Bootsauce Explained
Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning[2] Canadian rock band based in Montreal.[3] 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),[4] 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.
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.[2] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[5]
In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts,[6] [7] along with Art Bergman.[8] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[9] 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.
Discography
Albums
- The Brown Album (1990), Next Plateau Records
- Bull (1992), Island Records
- Sleeping Bootie (1993), Vertigo Records[10]
- 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)[2]
- "Love Monkey No.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)[11]
- "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.
External links
- - JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
Notes and References
- News: 20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce? . Steve . Newton . 4 February 2014 . . 24 April 2015.
- Web site: Bootsauce . Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 22 February 2012.
- Larry LeBlanc. Canada's Silk Toxic Goes Down Heavy. Billboard. 30 May 1992. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 1–41. 0006-2510.
- https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/alan-prater-always-on-the-upbeat "Alan Prater: Always on the upbeat"
- https://maisonneuve.org/article/2003/11/15/godspeed-you-brash-songsters/ "Godspeed You! Brash Songsters"
- Larry LeBlanc. Concert-ed Efforts by Domestic Acts Lift Biz. Billboard. 11 July 1992. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 39. 0006-2510.
- Book: Michael Barclay. Ian A. D. Jack. Jason Schneider. Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. 2011. ECW Press. 978-1-55022-992-9. 107–.
- Larry LeBlanc. Bergmangets another chance with 'Hell'. Billboard. 11 March 1995. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 51. 0006-2510.
- Album Review, Inc.. Billboard. 13 June 1992. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 1–51. 0006-2510.
- http://www.vancourier.com/opinion/just-the-facts-1.2180985 "Just the facts -Kudos and Kvetches"
- The Clip List. Billboard. 1 April 1995. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 44. 0006-2510.
