Silage band
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While more commonly being known as an agricultural fertilizer, Silage is also the name of a Christian alternative band formed in the 1990s out of the U.S state of California. Silage produced two record label albums, Watusi and Vegas Car Chasers on Sublime Records and Essential Records, respectively. While the Silage of Watusi consisted of Damian Horne and brothers, Lance and Shane Black, their line-up which saw both the release of Vegas Car Chasers and the eventual demise of the band was Damian Horne, Lance Black, Shane Black and Chuck Cummings.
Release History
Silage produced a few independent albums before being signed to Sub*Lime Records, including Liquid Spatula. Silage's first album, Watusi 1997 saw a slightly immature blend of ska, punk and hip-hop heralded mostly by the Christian underground punk scene, though songs such as 'My Car Makes Me Sin' rose above the general melee. After partnering their Sub*Lime signing with an Essential Records contract, Silage modified their sound to bring their pop and hip-hop influences to the fore. This new sound and record home produced their more successful album in Vegas Car Chasers 1998. Though including many successful songs, the most notable song from this album is 'Verb,' being graced by the rap stylings of Knowdaverb and being included on an Essential Records sampler.
The Demise of Silage
In the wake of Vegas Car Chasers, the buzz and anticipation for Silage was impressive, though it seems the band was not able to survive the hype. Following unrealized rumors of a name change, the band Silage disbanded in 1999, largely due to unknown reasons. While this came as a blow to the increasing fan base of Silage, hope was offered in the form of the band Parkway, also on Essential Records, and consisting of Damian Horne and Lance Black, two members of the former band Silage. While on the surface it seemed that Parkway had all the elements loved in Silage (a guest rapper, KJ-52 on 'Need Someone' and even guest vocals from Jars of Clay's Dan Haseltine on the successful 'Your Love Surrounds Me'), yet the album, Glad You Made It and the new band did not fulfill the eager expectations Silage fans brought with them, as reflected in Parkway's short-lived career. Today, the only surviving vestige of Silage exists in the band Celebrity, fronted by Lance Black. Celebrity has perhaps gained more acclaim than either Silage or Parkway for their indie-emo fashionings.
Silagefanclub
Following the end of Silage's career and the disappointing career of Parkway, the legacy of Silage was perhaps best seen in the Yahoo! group Silagefanclub. Consisting of several devoted 'Silagefans,' Silagefanclub enjoyed immense popularity through on-line discussions and polls in its day. However, following the departure of its founding member, Silagefanclub quickly become stagnant and eventually followed its name sake into the bleak oblivion of forgotten history.
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