The band’s debut album, Lemonade and Brownies , was released in 1995 and though it was not a commercial success, it did earn the band recognition in alternative music circles. It included the song ” Mean Machine “, which peaked at No. 45 on the Radio & Records active rock…
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In 1995, Dookie won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album , and the band was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards , including Video of the Year.
Between their first and second albums, Gin Blossoms contributed the single ” Til I Hear It from You ” for the soundtrack of the 1995 film Empire Records . It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second major album, Congratulations I’m Sorry , was released in 1996.…
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In January 1995, R.E.M. set out on its first tour in six years. The tour was a huge commercial success, but the period was difficult for the group. On March 1, Berry collapsed onstage during a performance in Lausanne , Switzerland, having suffered a brain aneurysm . He had surgery…
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In 1995, the band won the Merit Diploma at the Konex Awards for their outstanding career in Argentine music during the decade and the Platinum Konex Award for Best Argentine Rock Band of the Decade.
With their 1995 album My Brother the Cow they mixed their earlier and more recent sound, but Turner explained in an article in Mojo , “There was a backlash after Kurt [Cobain] killed himself. The English press were so angry that we were still around. Those were some of the…
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Blonde Redhead’s self-titled debut album was released in 1995.
Despite Gahan’s increasingly severe personal problems, Gore tried repeatedly during 1995 and 1996 to get the band recording again.
1995’s Happy Days saw the band delving further into metallic hard rock, which alienated a portion of their fanbase, even as it increased their exposure in the United States during the post-grunge era. The single “Waydown”, and especially its plane-crash themed video, received heavy play in the US. A more…
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After gigging in London in late 1995, they were noticed by Creation Records boss Alan McGee at the Camden Monarch club, who signed them to his label. Creation was also home to Primal Scream , My Bloody Valentine and Teenage Fanclub , and had recently found massive commercial success with…
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