Fastball

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Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records. In 1998, their album All The Pain Money Can Buy reached platinum sales within six months of its release, and stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for a year. In addition, the group has been nominated for two Grammy Awards - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "The Way", and Best Long Form Music Video for their promotional video "They Wanted The Highway". They also received five The Austin Chronicle awards: 1998's Album of the Year, Best Video, Best Single/EP, Band of the Year, and 1995's Best Pop Band.

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Year Formed 1996
Number of Albums 13
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What label did the band sign with in 1998?

Hollywood Records

...hemselves Magneto U.S.A. but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records . In 1998, their album All the Pain Money Can Buy reached platinum...
How long did the album All the Pain Money Can Buy stay on the Billboard 200 chart?

a year

...in six months of its release, and stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for a year . In addition, the group has been nominated for two Grammy Awards Best R...
What year did Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, and Joey Shuffield form Fastball?

1995

... their songs and the stories behind them. History edit Formation edit In 1995 , Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, and Joey Shuffield formed Fastball in Austin...
Where was Fastball formed in 1995?

Austin, Texas

...95, Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, and Joey Shuffield formed Fastball in Austin, Texas . Zuniga and Shuffield first played together in a band called Big Ca...
What was the name of the band that Tony Scalza, Milez Zunig, and joey shuffield first played together in?

Big Car

...tin, Texas. Zuniga and Shuffield first played together in a band called Big Car . After a stint with another group called Wild Seeds, Shuffield introdu...
What was Scalzo's band called?

the Goods

...Shuffield introduced Zuniga to Scalzo, who had played in a band called the Goods in Orange County, California. The trio decided to form their own band...
What was the band's first name?

Magneto

...The band originally called themselves Magneto U.S.A. but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records. In 1998, their album All the Pain Mo...
What was the name of Fastball's follow-up album?

All the Pain Money Can Buy

...ter launch Fastball into the mainstream. The followup effort, All the Pain Money Can Buy , appeared in early 1998, featuring a considerably tighter ban...
How long did The Way stay on top of the American rock charts?

seven weeks

...Way proved to be a meteoric hit, topping the American rock charts for seven weeks while enjoying crossover success as a pop single. Fire Escape and th...
When did The Harh Light of Day arrive?

fall 2000

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Who composed the piano work for Light of day?

Billy Preston

...The Harsh Light of Day arrived in fall 2000, featuring piano work by Billy Preston and an increasingly arty sound, including the Top 40 hit You're an ...
Fastball left Hollywood in favor of a new deal with what company?

Rykodisc

...tball eventually left the Hollywood roster in favor of a new deal with Rykodisc . A retrospective compilation, Painting the Corners: The Best of Fastba...
What was the name of the retrospective compilation released by Fastball?

Painting the Corners: The Best of Fastball

... new deal with Rykodisc. A retrospective compilation, Painting the Corners: The Best of Fastball , marked the band's final release for Hollywood Record...
How many Grammy Awards has the group been nominated for?

two

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In what area did Fastball play?

Austin

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Fastball is a typical porno movie, according to Zuniga, but about what?

baseball

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What was the name of the band's debut album?

Make Your Mama Proud

... a niche that had no competition when they released their debut, Make Your Mama Proud . Critics often compared them to such artists as the Beatles, Che...
What album did the group release in 1998?

All The Pain Money Can Buy

... Cheap Trick, and Elvis Costello. Their next release in 1998, All The Pain Money Can Buy , was far from a sophomore slump. In 1994, Tony Scalzo on bass...
In what state was Fastball formed?

Texas

...rums, and Miles Zuniga on guitars and vocals, formed Fastball in Austin, Texas . Shuffield and Zuniga first played together in a band called Big Car. A...
What was the name of the band that was signed to Hollywood Records in 1995?

Magneto USA

...les Zuniga along with SoCal transplant Tony Scalzo. Originally called Magneto USA , they were signed in 1995 to Hollywood Records and soon changed thei...
Fastball combined a fondness for melodic, Beatles inspired pop with the alternative aesthetic of what decade?

late'90s

...ss for melodic, Beatles inspired pop with the alternative aesthetic of late'90s mainstream rock. The album failed to yield much commercial success, bu...
When did All the Pain Money Can Buy appear?

early 1998

...nstream. The followup effort, All the Pain Money Can Buy, appeared in early 1998 , featuring a considerably tighter band and more pop flourishes. Altho...
What was the original name of Fastball?

Magneto U.S.A

...d in the early '90s in Austin, Texas. The band was originally called Magneto U.S.A . but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records. Fuele...
Where did Tony Scalzo work?

The Bagel Manufactory

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How many copies did Fastball's album All the Pain Money Can Buy sell?

over a million copies

...t TV circuit and their album All the Pain Money Can Buy had sold over a million copies . Frontman Tony Scalzo wrote Fastball's song The Way about an el...
Who wrote The Way?

Tony Scalzo

...m All the Pain Money Can Buy had sold over a million copies. Frontman Tony Scalzo wrote Fastball's song The Way about an elderly couple that went miss...
What song did Scalzo write about an elderly couple that went missing in Texas?

The Way

... sold over a million copies. Frontman Tony Scalzo wrote Fastball's song The Way about an elderly couple that went missing in Texas. Although the woman...
What disease did the woman have?

Alzheimer's

... an elderly couple that went missing in Texas. Although the woman had Alzheimer's and her husband was recovering from brain surgery, the couple decide...
Where did the couple drive to?

a music festival

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