New RadicalsThe New Radicals were a band that was at the height of its popularity in 1999. The band only released one album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, but was able to produce two commercially successful singles from it: "You Get What You Give" and "Someday We'll Know". The band's only constant members were lead-singer Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all their songs, and background-vocalist Danielle Brisebois, who often worked with Alexander (before and after the New Radicals) and also co-wrote the Radicals' second single "Someday We'll Know". All other members changed from recording to touring to video-shooting. HistoryThe New Radicals were formed in LA in 1997 by producer/singer/song-writer Gregg Alexander. The concept behind the band was a revolving door with no permanent members other than Alexander, joined by a changing array of other musicians. Their first and only album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, was released in October 1998, followed by their first single "You Get What You Give", which became a huge hit with heavy radio airplay and rotation on MTV and much media attention, in large part focused on the celebrity-slamming line "Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson/ Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson/ You're all fakes run to your mansions/ Come around we'll kick your ass in". When asked about it in an interview, Marilyn Manson replied he was "not mad that he said he'd kick my ass, I just don't want to be used in the same sentence with Courtney Love" and would "crack his skull open if I see him". Alexander later explained the line, along with the lines directly before it, "Health insureance rip off lying/ FDA big bankers buying/ Fake computer crashes dining/ Cloning while they're multiplying" was an experiment to see if the media would focus on the real issues, or on the celebrity dissing. To promote their album, the Radicals embarked on a tour through the United States, starting in fall 1998. Apart from many concerts and festivals the tour also included several live performance on the radio (two of which, their performance of "You Get What You Give" at KBCO and at World Cafe on WXPN, were also released on the radio stations' compilation CDs), an appearance at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a performance at the House of Blues in Chicago on New Year's Eve 1999 (which is probably the only New Radicals show of which bootlegs are circulating). They also opened for the Goo Goo Dolls on their tour starting 30 March 1999. When the band canceled their appearance at RockFest as well as their UK tour (sheduled to start on 17 May 1999) rumors started they would break up, while MCA Records claimed a member of the band being ill was the cause for the canceled shows. The Radicals went on to shoot the video for their second single "Someday We'll Know", however even before its release, Gregg Alexander issued a press release on 12 July announcing he disbanded the group. He stated that "the fatigue of traveling & getting three hours sleep in a different hotel every night to do boring 'hanging and schmoozing' with radio and retail people, is definitely not for [him]", that he "lost interest in fronting a 'One Hit Wonder' to the point that [he] was wearing a hat while performing so that people wouldn't see [his] lack of enthusiasm." and that he would go on to form a production company to focus on producing and writing songs freelance for other artists. His first producion work after the Radicals' breakup was the album Portable Life by fellow Radical Danielle Brisebois. In the following years he worked with artists such as Ronan Keating, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Enrique Iglesias. His most successful song as a producer/song-writer was the 2002 Grammy Award-winning "Game Of Love" by Santana and Michelle Branch. Even after the band's breakup their songs are still being used for several commercials (e.g. trailer to the 2001 film Bubble Boy), on soundtracks (like A Walk to Remember and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed) and covered by artists such as Mandy Moore and Hall & Oates. In 2005 LMC did a remix of "You Get What You Give" which was released as "Don't Let Go" by LMC vs New Radicals. DiscographyMaybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
You Get What You Give-single
Someday We'll Know-single
All songs were written by Gregg Alexander, except "You Get What You Give" written by Gregg Alexander and Richard Knowels and "Someday We'll Know" written by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois and Debra Holland. PromosThe promotional sampler for the album, Songs from Maybe you've been brainwashed too, featured "You Get What You Give", "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough", "I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away The Ending", "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" and "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too". Apart from the album sampler and the one-track promos for the two singles "You Get What You Give" and "Someday We'll Know" there also was a promo single for "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough", which was probably supposed the band's third single. There was also speculation that "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" would be a single, as several websites selling Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too marked the track as "Album Version". Videography
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There was also speculation that "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" would be a single, as several websites selling Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too marked the track as "Album Version". The campaign responded by dropping the song from their playlist. Apart from the album sampler and the one-track promos for the two singles "You Get What You Give" and "Someday We'll Know" there also was a promo single for "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough", which was probably supposed the band's third single. The band made the news briefly in late October 2004 when John Hall publicly commented that the Bush presidential campaign never received permission to use the song at campaign events. The promotional sampler for the album, Songs from Maybe you've been brainwashed too, featured "You Get What You Give", "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough", "I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away The Ending", "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" and "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too". Hall quit his solo career and reunited with the band in the early 1990s, releasing a few recordings on the band's own label, Major Records. All songs were written by Gregg Alexander, except "You Get What You Give" written by Gregg Alexander and Richard Knowels and "Someday We'll Know" written by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois and Debra Holland. Kelly died of a heroin overdose in 1984. In 2005 LMC did a remix of "You Get What You Give" which was released as "Don't Let Go" by LMC vs New Radicals. They continued performing, in spite of a diminishing audience, and released One of a Kind in 1982. trailer to the 2001 film Bubble Boy), on soundtracks (like A Walk to Remember and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed) and covered by artists such as Mandy Moore and Hall & Oates. Orleans, meanwhile, got another hit with Forever's "Love Takes Time". Even after the band's breakup their songs are still being used for several commercials (e.g. In 1977, Hall left to begin a solo career and became active in the anti-nuclear program, cofounding Musicians United for Safe Energy. His most successful song as a producer/song-writer was the 2002 Grammy Award-winning "Game Of Love" by Santana and Michelle Branch. The song was used as a slogan by ABC television in 1977. In the following years he worked with artists such as Ronan Keating, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Enrique Iglesias. "Still The One" from their follow-up LP Waking and Dreaming was their second big hit. His first producion work after the Radicals' breakup was the album Portable Life by fellow Radical Danielle Brisebois. One of its singles, "Dance with Me", became a Billboard top ten song in 1975. He stated that "the fatigue of traveling & getting three hours sleep in a different hotel every night to do boring 'hanging and schmoozing' with radio and retail people, is definitely not for [him]", that he "lost interest in fronting a 'One Hit Wonder' to the point that [he] was wearing a hat while performing so that people wouldn't see [his] lack of enthusiasm." and that he would go on to form a production company to focus on producing and writing songs freelance for other artists. After ABC dropped the group, their self-produced second album, Let There Be Magic, came out on Asylum Records in 1974. The Radicals went on to shoot the video for their second single "Someday We'll Know", however even before its release, Gregg Alexander issued a press release on 12 July announcing he disbanded the group. Their debut album was Orleans, recorded in Muscle Shoals. When the band canceled their appearance at RockFest as well as their UK tour (sheduled to start on 17 May 1999) rumors started they would break up, while MCA Records claimed a member of the band being ill was the cause for the canceled shows. The band signed with ABC Records in 1973. They also opened for the Goo Goo Dolls on their tour starting 30 March 1999. Lance Hoppen, Larry's brother, joined the band later in that year. Apart from many concerts and festivals the tour also included several live performance on the radio (two of which, their performance of "You Get What You Give" at KBCO and at World Cafe on WXPN, were also released on the radio stations' compilation CDs), an appearance at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a performance at the House of Blues in Chicago on New Year's Eve 1999 (which is probably the only New Radicals show of which bootlegs are circulating). The band took their name from New Orleans because that city was home to the mixture of music they played when the band was founded. To promote their album, the Radicals embarked on a tour through the United States, starting in fall 1998. The band was founded in January 1972 in Ulster County, New York by Wells Kelly, John Hall and Larry Hoppen. When asked about it in an interview, Marilyn Manson replied he was "not mad that he said he'd kick my ass, I just don't want to be used in the same sentence with Courtney Love" and would "crack his skull open if I see him". Alexander later explained the line, along with the lines directly before it, "Health insureance rip off lying/ FDA big bankers buying/ Fake computer crashes dining/ Cloning while they're multiplying" was an experiment to see if the media would focus on the real issues, or on the celebrity dissing. Orleans is a 1970s soft rock band, best known today for "Dance with Me" and "Still the One". Their first and only album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, was released in October 1998, followed by their first single "You Get What You Give", which became a huge hit with heavy radio airplay and rotation on MTV and much media attention, in large part focused on the celebrity-slamming line "Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson/ Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson/ You're all fakes run to your mansions/ Come around we'll kick your ass in". The concept behind the band was a revolving door with no permanent members other than Alexander, joined by a changing array of other musicians. The New Radicals were formed in LA in 1997 by producer/singer/song-writer Gregg Alexander. All other members changed from recording to touring to video-shooting. The band's only constant members were lead-singer Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all their songs, and background-vocalist Danielle Brisebois, who often worked with Alexander (before and after the New Radicals) and also co-wrote the Radicals' second single "Someday We'll Know". The New Radicals were a band that was at the height of its popularity in 1999. The band only released one album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, but was able to produce two commercially successful singles from it: "You Get What You Give" and "Someday We'll Know". "Someday We'll Know" (1999). "You Get What Yoou Give" (1999). "Someday We'll Know" (Instrumental) - 3:39. "Technicolor Lover" - 3:42. "The Decency League" - 3:30. "Someday We'll Know" - 3:39. "You Get What You Give" (album version) - 5:02. "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too" - 5:21. "To Think I Thought" - 2:46. "You Get What You Give" (single version) - 4:42. "To Think I Thought" (Bonus Track for Japanese Release) - 2:46. "Crying Like A Church On Monday" - 5:02. "Flowers" - 3:52. "Technicolor Lover" - 3:42. "Gotta Stay High" - 3:06. "In Need Of A Miracle" - 3:43. "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too" - 5:21. "Someday We'll Know" - 3:39. "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You" - 4:11. "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" - 4:16. "I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away The Ending" - 6:37. "You Get What You Give" - 5:02. "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" - 5:46. |