Stabilizers 1328092 205589667 2008-04-14T17:20:40Z Wsvlqc 6668147 Reverted to revision 182166883 by [[Special:Contributions/76.182.119.63|76.182.119.63]]; rw. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = The Stabilizers | Img = Stabilizers-Tyranny.jpg | Img_capt = | Img_size = 240 | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Pop (music)|Pop]] | Years_active = [[1981 in music|1981]] &ndash; [[1991 in music|1991]] | Label = [[Columbia Records]] | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = ''Left to Right:''<br />Dave Christenson<br />Rich Nevens | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''The Stabilizers''' were a [[pop/rock]] duo founded in the early 1980s by musicians [[Dave Christenson]] and [[Rich Nevens]]. With Christenson on lead vocals and Nevens on guitars and occasional keyboards, they spent the first few years touring the [[Pennsylvania]] area and recording original compositions on a 4-track recorder. Then, in 1985, they were signed to [[Columbia Records]] and in 1986, released ''Tyranny'', their first and only album. The [[electric guitar|guitar]] and [[synthesizer|synth]]-laced album followed in the style of other 1980s bands such as [[A-Ha]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Tears for Fears]] and [[Mr. Mister]]. The first single from ''Tyranny'' was "One Simple Thing," which peaked at number 21 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and number 93 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]],<ref>Billboard.com: [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=11920&model.vnuAlbumId=16128 Stabilizers: Artist Chart History]. Accessed [[2007-05-27]].</ref> helped by the band's performance of the song on ''[[American Bandstand]]''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZuvB51BVS4]. Two [[music video]]s were released to promote the album: "One Simple Thing"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v50khe9hg9o], which was directed by [[David Fincher]]--who would go onto greater success directing the feature films ''[[Alien³]]'', ''[[Se7en]]'' and ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''--and "Tyranny,"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rko__Yjbyhc] helmed by renowned music video director [[David Hogan (director)|David Hogan]]. The "Tyranny" single failed to chart, and for the next five years, the band disappeared from view. Then, in 1991, an unreleased track from the ''Tyranny'' sessions, "Maybe This Time," surfaced on the soundtrack to the film ''[[If Looks Could Kill (film)|If Looks Could Kill]]'', but that was the last anyone would hear from the band. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Websites== *http://www.playerie.com/classic/index.html (includes brief biography, photos, and what they're up to these days!) *http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000008L2M/104-9279563-1516713?v=glance&n=5174 (includes comments in the reviews from Dave Christenson's former girlfriend!) [[Category:Pennsylvania musical groups]] [[Category:Rock duos]] [[Category:1980s music groups]]