In December, three nights at the London Astoria ended with the band smashing up their equipment and the venue’s lighting rig, causing £26,000 worth of damage.
In October 1994, Bon Jovi released a greatest hits album titled Cross Road , with two new tracks: ” Always ” and ” Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night “. The first single from the album, “Always”, became Bon Jovi’s highest selling single and stayed on top ten of the Billboard…
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Recording began in October 1994 at Record Plant Studios in New York City.
By October, just four months after its release, Purple had sold three million copies.
The band’s third album, The Holy Bible , was released in August 1994. It received critical acclaim, but sold poorly. The album displayed yet another musical change for the band, marking a shift from the modern rock sound of their first two albums towards alternative rock . The album also…
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In August 1994, the band unanimously chose Steve Morse , of Dixie Dregs and Kansas , as their new guitarist.
Doug Ingle rejoined the band in July 1994. In the spring of 1997 the band did a tour of Europe with “classic era” members Ingle, Bushy and Dorman, along with Hilland and Barnett. A DVD of live performances from this tour was released in 2008. Hilland was dropped in 1997…
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In 1994, ex- Distance frontman Robert Hart was approached by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke and asked if he would like to join them as the third lead vocalist for Bad Company, following Paul Rodgers and Brian Howe. Hart performed with Bad Company, including in the USA and Canada. In…
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Purple debuted at number one in the United States upon its release on June 7, 1994.
Following their appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in June (during which, Wire called Glastonbury a “shithole” and suggested to “build a few more fucking bypasses ” over it), Edwards was admitted into The Priory , and the band played a few festivals as a three-piece to pay for his treatment.…
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