ARTIST

Train

A no-nonsense mainstream rock outfit from San Francisco, Train has approached success in the music industry like the little engine that could, slowly climbing the mountain that at first seemed unattainable. Following a year and a half of practically nonstop work, their self-titled debut album finally reached the Billboard Top 100, which has no doubt turned the band mantra from "We think we can" to "We know we can."

The start of Train's route can be found in an L.A. band called The Apostles, which broke up in the early '90s. Their lead singer, Rob Hotchkiss, relocated to San Francisco in 1994, and there met up with another aspiring vocalist, Patrick Monahan. The two became friends and soon launched a regular coffeehouse act -- two singers, one guitar, kinda like Simon &...
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