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Suede
Undeniably a seminal band of the brit-pop scene, Suede (or The London Suede as they came to be known by American audiences) was formed in 1989 by lead singer Brett Anderson, his then girlfriend rhythm guitarist Justine Frischmann (who would later go on to become the lead singer of Elastica) and childhood friend, bassist Mat Osman. After placing an ad in the NME searching for a lead guitarist, the band came across Bernard Butler who auditioned and immediately got the part. The line-up was completed with drummer Simon Gilbert. After several personal difficulties and a break-up, Frischmann left the band in 1991 and it was then when Anderson and Butler began writing songs together, cementing the future of the band. Packed with raving melodies and sexually charged lyrics, their self-titled debut album was released on March of 1993, with great hype from the British media, which the band (and the controversial lead singer, in particular) had been gathering for a while at that point. The album was an unprecedented success in the UK, and the band was soon praised by nearly every music magazine in the country. By 1994, the relationship between Butler and the rest of the band was already too tense, making the process of writing and recording the second album virtually impossible. He left the band while the album was still incomplete, and was replaced by 17 year old Richard Oakes who completed the recording. Dog Man Star, while not as successful as its predecessor, was generally well received by the critics. In 1996, and with new keybordist Neil Codling on board, Coming Up was released. Including hit singles such as "Trash", "Stay Together" and "Beautiful Ones", the album reached #1 in the charts. The following albums, 1999's Head Music and 2002's A New Morning, were poorly received by the critics and the audiences, and the band split up shortly after. In 2003 they released a Singles compilation and a new song, "Attitude". Their legacy however, is irrefutable; considered by many one of the greatest British bands of the 90's, their sound and style influenced many bands that came after them. In addition, both Butler and Anderson have released solo albums (People Move On and Friends and Lovers by the former, Wilderness and a self-titled by the latter), and in 2004 they joined forces again to form the Tears. Songs: Related Groups:
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They rocked, amazing
i got to know them because of my father,lol
Daww, thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy them :D
Your dad, like yourself, has a badass music taste haha.
Possibly my favorite band of all time. "Coming Up" is one of the best albums ever.
Yo diria Coming Up, es mi favorito de ellos :D
Hahaha llu rawk XD no te procupes yo hago lo mismo siempre :p
I agree entirely! And thank you!! :))
I LOVE SUEDE AND I LOVE YOU FOR WRITING THIS!!! :)
Here's a quote from the liner notes of Suede's "Singles" CD:
"For the first time since the Smiths, here was a band that truly mattered to people, and particularly people who had never had a voice before.... Suede introduced a sense of belonging to a whole army of people who, much like the band themselves, had never really fitted in... Here was a band that could save lives".
Suede was the band that saved my life.