The band’s UK success saw them nominated for the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Group.
In January 1988, Jane’s Addiction went into the studio to record its major label debut and follow-up to Jane’s Addiction , Nothing’s Shocking . Warner Bros. gave Jane’s Addiction a list of producers to choose from, and the group chose Dave Jerden .
In 1988, after joining the band Impelliteri , Graham Bonnet covered “Since You Been Gone” on the group’s debut album, Stand In Line .
The 1988 tour, during which the band members experienced growing disharmony over business decisions and artistic direction, ended with a September 3 show on the Kingswood stage at Canada’s Wonderland . Later that year Emmett left Triumph and began a solo career; the three did not perform together again for…
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the 1988 greatest hits compilation Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
In December 1987 the “classic lineup” of Ingle, Brann, Dorman and Bushy got together at The Roxy Theatre to prepare for a thirty date tour of the East Coast in the winter and spring of 1988 that culminated with an appearance at Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary celebration at Madison Square…
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In December 1987, a double live album, Live Line , was released, which peaked at No. 3 in Australia and No. 13 in New Zealand. The collection spanned ten years of their career. Most of its tracks were recorded at the Bankstown RSL Club, Sydney, with some taken from earlier…
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The lineup remained unchanged from 1986 until 2007, with veteran Mick Box at the helm, Trevor Bolder on bass, Lee Kerslake on drums, vocalist Bernie Shaw and Phil Lanzon on keyboards. Their principal tour circuit has been in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan and Russia. In December 1987 they became…
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In the feeding frenzy of the mid-1980s as labels signed other bands affiliated with the Sunset Strip (like Guns N’ Roses and Poison), Faster Pussycat signed a record contract with Elektra Records , which released their debut album Faster Pussycat in 1987. The band established a following among heavy metal,…
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After nearly a year in production, The Eternal Idol was released in November 1987 and ignored by contemporary reviewers. On-line internet era reviews were mixed. AllMusic said that “Martin’s powerful voice added new fire” to the band, and the album contained “some of Iommi’s heaviest riffs in years”. Blender gave…
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