The Fray

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Recent Role:
Themselves on VH1's Top 20 Countdown
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Birthplace:
Denver, Colorado
The Denver based alternative rock band The Fray was formed by Isaac Slade and Joe King and when the two former school friends met up again in a local music store. They soon began a two man-jam sessions that lead to writing songs. Rounding out the lineup with two former bandmates of Slade's Ben Wysocki and Dave Welsh. The Fray began playing in the Denver area. Their popularity grow quickily and their first demo recordings became local radio favs and the band was voted Best New Band by Westwood Magazine. That all lead to being signed by Epic Records in 2004. Their debut album was released inMore September 2005. They have had three singles from their album How To Save A Life and they are Over My Head (Cable Car), How To Save A Life, and Look After You. The Fray has alredy started recording their second album and will start to tour as soon as they can. The Fray continued to have success with their sophomore album debuting at # 1 and selling 175,000 copies in its first week.

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    10 Perfect
    The Fray is a band best known for their famous song How To Save A Life. hide show

    The Fray was formed in 2002 in Denver by Isaac Slade and Joe King, two former schoolmates. Later, they got two of Isaac Slade's friends Dave Welsh and Ben Wysocki. Isaac's brother Caleb joined but was asked to leave. They gained stardom for their hit single How To Save A Life from their album How To Save A Life. Their producer is Epic Records. The Fray has played with many famous bands like: Dave Matthews Band, Augustana, and Jimmy Eat World. Other famous songs from the Fray are: All At Once, Look After You, and Over My Head (Cable Car), I think The Fray is awesome and I hope to continue to hear more great songs from them. Keep up the good work The Fray!

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    10 Perfect
    I absolutely love them!!! hide show

    The Fray is the band that I've been searching for. I absolutely love them!!! Their soulful lyrics and different style of music are an awesome combination. I just LOVE 'em!!! The first time I heard The Fray was in the their music video for Over My Head (Cable Car) on VH1. At first, I wasn't really into the song, but then, because it was REPEATEDLY played, I started to like the song. I eventually went out and bought their CD. Aside from maybe 2 songs, I LOVE the album. My favorite song of theirs is Trust Me. :) The Fray rocks.

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    8.8 Great
    More of a guilty pleasure than anything, but still a great band. hide show

    The Fray's combination of pianos and Telecasters is a winning pair. Isaac's fingers work like magic on the piano keys, carrying the rhythm of the song. The musicians in the band are all outstanding, but the vocals could use a little work. The band's most successful singles, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life" have stomped the masses and won the hearts of millions of fans. I'm one of those fans! I bought the CD "How to Save a Life" off iTunes and I'm in love with it. It's really great and is good for when you're in the mood for easy-listening; no workout songs on the disc. Overall I love The Fray and will be trying to catch them live soon.

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    8 Great
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    Quite a cool good band. They are awesome, I mean that all of their songs are cool. When I heard Cable Car I thought it was awesome and that it was one of their best songs, but when I hear How to Save a Life I totally contradict myself. It was awesome! and they are awesome!

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    10 Perfect
    One of my favorite bands... hide show

    I love how just a few months ago, there was just one review. Now, more people have begun to see the talent that The Fray have.The hit Over my Head was popular, but it seems that because of 'How to save a life', the Fray has gotten the recognition they deserve. They play wonderful music and have meaningful lyrics. The Fray is one of the most original bands out there, and because of that, I think more people will start listening to the Fray. The Fray have one album so far, How to save a life, and two EP's(CD's that contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums). Reason EP and Mouvment EP. Both first and second contain amazing songs such as Ocean's Away and Vienna. If you haven't heard of the Fray,or haven't bothered listening, give it a try, because you most definetly wont regret it!

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