silver).

Debasement of money almost always leads to price inflation unless price controls are also instituted by the governing authority. By replacing some fraction of a coin's precious metal content with a base metal (often copper or nickel), the intrinsic value of each individual coin was reduced (thereby "debasing" their money), allowing the coining authority to produce more coins than would otherwise be possible. Throughout history, governments have been known to create more coinage than their supply of precious metals would allow. For example, in 1979 and 1980, a Chinese architectural team excavating the region surrounding the ancient kingdom of Loulan discovered some Mesolithic stone tools and coins (see Loulan: Modern Chinese Expeditions).

The history of coins is a long and interesting one. True coins also developed very close to this time frame in both India and China. Under three generations of Lydian kings, the money of Lydia gradually moved from being lumps of electrum (a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold) to coins of a guaranteed weight and purity, marked with the seal of the King. By the above definition, the invention and first known usage of coins comes from the Kingdom of Lydia circa 643-630 B.C.

These criteria are:. To distinguish between these two types of coins, as well as from other forms of tokens which have been used as money, monetary scholars have defined three criteria that an object must meet to be a "true coin". This means that the value of the coin is decreed by government fiat rather than agreed by the people, which really makes it less a coin and more a token in the strictest sense. However, in modern times, most coins are made of a base metal and their value comes strictly from their status as fiat money.

The market exchange value of a coin comes from its historic value, and/or the intrinsic value of the component metal (for example gold coins, silver coins or platinum coins). See Coin collecting and Numismatics for more information on the collecting of coins, bank notes, token coins and Exonumia. . Coins are usually used for lower-valued units, and banknotes are usually used for the higher values; also, in most money systems, the highest value coin is worth less than the lowest-value note.

Along with banknotes, coins make up the cash forms of all modern money systems. A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of money. It must be marked to identify the authority that guarantees the content. It must be of a standardized weight and purity.

It must be made of a valuable material, and trade for close to the market value of that material.