![]() ![]() The band also features vocalist Simon Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes. And in America they had Top-10 albums in three decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2010s). The band have achieved UK Top-5 albums in five consecutive decades, from the 1980s to 2020s, a rare feat. They would go on to become the rhythm section of Duran Duran, one of the most adored and enduring bands of the modern era.ĭuran Duran released their self-titled debut album in 1981 and became a mainstay of the early MTV era, fueled by iconic videos for such hits as “Girls on Film,” “Hungry Like the Wolf,” and “Rio.” In 1985 they teamed up with composer John Barry for “A View to Kill,” from the James Bond film of the same name, Roger Moore’s final outing as 007. Then he met fellow Brummie and bass guitarist, John Taylor (no relation). “It’s a shame that kinda fell on its ass, because I think that could have done a lot better than it did.In 1979 Roger Taylor was a drummer in Birmingham punk band, Scent Organs. ![]() “It was a fun time,” Jones admitted, looking back at the supergroup’s brief run. The group reunited for three shows back at the Viper Room in April 1999 but have not performed together since. The members’ focus would then turn back to their other respective projects, with a 1997 EP (released only in Japan) representing their only other output. dates, before heading to Europe for a string of performances. "It seems like every time something good starts happening, I get a phone call from Axl: `We're going to start rehearsing tomorrow.' But seriously, when Axl heard that me and Duff had gone out and gotten this multimillion-dollar record deal, and we're going to go out on the road, he started getting a little nervous."įollowing the album’s release, Neurotic Outsiders played a handful of U.S. "I think Neurotic Outsiders is single-handedly responsible for Guns N' Roses being reunited," Sorum told Toronto Sun. Watch the Music Video for Neurotic Outsiders' 'Jerk' Likewise, activity within Guns N’ Roses briefly started up again, stealing Sorum and McKagan away. ![]() “It was at a period in 1996 where for the first time in 20-odd years the Sex Pistols was doing their first reunion,” he noted. Still, in Jones’ opinion, the band’s members were simply too busy to give Neurotic Outsiders the attention it deserved. In a review, The New York Times called the supergroup “pure Hollywood, honestly and comfortably vulgar.” Compared to such feminist views, Neurotic Outsiders’ material - like the songs “Nasty Ho” and “Angelina,” the latter inspired by Billboard icon Angeline - seemed overtly macho. There was also a powerful rise in strong female artists such as Alanis Morissette. Rock was splintered among post-grunge (Bush, Collective Soul), alternative ( Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt) and Britpop ( Oasis, Blur). Nirvana had broken up following Kurt Cobain’s death, while Pearl Jam and Soundgarden had already released their most commercially successful LPs. By this point, the initial wave of grunge had subsided. Some of this can be attributed to the album’s era. 10, 1996, Neurotic Outsiders was met with surprisingly little fanfare. Watch Iggy Pop Perform With Neurotic Outsiders in 1995 Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, the Cult’s Ian Astbury and even Spice Girl Mel C were among the famous stars who jumped onstage with the band. Indeed, Neurotic Outsiders became regulars at the Hollywood club, with a cavalcade of celebrity friends making guest appearances. And started playing down there every Monday. ![]() Let’s do this again,’” Jones recalled of the first Neurotic Outsiders show to Yahoo! “And we started rehearsing. “It was one of them things again when the four of us was playing, we’re like, ‘Oh, this is cool. When the initial show went well, it “rekindled an incredibly strong urge” in McKagan to get back to performing. Still, the chance to perform with Jones - whom he called a “personal hero” - was too tough to ignore. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, I had never played sober in my entire life,” McKagan admitted in his autobiography It’s So Easy: And Other Lies. “Up to this point I had not played a live show sober. It was Sorum who recruited the other musicians for what was meant to be a one-off performance to raise funds for a friend with cancer.įor McKagan, the concert had deeper meaning. The bassist had emerged from rehab earlier that year, working to become sober following a lifetime of alcohol abuse that had brought him close to death. ![]()
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