Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL) is a Canadian alternative rock band composed of Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, and Jim Creeggan. They formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. BNL has a reputation as an excellent live band, and are particularly well-known for improvising amusing songs during their shows.

2000s

Maroon, released in 2000, also did fairly well in stores, led by the single "Pinch Me". In 2001, they released a compilation album, entitled ', from the song Box Set. It contains 15 tracks from previous BNL albums (all of them have been a single, have had their own video, or both), two tracks from other albums that the band contributed to, and two new tracks, "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" and "Thanks, That Was Fun". The latter was thought by some fans to be a break-up song, because of its title, the fact that it was the last song on the CD, and because its video featured clips from previous videos, but used the Syncro-Vox technique so that the people would lip-sync to the new song.

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Maroon - 2000 - 2001 - Box Set - Syncro-Vox

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Everything to Everyone was released October 21, 2003. The first single off the album was "Another Postcard," which received modest radio play. "Testing 1, 2, 3" was the second single off of the album and received a video, but no CD single, while "Celebrity" was released later with a CD single, but no video. "Maybe Katie" and an edited version of "For You" from a concert in Glasgow, Scotland were also released as singles to radio. Unfortunately, the album was their weakest-seller in years, with a short chart life, despite positive reviews.

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Everything to Everyone - October 21 - 2003

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With the release of Everything to Everyone, BNL has fulfilled their contract with Reprise Records, which has allowed the band to try internet distribution and an independent album release.

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In early 2004, the band began offering full live shows for purchase as either download or CD off of an eponymous website. More recently, the latest studio album as well as a single from it have been added.

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The band's most recent album is "Barenaked for the Holidays," which was released on October 5, 2004. It is their first independent record since the Yellow Tape and was distributed by Warner Music.

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Barenaked for the Holidays - October 5 - 2004 - Warner Music

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BNL just recently completed a pilot for a variety show, tentatively titled Barenaked Ladies Variety Show, and have submitted it to the FOX network. Steven Page also wrote the music for the Stratford Festival's musical production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," and the band's recording of the music is available on CD from the festival. They are also working on an album at Steven Page's farm.

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Variety show - Barenaked Ladies Variety Show - FOX - Stratford Festival - Shakespeare - As You Like It

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On July 2 2005 BNL took part in the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario, about 100km north of Toronto.

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July 2 - 2005 - Live 8 concert - Barrie, Ontario - Toronto

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