Released May, 2010 on the album Below The Belt
Video (YouTube) - Lyrics (Sing365)
"Dr. Evening", "The Mango Kid" and "The Brown Panther" are some of several aliases for one Danko Jones - lead singer and guitarist for the band named for him.
Originally created in 1996, the band didn't create its first studio album until 2001, and that was by their choice...they preferred to have their popularity grow via word of mouth rather than through album sales. But since then, the Toronto based singer and band have seen a steady rise in popularity - especially in Canada as well as oversees in England, Sweden and Germany. Danko Jones, the individual, has also become popular offstage, with endeavors as a magazine writer (Jones authors four bi-monthly columns for different music-focused periodicals), and radio personality (he hosts the syndicated show, "The Magical World of Rock").
Through the years, Danko Jones, the band (made up of three members, Danko, JC on bass guitar and drummer Dan Cornelius), has continued to play their heavier rock style. To compare them, I would have to say that they remind me a lot of Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz. The fact that Lenny and Danko are both of African-American heritage is coincidental...I had made that comparison in my mind even before I knew anything about Danko Jones other than listening to this song! Jones' style is a similar hard-driving full rock sound to Kravitz, and I think Full of Regret could easily be mistaken for a Lenny Kravitz song.
That being said, another comparison between the two is their longevity in the business. Jones hasn't yet seen a Grammy Award come their way (though they have received Juno Award nominations), but their staying power has been impressive. Jones himself has remained as brash as ever. He even stepped into a small feud that existed between Canadian Rapper K-OS and Canadian Music Magazine NOW, which is based out of Toronto. The resulting new feud between the two has resulted in some interesting media "punches" with name calling and put-downs, though it seems like Danko has had the upper-hand so far. It's difficult to tell how serious the "feud" really is. Some of it sounds like the two are having more fun with the whole thing than truly disliking one another...plus it's free publicity whenever one publicly disses the other!
The album Below The Belt is the band's fifth studio album, and thirteenth album overall. Full of Regret is also the band's top charting single to date, reaching #34 so far on the Top 100. The music video - with an interesting little story - features the likes of Elijah Wood (the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native famous for his portrayal of Frodo in the Lord of the Rings movies that were released earlier in the decade), Motorhead founder Lenny Kilmeister (who looks just like you'd expect a longtime and legendary rockstar to look), and Legally Blonde's Selma Blair.
The band is currently on tour throughout the Canadian Provinces and Europe - which has been a regular routine for them after an album release.
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