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Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band from Vancouver. They were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.〔"The little Celtic band that grew". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 18, 1997.〕 ==Early years== The band began in 1983 as a Vancouver-based folk trio called Eavesdropper, consisting of John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly and J. Knutson,〔Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, ''Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.〕 and scored early gigs as an opening act for rockers such as Art Bergmann and Barney Bentall.〔 After a gig on Vancouver Island was erroneously billed as "Eavesdroppings",〔"Name change paid off for Spirit of West". ''Saskatoon StarPhoenix'', January 17, 2002.〕 the band opted to change its name to Spirit of the West,〔 and independently released the album ''Spirit of the West'' in 1984 before signing to Stony Plain Records, a roots music label based in Edmonton, Alberta.〔Greg Quill, "Spirit offers hope for future of folk". ''Toronto Star'', February 11, 1987.〕 Stony Plain released ''Tripping Up the Stairs'' in 1986.〔 Following that album, Knutson left the band and was replaced by Hugh McMillan.〔 1988's ''Labour Day'' spawned the popular single "Political" and consolidated the band as a significant draw on the folk festival circuit.〔 The album also garnered the band its first Juno Award nomination, for Best Roots & Traditional Album at the Juno Awards of 1989. After that album's tour, McMillan took a temporary hiatus from the band.〔"Maybe you can hear them coming: Spirit of the West". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 6, 1990.〕 He was replaced by Daniel Lapp and Linda McRae, but returned before the band's next album was recorded.〔 When McMillan returned, Lapp left the band but McRae stayed on.〔 (As a result, Lapp never actually appeared on a Spirit of the West recording. He pursued a solo career, however, releasing a number of albums of experimental jazz/folk/electronic fusion.) On the strength of "Political", Warner Bros. Records signed the band in 1989,〔"Their own brand of feverish folk has Spirit moving". ''Edmonton Journal'', March 17, 1990. p. B1.〕 and Stony Plain released a compilation, ''Old Material 1984–1986'', to close out their contract with the label. In 1990, the band's major label debut, ''Save This House'' was released.〔〔 The album track "Home for a Rest", which is still considered a classic frosh week anthem at universities across Canada〔"Songs to drink away those troubles". ''Calgary Herald'', March 17, 2010. p. D6.〕 as well as a popular tune at wedding dances, was not officially released as a single. The band garnered a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1991. 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「Spirit of the West」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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