After Craig rejoined the band and everything was cool again, the band had one more video to shoot from So Much The Afterglow before another set of Shows.
That song was "Father Of Mine". This was a song that Art wrote one night while watching his daughter, Annabella, sleep. He realized how much of a dead beat that his dad was. So he decided to write a song about it. It would become the biggest hit that Everclear would ever have.
Just like "Santa Monica", "Father Of Mine" was played on radio and MTV. So much so that "Father Of Mine" reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 1998. This single made their third album "So Much For The Afterglow" to go double platnium.
Everclear also garnered many awards from this. They won Billboard's Artist Of The Year award in 1998 and a Grammy Nomination for "Best Heavy Metal Performance" (I know this seems wierd for Everclear but the nomination was for the heavy metal instrumental song "El Distorto De Melodica" - spanish for "The Distorted Melody").
Everclear also played the nightly TV Shows again. From Letterman, to Leno, to Donny And Marie. But the biggest event was at Woodstock 1999.
After all the touring was complete for "So Much For The Afterglow" the band was ready to take a brake. Art recorded a solo record and named it "Arthur" however this CD was turned into an Everclear record. Art said once in an interview: "I thinkt the other guys were always kind of uncomfortable about the solo record. So one day I decided to play it for them and they both said that this record could become an Everclear record. So we took some songs out and then we put some new songs in and our album was done."
This album, released in July of 2000, was titled: Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To Smile. It was a very pop souding record wtih horns, banjos, and even ukeleles. The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard charts thanks in part to to success of "So Much For The Afterglow" and the first single from album "Wonderful".
"Wonderful" told the story of a kid growing up with his parents divorced. The basis of this song was heard through out the entire CD because most of the songs written were about his ex-wife.
However, Art didnt dwell on it too much because he got remarried in the Summer of 2000 to an Alaskian Supermodel. This is the part where Everclear starts to go down hill. In November of 2000, Everclear released the follow up to "Volume 1". "Song From An American Movie Volume 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude". However, the same week, they debuted the next single for "Volume 1", "AM Radio". "Volume 1" went on to sell 1.28 million copies. "Volume 2" flopped.
However, Everclear kept touring for the next 18 months going all over the country and still playing on Letterman, and Leno.
After the touring was over, Everclear took yet another break. This time Art went on a solo tour and got his own radio show in the Portland area. Greg had a baby in L.A. and Craig opened up a coffee shop in Portland.
Then in March of 2002, Everclear started the process of writing another CD. They recorded it in the summer of 2002 and they released it the March of 2003. It was titled "Slow Motion Daydream" This record debuted at number 33 on the Billboard charts but quickly fell off. The first single "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom" was not supported by Capitol. Neither was the next single, the September 11th reflective "The New York Times". The CD went no wear even though it was praised by critics as Everclear's "Sgt. Pepper" Album.
The touring quickly ended and the group disbanded.
Greg now plays in a band called The Oohlas in L.A. Craing plays in a band in Portland named Tri-Polar.
Art got divorced last year from Stephanie, and fell into depression. However, not to be depressed for too long, Art reassembled a band of new musicians and kept the name Everclear.
Art layed low for awhile until about the spring of 2004 when there was talk of a "Greatist Hits" coming out. This was put on hold however when Art was sent to the Democratic National Convention in 2004 from Oregon as an elected delegate. He even recorded Woody Guthrie's classic "This Land Is Your Land" with the new band.
After the convention was over, "Ten Years Gone: The Best Of Everclear" was released in October of 2004. However, due to lack of advertisement by Capitol Records, it only debuted at number 184 on the Billboard charts.
However, Art is happy now because the contract with Capitol is up. Art is now currently on tour with his new band and talks of a new record are being talked about amongst Everclear loyalists. So watch out for new stuff.
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