Fountains of Wayne : iSOUND.COM™

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Members:
Adam Schlesinger

Formed: 1996

iSound Site: www.isound.com/fountains_of_wayne

Biography

Sounds Like

Artists:
James Iha
Gigolo Aunts
The Lemonheads
They Might Be Giants
Carpe Wade
Jason Falkner
The Figgs
Matthew Sweet
Talking Heads
Soul Asylum
The Flaming Lips
Herman's Hermits
Robyn Hitchcock
Meat Puppets
Melvins
Pavement
Ween
Urge Overkill
Bastards of Melody
Getaway Car
Spymob
The Blondes
The Other Half
American Boyfriends
The Wombats
The Cells
Eclipso
Delaney
Genres:
Alt. Pop-Rock

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Featured Album

	Survival Car Released: 2007

Biography

Fountains of Wayne was created by singer/songwriter duo Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood in 1986 when the two were attending the prestigious Williams College in Massachusetts. The duo teamed up after the realization that they both shared a common love fore British Melodic Pop/Rock. Soon after getting together, the two created their debut LP under the group name, Pinnwheel. Unfortunately, the album was never released due to legal troubles. The duo soon split up and began working independently. Schlesinger moved to New York City and joined the band, Ivy. Meanwhile, Collingwood remained in Boston and joined the group, Mercy Buckets. In 1996, however, the duo reunited. They decided to name themselves Fountains of Wayne after a New Jersey gift shop. In 1996, FOW released their self-titled debut LP on Atlantic Records. In 1997, Schlesinger received acclaim for his penning the song “That Thing You Do,” for the Tom Hank’s film with the same title. The song received a 1997 Oscar nomination for Best Song. He also created Scratchie Records with Smashing Pumpkins members D’Arcy and James Iha. In 1999, FOW released Utopia Parkway. The single, “Denise,” became a hit on college radio stations. The single, “Radiation Vibe,” was also critically acclaimed. In 2003, FOW released Welcome Interstate Managers. This album contained their most successful single to date. The hit, “Stacy’s Mom,” has become a regular on MTV’s TRL and on high rotation on music stations such as VH1 and MuchMusic.

Bio written by: bandhunt

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
stacies mom! has got it going on.........hehehehe	i_heart_emo_boys187

Replys	Listener
haha i luv that song i think its so funky haha!	AAR_Luver_4eva
me too its coo coo coo cuh cool we can hang around by the poo poo poo oo pool by the pool	simpleplanrules
I THINK THAT IS A GREAT SONG TOO. MY BROTHER SISTER AND I LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT SONG.	PowerHouse
yeah stacies mom is a pretty good song, but after a while it gets kinda of annoying and i guess they have a couple other good songs 2.	PuNkRaWkChIcK
ya stacies mom isnt the only good one. if u dont have the cds then go out and get them. all of their cds are really good.	puppylover10170
dat song is gr8	RiOt-GiRl
i think fountains of wayne is a gay name and i think they are gay. all of their songs....but every1 has a diff taste in music so im not sayin this to diss any fans.....just the band	blackrain13
exept stacies mom.......my friends and i had to make a music video for that song and it was soo funny so thats the one song thats not gay	blackrain13
the dude looks funny when he's masturbating...anyways...I dont' get the kid in the video...he'd rather be with Stacie's mom when he could be with Stacie!!? he's messed up...they're both hot but I mean honestly...who'd you rather be with...someone your own age or someone 20 years older than you!!?	Nimrod_Walking_1039
holy crap, this shit is old...the last post is when i still liked Green Day a lot which was a long time ago...but I like Fountains of Wayne..."Stacy's Mom" has been way too overplayed and stuff...[[sadness]] it even went to a fucking Dr. Pepper commercial...damn...	BJKing_NoMore1039
i played this song till i ripped out my own liver and fried it corn dog batter	thefrothymonkey