Christie Front Drive

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Christie Front Drive
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Christie Front Drive playing at a reunion show in 2007
Background information
Origin Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres Emo
Years active1993–1997, 2007, 2014
LabelsFreewill, Magic Bullet, Caulfield, Crank!, Wooden Blue, [1] Dark Operative
Past members Eric Richter (guitar, vocals)
Jason Begin (guitar, screams)
Kerry McDonald (bass, vocals)
Ron Marschall (drums)

Christie Front Drive was an emo band from Denver, Colorado active between 1993 and 1997. The lineup consisted of Eric Richter (vocals and guitar), Jason Begin (guitar), Kerry McDonald (bass) and Ron Marschall (drums). Bands such as Superchunk, Jawbreaker, Jawbox, Buffalo Tom, and Drive Like Jehu were cited as influences.

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History

The band released a self-titled EP and a 7-inch on Freewill Records in 1994. The two Freewill Records albums and several 7-inch were later combined and released as a self-titled full-length album (commonly referred to as Anthology ). In 1995, Christie Front Drive released split records with Jimmy Eat World, Sineater, and Boys Life. They also contributed to several compilation albums including (Don't Forget To) Breathe from Crank! Records. The band broke up in 1997 and their only official full length, a self-titled album (commonly referred to as Stereo ) was released posthumously by Caulfield Records.

Despite their short tenure, Christie Front Drive became a major influence on emo music in the 1990s. Eric Richter resurfaced in the bands Antarctica, The 101, and Golden City, and both Marschall and Begin went on to form The Blue Ontario. Marschall was also credited as an engineer on The Apples in Stereo's album, The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone and plays in Phoenix-based Tierra del Fuego. Jason Begin is currently performing under the name This Body as well as the Portland-based band Pireate Radio Deluxe and the random appearance with Modernstate. Bassist Kerry McDonald would go on to form The Mighty Rime, who released a self-titled record on Caulfield Records in 2002.

Christie Front Drive reunited on September 1, 2007, at the Marquis Theater in Denver as part of DenverFest III. All four original members participated. [2] Magic Bullet Records home of Eric Richter's current band Golden City, announced plans to re-release the entire Christie Front Drive discography. The label began with releasing a remastered version of their final self-titled album (also known as Stereo) on June 15, 2010, along with a DVD of the band's final show in 1996. In April 2019, Dark Operative records, formerly Magic Bullet Records, re-released the band's self-titled 7-inch and self-titled 12-inch on vinyl.

In March 2014, it was announced that Christie Front Drive would reunite for a show on May 17, 2014, as part of Pouzza Fest. [3]

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleLabelFormatOther information
1997 Christie Front Drive (commonly referred to as Stereo)CaulfieldCD / 12-inch vinylReissued with DVD on June 15, 2010, on Magic Bullet.

EPs

YearTitleLabelFormatOther information
1994 Christie Front Drive (self-titled 12-inch)FreewilCD / 12-inch vinylAll tracks reissued in 1995 on Anthology . Reissued as remastered edition on May 21, 2013, on Magic Bullet.
1995Christie Front Drive / Boy's Life split EP Crank! CD / 10-inch vinyl

Singles

YearTitleLabelFormatOther information
1994Christie Front Drive (self-titled 7-inch)Freewill7-inch vinylOut of print. Both tracks reissued in 1995 on Anthology.
1995Christie Front Drive / Sineater split 7-inchHellkite7-inch vinylOut of print. Track reissued in 1995 on Anthology.
1995Christie Front Drive / Jimmy Eat World split 7-inch Wooden Blue 7-inch vinylOut of print. Track reissued in 1995 on Anthology.

Compilation albums

YearTitleLabelFormatOther information
1995 Christie Front Drive (commonly referred to as Anthology)Caulfield CD Includes all songs from the self-titled 12-inch, the self-titled 7-inch and the split 7-inches with Sineater and Jimmy Eat World.

Non-album tracks

YearAlbum / SourceLabelSong(s)Other information
1995ShmowballsSh-mow"Bag"Compilation released on CD. Out of print.
1995Punk TVRed Dawg"Mary Tyler Moore Theme"Compilation released on 12-inch vinyl. Out of print.
1996Stealing the PocketPositively Punk"Field"Compilation released on 12-inch vinyl. Out of print.
1996For Want Of...X-Mist"After the Parade"Compilation released on double 7-inch vinyl. Out of print.
1997Bread: The Edible Napkin No Idea "Bag"Compilation released on CD and double 12-inch vinyl. Out of Print.
1997(Don't Forget To) BreatheCrank!"Field"Compilation released on CD and double 10-inch vinyl. Out of Print.

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References

  1. Wooden Blue Records on Myspace Music
  2. "Christie Front Drive to reunite for Denver Fest this September". Alternative Press. July 5, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. "POUZZAFEST - HORAIRE - SAMEDI". Pouzza Fest . March 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.