Blind Melon formed in Los Angeles in March 1990 after West Point, Mississippi , transplants Rogers Stevens and Brad Smith, a guitarist and bassist respectively, met vocalist Shannon Hoon , a native of Lafayette, Indiana . Guitarist Christopher Thorn, originally from Pennsylvania , was added shortly thereafter; the four eventually…
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In late 1989 the band entered a studio in Sausalito, California to record their debut album Apple . Despite some initial difficulties, the record was on time for its projected March 1990 release. Only days before Apple was slated to be released, Wood, who had a long history with drug…
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Released on April 19, 1990, through Dischord Records , Repeater did not initially reach the Billboard 200 charts or become a commercial success. But the band spent most of 1990 and 1991 touring heavily behind Repeater , performing 250 concerts between March 1990 and June 1991, routinely selling out 1,000-plus…
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Food Records finally signed the rechristened band in March 1990.
From March to July 1990, Blur toured Britain, opening for the Cramps , and testing out new songs.
In February 1990, Blue Sky Mining , produced by Livesey , was released by CBS/Columbia. It peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums charts. It stayed at No. 1 for two weeks in Australia and had Top 5 chart success in Sweden, Switzerland and Norway.…
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Released in February 1990, ” Enjoy the Silence ” reached number six in the UK (the first Top 10 hit in that country since “Master And Servant”).
The brother duo of drummer Christian and guitarist Jagori Tanna met vocalist Edwin at their shared rehearsal space in 1990. Edwin asked the brothers to form a band with him, and the three came together in 1991, taking on Franz Masini as a bass player. The band came up with…
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The single was released on Trolley Records in 1990.
Originally a noisy and chaotic band, their first album A Catholic Education , released in 1990 on Paperhouse , is largely atypical of their later sound, with the possible exception of “Everything Flows”. Mostly written by Blake and McGinley, the record included several songs originally intended for the Boy Hairdressers.…
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