ARTIST: O.A.R.

TITLE: All Sides

LABEL: Atlantic/Everfine

GENRE: Rock

BITRATE: 207kbps avg

PLAYTIME: 0h 58m total

RELEASE DATE: 2008-07-15

RIP DATE: 2008-07-15

 

Track List

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1.  This Town                        3:35

2.  Shattered                        4:13

3.  Whatever Happened                5:11

4.  Try Me                           3:45

5.  One Day                          3:35

6.  Living In The End                4:19

7.  Something Coming Over            3:59

8.  What Is Mine                     4:34

9.  Dinner Last Night                4:00

10. The Fallout                      5:29

11. Gift                             5:20

12. War Song                         6:14

13. On My Way                        4:37

 

Release Notes:

 

O.A.R. has come to stand for authentic Rock music that reflects the collective

triumphs and tragedies we all experience is this world: Real people making real

music that resounds deeply with their fans. The songs on this album showcase

every facet of the band and itÆs musical tastes which led to calling the album

'All Sides'. The radio friendly first single, 'Shattered', produced by Matt

Wallace (Maroon 5), with additional production by Rob Cavallo (Green Day) lands

at radio Mid June as the band kicks off their three month long 'All Sides'

Summer Tour.

 

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O.A.R. (aka Of a Revolution) converted from a local Ohio State University rock

band to Billboard chartbuster and headliner at major venues across America.

First, the band's two demo recordings were hawked at universities. Then,

word-of-mouth news spread about the band's roots rock and reggae-inflected

upbeat songs. Before long, the band got thousands of hits daily on its website

at www.ofarevolution.com. O.A.R.'s third CD, Risen, was produced by John Alagφa

(Dave Matthews Band, Ben Folds Five) and recorded in summer 2000 at Water Music

in Hoboken, NJ, and at Dumbo Studios in New York City for the group's

independent label, Everfine Records.

 

Formed in 1996 in Rockville, MD, O.A.R. coalesced around lead singer/rhythm

guitarist Marc Roberge, lead guitarist Richard On, saxophonist Jerry DePizzo,

bassist Benj Gershman, and drummer Chris Culos. Roberge had known Culos since

childhood in Rockville, MD, where he also became friends and played in local

bands with On and Gershman. DePizzo, who hails from Youngstown, OH, met the

others at Ohio State. O.A.R. first recorded The Wanderer independently as a demo

in 1997. Many of the songs on O.A.R.'s debut disc were written while Roberge and

Culos were living in Israel.

 

Two years later, the switch from student band to headliner started with the

arrival of their popular song "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker." (Many lyrics for

the band's songs came from Roberge's interest in literature, particularly

Stephen King's novel The Stand.) The group went back into the recording studio

for a second demo, which was released independently as Souls Aflame in 1999.

With the success of 2001's Risen, Roberge began writing songs for a new CD late

that year. To appease their dedicated fan base, they released the live Any Time

Now in the spring of 2002. O.A.R. signed with Lava/Atlantic for 2003's In

Between Now and Then, and more touring followed. This led to the release of 34th

& 8th, their second live offering. The band returned to recording again with

2005's Stories of a Stranger, which contained a pair of Top 20 Hot AC hits in

"Love and Memories" and "Heard the World." The Live from Madison Square Garden

CD/DVD appeared in 2007.