The band OURS
is a rock band led by singer Jimmy Gnecco.
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History
Since their creation in
1990 the line-up has evolved many times, but Gnecco has always felt that having a rotating group of musicians who could play off each other was important. In high school, Gnecco was in the band
Lost Child
and later,
The Harmony Bandits
(which eventually evolved into what is now
OURS
). Around
1992-
1994,
OURS
released their first album titled
Sour
under their own label entitled "Beatnik Records" owned by Mike Marri. Afterward, the band dissolved and would not reform again for several years.
In
1997, Jimmy Gnecco started
OURS
again and quickly drew industry attention. Ours signed with
DreamWorks Records and after 4 years, OURS released their first major label album
Distorted Lullabies
in
2001. Produced by
Steve Lillywhite of
U2 fame, the album received mixed reviews but led to successful tours with acts such as
Ocean Colour Scene,
Pete Yorn, and
The Cult. The track "Sometimes" peaked at #31 on the US
Billboard Modern Rock charts that year, while the music video saw moderate airtime on MTV.
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Precious
followed quickly in
2002. Precious featured a more stripped-down sound and received much more positive reviews and a slot opening for
The Wallflowers.
In
2004, Ours relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to work with legendary producer
Rick Rubin. The resulting album,
Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy),
was released on April 15, 2008.
Current members of the band Ours, under the monikers Static, Locke, Race, along with Jimmy, have currently embarked on their 2008 tour.
Members
Current members
- Jimmy Gnecco (vocals, guitar, percussion)
- Static (guitar)
- Locke (guitar, keys, percussion)
- Race (bass)
- James Dickens of Plain Jane Automobile (Drums) - Filling in on the current tour with Blue October
Past members
- Dave Milone
- Tony Angerson
- Scott Greco
- Anthony DeMarco
- A.C. Barnett
- Pit Orbach
- James Bray
- Zambia Greene
- Darren Verpeut
- Greg Calvert
- Felipe Torres
Discography
- Sour
(1994)
- Distorted Lullabies
(2001)
- Precious
(2002) US #187
- Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)
(April 25, 2008) #11 US Heatseekers
Singles
- 2001- "Sometimes"- #31 US Modern Rock
- 2002- "Leaves"
- 2008- "The Worst Things Beautiful"
Notes
Jimmy Gnecco was a friend of Jeff Buckley and it is often mistakenly claimed that he worked as Jeff's guitar tech in 1995. Jimmy never worked as his tech. He later shared Jeff's management team.
Jimmy Gnecco recorded a cover of Big Country's "In a Big Country" in a recent ad campaign for Kohl's department stores.
Interviews