Parachute (Guster album)
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| Parachute | ||||
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| Released | April 1994 (Original)[1] 14 November 1995 (Re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Label | Ocho Mule | |||
| Producer | Mike Denneen[2] | |||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Parachute is the first album by the band Guster, released in 1994.[4][5] Four thousand copies were released under the band name Gus (the band had to change its name shortly afterward when another artist signed a record contract under that name). Those copies are considered very rare by Guster fans.
The stuffed animal on the cover of the album is a childhood toy of the percussionist Brian Rosenworcel and is lovingly referred to as "The Big Friend." It has become a mascot of sorts for the band.
Critical reception
The Boston Globe named the album the best local debut of 1994.[6]
Track listing
- "Fall in Two"
- "Mona Lisa"
- "Love for Me"
- "Window"
- "Eden"
- "Scars & Stitches"
- "The Prize"
- "Dissolve"
- "Cocoon"
- "Happy Frappy"
- "Parachute"
Personnel
- Jay Bellerose - drums
- Mike Denneen - chamberlin
- Scott Davis
- Clayton Scoble - electric guitar, 12-string guitar
- Michael Rivard - upright bass
- Adam Gardner - vocals, guitar
- Brian Rosenworcel - bongos, percussion
- Ryan Miller - vocals, guitar
- Andy Custer - electric bass
- Dejan Kralj - guitar
- Goran Kralj - vocals, guitar, piano
- Jeff Murphy
- Milt Sutton
- Morgan Dawley
- Scott Schwebel - drums, percussion
- Steve Garrett - cello
- Tom Swafford - violin
- Wes Yoakam - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Miscellaneous
In the early years of music file sharing, a form of bait and switch involving Parachute occurred. In the comments of the song Guster - Parachute [Best Quality] on YouTube, many people report of having downloaded Coldplay's – Parachutes album via online music sharing platforms. In lieu of the real Track 7 – Parachutes, Guster's Track 11 – Parachute from their Parachute album had been inserted instead.
By searching for the lyrics of the misplaced song, some fans eventually uncovered that it was actually Parachute from Guster and unrelated to the Parachutes song from Coldplay. People discovering the true artist after years of confusion seemed pleased to find out the origin of the song. This is supported by select quotes from users on YouTube:
whoever put this under coldplay back in the day, Thanks a million. Such an amazing song Guster
Thanks to who put this song on the Coldplay album and spread it on the internet. I downloaded it through the MP3 Rocket program in 2007, and you? : D
It took me years to discover this. So far, this parachutes is still in my coldplay album.
all these years..i thought its a coldplay song.. : o now i like it even more...such beautiful harmonies.
Whomever spliced this into Coldplays album you're a genius before you knew what SEO was. Bravo!
It is unclear if this was an intentional replacement—for either marketing or trolling purposes—or an accident.
References
- ^ Harrington, Helen (April 24, 2003). "Guster to play at May Weekend". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 44–45.
- ^ "Parachute - Guster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "From Gus To Guster". www.cbsnews.com.
- ^ "Guster | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ CATLIN, ROGER. "FOR ACOUSTIC MUSIC WITH GUSTO, GRAB SOME GUSTER". courant.com.