Nelson is a glam metal band founded by Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (the twin sons of Ricky Nelson.) They had a No. 1 hit in the United States with "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" during the week of September 29, 1990. They are listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only family to reach number one record status in three successive generations (beginning with grandparents Ozzie and Harriet Nelson). On the other side of their family, their great-grandfather was World War II-era Navy Secretary Frank Knox.
The band split with Geffen Records record label after 1995, but they have continued to produce and release albums independently under their label, Stone Canyon Records. However, they have yet to revisit the level of success they experienced during their 1990 debut.
Raised in a musical family, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson were always involved in music. In the early 1980s, they joined a band called Strange Agents. Later that decade, they put together their own band and got a recording contract with Geffen Records. Their debut album, 1990's After The Rain, was a success, and the band went on tour to support it. The album produced the No. 1 hit "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection."
Following that tour, the band immersed itself in the recording of their next project. The result was a harder and heavier concept album called Imaginator. However, when they played the album for Geffen, the label considered it too heavy. According to Nelson members, Geffen even threatened to drop the band from the label if they did not produce another record more to their tastes.
The band spent another year recording another album called Because They Can. The label finally approved and released it in 1995. Still, the pop music landscape had undergone a dramatic change in the five years following After the Rain, and Geffen chose not to promote the new album and quickly dropped Nelson entirely from its roster. The Nelson brothers then set up their own label, Stone Canyon Records, and released Imaginator in 1996.
Despite not enjoying the same level of success in the United States, the band has been a consistent seller in Japan. With their label, they have released four other albums, including a tribute to their father.
As of Spring 2008, Nelson has become a wildly-successful band on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Circuit, rocking the honeymooners on Brilliance of the Seas among other ships. Also, they performed for the sixth-consecutive year in Epcot's Flower Power Concert Series as part of the annual International Flower & Garden Festival.[1]
Eschewing their long, blond locks and taking on a much more conservative look, they have refined their set list to include the songs of Ricky Nelson, having let go of their previously stated vow of not playing their father's songs. The band is now celebrated by young and old alike.
Current members
Matthew Nelson - lead vocals, bass guitar, guitars
Gunnar Nelson - lead vocals, guitars, drums
Cary Park - guitar
David Morgan - keyboards
Brian Burwell - drums
Steven McClintock - guitar
Former members
Brett Garsed - guitars
Joey Cathcart - guitars, background vocals
Paul Mirkovich - keyboards, background vocals
Bobby Rock - drums
Discography
Albums
After the Rain (Geffen 1990)
Because They Can (Geffen 1995)
Imaginator (Stone Canyon 1996)
The Silence Is Broken (Stone Canyon 1997)
Brother Harmony (Stone Canyon 1998)
Life (Stone Canyon 1999)
Like Father, Like Sons (Stone Canyon 2000)
Compilations
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Nelson (Geffen 2004)
Listen to Nelson Music!
Watch Nelson Video!
After The Rain
The band split with Geffen Records record label after 1995, but they have continued to produce and release albums independently under their label, Stone Canyon Records. However, they have yet to revisit the level of success they experienced during their 1990 debut.
Raised in a musical family, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson were always involved in music. In the early 1980s, they joined a band called Strange Agents. Later that decade, they put together their own band and got a recording contract with Geffen Records. Their debut album, 1990's After The Rain, was a success, and the band went on tour to support it. The album produced the No. 1 hit "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection."
Following that tour, the band immersed itself in the recording of their next project. The result was a harder and heavier concept album called Imaginator. However, when they played the album for Geffen, the label considered it too heavy. According to Nelson members, Geffen even threatened to drop the band from the label if they did not produce another record more to their tastes.
The band spent another year recording another album called Because They Can. The label finally approved and released it in 1995. Still, the pop music landscape had undergone a dramatic change in the five years following After the Rain, and Geffen chose not to promote the new album and quickly dropped Nelson entirely from its roster. The Nelson brothers then set up their own label, Stone Canyon Records, and released Imaginator in 1996.
Despite not enjoying the same level of success in the United States, the band has been a consistent seller in Japan. With their label, they have released four other albums, including a tribute to their father.
As of Spring 2008, Nelson has become a wildly-successful band on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Circuit, rocking the honeymooners on Brilliance of the Seas among other ships. Also, they performed for the sixth-consecutive year in Epcot's Flower Power Concert Series as part of the annual International Flower & Garden Festival.[1]
Eschewing their long, blond locks and taking on a much more conservative look, they have refined their set list to include the songs of Ricky Nelson, having let go of their previously stated vow of not playing their father's songs. The band is now celebrated by young and old alike.
Current members
Matthew Nelson - lead vocals, bass guitar, guitars
Gunnar Nelson - lead vocals, guitars, drums
Cary Park - guitar
David Morgan - keyboards
Brian Burwell - drums
Steven McClintock - guitar
Former members
Brett Garsed - guitars
Joey Cathcart - guitars, background vocals
Paul Mirkovich - keyboards, background vocals
Bobby Rock - drums
Discography
Albums
After the Rain (Geffen 1990)
Because They Can (Geffen 1995)
Imaginator (Stone Canyon 1996)
The Silence Is Broken (Stone Canyon 1997)
Brother Harmony (Stone Canyon 1998)
Life (Stone Canyon 1999)
Like Father, Like Sons (Stone Canyon 2000)
Compilations
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Nelson (Geffen 2004)
Listen to Nelson Music!
Watch Nelson Video!
After The Rain
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