Playing with perky rock riffs similar to the likes of
Eve 6 and
Matchbox Twenty,
Ultimate Fakebook has touched upon the ever so popular three chords. Hailing from Manhattan, Kansas,
Ultimate Fakebook is another alternative pop/rock band mixing old school rock music in the face of their successors such as
Green Day. Coming together in 1994, third cousins
Bill McShane (vocals/guitar) and
Nick Colby (bass) created the first stint of
Ultimate Fakebook, with
Eric Melin (drums) joining a few months later. They grew up worshipping the hard-rock glam sounds of
KISS,
Metallica, and
Slayer. Later on, their tastes leaned toward bands like
Soul Asylum and
the Replacements while their sound went from alternative metal to original indie-pop. They are also road junkies, playing over 140 shows in 1999.
Ultimate Fakebook released their first full-length, Electric Kissing Parties, in 1998, and their follow up, This Will Be Laughing Week, was re-released by Epic/550 Music in summer 2000. Two years later, the trio hooked up with Ed Rose (Get Up Kids,
Reggie and the Full Effect) to produce a third album, Open Up and Say Awesome. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
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Before We Spark
Open up and Say Awesome