Bootsauce
Canadian rock band
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Bootsauce was a Canadian rock band based in Montreal.[1][2] 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),[3] 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.[4] Their style was sometimes compared favorably to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[5][6]
Bootsauce | |
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Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Funk rock[1] |
| Years active | 1989–1996 |
| Labels | Next Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records |
| Members | Drew 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) |
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.[7] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[8]
In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts,[9][10] along with Art Bergman.[11] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[12] 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 4, 1994.[13]
Reunion Rumours
Discography
Albums
- The Brown Album (1990), Next Plateau Records
- Bull (1992), Island Records
- Sleeping Bootie (1993), Vertigo Records[15]
- 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)[7]
- "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)[16]
- "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.