The following year, Guru Ghagi appeared on the Vlada Divljan tracks “Niko nije srećniji od nas” (“Nobody Is Happier Than Us”), also featuring Šaban Bajramović , and ” Pomoć, pomoć ” (“Help, Help”), a cover version of the Idoli debut single, released on the 3 palme za dve bitange i…
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Everything Must Go was shortlisted for the 1996 Mercury Prize award for best album
The band contributed to Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks , a 1996 tribute album for Schoolhouse Rock! creator Thomas G. Yohe, which contained remakes of many popular Schoolhouse Rock! songs – the Lemonheads offered their take on “My Hero Zero.” Previously, the band had contributed to a Kiss tribute album, recording Kiss’…
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After nonstop touring, the trio began recording their follow-up LP, Dude Ranch , over the period of a month in late 1996 with producer Mark Trombino .
A short tour in the fall of 1996 ensued in the U.S.
In 1996, the Dummies’ third album, A Worm’s Life , was released to mixed critical and moderate commercial success. The guitar-heavy singles were warmly received in some markets. Lead single ” He Liked to Feel It ” hit No. 2 in Canada, becoming the band’s highest-charting single in their home…
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Despite primarily playing ska tours during this turbulent period of their career, the Daddies suddenly began attracting a sizable and enthusiastic audience for their swing music, owing heavily to the coincident public interest in the formerly underground swing revival movement due in part to the success of the 1996 film…
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Following a brief hiatus in 1996
In 1996 the band released Murder Ballads , their best-selling album to date. Centered on the subject of murder, the album includes a cover of the folk song “Henry Lee”—a duet with British rock singer PJ Harvey , with whom Cave had a brief relationship— and ” Where the Wild…
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A third studio album, Virtually Indestructible , was released in 1996 on the Gunka Disc label. The album featured drummer Charlie Quintana , formerly of the Plugz and later of Social Distortion.