Solution A.D.

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Solution A.D.

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Solution A.D., 1994
Background information
Also known as Solution
Origin East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Genres Alternative rock
Labels TAG Recordings
Atlantic Records

Solution A.D. was an American rock band from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Place in Pennsylvania, United States

East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state. Originally known as "Dansbury," East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a station in town. It lies east of Stroudsburg and is more populous than that town. East Stroudsburg is the largest municipality in Monroe County and in the East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area as designated by the Office of Management and Budget based on data from the 2010 US Census.

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The band was initially named Solution, and appended the "A.D." after discovering that another group with the same name already existed. [1] The group was noticed by Live guitarist Chad Taylor at a performance at CBGB, and he signed on to produce their debut EP, which was released in 1996. [1] The group issued a full-length album soon after on Atlantic Records and toured widely behind it. [1] The single "Fearless", taken from the full-length album, received airplay on MTV [1] and reached No. 33 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1996; it was the group's only hit. [2]

Live (band) American rock band from York, Pennsylvania

Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, consisting of Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), and Chad Gracey (drums).

Chad Taylor (guitarist) American musician

Chad David Taylor is an American guitarist and backing vocalist in the bands The Gracious Few and Live. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8x platinum album Throwing Copper.

CBGB former New York City music club

CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar. The letters CBGB were for Country, BlueGrass, and Blues, Kristal's original vision, yet CBGB soon became a famed venue of punk rock and new wave bands like the Ramones, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, and Talking Heads. From the early 1980s onward, CBGB was known for hardcore punk.

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