Splendid
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Splendid was a musical duo featuring Angie Hart
and Jesse Tobias
, who at the time were also husband and wife.
, fronted by Hart, arrived to play over two weeks of support dates for Alanis Morissette
's Jagged Little Pill
tour, Jesse's band for the last two years – previously with Mother Tongue and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
. After the tour, Frente! dissolved. Angie and Jesse got married, and decided to form a band, the result being Splendid.
The duo released its debut album, Have You Got A Name For It, in 1999. To their dismay the album was released only in Australia, with the American release canned by the record company (Mammoth Records
) even though the discs had already been manufactured. Frustrated with the music industry, they thought the best approach was to produce their music independently. The couple divorced in 2005.
Splendid appeared on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer three times beginning with the episode "I Only Have Eyes for You
" in which Angie sang "Charge", to the episode "The Freshman
" in which she sang "You and Me". Hart also co-wrote (with Buffy creator Joss Whedon
) and sang a song, "Blue," for the episode "Conversations with Dead People". No other musical guest on the series was involved in more episodes.
Angie Hart
Angie Hart is an Australian pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the band Frente!.Hart was a founding member of Frente! in 1989. She is renowned for her delicate songcraft, lyrics, and her breathy vocals....
and Jesse Tobias
Jesse Tobias
Jesse Tobias is a Texan guitarist of Mexican origin. He first gained notoriety during a brief tenure with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993, although he was replaced by Dave Navarro within a month after joining the band. Before he joined the Chili Peppers, he briefly played with the L.A. based...
, who at the time were also husband and wife.
History
The duo met in Canada, August 1996, when Australian band Frente!Frente!
Frente! are an Australian alternative rock group, formed in 1991. The original lineup featured singer Angie Hart, founder and guitarist Simon Austin, bassist Tim O'Connor , and drummer Mark Picton...
, fronted by Hart, arrived to play over two weeks of support dates for Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was Morissette's first internationally released album, and her first studio album after the three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records. The album marked a shift from her style...
tour, Jesse's band for the last two years – previously with Mother Tongue and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
. After the tour, Frente! dissolved. Angie and Jesse got married, and decided to form a band, the result being Splendid.
The duo released its debut album, Have You Got A Name For It, in 1999. To their dismay the album was released only in Australia, with the American release canned by the record company (Mammoth Records
Mammoth Records
Founded by Jay Faires in 1989 in Carrboro, North Carolina, Mammoth Records was one of the premiere independent record labels of the 1990s. Its roster featured such diverse talent as Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Far Too Jones, Frente!, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu...
) even though the discs had already been manufactured. Frustrated with the music industry, they thought the best approach was to produce their music independently. The couple divorced in 2005.
Splendid appeared on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer three times beginning with the episode "I Only Have Eyes for You
I Only Have Eyes for You (Buffy episode)
"I Only Have Eyes for You" is episode 19 of season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A ghost possesses high school boys while his school teacher-lover possesses high school girls .-Plot:...
" in which Angie sang "Charge", to the episode "The Freshman
The Freshman (Buffy episode)
"The Freshman" is the first episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. The narrative follows Buffy Summers as she attempts to fit into her new college environment at UC Sunnydale...
" in which she sang "You and Me". Hart also co-wrote (with Buffy creator Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
) and sang a song, "Blue," for the episode "Conversations with Dead People". No other musical guest on the series was involved in more episodes.
Discography
- "Less Than Zero", single, 1999
- Have You Got A Name For It, LP, 1999
- "Come Clean", single, 1999
- States of Awake, EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, 2004