Big House (Canadian band)

Big House was a Canadian punk-influenced rock band, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and active in the early 1990s.[1]

History

The band originally consisted of vocalist Jan Ek, guitarist K. B. Broc, bassist Craig Beakhouse and drummer Sjor Throndson.[2] They formed in 1981 as a punk rock band named Down Syndrome, but evolved toward a more commercial hard rock sound and became Big House in 1987.[1] [3][4]

Big House released a four-song EP, Pretty Things, in 1990 as a preview of their self-titled debut album, which was released in 1991 on BMG Records.[5] By the time they began touring to support the album, however, Beakhouse had left the band and was replaced by Jay Scott King.[6] The album was a Juno Award nominee for Best Hard Rock Album at the Juno Awards of 1992.[7]

The band's single, "Dollar in My Pocket", topped the RPM Canadian Content chart in August 1991,[8] and appeared on RPM's Top Singles chart that month.[9]

The band's only further release before breaking up was Live in Concert, a live album recorded at a concert performance in Toronto, Ontario which was distributed exclusively as a bonus gift to subscribers of Metal Forces magazine.

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References
  1. "Big House just rocks 'n' rolls: Edmonton band leaves its punk days behind". Hamilton Spectator, January 25, 1992.
  2. "Big times for Big House; Hard-rocking band pegged next mega-success story". Edmonton Journal, November 14, 1990.
  3. "Big House". AllMusic Biography by John Bush
  4. Sean Kelly (2 September 2013). Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes. Dundurn. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4597-0710-8.
  5. "Record reviews: Big House, Big House". Edmonton Journal, September 22, 1991.
  6. "Big House pushes reality as today's form of protest; City band single-minded about success". Edmonton Journal, February 10, 1992.
  7. "Complete list of Juno nominees". Toronto Star, February 13, 1992.
  8. "Canadian Content (Cancon)". RPM Magazine - Volume 54, No. 15. Sep 14, 1991
  9. "Top Singles". RPM Magazine - Volume 54, No. 16. Sep 21, 1991
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