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So...Who Are Zed?!?!
So if you don't have any idea who Zed are, why are you at this page?
Anyways, they're a
rock/pop band from Christchurch, NZ made up of four guys called: Nathan, Adrian,
Ben and Andy.
The band started back in about '95 with Ben, Nathan and Adrian starting a band
while at high school.
They got Ray Columbus as their manager and released their first three songs
("oh! daisy", "i'm cold" & "Glorafilia") as a
three piece. Then in March 2000, when they were about to record their
debut album they decided their sound was 'missing a layer' so Andy joined,
giving them more of a rock sound.
Their album 'Silencer' was released in NZ in August 2000 at the same time as the single 'Renegade Fighter' which got to no.4 in the music charts. The album went gold in two days and platinum pretty soon after. They then did a sell-out tour of NZ and after that came the release of 'Come on Down'
Then around early December of 2000, Zed signed with American label 'Interscope' giving them the opportunity to try and make it overseas. Over the summer of 00/01, Zed played main stage at BDO, had another NZ tour, released 'Driver's Side' and won three awards at the 2001 Tuis.
Some time this year,
around April they will be heading to the USA where we know they're gonna be
really successful and just amaze everyone with how great they are.
"and so why should we love them?!"
you ask...
This is just a small
collection of some of the things we luv about Zed, or things that make us smile
or laugh when we think of them.
* Ben
* The way
Ben got so excited when Shavaugn asked when the album was coming out
- "Next Week! Next Week!"
* Their music
* they’re kiwis and proud of it
* the atmosphere at their live performances
* Nathan on the '99 music awards
* Ben’s black t-shirt
* The
little circle dance Andy did at the end of the performance of ‘glorafilia’
on
ICE AS
* they are so talented
* Ben
* They’re not above the general public; they don’t act all high and mighty
* When Andy acted all innocent about who his mum was on Good Morning
* 'oh
daisy' I love that song so much. Whenever I'm grumpy or having a bad day, I
just listen to it and I'm jumping around and singing happy as
anything!
* Its
kinda hard to put in to words but I luv the fact that we actually get to see
them
and meet them ya know. Being over here in New Zealand its only ever
a random
chance that you'll see a band that you like - and as for meeting
them, pfft. But
with Zed its cool cos you always hear of people seeing them out and
about and
getting to talk to them. okay, did that make sense?
* Its so
cool that at all of their concerts they came out and signed autographs for
everyone, even at the ones towards the end when heaps of people
stayed cos
they knew the boys came back out.
* Pictures of Ben when he had his Hanson-hair. How cute!
* On
Holmes when Andy said he felt like an attraction at Kelly Tarltons. I know its
upsetting that he feels this way, but it was such a sweet way to
say it.
* When
they performed at the new years thing 99 in Christchurch and sung 'Here
comes the sun'. It was so cool, Nathan looks so adorable singing
it!
* Whenever
Nathan mentions Travis; whether it be their music, the concert (did
you know he went? *lol*) or that he got to meet Fran, he gets so
excited! Its so
sweet.
* and not
to mention; Ben