The Sights

Active from    1998		Genre    Rock
Albums    Got What We Want, Most of What Follows Is True, Sights Record labels    Alive Naturalsound Records, Sweet Nothing Similar    Robbers on High Street, Scott Morgan, SSM, The Klezmer Juice Band, Reed Foehl Profiles Myspace

The Sights are a rock and roll band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1998. The band has toured in the United States, Canada, and the UK.

Contents

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• Members
• Achievements
• Discography
• Songs
• References

Members

Current

Eddie Baranek: Vocals, Guitar

Jarrod Champion: Keyboard, Vocals

Skip Denomme: Drums

Roderick Jones: Saxophone

Liz Mackinder: Vocals

Chrissy Morgan: Vocals

Kyle Schanta: Bass Guitar, Vocals

Former

Nate Cavalieri (2002-2003): Organ, Vocals

Bobby Emmett (2004-2007): Organ, Piano Bass, Vocals

Keith Fox (2006-2007): Drums

Matt Hatch (2003-2004): Bass Guitar

Dave Knepp (1998-1999): Drums

Dave Lawson (2009-2011): Bass Guitar, Vocals

Mark Leahey (1998-2002): Bass Guitar

David Shettler (2001-2005): Drums, Vocals

Gordon Smith (2009-2011): Keyboard, Vocals

Eugene Strobe (1999-2001): Drums

Dean Tartaglia (2011-2012): Saxophone, Backing Vocals

Mike Trombley (1998, 2005-2006): Drums

Achievements

In 2012, The Sights toured the United States and Europe with Tenacious D.

In 2014, the band's published tour diary, "Taken Alive: The Sights' Rock and Roll Tour Diary," was recognized as one of twenty 2014 Michigan Notable Books by The Library of Michigan. The book includes entries and photographs written and taken for The Detroit Metro Times.

In Popular Culture

"Not as Pretty" was featured in The Newsroom (U.S. TV series) in 2013.

"Just Got Robbed" was featured in National Lampoon in 2009.

"Just Got Robbed" was featured in Reaper in 2009.

"Just Got Robbed" was featured in America's Funniest Home Videos in 2008.

"Circus" was featured in The Shield in 2008.

"Good Way to Die" was featured in Fast, Inc. in 2006.

"Waiting on a Friend" was featured in Just Friends in 2005.

"Circus" was featured in Wedding Crashers in 2005.

"Sick and Tired" was featured in The Last Chancers in 2002.

Discography

Studio albums

Are You Green? (1999, Spectator Records; reissued on Fall of Rome Records)

Got What We Want (2002, Fall of Rome Records)

The Sights (2005, New Line Records)

Most of What Follows Is True (2010, Alive Records)

Left Over Right (2012, Hiros Rise Music)

EPs

Silver/Gold 12" EP (2009, Lower Peninsula Records)

Compilations

Twelve In The Bar (2011, Fountain Records)

Songs

Waiting on a FriendJust Friends · 2005
Just Got RobbedSights · 2005
Baby's Knocking Me DownSights · 2005

References