incubus
Incubus was formed in Calabasas, CA when the four founding
members, Brandon Boyd, Jose Pasillas, Mike Einziger, and Alex
Katunich, formed a band in the 10th grade. They met up with DJ
Lyfe (Gavin Koppel) in 95'. He had heard their sound and asked
them about incorporating some of his tracks into their music.
The band had a trial jam session and Dj Lyfe was instantly incorporated
into their free-form funk sound. The band caught the attention
of several labels, but was eventually signed by Immortal Records.
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evanescence
Little Rock, Arkansas' EVANESCENCE ('dissipation of vapour')
made huge inroads into the Billboard album charts with their dramatic
debut Dave Fortman produced 'Fallen' opus. The idea for the band
germinated when founder members vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist
Ben Moody met by chance at a church youth camp, the singer catching
Moody's attention with a rendition of MEAT LOAF's 'I Would Do
Anything For Love'. The fledgling band immediately scored local
radio play with the tracks 'Give Unto Me' and 'Understanding'
courtesy of KABF. EVANESCENCE debuted live in December of 1998
at Vino's Bar in Little Rock, a promotion night for an EP 'Evanescence',
which rapidly sold out of its 100 CDR pressings. learn
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linkin park
Linkin Park has created a sound all their own, their music
has incredibly catchy beats that you can get stuck in your head
for days at a time. And then to back up the beat, are the emotionaly
driven vocals that seem to come straight from their soul and into
yours. The songs have hip hop elements in them, while also throwing
in the hard core rock and electronic industrial sounds. Plus the
vocals arent the hellraising blood curtling screams that are in
so much music nowadays, showing that the vocalists in Linkin Park
actually have some form of skill, and are capable of more than
screaming. learn more
nirvana
Nirvana's story begins in Aberdeen, Washington, where Kurt
Cobain and Krist Novoselic spent their adolescent years. The logging
town - two and a half hours and a world apart from Seattle - proved
stifling for the slight and artistic Cobain, who often found himself
the victim of bullies. With its small music and arts community
extending out from the liberal Evergreen State College, nearby
Olympia was far more inviting for Cobain, who moved there after
dropping out of high school in 1985. In Olympia, he played in
a series of bands with Novoselic including the Sellouts, Skid
Row, and the Stiff Woodies. The pair eventually formed their own
band, Nirvana, in 1986, anchoring an ever-changing lineup. learn
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pearl jam
Pearl Jam, The beginning age of Pearl Jam goes way back into
the mid-80's with a Seattle based band called Green River. Jeff
Ament and Stone Gossard were members of this band. After the band
made an early split, Jeff and Stone went and joined Mother Love
Bone along with former Green River guitarist Bruce Fairweather
and a guy named Andrew Wood. After Wood past away from a heroin
overdose, the band was done. They were set to make it big and
was actually the first one to get a major record label from Seattle.
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led zeppelin
Led Zeppelin had it's humble beginnings as The New Yardbirds.
Jimmy Page was looking to put a band together after The Yardbirds
disbanded plus he still had a Scandinavian tour booked. He got
session bassist John Paul Jones in on the project. Page wanted
singer Terry Reid but he passed. Reid mentioned a singer that
was tearing up the club scene,Robert Plant. Jimmy was impressed
by Plant's bravado and stage presence. Plant joined and put in
a good word for his friend John Bonham. Bonham was making good
money in another band and didn't want to take the risk. learn
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ac/dc
AC/DC's mammoth power-chord roar became one of the most influential
hard rock sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction
against the pompous art rock and lumbering stadium rock of the
early '70s. AC/DC's rock was minimalist -- no matter how huge
and bludgeoning the guitar chords were, there was a clear sense
of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott's larynx-shredding
vocals, the band spawned countless imitators over the next two
decades. learn more
ozzy osbourne
John Micheal Osbourne was born December 3rd, 1948 in Birmingham,
England. He got the nickname "Ozzy" by the influence
of his last name. Ozzy had 5 siblings. His parents are Jack Osbourne
and Lillian Osbourne, the family lived in a very small home, Ozzy
spent his time with music, and stealing some times. Ozzy was bullied
by Tony Iommi. Ozzy started a band, as well did Tony, and they
kept being rival in rival bands against each other. Later on they
became friends, and started a band together, along with Ozzy's
friend, Terrance Butler, also known as "Geezer". Then
they got drummer Bill Ward, and started Polka Turk, then Earth
Blues Company,(Earth). Then to Black Sabbath. Ozzy got kicked
out of Black Sabbath, for showing up late for practices, (if showing
up at all), and when he did show up, he was usually drunk. learn
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stone temple pilots
The Stone Temple Pilots were formed in a very strange way.
In San Diego at a Black Flag concert Scott Weiland bumped into
Robert DeLeo. After talking briefly they discovered that they
were dating the same women. Instead of killing each other they
discovered that they had the same musical taste and decided to
form a band with Scott on vocals and Robert on bass. They went
on to recruit drummer Eric Kretz and Robert's brother Dean for
guitar. They played at clubs and other local shows under the name
Mighty Joe Young. learn
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