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Of a Revolution (O.A.R.) is an American Rock band consisting of Marc Roberge ( Lead Vocals & Guitar ), Chris Culos ( Drums ), Richard On ( Lead Guitar ), Benj Gershman ( Bass ), and Jerry DePizzo ( Saxophone and Guitar ). Due to massive online distribution over campus networks, the band has become a college hit, with many songs relating to the bandmembers' personal lives at Ohio State University . BACKGROUND O.A.R. was founded in 1996 by Marc Roberge and Chris Culos, who then, while attending the summer session of Alexander Muss High in Israel , each recruited Richard On and Benj Gershman. The four of them graduated from Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland then moved to Columbus, Ohio to attend Ohio State, where they met Jerry DePizzo after their first CD ''The Wanderer'' had already been released. Without any formal marketing or advertising plans news about songs of theirs such as ''That Was a Crazy Game of Poker'', ''City on Down'' and ''Night Shift'' spread by Word Of Mouth alone. Their third album ''Risen'' debuted at #11 on the '' Billboard '' top internet sales chart. The following year in 2002 , their fourth album ''Any Time Now'' debuted at #156 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 list. The band attributes much of its popularity to the Taping and subsequent trading and downloading of their live shows. The band performs the theme song for the ''. During a two-hour special that aired on December 11 2005 , they provided a streetside concert, including a live performance of the ''Home Edition'' theme, in front of the newly redesigned Los Angeles Free Clinic . On January 14 2006 OAR reached a new peak of popularity by drawing roughly 17,000 fans and selling out New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. On May 3 2006 O.A.R. will perform a concert on 4th street live in Louisville, Kentucky during the Kentucky Derby Festival . INSTRUMENTS Marc Roberge plays a Taylor 514-CE acoustic guitar, Fender Custom Shop Telecaster Juniors, and a Gibson Bob Marley Les Paul Special , which is a reissue of Bob Marley's with the exact specifications. Chris Culos plays a 5-piece Maryland drum set , and for his snare, he goes back and forth between a Demon Drum and a Yamaha copper shell. Richard On plays a Gibson Bob Marley Les Paul Special and a Thinline Tele . Benj Gershman plays a Fender Jazz Bass. Jerry DePizzo plays a Selmer Paris Reference 54 Model 74 Tenor Saxophone , a 5th Ave Fret Custom Guitar , and a Hammer Newport Guitar. DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums
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