Plankeye was an American Christian alternative rock band and one of Tooth & Nail Records' greatest successes during the 1990s and early 2000s. Plankeye's style could be defined as melodic post-grunge combined with indie and alternative elements. Their first few albums also incorporated a fair amount of punk rock elements, but this aspect faded when original singer Scott Silletta left the band.[1]
In 1994, Plankeye released Spill, their first album, which was able to garner enough sales to catch the interest of Tooth and Nail Records. Spill was re-released on Tooth and Nail, as Plankeye went into the studio again to record a slightly less aggressive album, The Spark. In 1996, Plankeye released Commonwealth, which introduced a more polished and mature sound. Over the course of the next year, the group toured constantly, opening for the Newsboys. In November 1997, the group released their best selling album, The One & Only. To promote this album, Plankeye headlined "The One & Only Tour", featuring opening act, the Insyderz. One year later, lead singer Scott Silletta and drummer Adam Ferry left Plankeye. Adam Ferry left to become a youth pastor and Scott Silletta left to form the short-lived pop-punk band Fanmail. Silletta later formed a record label called "Vanishing Point Records" with a lineup including his new band "The Franchise". He also created his own recording studio called Orange Crush Studio located in Orange, California.
In 1999, Balmer and Garcia released Relocation on a new record label, BEC Recordings. This album featured Plankeye's heartfelt single, "Goodbye". Some wondered if this song was subtly referencing Scott and Adam's departure from the band, something which Eric and Luis refuted.
In 2001, Plankeye's song, "When It Comes", was chosen by MP3.com to be included on their radio show 'The Download'. Plankeye beat out 12,000 or so other Alternative bands on MP3.com to get on the show.
In spring of 2001, Kevin Poush and Louie Ruiz joined Plankeye to record Plankeye's most experimental album to date, Strange Exchange. In 2002, Poush and Ruiz left the band, and Balmer and Garcia recorded Wings to Fly, a best-of compilation which also had 6 new songs including a re-recording of "Bicycle", from Commonwealth.
After Plankeye broke up, Eric Balmer formed a band called Fielding with his wife, Beth. They have released 4 albums: A self-titled album in 2005, The Voice of Us on April 14, 2009, Our Side Is An Ocean on July 9, 2013, and most recently, Rags of Light on March 29, 2019.
Members
Eric Balmer – vocals, guitar (1992–2002)
Luis Garcia – bass guitar, keys, vocals (1992–2002)
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Plankeye news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Plankeye was an American Christian alternative rock band and one of Tooth amp Nail Records greatest successes during the 1990s and early 2000s Plankeye s style could be defined as melodic post grunge combined with indie and alternative elements Their first few albums also incorporated a fair amount of punk rock elements but this aspect faded when original singer Scott Silletta left the band 1 PlankeyeGenresChristian rock alternative rock punk rockYears active1994 1994 2002 2002 LabelsTooth amp Nail BEC Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Compilations 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Plankeye news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1994 Plankeye released Spill their first album which was able to garner enough sales to catch the interest of Tooth and Nail Records Spill was re released on Tooth and Nail as Plankeye went into the studio again to record a slightly less aggressive album The Spark In 1996 Plankeye released Commonwealth which introduced a more polished and mature sound Over the course of the next year the group toured constantly opening for the Newsboys In November 1997 the group released their best selling album The One amp Only To promote this album Plankeye headlined The One amp Only Tour featuring opening act the Insyderz One year later lead singer Scott Silletta and drummer Adam Ferry left Plankeye Adam Ferry left to become a youth pastor and Scott Silletta left to form the short lived pop punk band Fanmail Silletta later formed a record label called Vanishing Point Records with a lineup including his new band The Franchise He also created his own recording studio called Orange Crush Studio located in Orange California In 1999 Balmer and Garcia released Relocation on a new record label BEC Recordings This album featured Plankeye s heartfelt single Goodbye Some wondered if this song was subtly referencing Scott and Adam s departure from the band something which Eric and Luis refuted In 2001 Plankeye s song When It Comes was chosen by MP3 com to be included on their radio show The Download Plankeye beat out 12 000 or so other Alternative bands on MP3 com to get on the show In spring of 2001 Kevin Poush and Louie Ruiz joined Plankeye to record Plankeye s most experimental album to date Strange Exchange In 2002 Poush and Ruiz left the band and Balmer and Garcia recorded Wings to Fly a best of compilation which also had 6 new songs including a re recording of Bicycle from Commonwealth After Plankeye broke up Eric Balmer formed a band called Fielding with his wife Beth They have released 4 albums A self titled album in 2005 The Voice of Us on April 14 2009 Our Side Is An Ocean on July 9 2013 and most recently Rags of Light on March 29 2019 Members EditEric Balmer vocals guitar 1992 2002 Luis Garcia bass guitar keys vocals 1992 2002 Scott Silletta vocals guitar 1992 1998 Adam Ferry drums 1992 1998 Shane Valdez drums 1998 live only Jeremiah Shackelford guitar 1999 live only Kevin Poush guitar 2001 Louie Ruiz drums 2001 Discography EditSpill 1994 Walk the Plank Spill 1994 Tooth amp Nail The Spark 1995 Tooth amp Nail Commonwealth 1996 Tooth amp Nail The One and Only 1997 Tooth amp Nail Relocation 1999 BEC Review HM Magazine 1 Strange Exchange 2001 BEC Wings to Fly 2002 BEC Compilations Edit Seltzer 1996 Never Say Dinosaur 1996 Tooth amp Nail Rock Sampler 1997 Tooth amp Nail Box Set 1997 Happy Christmas A BEC Holiday Collection 1998 Seltzer 2 1998 BEC Recordings Sampler Volume One 1998 Propska One 1998 Happy Christmas Vol 2 1999 Moms Like Us Too Vol 1 1999 Tooth amp Nail Rock Sampler Vol 2 1999 Cheapskates Sampler Softer Side 1999 Sleighed The Other Side of Christmas 2000 Cheapskates Vol 2 2001 Simply Survival New Music Sampler 2001 Tooth amp Nail 10th Anniversary Box Set 2003 Cheapskates Vol 4 2003 Classics Rock 2004 Surfonic Water RevivalReferences Edit a b Mengden Ben July August 1999 Album Reviews Plankeye relocation HM Magazine 78 External links EditOfficial website Entry on AllMusic com Fielding Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Plankeye amp oldid 1112908531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
