To many, Sloan is one of today's quintessential Canadian bands, as cliche as it might sound. Since their debut EP Peppermintin 1992, the fab four - Halifax natives, now relocated to Toronto - have forged a distinct niche for themselves in the Canadian scene. The outfit includes Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland on guitar, Chris Murphy on bass, and Andrew Scott on drums; each have their own unique songwriting voice and style, each contribute equally. Sloan's humble beginnings with the aforementioned EP led them to a signing with David Geffen, where they released Smearedthat same year. Following that album and hailed as "Canada's Nirvana," they took a sharp turn with Twice Removed(1994) and never looked back.
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Don't take it from me
But Altered States scared me
Should have realized it
It's when he tore apart the lab with the monkey on his back
I never recognized him
And now he'll never give up until security can pull him aside
The goats don't mind
Only the doctors disagree
He's playing his lover like a broadmind
And now its happening to me
Don't take it from me
Everyone can try to save his life
'Cause evidently he's unable
Should have realized it
It's when he tore apart the lab with the monkey on his back
I never recognized him
And now he'll never give up because he knows what he's going to do