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Everybody And Their Broken Hearts
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Released: Feb 21, 2011
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General Info

  • Genre: Alternative / Folk Rock / Rock

    Location Los Angeles/Oslo, No

    Profile Views: 939653

    Last Login: 2/7/2013

    Member Since 5/10/2005

    Website www.bigbang.no

    Record Label Grand Sport Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Bigbang have been dubbed Norway's Greatest Live Band, and have been a major force in the Norwegian music scene for over a decade. During the past two years, the band has spent time focusing on the American market. Based in California, they have toured the country, playing intimate gigs and promoting their American debut From Acid to Zen, a compilation of songs from previously released albums. The album was very well received and resulted in great reviews among others from Rolling Stone Magazine's Editor David Fricke:.. It's a shotgun buffet, like those early U.S. LPs by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones that combined album tracks and singles from unrelated sessions, and it succeeds the same way: like an instant greatest-hits record. Singer-guitarist-songwriter Øystein Greni has the right history in his genes — his dad sang in a Norwegian band that opened for Led Zeppelin in 1968 — and he grounds songs like "Early December," "Hurricane Boy" and the brilliantly titled "From Acid to Zen" in the eternal power-chord charge and fish-hook riffs of the Stones and the Who. But Greni also has a knack for wringing fresh excitement from the familiar: the country-angel harmonies and ice-Byrds guitar in the new version of "Wild Bird," the improbable dream of Badfinger and Hüsker Dü in "The One." – ..David Fricke, Rolling Stone Magazine .. New album called "Epic Scrap Metal", out in Europe March 4th!

  • Members

    ..Øystein Greni.. (Guitar, vocals).. ..Olaf Olsen.. (Drums, percussion and backing vocals).. ..Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen.. (Bass, backing vocals).. .. ..Booking:.. .. Rune Lem / Live Nation - rune@livenation.no .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Preorder Epic Scrap Metal CD.. ..Buy Epic Scrap Metal DIGITAL.. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................View all ....Bigbang tour dates........

  • Influences

    60s and 70s music, blues based and melody driven, plus some newer punk rock.

  • Sounds Like

    Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Big Star, CSNY, R.E.M, The Band, SRV Double Trouble, J Masics
It’s a shotgun buffet, like those early U.S. LPs by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones that combined album tracks and singles from unrelated sessions, and it succeeds the same way: like an instant greatest-hits record. Singer-guitarist-songwriter Øystein Greni has the right history in his genes — his dad sang in a Norwegian band that opened for Led Zeppelin in 1968 — and he grounds songs like “Early December,” “Hurricane Boy” and the brilliantly titled “From Acid to Zen” in the eternal power-chord charge and fish-hook riffs of the Stones and the Who. But Greni also has a knack for wringing fresh excitement from the familiar: the country-angel harmonies and ice-Byrds guitar in the new version of “Wild Bird,” the improbable dream of Badfinger and Hüsker Dü in “The One.” – ..David Fricke, Rolling Stone Magazine

New album called "Epic Scrap Metal", out in Europe March 4th 2011!

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    Influences:

    60s and 70s rock, blues based and melody driven.

    Sounds Like:

    Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Big Star, CSNY, R.E.M, The Band, SRV Double Trouble, J Masics

    Record Label:

    Grand Sport Records/EMI Music Norway/Oglio

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    • Elisabeth

       God julefri til dere!! Takk for at dere kom og gav den rette julestemningen til oss i Haugesund!! :-)

      1 year ago
    • Broken Door official No…

         Have a great Christmas ! 

      1 year ago
    • Elisabeth

      Tuusen takk for deilig førjulskonsert i Haugesund!! Helt herlig - igjen!! :-) Olav spilte heeelt sinnsykt bra i dag!! :-) 

      1 year ago
    • Nilsen's Southern Harmo…

      "Five Years On" fra det kommende albumet Hardcore Roadhouse Gospel er nå lagt ut på vår MySpace side. Albumet blir utgitt av Rundbrenner Records på CD og download (iTunes etc.) 19 april.

      3 years ago
    • The Extranjero

      Hi there Bigbang

      I have just sent you a friend request which I hope you accept. I noticed that you are a lover of UK Rock Music and therefore I would like to ask your assistance.

      I have just finished two new tracks and finally the CD - which has been re titled "I Have A Dream". The last two songs ("I Have A Dream" and "Its Over Now" ) epitomise our philosophy of “Kick Assed Chilled Out Rock” the style we class ourselves as playing – a kind of mix of U2 meets The Eagles with a touch of Magnum /Whitesnake thrown in for good measure. As such I am looking to rerecord all the other songs in the same feel.

      If you have time and you wouldn't mind – would you listen to these songs and tell me your thoughts on
      1. The style of music - what do you think the style is
      2. Whether you actually like it or not
      3. Whether the rest of the songs should be done in this style

      I thank you for your time and look forward to your comments - link to songs is below or check out my profile page www.myspace.com/theextranjero and it is on there.

      As a thank you for doing this if you drop me a message I will send you a link to download "I have A Dream" (if you want it of course) free of charge

      Regards

      Vince

      The Extranjero - New Song - check it out and comment
      http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_3284695

      3 years ago
    • Tutti

      Greetz from good ol'Germany!
      Hope all is well with you guys!
      See you soon;)

      3 years ago
    • Anne.FH


       

      Hi  I Like your music very mutch  !!
      From Anne.

      3 years ago
    • Stokke

      New songs uploaded. Recorded 700 meters above. Join at Facebook to get updades.
      Regards.

      3 years ago
    • Testpilot

      ..Hallais!
      Debutplaten vår er ute fra mandag 22. mars.
      Tung og groovy alternativ rock fra Bergen! Check it out!

      3 years ago
    • HVA

      ..Hey.

      After 4 years of silence we are back with Baboon.
      Hope you all enjoy it !

      HVA

      3 years ago
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