About

finger eleven are:
Scott Anderson - vocals
James Black - guitar
Rich Boddoe - drums
Rick Jackett - guitar
Sean Anderson - bass

Formed in 1994, the Toronto-based quintet released in 1995 their first CD under the name Rainbow Butt Monkeys on Mercury/Polydor records to good reception and reviews. Then in 1997 they changed their name to finger eleven, for reasons I'm not entirely sure of, something to do with the fact that they thought no one would take them seriously with their previous name, and started writing music that would become their second album, tip. It was realease on Mercury/Polydor, but that company did little to promote so it didn't do too well. So they wer dropped or they quit that label...not sure and rereleased the record with a few minor changes on Wind-Up records. The album was recorded and produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace, King's X), tip is murky and moody one minute, then frenetically pounding the next. "We really like to make use of a lot of tempo shifts," says guitarist James Black. "And we love to put a lot of parts into songs, but the bottom line is the music. We're not trying to split the atom. We just want to write good songs." From the full-on assault of the opening track quicksand to the more pensive awake & dreaming and the band's current single above (featured in an episode of "The Crow"), finger eleven's music embodies such themes as angst and romantic disillusionment. Regardless of how agonizing or euphoric they may be, the lyrics are always delivered with refreshing honesty. "I like to deal with a lot of questions that are sort of raging within me. I try to figure out what is going on inside my head and confront that," says Scott. "Back when the songs were written I kept trying to figure out my relationships and asked myself, 'What do I want? Do I want you in or out of my life?' That's a recurring theme, and I try to let it come out as naturally as possible." Even at their most introspective, finger eleven feed off of positive energy, not despair. Only one question remains: what, once and for all, is a finger eleven? The name actually, comes from an earlier version of the song thin spirits. Scott explains: "When everything is pushing you in one direction and your instinct drives you in another -- that's finger eleven."
(bio taken from the official finger eleven site, with a few additions at the beginning by me.)

Music
Lyrics and Sounds maybe coming soon, for now visit other fan pages for them.

letters from chutney ('95)



  1. as far as i can spit
  2. danananana
  3. brat
  4. circles
  5. spiderprints
  6. nibber
  7. dropping
  8. st. louis
  9. scrumpy
  10. cake
  11. cookin' in the kitchen
  12. lets pretend
tip ('97-Mercury/Polydor,98-Wind-Up/Sony)



  1. quicksand
  2. tip
  3. shudder
  4. consolation day or awake and dreaming
  5. above
  6. condenser
  7. thin spirits
  8. glimpse
  9. costume for a gutterball
  10. temporary arms
  11. swallowtail


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