The band OURS is the rock band led by singer Jimmy Gnecco. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company James Frances "Jimmy" Gnecco (born September 30 1973 Ridgefield Park New Jersey) is a musician The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells James Frances "Jimmy" Gnecco (born September 30 1973 Ridgefield Park New Jersey) is a musician

History

Since their creation in 1990, the lineup has evolved 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. Sour is the first official recording by rock group Ours. Sour is an Anagram of the band's name Afterwards, the band dissolved and would not reform again for several years.

In 1997, Gnecco started OURS again and quickly drew industry attention. Jimmy signed with DreamWorks Records and after 4 years, OURS released their first major label album Distorted Lullabies in 2001. DreamWorks Records was an American Record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary Distorted Lullabies is the band Ours ' first official album Released on the Dreamworks label on May 15 2001 it is largely composed of melodic rock 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. Steve Lillywhite (born 1955 is a Grammy Award -winning English music producer Early career Lillywhite entered the music industry in Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English Britpop band from Birmingham. Peter (Pete Yorn (b July 27, 1974) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist who first gained international recognition when The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " The track "Sometimes" peaked at #31 on the US Billboard Modern Rock charts that year. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry ^[3]

Precious followed quickly in 2002. Precious is the second album by rock group Ours. When recording this album Jimmy Gnecco wanted to get it done quickly and didn't aim for the polished production Precious featured a more stripped-down sound and received much more positive reviews and a slot opening for The Wallflowers. The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award -winning rock band from Los Angeles California.

In 2004, Ours relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to work with legendary producer Rick Rubin. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently The resulting album, Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy), was released on April 15, 2008. Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy is the band Ours ' third major label release Current members of the band Ours, under the monikers Static, Locke, Race, and Pit, along with Jimmy, are currently preparing for their 2008 tour.

Members

Current members

• Jimmy Gnecco (vocals, guitar)
• Static (guitar)
• Locke (guitar, keys)
• Race (bass)
• Pit Orbach (drums)

Past members

• Dave Milone
• Tony Angerson
• Scott Greco
• Anthony DeMarco
• A. James Frances "Jimmy" Gnecco (born September 30 1973 Ridgefield Park New Jersey) is a musician C. Barnett
• Kirke Jan
• James Bray
• Zambia Greene
• Darrin Verpuit
• Greg Calvert

Discography

• Sour (1994)
• Distorted Lullabies (2001)
• Precious (2002) US #187
• Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (April 25, 2008)

Singles

• 2001- "Sometimes"- #31 US Modern Rock
• 2002- "Leaves"
• 2008- "The Worst Things Beautiful"

Notes

Interviews

• Jimmy Gnecco's Interview w/ The Scenestar - July 2007

External links

• Official site
• KillTheBand.com
• Ours TV Online
• (http://www.myspace.com/oursmusic Official Ours Myspace Page)

• Red Colored Stars
• Dream You're Alive