Evergreen

Evergreen was an American rock band formed in September 1989, in Portland, Oregon, by Devon Gildea (b. January 7, 1965), James Flood (May 19, 1967 - December 3, 2012) and Isaac Blum (b. January 30, 1972). John Carr (b. April 31, 1970) joined the group in 2000. The group disbanded in 2013, in the wake of member James "Jimmy" Flood's death of Leukemia in 2012. The group's 14th studio album, Bittersweet (2013) was dedicated to Flood in his memory. =History=

The Graves (1978-1989)
Gildea, Flood and Carr were part of a band called The Graves. Sam Jackson (April 12, 1964 - February 5, 1992) and Devon Gildea formed the group in 1978, and Flood Joined in 1979. The group released a self-produced album in 1981, and another in 1987. Jackson was lead vocalist, Gildea was lead guitar until 1989, and shortly drums. Flood was on drums, and switched to bass in 1988. Carr, who joined in 1986, was bass until 1988, and switched to drums, and finally lead guitar in 1989.

Beginnings (1989-1991)
In September 1989, The Graves broke up. Jackson would go to college, only to wind up dead in his dorm during his junior year. Carr would finish high school and college before re-joining the band in 2000. Gildea and Flood joined with Isaac Blum to form Evergreen in 1989. The band recorded their first EP in November of that year in 48 hours. The Evergreen EP (1990) was released on April 17, 1990, all 300 copies that were made to sell sold in 2 weeks. It is a sought after item by fans.

Hiatus and Debut (1991-1997)
The band signed to Universal in August 1991, and started recording an album until early 1992, following the death of Sam Jackson, Gildea and Flood's former bandmate. In December 1994, the band recorded their debut album until Summer 1995. Evergreen (1996) was finally released in March 1996, and sold around 850,000 copies as of June 1, 2012. The album had 4 singles, released from Early 1996 to Mid 1997.

The Park (1997-1998)
In July 1997, the band went back to the studio to record their sophomore effort. The band finished recording in August, and released the first single, Not Angry, in October of that year. On February 1, The Park (1998) was released to positive reviews, and five more singles were released from 1998 to 2000. It was the band's breakthrough album, and spawned much attention from the world over. In May 1998, the album went platinum.

If, Then (1998-2000)
After the success of The Park, the band toured for a short while in 1998 before recording another album in May 1999. But in June, the tracks were shelved and wouldn't be used again until the band's fourth album. Instead, from July to September 1999, The band re-recorded sessions from 1991 to 1992. When finished, the band released the album as If, Then (1999) on September 17. Within 2 weeks, the album went platinum, and six singles were released with it. The band would tour from January to July 2000, adding John Carr to the group.

Y2K1 and Quintessence (2000-2003)
In late 2000, the band compiled material from the If, Then sessions, and released it as a disc, Y2K1 (2001) in January 2001. The band also released three albums, after the album was certified platinum in February 2001. In June 2001, the band recorded a fifth album.