Robert Roth (Musician)
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Robert Roth is best known as a songwriter
, vocalist and guitarist
of 90's Sub Pop
and Capitol Records
band Truly
. The band have recently have reunited with all original members to play in shows in Seattle, London
and Azkena Rock Festival 2008 alongside Ray Davies
, the Sex Pistols
, Dinosaur Jr
. and the Sonics
.
Roth also received much international critical acclaim for his 2004 solo debut Someone Somewhere...
. Throughout the Nineties he had an ongoing collaboration with poet rocker Jim Carroll
, resulting in two songs on Carroll's Pools of Mercury and the Runaway EP
on Kill Rock Stars in 2000; coinciding with a sold out show at the Seattle Opera House. Their song "Falling Down Laughing" has been added to the soundtrack to the 2008 film Obscene alongside the Bob Dylan
, the Doors
and Patti Smith
. Roth also contributed significant amounts of orchestration to Built to Spills seminal 1997 Warner Bros. release Perfect from Now On. Roth currently is working on the first new Truly record in over ten years as well as new solo material and continues to play live shows with Truly
, his solo band as well as alone on acoustic guitar and piano.
Solo
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, vocalist and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
of 90's Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
and Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
band Truly
Truly
Truly is an American rock band formed in the wake of the grunge era. It featured former Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto, one-time Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel, and singer Robert Roth...
. The band have recently have reunited with all original members to play in shows in Seattle, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Azkena Rock Festival 2008 alongside Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
, the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
, Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr. is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984. Originally called Dinosaur, prior to legal issues that forced the group to change their name, the band disbanded in 1997 until reuniting in 2005...
. and the Sonics
The Sonics
The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating from the early and mid-1960s. Among The Sonics' contemporaries were The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Dynamics, The Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders...
.
Roth also received much international critical acclaim for his 2004 solo debut Someone Somewhere...
Someone Somewhere...
Someone, Somewhere... is Robert Roth's first solo album, released May 4, 2004.-Track listing:# "Vicki and Jacky"# "Someone, Somewhere..."# "Relive These X"# "The Poison Arrow"# "The Call of the Wild"# "Streetplay '99"# "Lightning & Thunder"...
. Throughout the Nineties he had an ongoing collaboration with poet rocker Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.-Biography:Carroll was born to a...
, resulting in two songs on Carroll's Pools of Mercury and the Runaway EP
Runaway (Jim Carroll album)
Runaway is a 2000 EP album by author and punk musician Jim Carroll.-Track listing:# "Runaway" - # "Hairshirt Fracture" - # "I Want the Angel" -...
on Kill Rock Stars in 2000; coinciding with a sold out show at the Seattle Opera House. Their song "Falling Down Laughing" has been added to the soundtrack to the 2008 film Obscene alongside the Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, the Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
and Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
. Roth also contributed significant amounts of orchestration to Built to Spills seminal 1997 Warner Bros. release Perfect from Now On. Roth currently is working on the first new Truly record in over ten years as well as new solo material and continues to play live shows with Truly
Truly
Truly is an American rock band formed in the wake of the grunge era. It featured former Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto, one-time Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel, and singer Robert Roth...
, his solo band as well as alone on acoustic guitar and piano.
Discography
Truly- Heart and LungsHeart and LungsHeart and Lungs is an EP by the American Alternative Rock band Truly. "Heart and Lungs" was featured in the 1992 film Singles.- Track listing :# "Heart and Lungs" - 4:20# "The Color is Magic" - 4:26# "Truly Drowning" - 4:47...
(EP) - 1991 - Fast Stories... from Kid ComaFast Stories... from Kid ComaFast Stories... from Kid Coma is the 1995 debut album of the grunge band Truly. "Hot Summer 1991" was featured in the 1997 compilation album Subject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free America.-Track listing:# "Blue Flame Ford" - 6:18...
- 1995 - Feeling You UpFeeling You UpFeeling You Up was recorded from 1995–1997 and released November 1997 on 12" vinyl and CD. "It's On Your Face" was used in its entirety in Francis Ford Coppola's TV series First Wave episode 16 "The Undesirables".-Track listing:...
- 1997 - Subject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free AmericaSubject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free AmericaSubject to Change is a compilation album released in 1997 and the first by Airforce Records. It features artists from the Pacific Northwest interwoven with spoken word prose from Alyssa Burrows. There are 20 tracks available on the CD from 19 different artists...
- 1997 compilation - Twilight CurtainsTwilight CurtainsTwilight Curtains is a rarities compilation album by Truly released only in the UK on May 22, 2000.-Track listing:# "Twilight Curtains" - 4:41# "Leatherette Tears II" - 3:31# "Aliens on Alcohol" - 4:51# "Wait Til' the Night" - 4:52...
- 2000
Solo
- Someone Somewhere...Someone Somewhere...Someone, Somewhere... is Robert Roth's first solo album, released May 4, 2004.-Track listing:# "Vicki and Jacky"# "Someone, Somewhere..."# "Relive These X"# "The Poison Arrow"# "The Call of the Wild"# "Streetplay '99"# "Lightning & Thunder"...
- 2004
Sources
- Robert Roth Official Web Page, "SHOWS" and "PRESS / Printable bio"
- Robert Roth at My Space, "SHORT BIO..."
- Robert Roth at Discogs, "Releases:" and "Appears On:"