rock

1997
Green Day guest appearance in King of the Hill

The band made a guest appearance in an episode of King of the Hill later that year.

King Crimson The Night Watch in 1997

More live recordings from the 1972–1974 era would be issued as The Night Watch in 1997

Queens of the Stone Age Another onstage guest for the December 20 performance was Homme’s

Another onstage guest for the December 20 performance was Homme’s former Kyuss bandmate John Garcia , the first time that Homme and Garcia had played together since 1997. As a special encore they performed three Kyuss songs: “Thumb,” “Hurricane” and “Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop.” Homme stated that the band’s…
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Pat Benatar Innamorata (US number 171) was released in 1997 on the CMC

Innamorata (US number 171) was released in 1997 on the CMC International record label. A single video was produced for “Strawberry Wine (Life is Sweet)”. According to SoundScan , the album sold close to 65,000 copies.

Manic Street Preachers won two awards at the 1997 Brit Awards

and won the band two awards at the 1997 Brit Awards , for Best British Band and Best British Album.

Ash (band) While touring with the American band Weezer , Ash felt the

While touring with the American band Weezer , Ash felt the limitations of a three-piece format. This led to the recruitment of a second guitarist and vocalist, Charlotte Hatherley , who had previously been with the band Nightnurse . She was introduced at a few small gigs a week before…
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Attaque 77 Un Día Perfecto

An alternative rock/punk album Un Día Perfecto (U.D.P.) , was released in 1997 and peaked on FM radio charts with the songs “Cambios”, “Crecer” and “Angel”. To commemorate their 12th anniversary the band released Otras Canciones , a covers album with the Attaque 77 members’ favorite songs, signed with Ariola…
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Catatonia (band) began recording demos

They began recording demos for a new album in Cardiff at the start of January 1997.

INXS Elegantly Wasted released

In 1997, INXS released a comeback album entitled Elegantly Wasted . It fared respectably in Australia (No. 14), Canada (No. 14), France (No. 30), UK (No. 16) (where INXS had more success in the 1990s than in the 1980s), Belgium (No. 7), Switzerland (No. 13), but only reached No. 41…
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Hüsker Dü While the band at this time was still firmly rooted in the loud, fast

While the band at this time was still firmly rooted in the loud, fast punk rock style, the trio were beginning to experiment with songs featuring a more melodic, though no less aggressive, sound. “The early Hüsker stuff was all very fast and furious,” Mould reflected in 1997, “as a…
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