Heart released its first complete live album in the autumn of 1991.
Almost immediately after departing from Screaming Trees in 1991, Mark Pickerel formed the band Truly alongside Robert Roth , original Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto , and Chris Quinn. Truly released their debut EP Heart and Lungs in 1991, followed by Quinn’s departure shortly after. The band stayed as a trio…
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A second album, Travelers and Thieves , followed in 1991.
and undertook a world tour for most of 1991.
Pfahler quickly regretted the breakup, while Schwarzenbach and Bauermeister eventually reconciled in New York. The trio decided to continue with Jawbreaker and relocate to San Francisco , where they had already earned the recognition of local acts Econochrist and Samiam . In 1991 they moved into an apartment complex in…
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In mid-1991, the band began to get the attention of the major labels. The first to court them was Maverick — a Warner subsidiary founded by Madonna and music executive Freddy DeMann . Love, however, was uninterested: “[They] would have me riding on elephants. They don’t know what I am.…
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In 1991 Genesis recorded their fourteenth album, We Can’t Dance , from March to September with their new engineer and co-producer, Nick Davis . The band took advantage of the increased capacity the CD offered and released over 71 minutes of new music across 12 tracks. Collins wrote the lyrics…
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For touring purposes, Mascis first added Van Conner , and then Mike Johnson on bass. Together they embarked on several tours to support Green Mind , with support acts that included Nirvana . In 1991, Sire Records released an EP titled Whatever’s Cool with Me that featured old B-sides coupled…
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After hearing Matthews’s demo, Beauford agreed to spend some time playing the drums, both inside and outside the studio. Matthews also approached LeRoi Moore , another local jazz musician who often performed with the John D’earth Quintet, to join them. The trio began working on Matthews’s songs in 1991. Matthews…
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Although the release was delayed until 1991, Metallica debuted at number one in 10 countries, selling 650,000 units in the U.S. during its first week.