In 1995, the band released the cover album Thank You . Songs from Thank You included covers of Lou Reed ‘s ” Perfect Day ” and Melle Mel ‘s ” White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) ” (with backing vocals from the original artists). The album also marked the temporary…
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In January 1995, R.E.M. set out on its first tour in six years. The tour was a huge commercial success, but the period was difficult for the group. On March 1, Berry collapsed onstage during a performance in Lausanne , Switzerland, having suffered a brain aneurysm . He had surgery…
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In late 1995, close friend and president of Chicago’s Wax Trax! Jim Nash died of an illness complicated by AIDS, and Seattle became the official headquarters of KMFDM.
the Warr Guitar with which Gunn replaced his Chapman Stick in 1995.
After gaining more popularity, the band recorded its only album and changed its name to Mad Season, which is an English term for the time of the year when psilocybin mushrooms are in full bloom, and a term which McCready related to “the seasons of drinking and drug abuse.” The…
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Released on May 15, 1995, Six/Nine was an even more psychological, conceptual album than Darker Than Darkness: Style 93 had been. Before the album was released, the band performed another set of video concerts, featuring equally conceptual music videos for each song, directed by Wataru Hayashi. One of the songs,…
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Reed said he was perturbed about a verse being edited from the Loaded version of ” Sweet Jane “. ” New Age ” was changed as well: as originally recorded, its closing line (“It’s the beginning of a new age” as sung by Yule) was repeated many more times. A…
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Gaz’s brother, Rob Coombes , played flute for the band’s début gig at the Co-Op Hall , Oxford in 1993. In January 1995 he first performed as keyboardist with the band for a live Radio 1 John Peel session. His role in the band progressed over the years, post- I…
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Now a five-piece, Fishbone was dropped by Sony Records (formerly Columbia) in 1995, upon presenting their next album.
Joey, who had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995