Eat (band)
Encyclopedia
Eat were a British alternative rock
band who were active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released two albums on The Cure
's label Fiction
. Although achieving reasonable success in the UK, the band failed to attract attention in the United States.
, hip hop
and funk
, showcased on their 1989 album Sell Me A God. At this time they undertook tours of Europe with The Jesus and Mary Chain
and Phillip Boa
. Band tensions led to the abandonment of a second album in 1990, although they toured in October on the back of an NME
single of the week, "Psycho Couch". However, a combination of internal feuds ("It got to the point where we just couldn't bear to be in the same room as each other") led to a complete split and meant that the band was effectively on hiatus from 1990 to 1992. The band returned with a different line up, a completely different sound - of pop
and psychedelia
- and the album Epicure in 1993.
Despite positive reviews, and extensive airplay, Eat had evidently run its course, and in 1995 Dolittle left to join members of The Wonder Stuff
in Weknowwhereyoulive, whilst Howard joined The Wonder Stuff's singer Miles Hunt
in his new project Vent 414
.
Paul and Max Noble formed U.V. Ray who released The Suitcase EP in 1991 and subsequently T.V. Eye in 1992, who featured a pre-'Dennis Pennis' Paul Kaye
on lead vocals and recorded Killer Fly (1993), featuring new recordings of two previously unreleased EAT tracks as b-sides, for Go Discs.
Paul Noble and Louis Jones from T.V. Eye went on to form Warm Jets
, while Max Noble emerges from time to time with The Blue Aeroplanes
.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band who were active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released two albums on The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's label Fiction
Fiction Records
Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...
. Although achieving reasonable success in the UK, the band failed to attract attention in the United States.
Career
The band started out playing a distinctive mixture of swamp bluesSwamp blues
Swamp blues, sometimes the Excello sound, is a sub-genre of blues music and a variation of Louisiana blues that developed around Baton Rouge in the 1950s and which reached a peak of popularity in the 1960s. It generally has a slow tempo and incorporates influences from other genres of music,...
, hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
and funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, showcased on their 1989 album Sell Me A God. At this time they undertook tours of Europe with The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
and Phillip Boa
Phillip Boa
Phillip Boa is a German independent music singer, guitarist and composer.-Music:In 1985, he founded the Independent band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub...
. Band tensions led to the abandonment of a second album in 1990, although they toured in October on the back of an NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
single of the week, "Psycho Couch". However, a combination of internal feuds ("It got to the point where we just couldn't bear to be in the same room as each other") led to a complete split and meant that the band was effectively on hiatus from 1990 to 1992. The band returned with a different line up, a completely different sound - of pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and psychedelia
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
- and the album Epicure in 1993.
Despite positive reviews, and extensive airplay, Eat had evidently run its course, and in 1995 Dolittle left to join members of The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band, originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.-Origins:...
in Weknowwhereyoulive, whilst Howard joined The Wonder Stuff's singer Miles Hunt
Miles Hunt
Miles Hunt is the singer / guitarist and songwriter for the Stourbridge, England-based Alternative Rock band The Wonder Stuff.- Early life :His father was a union official for the TGWU...
in his new project Vent 414
Vent 414
Vent 414 were a short-lived British independent rock band, who were active for a few years in the 1990s. They were mostly notable for their line-up; Miles Hunt from the recently defunct The Wonder Stuff, Billy Duffy , and Morgan Nicholls , along with Pete Howard, drummer from The Clash and...
.
Paul and Max Noble formed U.V. Ray who released The Suitcase EP in 1991 and subsequently T.V. Eye in 1992, who featured a pre-'Dennis Pennis' Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He achieved notoriety in 1995 portraying the character of Dennis Pennis, a shock interviewer on The Sunday Show...
on lead vocals and recorded Killer Fly (1993), featuring new recordings of two previously unreleased EAT tracks as b-sides, for Go Discs.
Paul Noble and Louis Jones from T.V. Eye went on to form Warm Jets
Warm Jets
Warm Jets were a British pop indie band, who had two UK top 40 singles and a top 40 album in 1998.-History:The band formed in 1995 by Louis Jones, Paul Noble and Ed Grimshaw and signed to This Way Up records in early 1996...
, while Max Noble emerges from time to time with The Blue Aeroplanes
The Blue Aeroplanes
The Blue Aeroplanes are an English rock band from Bristol, the mainstays of which: Gerard Langley, brother John Langley and dancer Wojtek Dmochowski originate from the earlier New Wave “Art band” Art Objects .-History:...
.
Singles and EPs
- "Skin" (Autogift EP) (1989)
- "Mr And Mrs Smack" (Plastic Bag EP) (1989)
- "Tombstone" (1989)
- "Summer In The City" (1989)
- "Psycho Couch / Alien Detector" (1990)
- "Golden Egg" (1992)
- "Shame" (1992)
- "Bleed Me White" (1993)