Poor Rich Ones

Poor Rich Ones
Poor Rich Ones
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Rock, folk rock, pop
Years active	1989 – 2003,2015–present
Labels	/EMI
Members	William Hut; ; ; ; Bjarte Ludvigsen
Past members	;

Poor Rich Ones (1989-2003) was a pop and rock band from Bergen, Norway, comprised by lead singer, songwriter and guitarist William Hut, keyboardist , bassist , guitarists , , and drummer Bjarte Ludvigsen ("blue").^[1]^[2]

Formed in 1994, the band released their debut album Naivety's Star in 1996 on the local label . Q magazine described their style as "infinitely sad and nocturnal, yet uplifting rather than depressing", calling the band "Norway's own Radiohead".^[3]

After four successful album releases, including a final "best of" album after a United States tour, the band effectively dissolved in 2003. Although they have not broken up officially, the band's homepage states they have "no future plans". Vocalist William Hut has pursued a solo career, often assisted by ex-band colleague Bjørn Bunes. In 2015 the band reformed for a one off gig, but have since continued playing shows every now and then.^[1]

Honors[]

Spellemannprisen 1997 in the class Rock for the album From the Makers of Ozium^[4]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Naivety's Star (1996)
From the Makers of Ozium (1997)
Happy Happy Happy (February 15, 2000)
Joe Maynard's Favourites (2001)^[2]

EPs[]

Soundtrack EP (Besteborgere) (1999)
Bubble Bowling (1997)
All Those Present/Drown EP

Singles[]

"Mummy" (1995)
"This Great Standing Still" (1996)
"Fear of Losing" (1997)
"Strong" (1997)
"Anyway/Somehow" (1998)
"Hunting High and Low" (1999)
"Small Glimpse" (1999)
"Old Age and Failures"

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Poor Rich Ones - Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Poor Rich Ones - Biography". AllMusic.com.
^ "Rec90 launches international offensive". Listen to Norway MIC.no.
^ "Spellemann-dryss til Espen Lind" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no.

External links[]

Poor Rich Ones official website

Awards
Preceded by Motorpsycho	Recipient of the Rock Spellemannprisen 1997	Succeeded by Midnight Choir

[mic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Poor Rich Ones - Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.

[allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Poor Rich Ones - Biography". AllMusic.com.

[3] "Rec90 launches international offensive". Listen to Norway MIC.no.

[4] "Spellemann-dryss til Espen Lind" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no.

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