Drowning Pool fills it up with new lead singer.Byline: Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard Drowning Pool This article is about the band. For the Ross Macdonald novel, see The Drowning Pool. Drowning Pool is a four-piece Hard Rock band from Dallas, Texas, United States. They formed in 1996 and are still active. finally is coming to Eugene. The Dallas rock quartet was scheduled to play at the Cuthbert Amphitheater on Aug. 28, 2002, with Rob Zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. and other Ozzfest acts. At the time, Drowning Pool was at the top of its game. The band had a hit single, "Bodies." The debut album, "Sinner," had sold 1.5 million copies. They were headliners on the main stage of Ozzfest. Pool's lead singer, Dave Williams Dave Williams may refer to:
The band canceled its tour and returned to Dallas. After a few months, they found a new singer, Jason `Gong' Jones, and got back to work. Earlier this year they released "Desensitized de·sen·si·tize tr.v. de·sen·si·tized, de·sen·si·tiz·ing, de·sen·si·tiz·es 1. To render insensitive or less sensitive. 2. Immunology To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen. .' Now they're heading back to Eugene, this time for a Tuesday date at the WOW Hall. Some bands (Nirvana) won't carry on without a lead singer. Others (AC/DC AC/DC adj. Slang Having a bisexual orientation. [From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current. ) find great success with a replacement. For Drowning Pool's surviving members - guitarist C.J. Pierce, bass player Stevie Benton Stevie Benton is the bassist in the band Drowning Pool. He has been in the band since its formation (although a previous version of Drowning Pool did exist prior to Benton's addition). Stevie has been playing bass for several years and enjoys what he does. and drummer Mike Luce, all friends since high school - going on was the choice. `We lost our brother Davie, but we've all been writing music together for years, so I don't think we ever thought about calling it quits,' Pierce said from a tour stop in Lubbock, Texas “Lubbock” redirects here. For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation). Lubbock is the 10th-largest city in the state of Texas.[1] Located in the northwestern part of the state—a region known historically as the Llano Estacado . `I don't think we'll ever call it quits.' Instead, in January 2003, Drowning Pool went in search of a new singer. `You know when it's right,' Pierce said. `We knew right when he came in. (Jones) was probably the sixth person we brought in to audition, and we just knew right away.' Jones certainly made a good first impression on Pierce, who said he went to the airport to pick up Jones without knowing what he looked like. `He's standing there in the airport, he's got a tatoo on his neck and he's lighting up a cigarette. And I'm like. `I think that's the guy I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. .' ' In addition to a good voice, Jones brings some quintessential "frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. " traits to the band, Pierce said. "He's a super nice guy, he's got a big heart,' Pierce said. `But he's also a little bit of a showman, too. Not so much like David Lee Roth, you know, totally wacky. `Dave was always described as charismatic. So Jason's kind of come around and brought that to the table." For bands facing such a significant transition, fan reaction is important. `I was expecting the worst,' he said. `You always expect the worst, for everybody to turn away or not show up. `Everybody's been coming out and having a good time, and all our fans have accepted (Jones).' On this tour, the Pool guys find themselves starting over, going from the main stage at Ozzfest to smaller clubs. `We didn't expect to take up where we left off with Davie, unless Davie was still here," Pierce said. "It's to be expected. You have to go out there prove yourself again and Jason has to prove himself. ... It does feel in many ways like a new band, but it's still us. `We love playing the bars. ... You can literally hang out with everyone there that night. You do a show with 15,000, you can't meet all those people that night. It's not as personal." Perseverance is a theme for this band. `I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what the biggest roller coaster ride in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, is, but I definitely feel like we've been on one,' Pierce said.`We had major success when our record came out, right away, then 9/11 happened and they pulled the song (`Bodies') off the radio. `Then we worked ourselves back up after that and everything's going great, then we lose our frontman. Starting all over again with Jason, here we are building back up." As a treat for those bar fans, Drowning Pool's been having fun with old cover tunes. Everything from Iron Maiden and AC/DC to something more "cheesy cheesy (che´ze) caseous. " such as Billy Squire. `The last couple shows it's become fun to do it, and throw them out there and just totally mess them up,' Pierce said. CONCERT PREVIEW Drowning Pool With: (hed)pe When: 8 p.m. Tuesday Where: WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets: $20 advance through the WOW Hall or TicketsWest, $25 at the door CAPTION(S): Drowning Pool is (from left) guitarist C.J. Pierce, singer Jason `Gong' Jones, bassist Stevie Benton and drummer Mike Luce. |
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