The band made up the dates later in 1995.
In early 1995, Screaming Trees toured Australia for the only time as part of the Big Day Out festival, before beginning work on their follow-up to Sweet Oblivion . Following one stillborn attempt at the album, the band hired producer George Drakoulias , who had previously worked with the Black…
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In late 1995, the trio embarked on their first national tour, promoting the surf video Good Times with Unwritten Law, Sprung Monkey and 7 Seconds . Good Times was directed by filmmaker Taylor Steele , who was a friend of DeVoe. In preparation for the trek, the band members purchased…
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In 1995, Christoph “Christ” von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefan “Fini” Finauer (drums), pupils of a convent school, founded the band together with Christoph’s church choir friend Jamie “Citnoh” Richardson (bass guitar). They were joined by Stephan Karl “Moik” and Franz Wickenhäuser (both guitar). The band was founded in Hohenschäftlarn near…
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Touring for Smash continued throughout the first half of 1995, playing their first shows in Japan and Australia (including appearances at Big Day Out ) and headlining tour dates with bands like Weezer , Quicksand , No Use for a Name , the Vandals , and Lunachicks . By the…
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Their third album Heavenly followed in 1995.
In 1995, while studying at University College London , Rice-Oxley formed a rock band with Scott and invited Hughes to play drums. The band, named Lotus Eaters, started by playing covers of songs by the members’ favourite bands. After listening to Rice-Oxley’s piano playing during a weekend at Virginia Water…
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In 1995, the band contributed a cover of the Underdog theme song to be included on the tribute album Saturday Morning: Cartoons’ Greatest Hits , produced by Ralph Sall for MCA . Later that year, Haynes’s side project, P, issued an eponymous LP on Capitol, while Coffey’s Trance Syndicate label…
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In 1995, Def Leppard issued their first greatest hits collection, Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) , which reached number 3 in the UK, Top 10 in several other countries, and eventually sold over 5 million copies in the US. Alternate track listings of the album were issued for North…
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In 1995, 311 released the self-titled 311 (colloquially known as “The Blue Album”). Produced by Ron St. Germain , the album was recorded live in contrast to their previous two albums in which all instruments were recorded separately. The first single “Don’t Stay Home” was a modest success, reaching No.…
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