Electric Love Muffin
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Electric Love Muffin was a Philadelphia-based hard rocking quartet of the late 1980s that spiked the melodic thrash-pop of The Replacements, Soul Asylum
and other indie bands of the period with touches of country/western, classic rock and prog-rock.
version) were highlights of the live set.
A combination of bad management and bad timing--Nirvana
, building on some of the same musical antecedents, would become superstars just 18 months after the Muffin disbanded in spring 1990--kept Electric Love Muffin from the acclaim their fans believed was their due. Even so, their music and live performances remain the stuff of legend, and occasional reunions over the subsequent decade and a half after their breakup thrilled Philadelphia club audiences.
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...
and other indie bands of the period with touches of country/western, classic rock and prog-rock.
History
Electric Love Muffin quickly became a club and college radio favorite in Philadelphia and beyond. The band released two full albums, Playdoh Meathook (1987) and Rassafranna (1989), plus an EP, Second Third Time Around (1990). While the band's original songs won raves from critics, imaginative covers of The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" and the '60s chestnut "Venus" (then best known for Bananarama'sBananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
version) were highlights of the live set.
A combination of bad management and bad timing--Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, building on some of the same musical antecedents, would become superstars just 18 months after the Muffin disbanded in spring 1990--kept Electric Love Muffin from the acclaim their fans believed was their due. Even so, their music and live performances remain the stuff of legend, and occasional reunions over the subsequent decade and a half after their breakup thrilled Philadelphia club audiences.
