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{{short description|American rock band}}
{{short description|American rock band}}
{{for|the song by Sleigh Bells|Texis{{!}}''Texis''}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sweet 75
| name = Sweet 75
| image = Sweet 75.jpg
| image = Sweet 75.jpg
| caption = Krist Novoselic and Yva Las Vegass in 1997
| caption = Krist Novoselic and Yva Las Vegass in 1997
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| occupation =
| years_active = 1994–2000
| years_active = 1994–2000
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| label = [[DGC Records|DGC]]
| associated_acts = [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Shudder to Think]], Sunshine Cake, [[Eyes Adrift]]
| website =
| website =
| current_members =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Krist Novoselic]]<br />Yva Las Vegass<br / >Bobi Lore<br / >[[William Rieflin|Bill Rieflin]]<br / >[[Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade]]<br / >[[Gina Mainwal]]
| past_members =
* [[Krist Novoselic]]
* Yva Las Vegass
* Bobi Lore
* [[Bill Rieflin]]
* [[Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade]]
* Gina Mainwal
}}
}}
'''Sweet 75''' was a band formed by [[Krist Novoselic]] in 1994 after the break-up of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]. The band released one self-titled album before splitting up in 2000.
'''Sweet 75''' was a band formed by [[Krist Novoselic]] in 1994 after the break-up of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]. The band released [[Sweet 75 (album)|one self-titled album]] before splitting up in 2000.


==History==
==History==
Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s 1994 break-up, along with [[Venezuelan]]-born street singer Yva Las Vegass, whom he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party.<ref name="Prato">Prato, Greg "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p224688/biography|pure_url=yes}} Sweet 75 Biography]", ''[[Allmusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref> Novoselic originally planned to produce an album for the singer but after writing songs together, they decided to form Sweet 75, the name taken from a poem by [[Theodore Roethke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voetica.com/voetica.php?collection=1&poet=37&poem=2093|title=Theodore Roethke "Reply to a Lady Editor" Voetica Poetry Spoken|website=voetica.com}}</ref> With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to [[Geffen Records]]. In 1996 a bootleg of a November 17, 1995 live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called ''Trucked Up Fuckstop''. Lore was replaced by former [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] drummer [[Bill Rieflin]] before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from [[Peter Buck]] of [[R.E.M.]], Anisa Romero (of [[Sky Cries Mary]]), and [[Herb Alpert]].<ref name="Prato" /> The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with [[Dinosaur Jr.]],<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2000) ''Alternative Rock'', Miller Freeman, {{ISBN|0-87930-607-6}}, p. 670-671</ref> by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former [[Shudder to Think]] drummer [[Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade]], and failed to make much impression, either commercially or critically.<ref name="Prato" /> The album was described as blending "indie-rock with heavy rock, Mexican music, lounge and country".<ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r312402/review|pure_url=yes}} ''Sweet 75'' Review]", ''[[Allmusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref> In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia.<ref name="Thompson" /> It contained the album tracks "Lay Me Down" and "La Vida", and a previously unreleased song called "Soap Zone". Wade left in October 1997, and the group disbanded in early 1998.<ref name="Thompson" /> They reformed later that year, with Rieflin back on drums, and recorded demos for a second album, but Novoselic and Rieflin began spending more time on their other project, Sunshine Cake, with Anisa Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up.<ref name="Thompson" /> Further work on the second album in 2000 was reported but by August that year the band had split up for good, citing "creative differences".<ref name="Prato" />
Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s 1994 break-up, along with [[Venezuelan]]-born street singer Yva Las Vegass, whom he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party.<ref name="Prato">Prato, Greg "[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p224688/biography|pure_url=yes}} Sweet 75 Biography]", ''[[AllMusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref> Novoselic originally planned to produce an album for the singer but after writing songs together, they decided to form Sweet 75, the name taken from a poem by [[Theodore Roethke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voetica.com/voetica.php?collection=1&poet=37&poem=2093|title=Theodore Roethke "Reply to a Lady Editor" Voetica Poetry Spoken|website=voetica.com}}</ref> With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to [[Geffen Records]]. In 1996, a bootleg of a November 17, 1995, live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called ''Trucked Up Fuckstop''. Lore was replaced by former [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] drummer [[Bill Rieflin]] before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from [[Peter Buck]] of [[R.E.M.]], [[Sky Cries Mary]]'s Anisa Romero, and [[Herb Alpert]].<ref name="Prato" /> The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with [[Dinosaur Jr.]],<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2000) ''Alternative Rock'', Miller Freeman, {{ISBN|0-87930-607-6}}, p. 670-671</ref> by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former [[Shudder to Think]] drummer [[Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade]]. At the time, the record didn't make much impression, either commercially or critically.<ref name="Prato" /> The album was described as blending "[[indie-rock]] with [[heavy rock]], [[Mexican music]], [[Lounge music|lounge]] and [[Country music|country]]".<ref name="Erlewine">[[Erlewine, Stephen Thomas]] "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r312402/review|pure_url=yes}} ''Sweet 75'' Review]", ''[[AllMusic]]'', Macrovision Corporation</ref> In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia.<ref name="Thompson" /> It contained the album tracks "Lay Me Down" and "La Vida", and a previously unreleased song called "Soap Zone". Wade left in October 1997, and the group disbanded in early 1998.<ref name="Thompson" /> They reformed later that year, with Rieflin back on drums, and recorded demos for a second album, but Novoselic and Rieflin began spending more time on their other project, Sunshine Cake, with Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up.<ref name="Thompson" /> Further work on the second album in 2000 was reported, but by August that year the band had split up for good, citing "creative differences".<ref name="Prato" /><ref name="Phrenocosmia">{{cite book |last1=Davidson |first1=Jupiter |title=Phrenocosmia |date=July 11, 2022 |publisher=Independently Published |location=USA |isbn=979-8840234280 |page=21 |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B68NPBWR/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JHC6Y6YJQXW838RY65H5}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Band members==
* [[Krist Novoselic]] – [[guitar]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[accordion]]
* [[Krist Novoselic]] – guitar, bass, accordion
* Yva Las Vegass – [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* Yva Las Vegass – bass, vocals
* Bobi Lore – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Bobi Lore – drums
* [[William Rieflin|Bill Rieflin]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[William Rieflin|Bill Rieflin]] – drums
* [[Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade]] – drums
* [[Gina Mainwal]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Gina Mainwal – drums


==Discography==
==Discography==

===Albums===
===Albums===
*''[[Sweet 75 (album)|Sweet 75]]'' (1997), DGC
*''[[Sweet 75 (album)|Sweet 75]]'' (1997, [[DGC Records|DGC]])


===Singles===
===Singles===
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[[Category:American alternative rock groups]]
[[Category:American alternative rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1995]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1994]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2000]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2000]]
[[Category:DGC Records artists]]
[[Category:DGC Records artists]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 15:54, 9 February 2024

For the song by Sleigh Bells, see Texis.
Sweet 75
Krist Novoselic and Yva Las Vegass in 1997
Krist Novoselic and Yva Las Vegass in 1997
Background information
GenresAlternative rock
Years active1994–2000
LabelsDGC
Past members

Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1994 after the break-up of Nirvana. The band released one self-titled album before splitting up in 2000.

History[edit]

Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after Nirvana's 1994 break-up, along with Venezuelan-born street singer Yva Las Vegass, whom he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party.[1] Novoselic originally planned to produce an album for the singer but after writing songs together, they decided to form Sweet 75, the name taken from a poem by Theodore Roethke.[2] With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to Geffen Records. In 1996, a bootleg of a November 17, 1995, live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called Trucked Up Fuckstop. Lore was replaced by former Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from Peter Buck of R.E.M., Sky Cries Mary's Anisa Romero, and Herb Alpert.[1] The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with Dinosaur Jr.,[3] by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former Shudder to Think drummer Adam Wade. At the time, the record didn't make much impression, either commercially or critically.[1] The album was described as blending "indie-rock with heavy rock, Mexican music, lounge and country".[4] In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia.[3] It contained the album tracks "Lay Me Down" and "La Vida", and a previously unreleased song called "Soap Zone". Wade left in October 1997, and the group disbanded in early 1998.[3] They reformed later that year, with Rieflin back on drums, and recorded demos for a second album, but Novoselic and Rieflin began spending more time on their other project, Sunshine Cake, with Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up.[3] Further work on the second album in 2000 was reported, but by August that year the band had split up for good, citing "creative differences".[1][5]

Band members[edit]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • "Lay Me Down" (1997)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Prato, Greg "Sweet 75 Biography", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ "Theodore Roethke "Reply to a Lady Editor" Voetica Poetry Spoken". voetica.com.
  3. ^ a b c d Thompson, Dave (2000) Alternative Rock, Miller Freeman, ISBN 0-87930-607-6, p. 670-671
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Sweet 75 Review", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
  5. ^ Davidson, Jupiter (July 11, 2022). Phrenocosmia. USA: Independently Published. p. 21. ISBN 979-8840234280.

External links[edit]

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