Introducing the Suede Band

Suede (Suede) Band

Suede was formed in 1989 in London, England. In most people's opinion, they could only produce one album at most, but during their huge success in the past few years, the extremely talented two guitarists and Justine Frischmann proved this belief wrong.

Leader vocalist Brett Anderson grew up in the Sussex town of Hayward, where he experienced the chaotic teenage punk years of the 1980s - confused by the music of Daivid Bowie and The Smiths. . In the late 1980s, he came to London and decided to form a band with his old friend and future bassist Mat Osman. Through an advertisement in the New Musical News, they recruited a talented young guitarist Simon Gilbert. Anderson's later girlfriend Justine Frischmann joined the second guitar and brought the name Suede to the band, but soon after She moved into the band Elastica.

Suede initially saw little promise. After a year of performance practice and continuous building up of confidence, there were finally signs of success in 1992. The band signed an album contract with Nude, and the music press immediately claimed that they would be the "next big thing". Anderson said of the incident, "I'm a gay person who has never experienced homosexuality." bisexual".

When they released their work, the band's strength, along with the predictions of the press, were confirmed. 1992's "The Drowners" is a passionate hit classic that begins with a grinding guitar and fades away at the end, this ecstatic song is perhaps their best single, favored by Morrissey and Cover it in your own shows. September's single "Metal Mickey" was another sensation. The band was good at setting off climaxes in a short live scene, and was described by "New Music News" as "the revival of glamor rock". Shortly after the release of the third single "Animal Nitrate" in 1993, the album "Suede" came out in May. It was a huge success, both critically and commercially, reaching number one in the UK charts, including the fourth single "So***ng", and other songs that were also excellent, eventually winning the 1993 Mercury Music Awards.

The album was followed by a regular UK tour, and in February 1994, "Stay Together" was released, an 8-minute long and the band's most ambitious song. Live, it goes against the show-off style, and it seems that just running around on stage is not something the band is willing to do. "Stay Together" peaked at No. 3 on the charts, and the song led to the band's second album.

Dog Man Star came out in October and has greatly exceeded initial expectations. Beginning with an almost psychedelic song "Introducing the Band", the entire album is rich in changes and full of excitement, which is very different from the first album, and ends with the last song "Still Life" produced by a 40-piece band. The album reached its peak. Only "The Asphalt World" seems too indulgent. However, "Dog Man Star" did not sell as well as the previous album.

Suede hates it when people compare her with Blur and Oasis who are at their peak. During the recording of Dog Man Star, Bernard Butler left the band to form McAlmont & Butler, and was replaced by 17-year-old Richard Oakes. Despite some suspicions that Anderson viewed him as a "naive," Oakes quickly proved her credentials during live performances and on her 1995 single "New Generation."

In 1996, a new member was added to the band: keyboardist Neil Codling. In September, the band's third album, Coming Up, was released and produced several unexpected hits, "Trash," "Beautiful Ones" and "Saturday Night." Coming Up was a hit in Europe, Canada, and Asia, but the album wasn't released in the United States until the spring of 1997.

Suede's profile

Hobbies:

Good at:

Representative works: Beautiful Ones, Lost In TV, We Are the Pigs, Electricity, Metal Mickey

Awards: Became the most popular band in the UK in July 1993. The Autumn Band won the Mercury Award for Best Album

Details:

Band members:

Vocalist: Brett Anderson

Height: 6' (about 183cm)

Favorite color: Although he seems to often wear black clothes , but his favorite color is purple!

Constellation: Libra

Brand of cigarettes smoked: benson & hedges

Pet cat names: fluffington and sphinx

His first single: wuthering heights - Kate Bush

First album: nevermind the bollocks - Sex Pistols

Favorite non-alcoholic drink: earl gray tea

Alcoholic beverages: wine (cabernet sauvignon red)

Favorite quote: "pale blinds drawn on day/nothing to do, nothing to say"-David Bowie

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Favorite insult: Piss up a rope

Favorite football team: ipswich town

Favorite movie: Performance

Favorite movie of all suede members: Toy Story (1996)

Worst movie: Seven (Brad Pitt’s The Wire)

Brett cried while watching "Romeo and Juliet" (the one starring Leonardo DiCaprio)

Favorite song in Dog Man Star:

The Wild Ones

Coming Up: Picnic by The Motorway

Head Music: Savoir Faire

Which joke do you like the most: Sorry, no sense of humor

Favorite Spice Girls member: They`re all shit.

What makes you the happiest on a Saturday night: Whatever

General public opinion of you The most common misconception? I'm a talentless dwarf.

The song Brett wishes he had written is: Across The Universe (Beatles)

Brett wishes he had never written it The song he has passed is: Stay Together

The life goal that has been achieved: Suede (he once said that without suede, his life is meaningless)

Suede’s lead singer and songwriting the leader and the leader. The real name is Brett Lewis Anderson. He was born on September 29th in 1967 in Haywards Heath, a small town between London and Brighton. Brett once described it as: a terrible place hidden in violence. —He joined a gang like other kids, but later quit. His father was a taxi driver and his mother was an unsuccessful artist; he died of cancer many years later. Brett never learned to drive because he was afraid of becoming a taxi driver like his father. Brett had a sister, Blandina, "who was very beautiful and looked nothing like me," said Brett. His sister moved out when she was 16. In 1986, Brett and Mat moved to London, where Mat attended At LSE (London School of Economics), Brett studied Town & Country Planning at the University of Manchester, and dropped out after two months. Brett stayed in Manchester to make a living as a DJ, "It was a very rundown little pub. People often interrupt me and ask for Spandau Ballet's 'True', but I refuse! Then a bunch of bottles would hit me.

〃 The following year, he moved to London and attended Bartlett School, part of University College, studying Town & Country Planning. Brett had three C's in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, which is where he met Justine Firschmann. Justine's father was an architect and builder who built Center Point, a skyscraper in central London. Justine was suede's guitarist for a while and is currently the lead singer of Elastica. Now, Brett lives in Ladbrok Grove in Highgate, London with her girlfriend Samantha (Sam). Brett once wrote a song called Sam for his girlfriend; it was included on the B-side of the single 'Beautiful One'. Brett wrote most of suede's songs. His favorite words started with 'S', such as 'Sam', 'Sadie', 'She' sexual and savage. When Brett performed on stage, he liked to spin the microphone cord. It is said that Richard I was once hit by a microphone and sent to the hospital. I usually listen to songs by Sheryl Crow and REM, and I am a fan of early springsteen, Kate Bush, and Prince. Sometimes I also listen to songs by Snoopy Doggy Dog. He is a vegetarian but is allergic to shiitake mushrooms. Blur once wrote a song "Charmless Man" to describe Brett. Regarding Brett, Damon Albern (blur) said: "I hate drugs, and I know Brett Anderson is using heroin." "Brett quit under pressure, claiming he was afraid of needles. In a television interview with Norwegian TV in March 1999, Brett said: "Drugs are harmful and I will never use them again. Drugs are for losers. I admit that I did, but that's in the past." 〃

Guitar: Richard Oakes

Suede's guitarist and songwriter

His real name is Richard John Oakes, born on October 1, 1976 in Perivale. , West London, and later lived in Poole, Dorset with his parents, elder sister Kate, younger brother Stephan and a cat. Richard's sister's old Spanish guitar led him into the world of guitar. He started with his A chord, 3 months. Later, he got heavily into the Clash. After that, he took some guitar lessons, but according to himself, most of his guitar skills were self-taught, and it was only three years since he joined suede. . In 1994, when suede's second album 'Dog Man Star' was still in the production stage, guitarist Bernard Butler announced that he was leaving the band, leaving an unfinished work (The Power), and Brett later completed the guitar part. Richard saw After hearing this news, I wrote a letter to the Suede Fan Club, and attached some demos of Suede's songs and some songs of TED', the band he formed at the time. The content of this letter is really very special. Cool!: "I know Ican do you good, I`ll be a real plus for you" "Take me or Leave me", also wrote "I`m the greatest living guitar prodigy and I`m only 14!" He was 17 or 18 years old at the time and got A grades in school! Richard was soon invited to his first audition, where he performed 'Heroine' and two other songs. He told his cat, "I got the job! I knew I was going to get it." (His parents were traveling at the time.) After attending the second audition, (in this audition , Richard played 'The 2 of Us' on the piano and Simon filmed him) and he was invited to join the band.

After discussing it with his mother at home (his mother had watched Brett on TOTP before and never liked him very much), Richie said: "She knows who he is and every time she sees him on TV she screams 'oh' !no !not him again!") They discussed his good grades in school and that he had to give up, but both his parents and he knew this was Richard's chance, so after a brief discussion, Richard Called Brett to say he wanted to join. He then dropped out of college and told the school he wouldn't be coming next semester. And moved to London to begin preparations for the Dog Man Star tour. Why choose Richard? Brett said: "Sitting down with him and listening to him play, I had no doubt that he was the person we were looking for. We only held 5 auditions. But Richard was not the one we auditioned for on Melody Maker. Advertising. We received more than 500 replies~, of which 490 were very...*&^, 10 were OK, 5 of them were very good, and only one It's amazing." "He can play like a devil, really he can. He can write, write well, and he's not just in a rock band. He's also been in jazz bands and he's The sensitivity to music is very wide-ranging, and this is what I have always wanted to explore - changing the sound of suede is very important to me. "On September 17, 1994, he was officially announced as a new member of suede. A week later he appeared on TOTP with suede. His first live concert was on October 7, 1994, at London`s Raw Club. In January 1995, suede's single 'New Generation' was released, and the B-sides 'Together' and 'Bentswood Boys' were the original songs co-written by Anderson and Oakes!

Guitar: Justine Frischmann

Bass: Mat Osman

Height: 6'5" (approximately 196cm)

Current residence: White City, London

Pets: Two cats; Jack and Tony

Kind of bass he plays: FENDER JAZZ BASS, FENDER PRECISION BASS

Favorite TV show: the Simpsons

Favorite singer: Kate Bush

Favorite inspiration: Twat / You rancourous coiffured old sow

In front of your Half your life you are: Osman II The Lunatic King of Turkey

Life goal achieved: Meeting Mark Owen!

Life goal not yet reached: to beat anyone in Suede at cards < /p>

Favorite Spice Girl member: The dead one with the penis

The happiest thing about Saturday night: Sunday off

The biggest misunderstanding the public has about you It's: That I`m in Suede

Tell us a secret: I`m 3'6"

The strangest gift from a fan is: No one sends me anything < /p>

Thought for the day: Never eat anything bigger that your head

The song you wish you wrote was: Brass Buttons (Gram Parson)

You wish The song that has never been written is: Europe is Our Playground

What would you like to have written on your epitaph: I told you I was ill!

My real name is Mathew David Osman. Born on October 9, 1967 in Welwyn Garden City UK, he later moved to Haywards Heath and met Brett Anderson in secondary school. The two formed a duo called 'Geoff' and started playing music, which later changed their name to Suave And Elegant. In 1986 Mat and Brett moved to London and joined Justine Frischman as their guitarist.

Later they advertised for another guitarist, Bernard Butler saw the advertisement and applied, and later joined them. Mat once said about Bernard's application: "Bernard fitted straight away, you virtually know within 15 seconds if someone's right." Later, when they found Simon, and after Justine Frischman left, they formally formed suede. And Mat said about Justine's Leaving once said: "We weren't any good till we kicked her out." Then they started doing some performances, and were selected as the best new band in the UK by Melody Maker. In this way, Suede's story begins... Mat had written 'Europe Is Our Playground' with Brett Anderson in 1996 as the B-Side of 'trash'. When he was asked if he would write songs with Brett again, Mat said: "No, it took me 29 years to write that one...〃

Keyboard: Neil Codling

Height: 5'10" (about 178cm)

Fav. Insult? Why don`t U fuck off!

The most exciting thing about Saturday night: Bruce Forsythe on TV

Life goal achieved: Learning to high jump!

What would improve your quality of life? callipers

The strangest gift from fans: Padded Handcuffs

What would you like to see written on your epitaph? Here lies Neil Codling - He`s dead

Suede's keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter.

My real name is Neil John Codling, born on December 5, 1973 in Stratford Upon Avon. Neil comes from a wealthy family and attended King Edward V school, leaving in October 1992 to study English and Drama at a university in Hull. He graduated with a 2:1 He has an older brother named Paul and a cousin, Simon. Because of this, he always hung out in Suede's practice room and was allowed to visit them to record albums and so on. He has always been a big fan of suede. Before joining suede, Neil worked as a model. One day when he was giving clothes to Simon, Suede was practicing, and Brett asked him: "Can you play the piano?" "Yes, yes!" ” He nodded and joined in the improvisation, and then he became one of them naturally. His first public appearance was a performance at the Hanover Grand on January 27, 1996. Neil once said that being in such a band is a very difficult but exciting thing, and of course it is also a very interesting thing. Because all the band members love Denmark, their concerts all start there. "Starcrazy" was a song he wrote in three hours after 2-day fasts. The demo of the song is almost as good as the final product. And the "Digging A Hole" on the 'Lazy' B-side 'Neil is the best cricket player in the band, he's also the best smoker,'saids Brett

Drums: Simon Gilbet

Born on May 23, 1965 in Stratford Upon Avon, he is the oldest member of suede.

He has a sister, Sarah, and two cousins, Paul and Neil Codling

Albums:

1993 (Goatskin)

1994 (Dogman Star)

1996 (about to come out)

In 1989, lead singer Brett Anderson and his old friend in London, bassist Matt Osman, wanted to form a band. Pass< New band news> advertisement, they recruited a talented guitarist BERNARD.BUTLER (Bernard. Butt) and drummer Simon Gilbert Anderson's girlfriend Justin Frisch to join the band as the second guitar She joined the band and brought the name "Goatskin" to the band, but soon after she transferred to the band "Rubber Band".

The newly formed band was not favored by people, who thought that they could only perform at best. released an album. The strength of the band proved this wrong statement. The 1992 single (Drowning Man) was a very passionate hit classic, and the subsequent single (Metal Mickey) caused a sensation and was described it as "the renaissance of glamor rock".

The first album "Goatskin" was released in 1993 and was a huge success. It became the top of the charts, and its single won the 1993 MERCUY Music Award.

The album came out in October 1994, and its success exceeded original expectations. The album begins with an almost psychedelic song "INTRODUCING THE BAND". The entire album Variety and excitement. It is very different from the first one, and the whole album reaches its climax with the last song "STILL LIFE" produced by the 40-piece band. During the recording of the album, Bernard Bart left the band and was replaced by 17-year-old Richard Oakes (Manager). Chad Oaks) replaced him, and was quickly recognized by everyone.

In 1996, the band added a keyboard player: Neil Coderlin. In September, the band's "Ready to Come" was published. Three albums. The songs: (Trash), (Beautiful People) and (Weekend Nights) all became hits.

Suede's journey to stardom

The "Suede" band was formed in London, England in 1989. Lead singer Brett Anderson grew up in the Sussex town of Hayward, where he experienced a repressed and chaotic teenage years. In the late 1980s, he came to London and decided to form a band with his old friend, bassist Mat Osman. They recruited guitarist Bernard Butler and drummer Simon Gilbert through advertisements in the New Music News. In 1992, the single "The Drowners" was released, and in September of the same year, the single "Metal Mickey" was released. In 1993, the third single "Animal Nitrate" was released. The album of the same name "Goatskin" came out in May of that year. And eventually won 9

The "Goatskin" band was formed in London, England in 1989. Lead singer Brett Anderson grew up in the Sussex town of Hayward, where he experienced a repressed and chaotic teenage years. In the late 1980s, he came to London and decided to form a band with his old friend, bassist Mat Osman. They recruited guitarist Bernard Butler and drummer Simon Gilbert through advertisements in the New Music News. In 1992, the single "The Drowners" was released, and in September of the same year, the single "Metal Mickey" was released. In 1993, the third single "Animal Nitrate" was released. The album of the same name "Goatskin" came out in May of that year. And eventually won the Mercury Music Award in 1993. The band toured the UK following the album's release. In February 1994, the single "Stay Together" was released. "Dog Man Star" came out in October. During the recording of "Dog Man Star", Bernard Butler left the band and formed another group called McCalmont and Butler. ” (McAlmont & Butler) He was replaced by 17-year-old guitarist Richard Oakes. In 1996, the band added keyboardist Neil Codling.

In September 1996, the band's third album "Coming up" was published