One Hundred Days
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One Hundred Days, a rock
foursome hailing from Ontario, Canada, exemplify the balance between
progressive songwriting, guilty pop flavor, witty sarcasm, and a
compelling spiritual message. The band owns a fresh and vital sound, and
they never fear wallcing the line between edgy and commercial.
One Hundred Days, a name inspired by a Time Magazine article reading "100 Days of Congress", previously released two independent albums — "The Obvious" and "Feels Like Love". The group, a trio at the time, built a solid core fan base with the albums and two strong singles "Hard Man to Soup" and "Feels Like Love" which broke onto the Christian radio charts. The video for "Feels Like Love" climbed the Z Music Television charts to No. 3. The band supported the albums and the singles with a U.S. and Canadian tour, including stops at Cornerstone, Kingdom Bound, Creation, and Flevo (Holland). In 1998, the band took a year off in hopes of exploring other avenues which would make the band stronger for when they would reassemble in 1999. During this period Horrocks worked fill-time in his own recording studio producing bands and honing his skills by working on nearly a dozen albums throughout the year’ and the time off also gave Tanner and Horrocks a moment to look back and mourn the tragedy that had recently befell the band. Just previous to their last stretch of touring, Steve Marsh, the band’s drummer at the time, passed away due to liver cancer at the age of 30. Following the passing of Marsh, Horrocks and Tanner, the group’s songwriting team, recruited McWaters on drums and Lind on second guitar to create a much fuller sound. Moreover, the rookie members helped infuse the band with new life. To put it simply, the new line-up knew how to rock. The freshly expanded quartet tested their chemistry out on the road with great success. The sharper, fuller dynamics brought an energy to the band which would later invigorate the band’s songwriting process as well. "Our previous records were attempts at complex chordal approaches to pop music," admits Horrocks. "With the new band, we became more focused on groove and energy." With their new focus One Hundred Days recorded their third studio album, "The Super Terrific Happy Hour" (Audio X Records). The album title sarcastically alluding to their turbulent time between albums, was derived from an episode of Seinfeld in which Jerry Seinfeld’ s face gets splashed across the opening of a Japanese television show. The title of the show, when translated into English read: The Super Terrific Happy Hour. "The irony was just too perfect", laughs Horrocks. In light of their collective life experiences, One Hundred Days cannot help but write openly honest songs, as demonstrated in the track "Sandals". The autobiographical song, written by Tanner, explores his state of mind at various points in his life. He comments, "It is a very clear picture into the typical existence of a growing Christian, on with days of great clarity and wisdom, and days of great despair and confusion". "The Super Terrific Happy Hour" offers fun energetic rock songs while conversely speaking to hearts with a genuine Christ-centered message. One Hundred Days has been the buzz in the underground for years, but now move forward with their strongest and most anticipated album to date. The members of One Hundred Days have something to say and an inspiration for how to say it. This gives "The Super’ Terrific Happy Hour" the type of dynamics that few albums possess. "The Super Teriific Happy Hour" is a pivotal third album for a band perched to achieve a momentous breakthrough. |
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