Low Pop Suicide
{{Short description|Rock band}}
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| origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
| genre = Alternative rock, alternative metal, grunge
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| label = Capitol Records
World Domination Recordings
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| past_members = Dave Allen
Jeff Ward
Melle Steagal
Rick Boston
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Low Pop Suicide was an alternative rock band of the early 1990s on World Domination Recordings.
History
Dave Allen (Gang of Four and Shriekback), Rick Boston and Jeff Ward founded the band in Los Angeles.
Rick Boston sang and played guitar, Dave Allen, founder of the record label World Domination Recordings, played bass and Jeff Ward was on drums.[http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/low-pop-suicide.php Low Pop Suicide misfitscentral.com] Ward left the group after the recording of their debut album, On the Cross of Commerce. He committed suicide in 1993, dying of carbon monoxide poisoning.{{cite web
| url = http://prongs.org/minfiles/faq/faq.txt
| title = Ministry FAQ
| accessdate = 2008-02-15}} He was replaced by Melle Steagal.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/low-pop-suicide-mn0000300147/biography Low Pop Suicide allmusic.com]
Jessy Greene of the Geraldine Fibbers contributed some violin.
The soundtrack to the thriller The Harvest can be considered a Low Pop Suicide side project.
Discography
=LPs=
- On the Cross of Commerce (1993)
- The Death of Excellence (1994)
=Singles & EPs=
- The Disengagement (1992)
- Kiss Your Lips (1993)
- Unzipped EP (1995)
=Side Project=
- The Harvest (1996 - Soundtrack - World Domination Recording)
Personnel
- Dave Allen (bass)
- Jeff Ward (drums)
- Melle Steagal (drums)
- Mark Leonard (bass)
- Rick Boston (vocals, guitar)
References
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External links
- [http://www.armory.com/~notbob/lowpop/ Somewhere Nice to Fall]
- [http://www.cleartrails.com/lps_d.html The Shriekback Pages discography]
- [http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/low-pop-suicide.php Misfits Central discography]
- Critical TrouserPress [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=low_pop_suicide essay]
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Category:Alternative rock groups from California
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
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