Speed Niggs
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Speed Niggs was a german indie rock band founded in Detmold
in Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1989.
. End of 1989 the readers of Spex magazine elected the Speed Niggs as newcomer of the year.
One year later the second album Another Valley on the long Decline was released. In the tradition of the debut it started with the Neil Young Song Mr. Soul
and went on with a guest appearence ot Evan Dando
of the Lemonheads
as singer of Paint it sweet. Their song Another Valley on the long Decline was put on the sampler Geräusche für die 90er with other influencial german bands. In those days the band played a lot of concerts throughout germany.
The third album 667 - Right Between The Dicks was released in 1991 and sounded completely different. The old rough sound was gone and replaced by conventional and uninspired hard rock
. After some recastings the band split up in 1992.
In 1995 two members of the Speed Niggs came back with Sharon Stoned who were more or less a revival of the original band. In the same year the Speed Niggs´ debut album Boston Beigel Yeah! was rereleased on CD. It contained a lot of extra tracks like AC/DC´s
She´s got Balls or Neil Young´s Lotta Love
.
All in all the Speed Niggs were the first german band that sounded like very annouced american guitar bands in those days. Mainly bands from Boston
like The Lemonheads or Dinosaur Jr..
As Sharon Stoned:
Detmold
Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 74,000. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947...
in Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1989.
History
Their first album Boston Beigel Yeah! was released short after their foundation. It was put as record of the month in the german music magazine Spex, which had a lot of influece in those days. The music sounded rough like a demotape and can be classified between classical rock acts like the Jimi Hendrix Experience and songwriters like Neil YoungNeil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
. End of 1989 the readers of Spex magazine elected the Speed Niggs as newcomer of the year.
One year later the second album Another Valley on the long Decline was released. In the tradition of the debut it started with the Neil Young Song Mr. Soul
Mr. Soul
"Mr. Soul" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Neil Young, and first recorded by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield and released on their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again...
and went on with a guest appearence ot Evan Dando
Evan Dando
Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up, having served as lead singer since the band's original formation in 1986...
of the Lemonheads
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
as singer of Paint it sweet. Their song Another Valley on the long Decline was put on the sampler Geräusche für die 90er with other influencial german bands. In those days the band played a lot of concerts throughout germany.
The third album 667 - Right Between The Dicks was released in 1991 and sounded completely different. The old rough sound was gone and replaced by conventional and uninspired hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
. After some recastings the band split up in 1992.
In 1995 two members of the Speed Niggs came back with Sharon Stoned who were more or less a revival of the original band. In the same year the Speed Niggs´ debut album Boston Beigel Yeah! was rereleased on CD. It contained a lot of extra tracks like AC/DC´s
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
She´s got Balls or Neil Young´s Lotta Love
Lotta Love
"Lotta Love" is a Neil Young composition which as recorded by Nicolette Larson reached #8 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart in February 1979 and also reached #1 on the Easy Listening chart ranking as the #10 Adult Contemporary hit of the year....
.
All in all the Speed Niggs were the first german band that sounded like very annouced american guitar bands in those days. Mainly bands from Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
like The Lemonheads or Dinosaur Jr..
Diskografie
- 1989: Boston Beigel Yeah! (Beat all the Tambourines)
- 1990: Another Valley On The Long Decline (Historia)
- 1991: 667 - Right Between The Dicks (Beat Hotel)
- 1995: Boston Beigel Yeah! - CD-Rerelease (Langstrumpf RecordsLangstrumpf RecordsLangstrumpf Records was a german record label founded in Bielefeld in 1992. Some releases were played by the british radio presenter John Peel.-History:...
)
As Sharon Stoned:
- 1995 License To Confuse (Snoop Records)
- 1996 Sample & Hold (Columbia)