Originally known as the 'Wallflowers', the band changed its name due to avoid confusion with the
American band of the same name. They moved to Ottawa to attend university and, in 1992, independently released their first album,
Deflowered. They landed tours with
Odds,
54-40,
Moist, and
The Age of Electric, then opened for
Dave Matthews Band. Along the way, they sold 8,000 copies of the album and built a solid fan base. In 1994, the band was signed to
Mercury Records and released
Crank in 1995. This album initially produced two hit singles: "Mankindman" and "Paranoia", which charted in the top-10 in Canada. The videos for both songs got heavy rotation on MuchMusic and "Paranoia" was used in the soundtrack for the 1995 film
Never Talk to Strangers. They played the MuchMusic stage several times, toured with
Junkhouse and
Headstones, and landed a US distribution deal. A third single, "Little Death (Oh Mary Mary)" charted and sales hit 50,000, certifying the album gold. Barstool Prophets released the third album,
Last of the Big Game Hunters, in 1997. From this album, "Last of the Big Game Hunters", "Upside Down" and "Friend of Mine" all charted in the top-20. They spent the next two years touring, with
I Mother Earth,
The Tea Party,
Our Lady Peace and
Big Sugar. Between non-stop touring and the turmoil of record label mergers and losses, the band members had had enough and broke up in 1999. Greer went on to produce two solo albums:
Moonlight Graham and
Graham Greer. Morier released three solo albums:
Ensemble,
Distance and
Images. In 2015, Barstool Prophets reunited to play a concert in Ottawa in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of their first album. They played another concert in 2016 and four in 2017. Their most recent show was in 2018. == Discography ==