Biography
4 Non Blondes is an American rock team that burst into the charts of America and Europe in the first half of the 90s of the XX century. In the work, young Californians were guided by the beloved quotation of the soloist of the Linda Perry group "Do not change, be yourself!", Belonging to William Shakespeare.The history of creation and composition
The history of the creation of the group is unusual, the participants were not relatives or classmates. Guitarist Kristari Hillhouse and Schoanna Hall filmed housing together. With the shock of Wanda Day Girls met by joining the group The Lesbian Snake Charmers.
Embed from getty imagesSoon, the Trinity left the team with the lesbian title. Having visited the solo concert of Linda Perry, Crista, Schoanna and Wanda offered a vocal vocalist to join their maiden team.
The name of the group was born during a walk of participants. Quartet stood near the garbage urn, at the top of which a unstilled piece of pizza was lying. Family went past: Mother, father and child are all as on the selection, blondes. When the kid reached out for pizza, the parents won off, saying:
"This is a bad piece, ridden by pigeons and disgusts," and looked with squeamishness on young rockers. "Yes, we are four non-chalks," the girls laughed, and the name 4 Non Blondes was fixed by the quartet.
Music
"Blonde" began concert activities at the turn of 1989 and 1990. The first popularity came to the team in the Lesbian Bars of San Francisco.Music genre, which was created by 4 non Blondes, experts refer to Mix of blues-rock, psychedelic and alternative rock. Chief Hit Group What's Up? ("What is happening?") Received in the United States, and in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and some other European countries broke out on the first places of charts. Pleasantly Blue's Pleasantly Blue song has become popular.
Discography 4 Non Blondes consists of a single album whose name resembles the Olympic motto "Faster! Higher! Stronger!" - Bigger, Better, Faster, More!. Already when recording a disk, changes occurred in the group. The team left Schoanna Hall, Wanda Day replaced Don Richardson's drums. After the release of the album, in 1992, the team stopped being a girlish: Roger Roche joined her.
The group game can be heard in the Comedy "Wayne - 2", in which Mike Myers and Kim Bacisinger, and "Pustular Owls" (with Brendan Fraser, Steve Bushhemi, Adam Sandler starring). For the first film, 4 Non Blondes participants wrote a Mary's House composition, and for the second - Caver Songs of the Van Halen i'm The One.
Decay
4 Non Blondes broke up in 1994, after leaving vocalist Linda Perry, who returned to the solo career. In memory of the group, songs, clips and photos are preserved.
Tragically there was a fate of the former shock 4 Non Blondes Vanda Day. In 1992, the girl fell into an accident and damaged his feet and the spine, after which the game on the drums became very painful for her. In 1997, she died from drug overdose.
Embed from getty images20 years after the collapse, the group reunited to take part in the only concert. On May 11, 2014, the musicians performed at the event "Evening for Women: Art, Music and Equality."
Discography
Songs
- 1992 - Dear Mr. President
- 1993 - What's Up?
- 1993 - Spaceman.
- 1993 - Mary's House
- 1993 - Drifting.
- 1994 - I'm the One
- 1994 - Superfly.
- 1995 - Misty Mountain Hop
Clips
- 1992 - Dear Mr. President
- 1993 - What's Up?
- 1993 - Spaceman.
- 1994 - Superfly.
- 1995 - Misty Mountain Hop
- 1996 - 4 Non Blondes VS BBC