SMASH MOUTH

Biography

Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Greg Camp,Paul De Lisle and Kevin Coleman as lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums respectively. They are known for such songs as "Walkin' on the Sun" (1997) and "All Star" (1999).

They have at times played third wave ska music, but have generally adopted retro styles covering several decades of popular music. They have also performed numerous covers of popular songs, including The Monkees' "I'm a Believer", War's "Why Can't We Be Friends" and The Beatles' "Getting Better." The band's 1999 album Astro Lounge is their most successful album, both commercially and critically, to date.

The CD cover of the recors of “All Star”

Smash Mouth was formed when Steve Harwell, who had formerly played in a defunct rap group called F.O.S., along with his manager, decided to form a rock band. Harwell's manager, Kevin Coleman, knew guitarist Greg Camp and bassist Paul De Lisle, who had both played in a local punk band, and introduced the three musicians to each other. The meeting led to the group beginning rehearsals together, along with Kevin Coleman as drummer. The group soon developed themselves into a band, and named themselves Smashmouth, afootball term. During their early years, the band played largely ska punk music, which had some popularity at that time, although since then Harwell has claimed that the band has had various influences. The band's first publicity came when a demo of the song "Nervous in the Alley" was played by a San José radio station, KOME. Soon after, Interscope Records signed the band after a show, and the group's debut album,Fush Yu Mang, was released in 1997. Also upon signing to Interscope Records, the band changed their name from Smashmouth to Smash Mouth.

Discography

Fush Yu Mang - 1997

• Beer goggles
• Disconnect the dots
• Flo
• Let's rock
• Nervous in the alley
• Padrino
• Push
• The fonz
• Walkin' on the sun
• Why can't we be friends

Astro Lounge - 1999

• All star
• Can't get enough of u baby
• Come on come on
• Defeat you
• Diggin your scene
• Fallen horses
• Home
• I just wanna see
• Radio
• Road man
• Satellite
• Stoned
• Then the morning comes
• Waste
• Who's there

Smash Mouth - 2001

· Holiday in My Head

· Your Man

· Pacific Coast Party

· She Turns Me On

· Sister Psychic

· Out of Sight

· Force Field

· Shoes 'N' Hats

· Hold You High

· The In Set

· Disenchanted

· Keep It Down

· I'm a Believer

Get The Picture - 2003

· Hang On

· Always Gets Her Way

· You Are My Number

· Ranking Roger

· Whole Lotta Love

· Space Man

· Hot

· Looking for a Wall

· Seventh Grade Dance

· 105

· Fun

· New Planet

You ´re my number one

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All Star Smash Hits - 2005

• All Star Smash Mouth
• Beer Goggles Smash Mouth
• Diggin' Your Scene Smash Mouth
• Flo Smash Mouth
• Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth
• Waste Smash Mouth
• Why Can't We Be Friends Smash Mouth

Summer Girl – 2006

· The Crawl

· Everyday Superhero

· So Insane

· Girl Like You

· Getaway Car

· Story of My Life

· Right Side, Wrong Bed

· Summer Girl

· Hey L.A.

· Quality Control

· Beautiful Bomb

All star – Smash Mouth

This song is from the sondtrack of the film “Shrek”

Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me

I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed

She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb

In the shape of an "L" on her forehead

Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming

Back to the rule and I hit the ground running

Didn't make sense not to live for fun

Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do so much to see

So what's wrong with taking the back streets

You'll never know if you don't go

You'll never shine if you don't glow

[Chorus:]

Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play

Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid

And all that glitters is gold

Only shooting stars break the mold

It's a cool place and they say it gets colder

You're bundled up now but wait 'til you get older

But the meteor men beg to differ

Judging by the hole in the satellite picture

The ice we skate is getting pretty thin

The waters getting warm so you might as well swim

My world's on fire how about yours

That's the way I like it and I never get bored

[Repeat Chorus 2x]

Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas

I need to get myself away from this place

I said yep what a concept

I could use a little fuel myself

And we could all use a little change

Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming

Back to the rule and I hit the ground running

Didn't make sense not to live for fun

Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do so much to see

So what's wrong with taking the back streets

You'll never know if you don't go

You'll never shine if you don't glow

[Repeat Chorus]

Link of the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E

By Luis Enrique Agudo García, Fernando Robles Hidalgo and Isidro de la Ossa Guirao.