Follow for Now
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Follow for Now
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Genres | Alternative metal, funk metal, hard rock, experimental rock |
| Years active | 1987–1994 |
| Labels | Chrysalis Records |
| Associated acts | David Ryan Harris, Arrested Development, Threee5Human, Seek |
| Past members |
David Ryan Harris Chris Tinsley Bernard "Enrique" Coley Billy Fields Jamie Turner Justin Senker |
Follow for Now was an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. At the height of their popularity in 1990, they headlined Atlanta's Center Stage Theater on New Year's Eve without a record contract, although the two opening bands had already released several albums. Unlike their peers (Living Colour, Fishbone, etc.), Follow for Now never experienced mainstream success at any level and were internally dismantled before they could release a second album. Years later, the band is still popular in underground circles and their sole album remains a collector's item.
Follow for Now was formed in 1987 by guitarist/vocalist David Ryan Harris, guitarist Chris Tinsley, bassist Justin Senker, and drummer Enrique (real name "Bernard Coley"). The band immediately earned a dedicated following in the southeast United States due to their manic live shows, which would feature several genres of music (rock, jazz, heavy metal, soul, R&B, ska, etc.) and call-and-response audience participation. Harris would lead the audience in a chant of "Is there unity in this house? Hell fuckin' yeah!".
Early Follow for Now music also had indie rock and folk elements, not unlike The Connells or Drivin N Cryin. This changed with the arrival of bassist Jamie Turner (replacing Senker, who would join the Atlanta Rhythm Section) and keyboardist/vocalist Billy Fields. The band experimented more with heavy metal and punk without ever losing sight of their soul, R&B, and funk roots. The group's concert anthem became a reworked version of Public Enemy's "She Watch Channel Zero?!".
Several record companies got wind of the band's enormous live following, leading to the group's signing to Chrysalis Records in early 1991. There were problems from the very beginning as Enrique, considered by many to be one of the best drummers in the entire East Coast music scene, was forced to play simple beats along with a metronome. Enrique's unorthodox, odd-meter drumming style was one of the band's trademarks. In a move that would signal the beginning of the end, producer Matt Sherod played drums on the entire album with the exception of "Time," taken from an earlier demo.
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