Poor Rich Ones

Poor Rich Ones
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Rock, folk rock, pop
Years active	1994 – 2003
Labels	Rec 90/EMI
Members
William Hut Bjørn Bunes Tor Sørensen Eivind Kvamme Bjarte Ludvigsen
Past members
Espen Mellingen Kjetil Gåsland

Poor Rich Ones was a pop and rock band from Bergen, Norway, composed of lead singer, songwriter and guitarist William Hut, keyboardist Bjørn Bunes, bassist Tor Sørensen, guitarists Eivind Kvamme and Espen Mellingen, and drummer Bjarte Ludvigsen ("blue").

Formed in 1994, the band released their debut album Naivety's Star in 1996 on the local label Rec 90. Q magazine described their style as "infinitely sad and nocturnal, yet uplifting rather than depressing", calling the band "Norway's own Radiohead"[1].

After four successful album releases, including a final "best of" album after a United States tour, the band effectively dissolved in 2003. Although they have not broken up officially, the band's homepage states they have "no future plans". Vocalist William Hut has pursued a solo career, often assisted by ex-band colleague Bjørn Bunes.

Discography

Albums

• Naivety's Star (1996)
• From the Makers of Ozium (1997)
• Happy Happy Happy (February 15, 2000)
• Joe Maynard's Favourites (2001)

EPs

• Soundtrack EP (Besteborgere) (1999)
• Bubble Bowling (1997)
• All Those Present/Drown EP

Singles

• "Mummy" (1995)
• "This Great Standing Still" (1996)
• "Fear of Losing" (1997)
• "Strong" (1997)
• "Anyway/Somehow" (1998)
• "Hunting High and Low" (1999)
• "Small Glimpse" (1999)
• "Old Age and Failures"

External links

• Poor Rich Ones homepage