Artist:The Watchmen
Song:Shut Up
Album:Brand New Day
The Canadian band The Watchmen will probably remind you of the more successful Canadian band The Tragically Hip or R.E.M. The Watchmen had modest success in the 90s mostly through their videos being played on MuchMusic. The Watchmen were formed in 1988 in Winnipeg. Daniel Greaves was lead singer. Joey Serlin played guitar. They wrote and produced the songs. Other members were Sammy Kohn on drums and Pete Loewen on bass. After self releasing a couple of cassettes, they got a record deal with MCA Records Canada. They released three albums on MCA. Pete Loewen was replaced by Ken Tizzard for the 1996 album Brand New Day. As with previous albums, Greaves and Serlin wrote and produced everything. The producer is credited as Mr. Colson AKA Milwaukee based recording engineer Doug Olson. The single Shut Up reached #48 on the Canadian charts. They never had a big hit single. Most of their success was through MuchMusic playing their videos simply to reach their Canadian Content quota. The Watchmen moved to Capitol Records Canada for the 1998 album Silent Radar. As a last ditch effort to break The Watchmen, Capitol brought in Soundgarden producer Adam Kasper. And the album was released in the US. But it didn't help and after the 2001 album Slomotion, The Watchmen split up. Since then, Greaves and Izzard have released solo albums. Serlin worked with Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm. Here's the video for Shut Up by The Watchmen.
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