They had some success with the
singleRight Now and the debut album The Keyword Is Excitement! in their home country, both produced by
Daniel Presley. Their third single entitled "The Girl That Lost Her Mind" came in at #40 in the
Dutch Top 40. In 2004, the band won the prestigious
Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) for their contribution and promise to the Dutch Pop Culture.
2000: Four friends from a
music school started to rearrange old songs and write their own. "The Sheer" was born.
Bart van Liemt,
lead singer and foremost
composer of the band, has been inspired by the
Britishpop and
rock music from the 1960s and the
Britpop movement from the early 1990s. The result is a catchy combination of
melodious pop/rock music with some British influence.[2]
2001: They released their first
demo, titled "The Sheer" and started touring in September 2001 on the "Meet The Sheer Tour". The Demo was considered a success, receiving positive responses from
FRET,
Live XS and
Music Maker. "The Sheer" is doing many
concerts and make appearances on both the
regional and national
radio.
Radio programs such as "BNN For Live" on
Radio 2 and "Isabelle" on
3FM were only a few shows on which they were asked to play.[2]KeyboardistJasper Geluk is often playing with another
Haarlem band, the
Dollybird, with whom he played at
Lowlands 2001. During "Popslag 2001", a
3FMtalent show, "The Sheer" reached the finals and was preliminarily selected as the first-place winner. After a re-count, the conclusion was reached that the band "This Beautiful Mess" had a few more votes, so "The Sheer" ranked second. Their debut on national television was on
TMF and "The Sheer" had been invited to "2 Meter Sessies" on
Kink FM.[2]
Discography
Albums
2004 - "The Keyword Is Excitement"
2006 - "Feel The Need"
2009 - "Here And Now And Long Before"
Singles
2003 - "Something To Say" #45 Mega Top 50 #tip Top 40
2004 - "It Only Gets Better" #20 Mega Top 50 #tip Top 40
2004 - "Right Now" #10 Mega Top 50 #38 Top 40
2005 - "Stay Awake" #15 Mega Top 50
2006 - "The Girl That Lost Her Mind" #3 Mega Top 50, #25 Top 40
2006 - "Understand" #tip Top 40
2006 - "All I Forget"
Collaborations
2005 - "Hanginaround" (
Counting Crows feat. The Sheer and
Bløf). The song is featured on the #1 hit single "Holiday in Spain".
All chart performances are taken from the Dutch charts:
Mega Top 50 and
Top 40.