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The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts by vocalist Ian Thornley, guitarist Brian Doherty, bassist Dave Henning and drummer Forrest Williams, who met as students at the Berklee College of Music. After several years of gigging in Boston and Cambridge, the band signed to a major label and released its debut album In Loving Memory Of... in 1997. The single "The Oaf" was a major Top Ten hit for the band that year. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... Ian Thornley is a Canadian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. ... Forrest Williams was the drummer for the rock band Big Wreck. ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ...   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... [edit] Track listing The Oaf – 4:39 That Song – 5:04 Look What I Found – 4:57 Blown Wide Open – 5:55 How Would You Know – 4:36 Oh My – 3:25 Under The Lighthouse – 4:11 Fall Through The Cracks – 4:20 Waste – 4:00 By The Way – 5... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Top Ten is a generic term used to indicate the ten items that are best, worst, or otherwise notable according to some criteria. ...

Due to Thornley being Canadian, the band's biggest commercial success was actually in Canada rather than the United States. The album's subsequent singles, "Blown Wide Open" and "That Song," were not as successful on the American charts as "The Oaf" had been, but in Canada they were both Top Ten hits.

In October of 2001, Big Wreck played a special show at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall accompanied by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Uzume Taiko Ensemble of drummers, with The Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois and Robby Baker also making appearances. Roy Thomson Hall Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall in Toronto, Canada. ... The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian orchestra. ... The Tragically Hip are a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). ... Paul Langlois is the rhythm guitarist for the popular Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip. ... Rob Baker is a Canadian rock musician from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ...

The band's second album The Pleasure and the Greed (released in 2001) was marred by poor marketing and was not as big a hit as their debut album, especially in the United States. The band subsequently broke up a year later. The Pleasure and the Greed was the second and final album from Big Wreck. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Thornley moved back to Toronto, launching the band Thornley. Doherty is now living in Camlachie, a small community near Sarnia, Ontario, and is now teaching guitar to kids in that area. Doherty has also gone on to be in the indie band Death of 8, but the other band members have not yet emerged with new projects. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Thornley is a Canadian rock band. ... Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (population 70,876 in 2001). ...

Discography

• In Loving Memory Of... (1997, Atlantic/Warner)
• The Pleasure and the Greed (2001, Atlantic/Warner)

[edit] Track listing The Oaf – 4:39 That Song – 5:04 Look What I Found – 4:57 Blown Wide Open – 5:55 How Would You Know – 4:36 Oh My – 3:25 Under The Lighthouse – 4:11 Fall Through The Cracks – 4:20 Waste – 4:00 By The Way – 5... The Pleasure and the Greed was the second and final album from Big Wreck. ...

Singles

• "The Oaf" (1997)
• "That Song" (1998)
• "Blown Wide Open" (1998)
• "Under The Lighthouse" (1998, Canada Only)
• "Inhale" (2001)
• "Ladylike" (2001, Canada Only)
• "Knee Deep" (2001, Canada Only)