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Solution A.D. | |
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Solution A.D., 1994 | |
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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 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.
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]
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