![]() ![]() He admitted to being a fan of Marcy Playground, but accused the band of an apparent lack of imagination and originality. Marcy Playground's next outing was 1999's Shapeshifter, not as much of a success commercially as the self-titled album.Ī minor controversy came to light when Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers revealed on Marcy Playground's website forum that the cover art for Shapeshifter had originally been conceptualized and commissioned by Leary for his band's aborted After the Astronaut album. The only band member who contributed to all of the album was Wozniak himself several others filled in for Rieser and Keefe on some of the songs, notably Jared Kotler (bass and drums). Wozniak's songs run in many different styles: some are modern folk music many have undertones reminiscent of children's songs the blurred sound of psychedelia makes appearances and then there are the songs with a clear rock sound. The self-titled album was released in 1997, and Marcy Playground emerged into the mainstream with the success of the single " Sex and Candy." Marcy Playground is quiet and minimalist in tone. Bassist Dylan Keefe and drummer Dan Rieser filled out the band's sound, and complemented Wozniak's songwriting. In 1996, after attending the Evergreen State College for two years, Wozniak moved east to New York, where Marcy Playground began to coalesce around the songs that would become the self-titled album. ![]() A small run of CDs were self-released by Wozniak, and to this day they remain extremely difficult to find. Wozniak's first effort, Zog BogBean - From the Marcy Playground, was self-produced, recorded in his bedroom studio with some help from his then-girlfriend Sherry Fraser and her brother Scott in the early nineties. The influence is quite clear on Marcy Playground's self-titled album, with songs like The Shadow of Seattle and Saint Joe On The School Bus. They had been influenced heavily by Kurt Cobain and his band Nirvana. Named for the formative location in lead singer John Wozniak's childhood (the Marcy Open grade school in Minneapolis, Minnesota), Marcy Playground emerged in the late 90s. Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock and post-grunge band. ![]()
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