Simply Slang
Encyclopedia
Founded in 2002, Simply Slang is a hard rock
quartet based in Chicago, Illinois
. Originally known as Deadline, the band later changed its name upon discovering another band using the same name. In 2004, Simply Slang issued its eponymous debut, Simply Slang, through Platinum Realm Entertainment.
Within a short time of its release, Simply Slang began to receive international attention, due in part by the band offering free downloads of its songs through the Internet.
This strategy proved effective, as two songs released from the debut, "Live 4 The Weekend" and "Angeline", became top downloads on music websites around the world. In March 2005, Simply Slang reached #1 on the Heavy Rock Artist charts on MP3.COM.AU http://www.mp3.com.au, Australia
's most popular music provider. Several weeks later (on the same website) Simply Slang hit #1 on the Heavy Rock Album charts.
Despite the accomplishments, the band's lack of financial success started to take a toll. The hectic tour schedules, along with artistic conflicts, substance abuse issues, and financial woes, grew too much for some members to bear. Starting with guitarist Jeff Novak, the musicians departed one by one. By August 2005, frontman Aaron Morales was the band's sole remaining original member. In the weeks to follow, Simply Slang would go through several lineup changes before entering the studio in late 2005, to begin work on their second opus, Bad Attitude.
Released on June 23, 2006, Bad Attitude featured the new lineup, along with a fresh, new, aggressive style. With material ranging from punky rock anthems, to blues-metal sleaze, Bad Attitude allowed the members of Simply Slang to forge a new chapter in the band's existence.
Simply Slang maintains a cult following among hard rock
and sleaze/glam metal
fans in the United Kingdom
, Australia
, Scandinavia
, Latin America
, Spain
, and Italy
. Despite the band's achievements internationally, Simply Slang did not achieve notable success in the United States
.
In 2007, Aaron Morales dissolved the band to pursue his solo career, contributing to Hollywood's Demon Doll Records compilation cd "Glamnation Vol. 2" and later releasing a EP called "Independence!" in 2010. Former members Patrick Mulcahy and Jon Schang are currently in progressive rock band District 97 with American Idol Season 6 semi-finalist Leslie Hunt.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
quartet based in Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Originally known as Deadline, the band later changed its name upon discovering another band using the same name. In 2004, Simply Slang issued its eponymous debut, Simply Slang, through Platinum Realm Entertainment.
Within a short time of its release, Simply Slang began to receive international attention, due in part by the band offering free downloads of its songs through the Internet.
This strategy proved effective, as two songs released from the debut, "Live 4 The Weekend" and "Angeline", became top downloads on music websites around the world. In March 2005, Simply Slang reached #1 on the Heavy Rock Artist charts on MP3.COM.AU http://www.mp3.com.au, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's most popular music provider. Several weeks later (on the same website) Simply Slang hit #1 on the Heavy Rock Album charts.
Despite the accomplishments, the band's lack of financial success started to take a toll. The hectic tour schedules, along with artistic conflicts, substance abuse issues, and financial woes, grew too much for some members to bear. Starting with guitarist Jeff Novak, the musicians departed one by one. By August 2005, frontman Aaron Morales was the band's sole remaining original member. In the weeks to follow, Simply Slang would go through several lineup changes before entering the studio in late 2005, to begin work on their second opus, Bad Attitude.
Released on June 23, 2006, Bad Attitude featured the new lineup, along with a fresh, new, aggressive style. With material ranging from punky rock anthems, to blues-metal sleaze, Bad Attitude allowed the members of Simply Slang to forge a new chapter in the band's existence.
Simply Slang maintains a cult following among hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
and sleaze/glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
fans in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Despite the band's achievements internationally, Simply Slang did not achieve notable success in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In 2007, Aaron Morales dissolved the band to pursue his solo career, contributing to Hollywood's Demon Doll Records compilation cd "Glamnation Vol. 2" and later releasing a EP called "Independence!" in 2010. Former members Patrick Mulcahy and Jon Schang are currently in progressive rock band District 97 with American Idol Season 6 semi-finalist Leslie Hunt.
Members
- Aaron Morales - Guitar, Vocals (2002-2007)
- Matt Overbee - Guitar (2005-2007)
- Pat Mulcahy - Bass (2006-2007)
- Jon Schang - Drums (2005-2007)
Discography
- Simply Slang (2004)
- Bad Attitude (2006)