Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning[2] Canadian rock band based in Montreal.[1][3] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar),[4] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds. Two of their albums, The Brown Album and Bull achieved Gold status in Canada.
Bootsauce | |
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 Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Funk rock[1] |
| Years active | 1989–1996 |
| Labels | Next Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records |
| Members | Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John "Fatboy" Lalley Rob Kazenel (Live Drums, 1989-90) Marc Villeneuve (Live Drums, 1990-91) Fraser Runciman (Guitar, 1994-96) |
History
editBootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover.[2] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[5]
In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts,[6][7] along with Art Bergman.[8] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[9] In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart.
Discography
editAlbums
- The Brown Album (1990), Next Plateau Records
- Bull (1992), Island Records
- Sleeping Bootie (1993), Vertigo Records[10]
- Bootsauce (1995), Polygram
- Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (1996), Vertigo Records
EPs
- ReBoot (1991, EP), Polygram
- Bum Steer (1992, EP), Polygram
- Byfleet & New Haw (1995, EP), Polygram
Singles
- "Masterstroke" (1990)
- "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
- "Play with Me" (1990)
- "Sex Marine" (1991)
- "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)[2]
- "Love Monkey No.9" (1992)
- "Whatcha Need" (1992)
- "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
- "Rollercoaster's Child" (1992)
- "Touching Cloth" (1992)
- "Dogpound" (1992)
- "Sorry Whole" (1993)
- "Automatic" (1993)
- "Moanie" (1994)
- "Crack of Dawn" (1994)
- "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
- "Hey Baby" (1995)[11]
- "Each Morning After" (1995)
- "Payment Time" (1996)
Awards
edit- Bootsauce was nominated as Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1991. At the same ceremony, John W. Stewart was nominated for Best Album Design for The Brown Album.
- At the Juno Awards of 1992, "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for Best Dance Recording.
- At the Juno Awards of 1992, John W. Stewart was nominated for Best Album Design for Bull.
- At the Juno Awards of 1996, David Andoff, Paul van Dongen, and Tara McVicar were nominated for Best Album Design for Bootsauce.
References
edit- ^ a b Newton, Steve (4 February 2014). "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce?". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Bootsauce". Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (30 May 1992). "Canada's Silk Toxic Goes Down Heavy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–41. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Alan Prater: Always on the upbeat". Richard Burnett Montreal Gazette, February 9, 2015
- ^ "Godspeed You! Brash Songsters". By Mark Lepage, Maisonneuve, November 15, 2003
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (11 July 1992). "Concert-ed Efforts by Domestic Acts Lift Biz". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Michael Barclay; Ian A. D. Jack; Jason Schneider (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (11 March 1995). "Bergmangets another chance with 'Hell'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Album Review, Inc". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 June 1992. pp. 1–51. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Just the facts -Kudos and Kvetches" / Vancouver Courier, June 26, 2014
- ^ "The Clip List". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 April 1995. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510.