(Vocal/instrumental group, 1991–present) An American rock band from California led by vocalist Brandon Boyd, their style is almost impossible to classify as they draw influences from every conceivable sub-genre of rock, metal, jazz, hip hop and pop. The band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album Make Yourself. Several well-crafted albums and singles followed including Morning View (2001) and ‘Drive’, bringing them critical acclaim and further commercial success. Styles ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1985–91, 1997, 2001–04, 2008–present) The charismatic Perry Farrell formed Jane’s Addiction in Los Angeles in 1985, Dave Navarro (guitar), Eric Avery (bass) and Stephen Perkins (drums) completing the line-up. Musically the band compacted punk, rock and elements of funk and jazz best showcased on Ritual De Lo Habitual (1991). Although Farrell instigated the Lollapalooza travelling festival, the band fractured just as they were hitting the big time in 1991; ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1984–95) Taking a leaf out of the books of Hendrix and Bad Brains, Living Colour – Vernon Reid (guitar), Corey Glover (vocals), Muzz Skillings (bass, replaced by Doug Wimbish) and William Calhoun (drums) – were a black rock band formed in New York. Three albums, Vivid (1988), Time’s Up (1990) and Stain (1993), all charted well and they even entered the UK Top 20 singles chart with ‘Love Rears ...
As a guitarist and songwriter, Nuno Bettencourt draws from many styles and influences. Born in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores in 1966, Bettencourt grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. As a teenager, he began playing drums, bass and keyboards, but ultimately chose guitar as his primary instrument, drawing heavy influence from Eddie Van Halen as well as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Queen. Bettencourt joined Extreme in 1985, and the band ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1986–present) A wilfully avant-garde Californian trio of Les Claypool (bass, vocals), Larry Lalonde (guitar) and Tim ‘Herb’ Alexander (drums) whose left-field instrumental prowess and Claypool’s emphatic vocals pleased themselves. As their sound, humour and greater prowess developed so did a larger audience with albums like Pork Soda (1993) and Tales From The Punch Bowl (1996) winning acclaim and generating sales. Always stretching, Antipop (1999) employed a different producer for ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1991–2000, 2007–11) Formed in Los Angeles by Zack De La Rocha (vocals), Tom Morello (guitar), Tim Commerford (bass) and Brad Wilk (drums), their left-wing lyrics were as polemical as their metallic, rhythmic music. Their eponymous debut album (1992) bottled their live sound and frank social commentary. La Rocha left in 2000, the other members forming Audioslave with Chris Cornell, but RATM re-formed in 2007. Two years later they had ...
International fame seemed far away when, in 1983, upstaged by strippers the Red Hot Chili Peppers resorted to playing a cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Fire’ naked with socks covering their genitalia. This routine was to become a trademark. Anthony Kiedis (born 1 November 1962, vocals), Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary (born 16 October 1962, bass), Jack Irons (born 13 April 1962, drums) and Israeli-born Hillel Slovak (31 March 1962, guitar) met at ...
Funk stars of the 1970s like The Ohio Players, Sly & The Family Stone and Funkadelic didn’t realize for a decade that hard rock ears had been paying attention. That same decade, Aerosmith’s combination of white-boy electric blues and propulsive arena hard rock had been deemed as unique, with just Grand Funk Railroad working along the similar lines. It would be more than ten years before a revamped version of Aerosmith’s ...
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