The Marvelous 3 is.......
*Drum Roll Please*
Butch Walker: vox and guitar
Jayce Fincher: Bass and backup vox
Slug: drums and backup vox

The Marvelous 3 is a great new but old band from Georgia. They've been 
together for over ten years in other bands one being Southgang. Southgang has 
obviously disbanded except for the trio of Butch, Jayce and Slug...thus creating the 
MARVELOUS 3

This picture was taken on September 11 1999 at Towson University, when Marvelous 3
played there. I was fortunate enough to meet and interview and photograph the band
for the Towerlight. 

This is me, Linda Meadowcroft, with the Marvies right before they went onstage to 
play an incredible show. One of the best I have EVER seen them play.

And then there is Jayce Fincher and I after the concert

And above is me again with Slug the ever so loverly drummer.

     Marvelous 3. Those two words describe the trio of Butch Walker(Vocals, Guitar), Jayce Fincher(Bass) and Slug(Drums)as just that, marvelous. In all aspects of their being , 
Marvelous 3 truly lives up to their name. Their high energy show and charisma keeps their fans on their toes, which is what the Marvelous 3 want to do.

      Butch Walker, lead singer of the Marvelous 3 stated, " We have great fans. They're loyal. They're amazing."  Butch, Jayce and Slug feel that the fans are the most important
things in the business because if there were no fans they'd have no one to play for. So in order to keep their fans happy the Marvelous 3 hangs out with them, signs autographs and 
talk to them about the show and themselves. Walker, when speaking of the coolest thing a fan has ever done to get his attention said, "It'd probably have to be the signs and banners.
"You get some banners with some funny things on it. And the shirts too. The fans make their own shirts and they say some pretty cool things." Walker said that those type of gestures 
and the gifts the band recieves while on tour make them feel special to know that they have such loving and caring fans. 

      This high spirited group has been on tour in support of the Hey! Album for eight months. Before that they were playing 250 shows a year, so they've known no different. They plan 
to wind down this touring early October, in order to return to Atlanta,their hometown, to record songs for a new album. One of the songs they hope will be on the new album is "Grant Park" 
which is an insight onto how different people are "screwed over" by being  "caught"  with members of the same sex. The song, although never recorded is already a fan favorite. Once the 
Marvelous 3 are home they hope to "recharge their batteries" for their next big show which is in Washing D.C. on December 31, 1999 at the Grand Hyatt. When asked where his favorite place 
to play, Walker responded jokingly, "Towson of course!" However, September 11 was the first time the Marvelous 3 had ever played in Towson. He went onto say Atlanta, Georgia because it is 
their hometown. They feel they've left their mark in Atlanta, and if that is the most they do then that's ok because they're famous in their town. 

     However, the Marvelous 3 has not only made a name for themselves in Atlanta but all throughout the country with their hit single "Freak of the Week". Freak of the Week started recieving
airplay on the Atlanta station 99X and other stations throughout the nation, and before they knew it they had fans throughout the country. The Marvies, (as they are lovingly called by their fans) 
were shocked that it had made it on the radio. There was no label deal, but when "Freak of the Week" hit it big, labels started calling them. Walker says, "Because of "Freak of the Week" we have
had a great year." 

       The Marvelous 3 found the sudden success as a great surprise. Butch, Jayce and Slug have been together since they were 15 and 16 years old. They were the only kids in their surburban Atlanta 
town that could play instruments, and they had been playing since they were eight. Walker, now 29 says, "We've been together forever. We've outlasted cockroaches. We should change our name to Raid." 
The Marvies have grown together musically leaving behind members that just didn't mesh. Their musical sound comes from influemces of KISS, Queen, Cheap Trick and "all the rock bands of the 70s and 80s" 
Walker was very into the New Wave music of the early 80s such as Duran Duran and The Cars. Their mix of musical influences have made their music into an eclectic mix of many different genres of music, 
which leads to their sound being unable to categorize.  The Marvelous 3 is an amazing band in all aspects. They are very kind towards their fans, and they play for the fans, not the money, which is very 
obvious during their show. They close with a rendition of "Always Something There to Remind Me" that sticks in their fans minds until the next time the see Marvelous 3 play live. So there's always something
there to remind the fans that the Marvelous 3 is simply marvelous.

*****PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WRITING ANYWHERE. THIS IS MY ORIGINAL ARTICLE SUBMITTED TO THE TOWERLIGHT NEWSPAPER FOR TOWSON UNIVERSITY. I WROTE THIS ARTICLE USING QUOTES FROM BUTCH HIMSELF. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO USE ANYTHING FROM THIS PAGE OR ARTICLE PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE DOING SO. THANK YOU. ALSO DO NOT USE THE PICS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. EXCEPT FOR THE ONE AT THE BEGINNING. THANKS *******

Every Monday, I get this pain Every Wednesday it hits my brain, Every Friday I die cuz everyday you visit this site times.

CONTACT ME BY CLIK'N RIGHT BELOW!!!!!!

 
I would just like to say thank you to the Marvies for being such a great and wonderful band!! You guys make the 
music industry so much more interesting and you shed a kind light on it!!! :) Thanks for everything!!!

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