Fastball

Summary

Fastball is a musical group^[1]. Fastball ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (957 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fastball's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Fastball's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Fastball's record label is recorded as Megaforce Records^[5].
• Fastball's discography is recorded as Fastball discography^[6].
• Fastball's Commons category is recorded as Fastball^[7].
• Fastball's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• Fastball comprises Tony Scalzo^[9].
• 1994 marks the founding of Fastball^[10].
• Fastball's location of formation is recorded as Austin^[11].
• Fastball's official website is recorded as http://www.fastballtheband.com/^[12].
• Fastball's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fastball^[13].
• Fastball's start of work period is recorded as 1995^[14].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2093'}^[15].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2049'}^[16].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11900'}^[17].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14700'}^[18].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19100'}^[19].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23800'}^[20].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+26200'}^[21].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29700'}^[22].
• Fastball's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32700'}^[23].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[24]

• Country: US^[25]

• Began / founded: 1996^[26]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, folk rock, pop rock, power pop, roots rock^[27]

• Community tags: alternative rock, folk rock, pop rock, power pop, roots rock^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: dc083bd6-41a3-436e-9e0a-28b4dc773820^[29]

Body

Founding

1994 marks the founding of Fastball^[10]. Fastball's location of formation is recorded as Austin^[11].

Why It Matters

Fastball ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (957 views/month).^[2] Fastball has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Fastball is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Fastball has been cited as an influence by The All-American Rejects^[32], a musical group^[33], founded in 1999^[34] and Simple Plan^[35], a musical group^[36], founded in 1999^[37].

FAQs

Who did Fastball influence?

Fastball has been cited as an influence by The All-American Rejects^[32] and Simple Plan^[35].