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Crackout are a former English pop punk / rock / jazz influenced trio who formed in Bicester near Oxford, England in 1997. As well as releasing two albums and a handful of singles, they toured with artists such as Sum 41, Seafood, Haven and Span before disbanding in late 2005. A notable aspect of the band's concerts was drummer Nick Millard's insistence on wearing a suit for every show. Steven Eagles and Jack Dunkley later adopted the suited look when touring the ''Oh No!'' album. ==Career== The band, Steven Eagles (guitar, vocals), Nicholas Millard (drums) and Rachel Lavelle (bass), were all 16 years old when they signed to the Shifty Disco label after playing only eight gigs as 'Crackout' (named after 'Brian Krakow', a character in American TV teen drama, ''My So-Called Life''). Within four weeks of the record label first seeing the band live, they had recorded and released their debut "Chuck" single. An album was also recorded around this time, but was never released. Lavelle was replaced in 1999 by Jack Dunkley when Lavelle and the rest of the band drifted apart in the last year of school due to differing life plans. Crackout toured with Sick Of It All / 28 Days in late December 2000, where they sold a self-released tape containing early recordings of "Breakout" and "Joey Lost His Mind" (both later re-recorded and included on debut album ''This Is Really Neat''). "EP1", a 500-limited edition CD with four songs showing early promise, and "EP2" shortly followed in 2001. Both EPs came with a free sticker and in a hand-numbered cardboard sleeve, finished with a wax seal (red on "EP1"; green on "EP2"). Their debut album, ''This Is Really Neat'', was released that October featuring artwork by Jane Wooster-Scott. In 2002, plans to release old favourite "Volume" (the B-side to their first single, later re-recorded and featured on ''This Is Really Neat'') were scrapped when, "I Am The One", was used in an advert for Salomon Sports. "Volume" was therefore the only Crackout song not released as a single with its own music video. After long delays, the band's follow up to ''This Is Really Neat'' was released in March 2004. However, the promotion for ''Oh No!'' was ended abruptly due to EMI deciding to close down Hut Recordings shortly after the album's release. Whilst making plans for a third album, their record producer friend Clive Langer, also the producer of ''Oh No!'', asked them if they were interested in playing on a film soundtrack which he was scoring. This resulted in Crackout being cast for small roles in ''Brothers of the Head'', the 2006 mockumentary based on the 1977 novel by Brian Aldiss. In 2005, Crackout toyed with the idea of adding an extra member to provide them with options with guitars, keyboards and backing vocals live. This led to a few low-key gigs with additional member Simon Plumbley in October that year. After playing these gigs, however, they felt like too much time had passed since their last shows and decided to disband Crackout, leaving the following statement on their now archived website. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crackout (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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