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Canadian rock band
Bootsauce
Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling)Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling)
Background information
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresFunk rock
Years active1989–1996
LabelsNext Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records
MembersDrew Ling
Pere Fume
Sonny Greenwich Jr.
Alan Baculis
John "Fatboy" Lalley
Rob Kazenel (Live Drums, 1989-90)
Marc Villeneuve (Live Drums, 1990-91)
Fraser Runciman (Guitar, 1994-96)

Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock band based in Montreal. The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar), and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds. Two of their albums, The Brown Album and Bull achieved Gold status in Canada. Their style was sometimes compared favorably to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

History

Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover. Their songs were played on MuchMusic.

In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts, along with Art Bergman. That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label. In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart. Touring for the Sleeping Bootie album, Bootsauce played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for the first time on February 4th 1994.

Discography

Albums

  • The Brown Album (1990), Next Plateau Records
  • Bull (1992), Island Records
  • Sleeping Bootie (1993), Vertigo Records
  • Bootsauce (1995), Polygram
  • Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (1996), Vertigo Records

EPs

  • ReBoot (1991, EP), Polygram
  • Bum Steer (1992, EP), Polygram
  • Byfleet & New Haw (1995, EP), Polygram

Singles

  • "Masterstroke" (1990)
  • "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
  • "Play with Me" (1990)
  • "Sex Marine" (1991)
  • "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)
  • "Love Monkey #9" (1992)
  • "Whatcha Need" (1992)
  • "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
  • "Rollercoaster's Child" (1992)
  • "Touching Cloth" (1992)
  • "Dogpound" (1992)
  • "Sorry Whole" (1993)
  • "Automatic" (1993)
  • "Moanie" (1994)
  • "Crack of Dawn" (1994)
  • "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
  • "Hey Baby" (1995)
  • "Each Morning After" (1995)
  • "Payment Time" (1996)

Awards

  • Bootsauce was nominated as Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1991. At the same ceremony, John W. Stewart was nominated for Best Album Design for The Brown Album.
  • At the Juno Awards of 1992, "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for Best Dance Recording.
  • At the Juno Awards of 1992, John W. Stewart was nominated for Best Album Design for Bull.
  • At the Juno Awards of 1996, David Andoff, Paul van Dongen, and Tara McVicar were nominated for Best Album Design for Bootsauce.

References

  1. ^ Newton, Steve (4 February 2014). "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce?". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Bootsauce". Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. Larry LeBlanc (30 May 1992). "Canada's Silk Toxic Goes Down Heavy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–41. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. "Alan Prater: Always on the upbeat". Richard Burnett Montreal Gazette, February 9, 2015
  5. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. 17 December 1991. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. newt, the (2017-05-10). "Sonny Greenwich Jr. thinks that Bootsauce's Baculis is a better bassist than Flea". earofnewt.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  7. "Sound Judgement: Funky, 'angst is me' rock". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 14 June 1992. p. 71. Montreal's probable answer to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  8. "Godspeed You! Brash Songsters". By Mark Lepage, Maisonneuve, November 15, 2003
  9. Larry LeBlanc (11 July 1992). "Concert-ed Efforts by Domestic Acts Lift Biz". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. Michael Barclay; Ian A. D. Jack; Jason Schneider (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.
  11. Larry LeBlanc (11 March 1995). "Bergmangets another chance with 'Hell'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510.
  12. "Album Review, Inc". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 June 1992. pp. 1–51. ISSN 0006-2510.
  13. "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce? | Georgia Straight Vancouver's source for arts, culture, and events". The Georgia Straight. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  14. "Just the facts -Kudos and Kvetches" / Vancouver Courier, June 26, 2014
  15. "The Clip List". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 April 1995. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510.

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