Tripping Daisy
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Tripping Daisy | |
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| Origin | Dallas, Texas, United States |
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| Spinoffs | The Polyphonic Spree |
| Members | Tim DeLaughter Mark Pirro Bryan Wakeland Philip Karnats Brandon Curtis Nick Earl |
| Past members | Wes Berggren Jeff Bouck Mitch Marine Cory Lemons Ben Curtis Robert Hubbard |
| Website | trippingdaisy |
Tripping Daisy is a
The group disbanded in 1999 following the sudden death of Berggren. The remaining members reformed in 2017 for a reunion performance at the Homegrown Festival in Dallas, following which they played a number of concerts in Texas during 2017 and 2019.
History
First album
After playing local gigs, the band released their first single, "Lost and Found", which received moderate airplay on local radio station KDGE. The band incorporated a light show similar to The Joshua Light Show at the Fillmore East. It used effects such as hand made slide shows with multi layered 16 mm projections along with oil and water. This visual attention was present in their very first show and was the beginning of many multimedia attractions to come.
The band soon began recording what would become their first full-length album, Bill, released on the independent label Dragon Street Records. The album was a favorite on Dallas radio. The sound on Bill is characterized by the heavy use of vocal effects and unconventional riffs, both of which lend to a neo-psychedelic sound. Bill was re-released on major label Island Records, with a different mix and mastering from the Dragon Street version. It also excludes the cover song "Green Tamborine".
In 1992 Bryan Wakeland replaced Jeff Bouck as the band's drummer. The band released a live album in 1994 titled Get It On. The album closes with a cover of the Bad Religion song "We're Only Gonna Die". DeLaughter has been noted as saying in 1990s era interviews that the record label pushed the live album out to capitalize on the popularity of Bill, and it is not one of his favorite albums.
Commercial breakthrough
After signing a deal with Island Records, which re-released Bill (minus the cover song "Green Tambourine"), the band recorded their first major-label release, I Am an Elastic Firecracker. The music video for the song "I Got a Girl" received extended airplay on MTV. A segment of the video was used in a Beavis and Butt-Head episode, a show known to lampoon popular music videos of the time. Wakeland remained in the band until after the tour for I Am an Elastic Firecracker when he chose to leave, and was replaced by Mitch Marine and Cory Lemons. Phil Karnats joined the band on lead guitar soon after Wakeland's departure, allowing DeLaughter more freedom to focus on lead vocal duty.
Later albums
The band's third album, Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was a mix of both creativity and experimentalism. DeLaughter has been quoted as saying that the album "is the band at their best". The album has a fragmented style: from one vignette to another. While the album was not a commercial success, it was critically acclaimed;[1][2][3][4] the Dallas Observer later ranked the album's third track, "Sonic Bloom", at number 100 on their "100 Best Texas Songs of All Time" list.[5][6] Marine toured with the band until he was replaced by Ben Curtis, who drummed on Jesus Hit Like the Atom Bomb and their fourth album, the self-titled Tripping Daisy. Other releases during this period include Time Capsule (a mix of old demos, b-sides, and one new song – the only officially released studio recording to feature drummer Mitch Marine) and The Tops Off Our Heads (an impromptu "jam" EP recording that marked the band's first post-major label release).
Death of Wes Berggren and split
After the band disbanded, Tim DeLaughter, Mark Pirro, Bryan Wakeland and Jeff Bouck formed the
Reunion
On January 5, 2017, the band's official Facebook page teased a possible reunion event. News later confirmed the remaining members would perform at the Homegrown Festival in Dallas on May 13, 2017.[8] On March 9, 2017, they announced four additional Texas dates, making it the first Tripping Daisy tour in nearly twenty years. Christopher Penn announced during Homegrown Fest 8 in Dallas, Texas, on May 13, 2017, that Tripping Daisy would be recording a live album during a concert July 7, 2017, during the NYTEX Summer Concert Series at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas. The band went idle again until reuniting in 2019 for the 10th Homegrown Festival.[9]
Band members
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Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
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CAN [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] | |||||
| Bill |
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| I Am an Elastic Firecracker |
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95 | 1 | 44 | 43 | 140 |
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| Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb |
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| Tripping Daisy |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "X" denotes a chart that is discontinued. | ||||||||
EPs
| Title | Album details |
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| Get It On | |
| Hook Music: Vol 1 (Fan club exclusive) |
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| Time Capsule |
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| The Tops Off Our Head |
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Demo albums
- Tripping Daisy – the shoe demo cassette
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Main [22] |
AUS [24] |
FRA
[25] |
UK
[15] | |||||||
| 1992 | "Lost and Found" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bill | ||
| 1993 | "My Umbrella" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |||
| "Blown Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "I Got a Girl" | 53 | 33 | 6 | 58 | 44 | 141 | I Am an Elastic Firecracker | ||
| "Piranha" | — | 35 | 32 | — | — | 72 | ||||
| 1996 | "Trip Along" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Waited a Light Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb | ||
| "Sonic Bloom" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | "Bedhead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Tripping Daisy: Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved February 4, 2023
- ^ Cable, Collin (November 9, 2021). "Tripping Daisy's 'Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb' Still Very Much Hits". Central Track. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Dansby, Andrew (February 1, 2017). "Tim DeLaughter of the Polyphonic Spree looks back ... and forward". Chron. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Night, DC9 At (August 2, 2012). "The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List (100–92)". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Night, DC9 At (July 25, 2012). "The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #100-80". Dallas Observer. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tripping, Falling". Dallas Observer. November 25, 1999. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
- ^ "Tripping Daisy Returning for Homegrown Festival - D Magazine". D Magazine. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Tripping Daisy reunites again for Homegrown Festival's 10th anniversary". January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Tripping Daisy > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Anon. (August 26, 1995). "Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 19.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. October 23, 1995. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "charts.nz > Tripping Daisy in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Tripping Daisy". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ ISSN 0006-2510.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Flower Power Pop: The Atomic Reformation of Tripping Daisy". Velocity Magazine. July 1998. Archived from the original on August 31, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via trippingdaisy.com.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. May 1998. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (April 29, 1997). "Net-Only Cure & Tripping Daisy CDs". MTV. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Tripping Daisy > Chart History > Radio Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Tripping Daisy > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Tripping Daisy > Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 285.
- "I Got a Girl": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 25 Feb 1996". Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "lescharts.com > Tripping Daisy dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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