Sweet 75
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Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic
in 1994 after the death of Nirvana
band member Kurt Cobain
. The band released one album before splitting up in 2000.
. With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to Geffen Records
. In 1996 a bootleg of a November 17, 1995 live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called Trucked Up Fuckstop. Lore was replaced by former Ministry
drummer Bill Rieflin before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from Peter Buck
of R.E.M.
, Anisa Romero (of Sky Cries Mary
), and Herb Alpert
. The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with Dinosaur Jr., by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former Shudder to Think
drummer Adam Wade
, and failed to make much impression, either commercially or critically. The album was described as blending "indie-rock with heavy rock, Mexican music, lounge and country". In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia. It contained the album tracks "Lay Me Down" and "La Vida", and a previously unreleased song called "Soap Zone". Wade left in October 1997, and the group disbanded in early 1998. They reformed later that year, with Rieflin back on drums, and recorded demos for a second album, but Novoselic and Rieflin began spending more time on their other project, Sunshine Cake, with Anisa Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up. Further work on the second album in 2000 was reported but by August that year the band had split up for good, citing "creative differences".
Krist Novoselic
Krist Anthony Novoselic II is a Croatian-American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. After Nirvana ended, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 and then Eyes Adrift, releasing one album with each band...
in 1994 after the death of Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
band member Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
. The band released one album before splitting up in 2000.
History
Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide, along with Venezuelan-born street singer Yva Las Vegas, who he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party. Novoselic originally planned to produce an album for the singer but after writing songs together, they decided to form Sweet 75, the name taken from a poem by Theodore RoethkeTheodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.-Biography:...
. With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
. In 1996 a bootleg of a November 17, 1995 live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called Trucked Up Fuckstop. Lore was replaced by former Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
drummer Bill Rieflin before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....
of R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
, Anisa Romero (of Sky Cries Mary
Sky Cries Mary
Sky Cries Mary is an American trance rock musical group from Seattle, Washington, that formed in the late 1980s.The husband and wife team of Roderick Wolgamott Romero and Anisa Romero sing dual lead vocals...
), and Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
. The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with Dinosaur Jr., by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former Shudder to Think
Shudder to Think
Shudder to Think is an American indie rock group. Formed in 1986, they released three albums on the Washington, D.C.-based label Dischord Records and were a post-hardcore band, although they drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including pop....
drummer Adam Wade
Adam Wade (drummer)
Adam Wade Adam Wade Adam Wade (born 3 July 1968, Washington, DC, is an American drummer.He was a member of Jawbox, Shudder To Think, Sweet 75 and The Jealous Sound-External links:*Allmusic entry []*Floodwatch Music Interview, 2008*Modern Drummer...
, and failed to make much impression, either commercially or critically. The album was described as blending "indie-rock with heavy rock, Mexican music, lounge and country". In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia. It contained the album tracks "Lay Me Down" and "La Vida", and a previously unreleased song called "Soap Zone". Wade left in October 1997, and the group disbanded in early 1998. They reformed later that year, with Rieflin back on drums, and recorded demos for a second album, but Novoselic and Rieflin began spending more time on their other project, Sunshine Cake, with Anisa Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up. Further work on the second album in 2000 was reported but by August that year the band had split up for good, citing "creative differences".
Band members
- Krist NovoselicKrist NovoselicKrist Anthony Novoselic II is a Croatian-American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. After Nirvana ended, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 and then Eyes Adrift, releasing one album with each band...
(GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
) - Yva Las Vegas (BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Bobi Lore (DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Bill RieflinWilliam RieflinWilliam "Bill" Rieflin is an American musician.In the past, Reiflin has worked with many notable groups in the industrial rock, experimental metal and related genres, including Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, Lard, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly, Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M., and many others...
(DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Adam WadeAdam Wade (drummer)Adam Wade Adam Wade Adam Wade (born 3 July 1968, Washington, DC, is an American drummer.He was a member of Jawbox, Shudder To Think, Sweet 75 and The Jealous Sound-External links:*Allmusic entry []*Floodwatch Music Interview, 2008*Modern Drummer...
(DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Gina MainwalGina MainwalGina Mainwal is an American rock musician and filmmaker. She is best known as the drummer for Sweet 75, a band formed by Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic after Nirvana disbanded...
(DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
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