Cherry Twister was an American power pop band consisting of musicians Steve Ward, Ross Sackler and Michael Giblin. The band formed in early 1993; Ward and Sackler had previously been in Harrisburg-based band 23 Skidoo, with Dave Sheaffer and Joe Pisapia. Pisapia went on to form Nashville-based Joe, Marc's Brother. Ward and Sackler made some lo-fi recordings that were released on Planet Earthy in 1993; guitarist Michael Giblin signed on for the follow-up, 1999's At Home With Cherry Twister. At Home With Cherry Twister gained an entry in the Top 200 powerpop lists of 1999.[1]
Cherry Twister | |
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Origin | Pennsylvania |
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Years active | 1993 – |
Labels | Lucky |
Past members |
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Steve Ward moved to a solo career, recording several CDs. Mike Giblin moved on to Parallax Project and released three CDs titled Oblivious, Perpetual Limbo and I Hate Girls. He then went on to form The Split Squad, with Clem Burke of Blondie, Josh Kantor of The Baseball Project, Eddie Munoz of The Plimsouls and Keith Steng of The Fleshtones. Ross Sackler joined up with Dave Aufiero and John Fritchey from The Polins and Mike Pasariello from Wayne Supergenius to form Peabody and released a self-titled CD.
In 2011, Cherry Twister reunited on stage for the first time in 13 years to perform to a sold-out crowd at the 2nd Annual Susan Giblin Foundation For Animal Wellness and Welfare Benefit.[citation needed]
Albums
editCherry Twister
editFirst album, 1993, self-titled.[2]
Cherry Twister | |
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Studio album by Cherry Twister | |
Released | 1993 |
Genre | Pop/Rock |
Label | Planet Earthy |
Track listing
- "You'd Rather See Me Lonely"
- "Fond"
- "Rose Garden"
- "Angeline"
- "Catch Me"
- "Mrs. Hall"
- "My Love"
- "Neverai"
- "We Float About"
- "This Man"
- "I'd Like To Fall In Love"
- "Sailing"
At Home With Cherry Twister
editAt Home With Cherry Twister | ||||
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Studio album by Cherry Twister | ||||
Released | March 28, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Power pop, indie rock | |||
Label | Lucky | |||
Cherry Twister chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Track listing
- "Don't Forget Your Man"
- "Sparkle"
- "Meteorite"
- "Charlotte B."
- "I'm Gonna Be The Lonely Boy Tonite"
- "American Nightlife"
- "Leila"
- "She's Gone"
- "Maryann"
- "Black Summer"
- "Brighten Up"
- "Kinda Like A Star"
- "She's In Love Again"
- "Til I'm Blue"
- "Careful (Can't Fall Again)"
- "Why Won't You Believe In Me?"
Compilation albums
edit- Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger
- Yellow Pills, Vol. 3
- Bucketfull of Brains 50th Anniversary CD
- Coming up! Independent artists pay tribute to the music of Paul McCartney
Notes
edit- At Home With Cherry Twister at Billboard.com
- Yellow Pills, Vol. 3 at Billboard.com
- FROM DEMO TO CULT STATUS at The Record
- LET'S (NOT) TWIST AGAIN Intelligencer Journal
- POST-MODERN IRONY? RETRO-TECH CHIC? NAH, IT'S PURE POP Intelligencer Journal
- Power Pop Criminals, Cherry Twister
- Bucketfull Of Brains, 50th Anniversary CD
- Amazon, Cherry Twister
- Power of Pop, "Steve Ward"
References
edit- ^ "Power Pop Criminals, "Cherry Twister"". Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Amazon, "Cherry Twister Albums"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ Damas, Jason. Cherry Twister at AllMusic