In April 1998, the band’s ninth and best-selling single, ” Storm “, was released.
Lemmy recalled that the touring was going particularly well, with some countries like Argentina and Japan putting the band in larger venues, and the English promoters discovered that “they could turn a nice profit with Motörhead shows”. In his opinion, the three-piece line-up was performing excellently and it was high…
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It was during this period of intense fame and tabloid scrutiny that longtime member and major innovator in the band’s sound Russell Senior decided to leave the band, saying, “it wasn’t creatively rewarding to be in Pulp anymore”. The band were due to begin working on a new album in…
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They subsequently released their album Heart on February 25, 1998.
On 6 February 1998, New South Wales State Coroner Derrick Hand presented his report, which ruled that Hutchence’s death was a suicide while depressed and under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
In February 1998, a few months after completing the tour, Blur released Bustin’ + Dronin’ for the Japanese market. The album is a collection of Blur songs remixed by artists such as Thurston Moore , William Orbit and Moby . Among the tracks, the band were most impressed by Orbit’s…
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In February 1998 the band released the “If They Move, Kill ‘Em” EP. This notably featured the bands’ first collaboration with Kevin Shields , on his remix of the title track. Later that year, Shields joined the band on tour and would have a major influence on their sound in…
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In February 1998, the band received a BRIT Award for Best New Group. In the same week, the band re-released the single ” Local Boy in the Photograph “, which in turn reached number fourteen in the UK Singles chart . The band’s debut album, Word Gets Around , also…
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In late 1997, they came back together to play a small number of live shows. The band returned to the studio with the intent of writing their last chapter by re-recording a dozen unused older songs. Success was released in February 1998, again on the local PopLlama label. A tour…
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The band cancelled their scheduled recording sessions as a result of Berry’s departure. “Without Bill it was different, confusing”, Mills later said. “We didn’t know exactly what to do. We couldn’t rehearse without a drummer.” The remaining members of R.E.M. resumed work on the album in February 1998 at Toast…
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