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. After an independent release, ''Tastes Like Sugar'', in 1999, they signed to

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and released their second album, ''Bully'', in 2001. However, RCA dropped them two weeks after the release. The single "Hello" reached number 34 on the ''

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'' writer Geoff Mayfield included ''Bully'' on his top ten albums list for 2001, writing in a brief summary that the band's name and album art were "silly... But, my, does it rock." The song "Hello" was included in the films '' Orange County'' and ''

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'' (both released in 2002). Jason Damas at ''

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'' wrote of Sugarbomb, "a damn good sound that rocks hard and is catchy as all hell", comparing them to the

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.Jason Damas
" Sugarbomb: Bully”
''PopMatters'', 24 September 2001.

Band members

*Les Farrington – keyboards, lead vocals *Daniel Harville – guitar, lead vocals *Michael Harville – drums, vocals *Greg Bagby – guitar, vocals *Kelly Riley – bass

Albums

* ''Tastes Like Sugar'' (1999) * ''Bully'' (2001)

References

External links

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