In 1997, they released ” Chinese Burn “, the first single to be taken from their third studio album Come Clean (1998). The album is a set of songs displaying a more pronounced influence of electronic music than earlier releases. Curve continued to do small-scale live shows in and around…
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the EP Sounds of Decay released with the same lineup the next year
The three-piece began to record demo material in 1997. The demo recording sessions took place at the Holly House Recording studio in Biloxi, Mississippi . The band’s demo songs were mixed and recorded by Clyde Holly, with the recordings being released on a self-titled CD in 1997. 1,000 copies of…
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Sugar Ray played on the Vans Warped Tour in 1997.
1997 saw the release of the band’s first EP, Sundials
During their hiatus that year, Luna Sea switched record companies, as MCA Records was renamed to Universal .
Gin Blossoms broke up in 1997. Wilson and Rhodes launched the Gas Giants while Leen formed a band called Rai and then retired from music to operate a rare book store. Valenzuela fronted a short-lived outfit called the Low Watts, released a solo album, and kept busy writing and producing.…
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Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything ) formed Mondo Generator in 1997. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri’s Sunn amplifier. Mondo means “world” in Italian . The Oliveri-penned Kyuss song appearing on the 1992 album Blues for the…
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In late 1997 and most of 1998, Green Day embarked on a tour in support of Nimrod .
In 1997, the group won the Best Signed Band Award from the Rock City Awards.