Fok! Muziek Trivia deel MXXII

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Op donderdag 16 april 2009 14:18 schreef cafca het volgende:
En waar ik Five Star zei moet Boney M zijn, Stop

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Op vrijdag 17 april 2009 11:50 schreef ranja het volgende:
Nederlands?

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Alternative power popsters were formed in 1987 in Tempe, AZ, by longtime friends Bill Leen (bass) and Doug Hopkins (guitar).After an impressive 1991 debut EP, rocketed out of the college pop charts and into the mainstream with their 1993 hit single " ." Combining the ringing guitar hooks of the Byrds and R.E.M. with a solid, rootsy drive, the band's breakthrough full-length album was filled with songs equally as strong as " ," including the second hit single, " ." Penned by Hopkins, both were in heavy radio rotation nearly a year after their initial release — pushing the sales of their debut album to over one million copies.

However, all was not well. Hopkins' battle with alcoholism and depression had taken its toll on the band during the recording sessions and he was fired shortly after the record's release. Tragically, on December 5, 1993, Hopkins shot and killed himself, even as the songs he had written were blanketing the airwaves.

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Op vrijdag 17 april 2009 12:18 schreef ranja het volgende:
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ach nee die waren toch veel eerder dan 1993...

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Na een pauze van enkele jaren volgde het album " ", die met een miljoen exemplaren een platina status behaalde in de Verenigde Staten. In 1997 hield de band het voor bekeken en begonnen de verschillende groepleden hun eigen muzikale projecten. hergroepeerde in 2002 en brachten in 2006 hun vooralsnog laatste album uit, .