The Sheer
The Sheer | |
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Melodic Rock | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Members | Bart van Liemt Jasper Geluk Jorn van der Putte Gert-Jan Zegel |
| Website | thesheer.nl |
The Sheer is a Dutch
melodic rock music
.
They had some success with the single Right Now and the debut album The Keyword Is Excitement! in their home country, both produced by Daniel Presley. Their third single entitled "The Girl That Lost Her Mind" came in at #40 in the Dutch Top 40. In 2004, the band won the prestigious Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) for their contribution and promise to the Dutch Pop Culture.
Bandmembers
- Bart van Liemt (lead vocals, guitar)
- Jasper Geluk (keyboards, backing vocals)
- JanPeter Hoekstra (guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals)
- Jorn van der Putte (bass, backing vocals)
- Gert-Jan Zegel (drums)[1]
History
- 2000: Four friends from a pop and rock music from the 1960s and the Britpop movement from the early 1990s. The result is a catchy combination of melodious pop/rock music with some British influence.[2]
- 2001: They released their first 3FM talent show, "The Sheer" reached the finals and was preliminarily selected as the first-place winner. After a re-count, the conclusion was reached that the band "This Beautiful Mess" had a few more votes, so "The Sheer" ranked second. Their debut on national television was on TMF and "The Sheer" had been invited to "2 Meter Sessies" on Kink FM.[2]
Discography
Albums
- 2004 - "The Keyword Is Excitement"
- 2006 - "Feel The Need"
- 2009 - "Here And Now And Long Before"
Singles
- 2003 - "Something To Say" #45 Mega Top 50 #tip Top 40
- 2004 - "It Only Gets Better" #20 Mega Top 50 #tip Top 40
- 2004 - "Right Now" #10 Mega Top 50 #38 Top 40
- 2005 - "Stay Awake" #15 Mega Top 50
- 2006 - "The Girl That Lost Her Mind" #3 Mega Top 50, #25 Top 40
- 2006 - "Understand" #tip Top 40
- 2006 - "All I Forget"
Collaborations
- 2005 - "Hanginaround" (Bløf). The song is featured on the #1 hit single "Holiday in Spain".
All chart performances are taken from the Dutch charts:
Mega Top 50 and Top 40
.
FIFA 07
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"Understand", one of the singles from The Sheer, is the title song of the football video game FIFA 07.
References
- ^ "Biography". The Sheer. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ a b c "The Sheer". Musicfrom.nl. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
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