the Pleased

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Pleased

| image = RichGood(by_Scott_Dudelson).jpg

| caption = Rich Good (co-founder of The Pleased) - Live in Concert

| origin = San Francisco, California

| genre = Pop, rock

| years_active = 2002–2006

| label = Big Wheel Recreation

| associated_acts = Noah Georgeson, Joanna Newsom, The Psychedelic Furs

| website = [http://www.thepleased.com/]

| current_members = Noah Georgeson
Joanna Newsom
Rich Good
Genaro Vergoglini
Luckey Remington
Jason Clark

}}

The Pleased was an American pop rock and indie rock{{Cite web|last=Vaziri|first=Aidin|date=2003-12-04|title=The Pleased see the value in simply stubbling along|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/The-Pleased-see-the-value-in-simply-stubbling-2510174.php|access-date=2021-02-09|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}} band formed in San Francisco, California in 2002 and active in California until their disbandment in 2006.

Description

The band featured prominent "freak folk" musicians and producers Joanna Newsom and Noah Georgeson. The band self-released two EPs in 2002, the debut EP Never Complete and One Piece from the Middle,{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|date=|title=The Pleased|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1QZ29g7eJ4OZBylRNKQD9q|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Spotify|language=en}}{{Citation|title=The Pleased – One piece from the middle (2002, CDr)|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Pleased-One-piece-from-the-middle/release/10218315|language=en|access-date=2021-02-09}} and in 2003 released their debut album, Don't Make Things,{{Cite web|title=The Pleased lineup, biography|url=https://www.last.fm/music/The+Pleased/+wiki|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Last.fm|language=en}} through Los Angeles-based independent record label Big Wheel Recreation.{{Citation|title=The Pleased – Don't Make Things (2003, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Pleased-Dont-Make-Things/release/1780773|language=en|access-date=2021-02-09}}{{Cite web|last=Petrusich|first=Amanda|date=October 22, 2003|title=The Pleased: Don't Make Things|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6528-dont-make-things/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}

Members

The band consisted of members Noah Georgeson (as lead vocalist and guitarist),{{Cite web|last=Laurence|first=Alexander|date=January 2004|title=The Pleased|url=https://www.freewilliamsburg.com/january_2004/pleased.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Free Williamsburg}} Rich Good (as vocalist and guitarist), Genaro Vergoglini (as drummer), Luckey Remington (as bassist), and Joanna Newsom{{Cite web|last=Laurence|first=Alexander|date=July 2003|title=Joanna Newsom|url=https://www.freewilliamsburg.com/july_2003/newsom.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Free Williamsburg}}{{Cite web|title=Joanna Newsom – The Vogue|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/joanna-newsom/|access-date=2021-02-09|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Joanna Newsom|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/268383-Joanna-Newsom|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Discogs|language=en}} and Jason Clark (as keyboardists).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=the pleased :: who?|url=http://www.thepleased.com/who.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-09|website=The Pleased (Official Website)}}

References

[http://www.thepleased.com/ The Pleased (Official Website)]
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/491384-The-Pleased The Pleased on Discogs]

www.luckeyremington.com

Category:2002 establishments in California

Category:Indie rock musical groups from California

Category:Musical groups from San Francisco

Category:Musical groups established in 2002

Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2006