The band’s third album, The Holy Bible , was released in August 1994. It received critical acclaim, but sold poorly. The album displayed yet another musical change for the band, marking a shift from the modern rock sound of their first two albums towards alternative rock . The album also…
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In August 1994, the band unanimously chose Steve Morse , of Dixie Dregs and Kansas , as their new guitarist.
On July 21, their third single ” Rosier ” was released.
The album was released on July 19, 1994, and peaked at number thirty-five on Billboard ‘ s Top Heatseekers album chart.
1994 met with fresh challenges to the band and its stability. On 4 July 1994, Zeta Bosio’s young son was killed in a freak transit accident in Argentina. This event would deeply affect Zeta on both a personal and professional level, and surrounding his inability to work and growing dysfunction…
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Their mainstream debut album was Cracked Rear View , released in July 1994
Doug Ingle rejoined the band in July 1994. In the spring of 1997 the band did a tour of Europe with “classic era” members Ingle, Bushy and Dorman, along with Hilland and Barnett. A DVD of live performances from this tour was released in 2008. Hilland was dropped in 1997…
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In 1994, ex- Distance frontman Robert Hart was approached by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke and asked if he would like to join them as the third lead vocalist for Bad Company, following Paul Rodgers and Brian Howe. Hart performed with Bad Company, including in the USA and Canada. In…
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On 26 June Kent’s first record contract was signed. They went to Silence Studios in Koppom, Värmland, to record their first album.
Purple debuted at number one in the United States upon its release on June 7, 1994.