Smash (band)
Smash (often S * M * A * S * H written ) are a punk rock trio, who enjoyed a brief period of notoriety in the 1990s in the UK. Smash was founded by Ed Borrie, Salvatore Alessi and Rob Hague in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England.
Style
The band is reminiscent of the punk and New Wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The British music press, the band enthusiastically, who founded the New Wave of New Wave scene along with bands such as Echobelly, Sleeper, Compulsion and These Animal Men. Most bands adopted a negative attitude towards Smash.
History
"Lady Love your C * nT ", the second single of the band, was a tribute to feminism. She appeared on the debut mini-album, "S * M * A * S * H ," which was a compilation of the first two singles and was well received by the critics. The band had in the British Late -night music television program, such as in Naked City, as fans rushed to the stage to the spotlight to share some memorable performances with the band.
When the band got a record deal, she toured relentlessly, leading to an increase in reporting and the attention of fans, was played for the small clubs at reasonable prices, to bring the music to the crowd. Although the band played almost every night, she found time to make fun of the critics and sometimes played under the name S * H * I * T * E.
The trio made an extraordinary appearance on Top of the Pops, when she sang "Shame" live to a pre- recorded special for this event backing track. They were the first who appeared on the BBC chart show without officially publish in advance a single.
Their debut album "Self Baused " was not a commercial success, there were some problems in the production and the release date of the new albums of the top artists of that time coincided. Nevertheless, the trio remained popular with the critics.
The band recorded a single for the label Sub Pop in Seattle, but nevertheless remained virtually unknown outside of the UK, except for an appearance in the U.S. and some support slots in Europe. The EP " Another Love Song EP" followed in 1995 with the typically generous selection of tracks before the group a year later, their last single "Rest of My Life " published. The band split in 1996. The band conformed not to the Britpop scene as the other New Wave of New Wave bands and so was her success at this time a disappointment compared to the successes of previous time.
In 1997, the bassist Salvatore Alessi joined the band Carter USM at, but 2004 reformed Smash and recorded some songs for the next EP and gave some concerts in the UK.
"Icon", the second album by Smash, was born on 8 October 2007 - released - 13 years after their first album self Baused.