Caesars
Caesars is a Swedish indie rock band. In their native Sweden, the
band was originally known as Caesars Palace, and in the rest of
Scandinavia they are known as Twelve Caesars. Elsewhere they go
by the name Caesars.
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[edit] Career
Outside of Sweden, they may be best known for the song "Jerk
It Out", which was originally featured in the snowboarding
video Afterbang in 2002, as well as the Electronic Arts video games
SSX 3 and FIFA Football 2004, and on the PlayStation 2 game LMA
Manager 2005. The song also appeared in the Wii game "Just
Dance" and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova. It has also been
the backdrop of television advertisements for brands such as iPod
(2005) and Renault (2009). The song is featured on the band's 39
Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), Paper Tigers,
and Love For The Streets albums. They have won Swedish Grammy Awards
for best album and best new artist. Their song "We Got to Leave"
is the theme music to the television series Confessions of a Matchmaker.
The song also appears in many movies such as John Tucker Must Die
and The Benchwarmers, and it is featured in the end credits of Looney
Tunes: Back in Action.
The album Strawberry Weed was released in Scandinavia on 5 March
2008. The 24-track long double album was produced by Ebbot Lundberg
from Soundtrack Of Our Lives. A significant difference from previous
albums is that guitarist Joakim Åhlund and drummer Nino Keller share
vocal duty with César Vidal.[1]
Band member Joakim Åhlund is also a founding member of the Teddybears.
[edit] Style
The band employs several techniques in all of their songs: heavily
distorted guitars, and, where applicable, a synth organ and large
amounts of reverb on the vocals. This affords them a very "old-school"
feel in stark contrast to their crisp basslines.
[edit] Band members
Joakim Åhlund - guitars, vocals
César Vidal - guitars, lead vocals
David Lindquist - bass
Jens Örjenheim - drums (1998–2000)
Nino Keller - drums (2000–present)
Klas Åhlund - Additional guitars and other instruments on the early
albums, which he also produced. Klas was never officially a member,
yet he featured in their early live shows.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Youth is Wasted on the Young (as "Twelve Caesars"),
released 8 December 1998
Cherry Kicks (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2000 (Gold
in Sweden)
Love For The Streets (as "Caesars Palace"), released 2002
(Gold in Sweden)
39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), released
22 April 2003
Paper Tigers, released 26 April 2005 (#13 SWE) (#40 UK)
Strawberry Weed, released 5 March 2008 (#16 SWE)
[edit] Singles
1995 - Shake It 3-track EP: "Shake It" / "Odd Job"
/ "Born Cool [7-inch Dolores]
1996 - Rock De Puta Mierda 7-track EP: "Phenobarbital"
/ "3D-TV" / "Automatic" / "Crap-thinker"
/ "This Man, This Monster" / "Pupo Diavolo"
/ "You're My Favorurite"
1998 - "Kick You Out"
1998 - "Sort It Out"
2000 - "From the Bughouse" / "Punkrocker" (Original
version) / "Love Bubble"
2000 - "Crackin' Up"
2000 - "Fun 'n' Games"
2000 - "Only You" [Promo]
2002 - "Jerk It Out" / "Out of My Hands" / "She's
A Planet"
2002 - "Over 'fore It Started" / "Sparky"
2002 - "Candy Kane" / "Artificial Gravity"
2002 - "Get Off My Cloud" (Rolling stones cover)/ "Bound
and Dominated" LP-single from Dolores singelklubb 300EX
2003 - "Jerk It Out", released 7 April 2003; re-released
18 April 2005
2005 - "Jerk It Out" / "Up All Night" [7"
not released in Sweden]
2005 - "Jerk It Out" (Jason Nevins Remix Edit) / "Jerk
It Out" (Jason Nevins Extended Remix) / "Jerk It Out"
(Jason Nevins "Rack Da Club" Remix) / "Jerk It Out"
(Jason Nevins "Jerk It Harder" Remix) / "Jerk It
Out" (Jason Nevins Remix Edit Instrumental)
2005 - "We Got to Leave" / "Longer We Stay Together"
2005 - "Paper Tigers" / "Up All Night"
2005 - "It's Not the Fall That Hurts"
2007 - "No Tomorrow" / "Every Road Leads to Home"
2008 - "Boo Boo Goo Goo"
