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Biography
About|the rock group|the self-titled album|The Rockfords (album)Infobox musical artist|name = The Rockfords|image =|caption =|image_size =|background = group_or_band|origin = Seattle, Washington , United States|USA |genre = Alternative rock |years_active = 1999–2003|label = Epic Records|Epic |associated_acts = Temple of the Dog , Pearl Jam , Goodness (band)|Goodness , Mad Season |Also Known As =|website =|current_members = Carrie Akre Chris Friel Rick Friel Mike McCready Danny Newcomb|notable_instruments = The Rockfords were an American Rock music|rock band formed in Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , in 1999 by Carrie Akre , Chris Friel, and Danny Newcomb of Goodness (band)|Goodness , Mike McCready of Pearl Jam , and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts. The group served as a side project for its members, who had already tasted success with their respective bands.
History
Chris Friel, Rick Friel, Danny Newcomb, and Mike McCready were originally members of the band Shadow during the mid-1980s in Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington .Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p407223|pure_url=yes The Rockfords". Allmusic . Retrieved on January 31, 2009. After a couple of attempts at breaking into the Los Angeles , California music scene, the group broke up and the band members went their separate ways. McCready would go on to co-form Pearl Jam in 1990 and Chris Friel and Danny Newcomb would go on to be a part of the band Goodness (band)|Goodness . Sometime as early as June 20, 1998, Chris Friel and Danny Newcomb of Goodness would invite McCready to play with Goodness onstage prior to a Pearl Jam set. They soon decided afterward to put a band together with Rick Friel and Goodness vocalist Carrie Akre . They named themselves The Rockfords, after one of McCready's favorite TV shows The Rockford Files .
The band's debut album, The Rockfords (album)|The Rockfords , was released on February 1, 2000 through Epic Records . Produced by John Goodmanson , it featured vocalist/guitarist Nancy Wilson (guitarist)|Nancy Wilson (of Heart (band)|Heart ) contributing guest vocals on the track "Riverwide". Theresa E. LaVeck of Allmusic called the album a "compelling, if uneven, collaborative effort."LaVeck, Theresa E. Allmusic|class=album|id=r461727|pure_url=yes "The Rockfords". Allmusic . The band members would go back to their regular work for some time after playing at least five shows together in the Seattle area in 2000.
In 2003, the band got together again, playing several more shows around Seattle and writing several new songs. A live album, Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03 , was released in 2003 through Kufala Recordings. An EP containing the new songs, Waiting... (EP)|Waiting... (again produced by Goodmanson), was released in 2004.
Band members
Carrie Akre – Singing|vocals
Chris Friel – Drum kit|drums
Rick Friel – bass guitar|bass
Mike McCready – guitar
Danny Newcomb – guitar
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album details
2000
The Rockfords
Released: February 1, 2000
Label: Epic Records|Epic
Format: Compact Disc|CD
Live albums
Year
Album details
2003
Live Seattle, WA 12/ 13/ 03
Released: December 28, 2003
Label: Kufala
Format: 2-CD set
Extended plays
Year
Album details
2004
Waiting...
Released: January 2004
Label: Ten Club
Format: CD
Singles
Year
Single
Album
2000
"Silver Lining"
The Rockfords
Other appearances
Year
Song
Title
Label
2000
"Silver Lining"
Down to You: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
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