The Answer (band)
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The Answer are a Northern Irish
hard rock
and blues-rock
band from Newcastle
and Downpatrick
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
. They have achieved success with their debut album Rise
selling in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK & Europe, 10,000 on day one in Japan and 100,000 worldwide.
The Freshmen, who released three albums on CBS
and toured with the likes of the Beach Boys. Aged 18, Paul knew he wanted to put together a rock band and mentioned it to bassist Micky Waters, an old school friend who had been in numerous cover bands around Belfast
.
James Heatley, who had played as Ash
’s stand-in live drummer in 1993, was recruited to be the drummer for The Answer. Paul called him up only to find that he was about to take his finals at University, so the trio waited whilst James completed his degree in Psychology.
In late June 2000, the four of them got together for their debut rehearsal. 2001 was spent writing, rehearsing, gigging locally and building up a set The Answer. By 2002, the band had attracted the attention of MCD promotions
in Ireland, (the company who recently bought out the Mean Fiddler Group, alongside Clear Channel), who put them on as openers at the Witnness Festival that year.
Eamonn Keyes, owner of Doghouse Studios recorded them before they were signed.
' magazine voted The Answer as 'Best New Band 2005', which brought them even more exposure. Shortly after, in November 2005, came their second official release - the single Never Too Late. They supported Deep Purple
at an intimate show at the London Astoria
on 17 January 2006.
and The Sun
amongst others, and was nominated for Classic Rock magazine's 'Album Of The Year' and "Best British Newcomer" in the 2006 Kerrang! awards.
The Answer played several festivals over the summer months, as well as a support slot with Whitesnake
throughout their UK tour. The band also managed to secure themselves another support slot with Paul Rodgers
at the Royal Albert Hall
in early October 2006. This was followed by a co-headlining tour with fellow Rockers Roadstar
on a tour across the UK and Europe, with further support coming from American blues-rock band Rose Hill Drive
. The band was once again touring, with dates in Australia and across Europe before eventually returning for dates in Ireland and to start work on their follow-up to Rise. The band were an opening act for Aerosmith
on 24 June 2007 at Hyde Park Calling.
The single Be What You Want was released on 19 March 2007, and is currently available via download-only.
The Answer have decided to re-issue the Rise
album as a promotion for their summer shows and because there have been so many people complaining about download only singles. A second disc adds to the original Rise
, featuring all the relevant b-sides that have not been released physically and some tracks that were recorded for the album but left off. The second disc has 15 unreleased songs on it and was released 18 June 2007. They also covered
the Aerosmith
song "Sweet Emotion" for a free Kerrang!
CD. This was included on the second disc of the Special Edition of the Rise album.
The summer of 2007 also saw the band support The Rolling Stones at huge open-air gigs in Belgrade (Serbia), and Düsseldorf (Germany), and The Who in Dublin (Ireland).
They played a live set at the Planet Rock Radio Christmas Party, on 11 December 2007 at the Islington Academy, London, during which they were joined on stage by Paul Rodgers
(vocalist for Free
and Bad Company
). Recordings of this concert were released as Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party
. The band played at a Phil Lynott
memorial benefit gig in Dublin, when bass player
Micky Waters played Phil Lynott's black bass, becoming the first person to do so since Lynott’s death. The same instrument is used by Waters in the music video
for Keep Believin. Def Leppard
's lead singer Joe Elliott
is a fan of the band and during an interview with AOL has cited them as a possible influence to the way their forthcoming album will sound. Former Led Zeppelin
guitarist Jimmy Page
is also a fan and has attended several of the band's gigs and stated so at the 2005 Classic rock
magazine Roll of Honour Awards.
for U.S. distribution. As part of the agreement, the Answer released an EP in 2008 called Never Too Late, which contained a track from Rise as well as a song, Highwater or Hell, that would appear on their forthcoming full-length album Everyday Demons
. Also aiding their visibility, the group were named as the opening act for the North American leg as well as the European leg of AC/DC
’s Black Ice World Tour
which began 28 October 2008.
is now commercially available worldwide. Sharing mixing duties are Tim Palmer
and Mike Fraser
.
on the 2008 and 2009 legs of the Black Ice World Tour
.
This was followed by a 15-date tour of the UK during November/December 2009 and a 3-show Spanish tour in March 2010. They are currently working on their third studio album, and plan to release a DVD, titled "412 Days Of Rock N Roll", containing performances from opening AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour
. The DVD also comes with a bonus CD with Live recordings and two new studio recordings.
On October 3rd, the band released its third album "Revival
".
video game.
The song "Into the Gutter" is featured in the soundtrack to the video game "Pure
"
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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 blues-rock
Blues-rock
Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, piano, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a...
band from Newcastle
Newcastle, County Down
Newcastle is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 7,444 people recorded in the 2001 Census. The seaside resort lies on the Irish Sea coast at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the Mourne Mountains, and is known for its sandy beach and the Royal County Down Golf Club...
and Downpatrick
Downpatrick
Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. They have achieved success with their debut album Rise
Rise (The Answer album)
-Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums-Special Edition:A special edition version of the album was released on 17 June 2007 under the name "Rise: Special Edition"...
selling in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK & Europe, 10,000 on day one in Japan and 100,000 worldwide.
Lineup
- Cormac Neeson - Vocals
- Paul Mahon - Guitar
- Micky Waters - Bass Guitar
- James Heatley - Drums
Formation
The Answer were formed in 2000 by guitarist Paul Mahon, whose father was a jazz trumpeter and member of seminal Irish showbandIrish showband
The Irish Showband was a dance band format which was popular in Ireland during the early rock and roll era from mid 1950s to the late 1970s. The showband was based on the internationally popular six or seven piece dance band. The band's basic repertoire included standard dance numbers and cover...
The Freshmen, who released three albums on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and toured with the likes of the Beach Boys. Aged 18, Paul knew he wanted to put together a rock band and mentioned it to bassist Micky Waters, an old school friend who had been in numerous cover bands around Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
.
James Heatley, who had played as Ash
Ash (band)
Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...
’s stand-in live drummer in 1993, was recruited to be the drummer for The Answer. Paul called him up only to find that he was about to take his finals at University, so the trio waited whilst James completed his degree in Psychology.
In late June 2000, the four of them got together for their debut rehearsal. 2001 was spent writing, rehearsing, gigging locally and building up a set The Answer. By 2002, the band had attracted the attention of MCD promotions
MCD PRODUCTIONS
MCD Productions is an Irish concert promotion company. Established in 1980, and headquartered in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.- History :The company was founded by Eamonn McCann and Denis Desmond, the company name MCD is made up of their initials....
in Ireland, (the company who recently bought out the Mean Fiddler Group, alongside Clear Channel), who put them on as openers at the Witnness Festival that year.
Eamonn Keyes, owner of Doghouse Studios recorded them before they were signed.
Early Recognition
In 2005, 'Classic rockClassic Rock (magazine)
Classic Rock is a British magazine dedicated to the radio format of classic rock, published by Future Publishing, who are also responsible for its "sister" publication Metal Hammer. Although firmly focusing on key bands from the 1960s through early 1990s, it also includes articles and reviews of...
' magazine voted The Answer as 'Best New Band 2005', which brought them even more exposure. Shortly after, in November 2005, came their second official release - the single Never Too Late. They supported Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
at an intimate show at the London Astoria
London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue, located at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. It had been leased and run by Festival Republic since 2000. It was closed on 15 January 2009 and has since been demolished...
on 17 January 2006.
Rise (2005-2008)
Afterwards came Into The Gutter which was released on 29 May 2006 via 7" vinyl and download only, shortly followed by debut album Rise released on 26 June 2006. The album received rave reviews from Kerrang!Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
and The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
amongst others, and was nominated for Classic Rock magazine's 'Album Of The Year' and "Best British Newcomer" in the 2006 Kerrang! awards.
The Answer played several festivals over the summer months, as well as a support slot with Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
throughout their UK tour. The band also managed to secure themselves another support slot with Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
Paul Bernard Rodgers is an English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. After stints in two less successful bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Firm and The Law, he became a solo artist. He has recently toured and recorded with...
at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
in early October 2006. This was followed by a co-headlining tour with fellow Rockers Roadstar
Roadstar
Heaven's Basement are a British hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 2008 and Signed with Red Bull Records.-Heaven's Basement:Heaven's Basement are a hard rock band from the UK that are renowned for their heavy touring schedule and extreme energy live shows...
on a tour across the UK and Europe, with further support coming from American blues-rock band Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive is an American rock band. The group is often aligned with other innovators in the revival of traditional hard rock and early metal–psychedelic...
. The band was once again touring, with dates in Australia and across Europe before eventually returning for dates in Ireland and to start work on their follow-up to Rise. The band were an opening act for Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
on 24 June 2007 at Hyde Park Calling.
The single Be What You Want was released on 19 March 2007, and is currently available via download-only.
The Answer have decided to re-issue the Rise
Rise (The Answer album)
-Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums-Special Edition:A special edition version of the album was released on 17 June 2007 under the name "Rise: Special Edition"...
album as a promotion for their summer shows and because there have been so many people complaining about download only singles. A second disc adds to the original Rise
Rise (The Answer album)
-Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums-Special Edition:A special edition version of the album was released on 17 June 2007 under the name "Rise: Special Edition"...
, featuring all the relevant b-sides that have not been released physically and some tracks that were recorded for the album but left off. The second disc has 15 unreleased songs on it and was released 18 June 2007. They also covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
the Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
song "Sweet Emotion" for a free Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
CD. This was included on the second disc of the Special Edition of the Rise album.
The summer of 2007 also saw the band support The Rolling Stones at huge open-air gigs in Belgrade (Serbia), and Düsseldorf (Germany), and The Who in Dublin (Ireland).
They played a live set at the Planet Rock Radio Christmas Party, on 11 December 2007 at the Islington Academy, London, during which they were joined on stage by Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
Paul Bernard Rodgers is an English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. After stints in two less successful bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Firm and The Law, he became a solo artist. He has recently toured and recorded with...
(vocalist for Free
Free (band)
Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...
and Bad Company
Bad Company
Bad Company were an English rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of two former Free band members — singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke — as well as Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. Peter Grant, who, in years prior, was a key component of...
). Recordings of this concert were released as Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party
Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party
"Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party" is the first of a series of 'official bootlegs' by Northern Irish rock band The Answer. It was recorded live at the Islington Academy in London on 11 December 2007 for the radio station Planet Rock. During the concert Paul Rodgers joined the band on stage to sing...
. The band played at a Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
memorial benefit gig in Dublin, when bass player
Bass Player
Bass player can refer to:*Bass Player , an album by Rhombus*Bass Player , a magazine for bassists*Bassist, or bass player, a musician who plays the bass guitar...
Micky Waters played Phil Lynott's black bass, becoming the first person to do so since Lynott’s death. The same instrument is used by Waters in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for Keep Believin. Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
's lead singer Joe Elliott
Joe Elliott
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott Jr is an English singer-songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the British rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of David Bowie cover band, the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band, Down...
is a fan of the band and during an interview with AOL has cited them as a possible influence to the way their forthcoming album will sound. Former Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
guitarist Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
is also a fan and has attended several of the band's gigs and stated so at the 2005 Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
magazine Roll of Honour Awards.
Coming To America (Never Too Late American debut EP)
The band finally began to establish some inroads with American audiences when they signed with the indie label The End RecordsThe End Records
The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego. Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired. In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah. The label moved...
for U.S. distribution. As part of the agreement, the Answer released an EP in 2008 called Never Too Late, which contained a track from Rise as well as a song, Highwater or Hell, that would appear on their forthcoming full-length album Everyday Demons
Everyday Demons
-Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals, harmonica*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums...
. Also aiding their visibility, the group were named as the opening act for the North American leg as well as the European leg of AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
’s Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour was a 2008/2009/2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC in support of the group's 15th studio album, Black Ice, which was released in October 2008. The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000/2001.The jaunt began in Wilkes-Barre,...
which began 28 October 2008.
Everyday Demons
In June 2008 they played a short set at the Isle Of Wight Festival. A few days later they went to L.A. to record their second album with John Travis. Everyday DemonsEveryday Demons
-Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals, harmonica*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums...
is now commercially available worldwide. Sharing mixing duties are Tim Palmer
Tim Palmer
Tim Palmer is a British music producer, audio engineer and songwriter of rock and alternative music.-1980-1990:Palmer worked as an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London, England in the early 1980s...
and Mike Fraser
Mike Fraser
Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...
.
Tour with AC/DC
The Answer opened for AC/DCAC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
on the 2008 and 2009 legs of the Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour was a 2008/2009/2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC in support of the group's 15th studio album, Black Ice, which was released in October 2008. The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000/2001.The jaunt began in Wilkes-Barre,...
.
Late 2009-Present
The band played some small headline shows in between their dates with AC/DC in North America in August 2009.This was followed by a 15-date tour of the UK during November/December 2009 and a 3-show Spanish tour in March 2010. They are currently working on their third studio album, and plan to release a DVD, titled "412 Days Of Rock N Roll", containing performances from opening AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour was a 2008/2009/2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC in support of the group's 15th studio album, Black Ice, which was released in October 2008. The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000/2001.The jaunt began in Wilkes-Barre,...
. The DVD also comes with a bonus CD with Live recordings and two new studio recordings.
On October 3rd, the band released its third album "Revival
Revival (The Answer album)
"Revival" is the third studio album from the Northern Ireland-based hard rock band The Answer and was released on October 3 2011 via Spinefarm Records...
".
Songs in other media
The song "Never Too Late" is featured in the Guitar Hero World TourGuitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero series...
video game.
The song "Into the Gutter" is featured in the soundtrack to the video game "Pure
Pure (video game)
Pure is an off-road, quad-bike trick-racing video game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Black Rock Studio...
"
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
||
| 2006 | Rise Rise (The Answer album) -Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums-Special Edition:A special edition version of the album was released on 17 June 2007 under the name "Rise: Special Edition"...
|
— | — | — |
| 2009 | Everyday Demons Everyday Demons -Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals, harmonica*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums... |
67 | 25 | 117 |
| 2011 | Revival Revival (The Answer album) "Revival" is the third studio album from the Northern Ireland-based hard rock band The Answer and was released on October 3 2011 via Spinefarm Records... |
— | 39 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Other albums
| Album details | Release date |
|---|---|
| Rise: Special Edition | 18 June 2007 |
| Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party "Live at Planet Rock Xmas Party" is the first of a series of 'official bootlegs' by Northern Irish rock band The Answer. It was recorded live at the Islington Academy in London on 11 December 2007 for the radio station Planet Rock. During the concert Paul Rodgers joined the band on stage to sing... |
6 October 2008 |
DVDs
| Album details | Release Date | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
|---|---|---|
| 412 Days of Rock N Roll | June 13, 2011 in UK | 166 |
Singles and EPs
| Album details | Release date | Track listing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakdown Honey EP | Second quarter, 2002 | L.I.V.I.N., Wake Up, Downtown | Self-financed |
| End Your Day On A High EP | January 2003 | Tonight, Always, Song For The People | |
| Come On Free Me EP | January 2003 | Keep Believin', No Questions Asked, New Day Rising, Be What You Want | |
| Rise | March 2004 | Rise, Rise - acoustic version | |
| Keep Believin' Keep Believin' Keep Believin was a single released in 2005 by The Answer. Although it did not feature on their 2006 debut album, Rise, it was featured on the bonus disc of the special edition version of the same album, released in 2007.-CD:# Keep Believin'# So Cold... |
18 July 2005 | Keep Believin', So Cold, No Questions Asked, Be What You Want, Keep Believin' Club Mix Keep Believin', New Day Rising |
EP CD 7" |
| Never Too Late | 14 November 2005 | Never Too Late, Rock Bottom Blues, Never Too Late Instrumental, Keep Believin - Video Never Too Late, Some Unity. Number 95 UK Singles Chart |
|
| Into the Gutter Into the Gutter Into the Gutter is a song by The Answer, featured on their 2006 debut album, Rise. It was released as a single on two formats, vinyl and download-only, in 2006.-Download-only:# Into the Gutter# Only the Strong Survive# Take it Easy... |
29 May 2006 | Into the Gutter, Take It Easy Into the Gutter, Only The Strong Survive, Take It Easy, Into The Gutter Instrumental |
7" Download |
| Under the Sky Under the Sky Under the Sky is a song by The Answer which was featured on their 2006 debut album, Rise. It was released as a download-only single in 2006.-Track listing:# Under the Sky# I Won't Let You Down# Doctor # Under the Sky -Personnel:... |
1 October 2006 | Under the Sky, I Won't Let You Down, Doctor [Live Session], Under the Sky Video | Download |
| Come Follow Me Come Follow Me Come Follow Me is a song by The Answer. It was featured on their 2006 debut album, Rise, and was released as a download-only single in 2006.-Personnel:*Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals*Paul Mahon - Guitar*Micky Waters - Bass*James Heatley - Drums... |
18 December 2006 | Come Follow Me, Preachin' (Acoustic), So Cold (Live) | |
| Be What You Want Be What You Want Be What You Want is a song by Northern Irish rock band The Answer. It was featured on Rise, their 2006 debut album, and was released as a download-only single in 2007.-Track listing:# Be What You Want# Sweet Emotion# Into the Gutter... |
19 March 2007 | Be What You Want, Sweet Emotion, Into The Gutter [Acoustic], No Questions Asked [Live Radio Version] | |
| Never Too Late | 11 November 2008 | Never Too Late, Highwater or Hell, The Doctor, Come Follow Me (Live in Japan), Bonus DVD. First North American release. | EP CD/DVD |
| On and On | 22 February 2009 | On and On, Pride (Acoustic), Demon Eyes (Live) | Download |
| Tonight | March 2009 21 June 2009 |
Tonight, Demon Eyes Tonight, Tonight (Acoustic), Dead of the Night (Live) |
Radio promo CD during European leg of the AC/DC tour support slot Download |
| Comfort Zone | 29 November 2009 | Comfort Zone (Radio Edit), Here to Stay, Comfort Zone (Acoustic) | Download |
| Vida (I Want You) | 5 September 2011 | Vida (I Want You), Can't Remember,Can't Forget (Acoustic) | Download |
External links
- The Answer Official Website
- The Answer's Facebook Page
- The Answer's Myspace Page
- The Answer's Twitter Page
- AnswerTV - Official Videos on YouTube
- The Answer Interview with Rock Radio Northern Ireland
- The Answer Interview with Gigging Northern Ireland
- The Answer Interview at Rocklouder
- BBC Cormac Neeson Interview
- Interview with Paul Mahon at Onemetal
- - FREE Acoustic Session from The Answer