Bill Priddle
Bill Priddle is a
Canadian rock guitarist, who has been associated with the bands
Treble Charger and
Broken Social Scene.
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Treble ChargerBill Priddle was one of the first members of Treble Charger, along with Greig Nori, Rosie Martin and Morris Palter. Originally, the four of them called themselves "nc-17" (after the movie rating), until an American band of the same name had threatened to sue them, thus "Treble Charger" was born. However, they still called their first album
nc-17. The group's first hit "Red" was written by Bill Priddle and was also re-recorded for their 1997 album
Maybe It's Me. The second version seemed to be more of a success but wasn't posted as one due to the fact that their first album "nc-17" was also re-released that same year.
At first, Treble Charger was an indie rock group until its 1997 album
Maybe It's Me, which was the band's transition to punk rock. In 2001,
Wide Awake Bored was their first official punk rock album. Bill Priddle was spotted without his glasses in 2001 and was never seen wearing them again.
In 2003, Bill Priddle left Treble Charger for good. He said that he left Treble Charger because punk rock "wasn't his style." He officially left in September, earlier than expected due to the fact that Nori told him to. He also left due to the fact that it was Greig Nori who had started writing the songs ever since they became a punk rock band as Priddle had been the composer before when they used to be an indie rock group.
He is currently pursuing a solo career in Toronto.
