Sweet Water is an American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band from Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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History

Originally known as S.G.M., the band's members met while students at The Bush School. The band lineup changed in 1990, and included Rich Credo, Adam Czeisler, Cole Peterson, Dudley Taft

Dudley Taft

Dudley S. Taft is an American musician. Taft is a blues musician that also was a songwriting member of Seattle band Sweet Water and member and chief songwriter of Seattle, Washington based rock band Second Coming....

  and Paul Uhlir. Garnering acclaim for their debut Ter, the band was subsequently signed in 1992 by Jason Flom

Jason Flom

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 of Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 and released a self-titled album, Sweet Water produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park

Linkin Park

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, Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional

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, Lit, Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...

) and mixed by Tim Palmer

Tim Palmer

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 (Mother Love Bone

Mother Love Bone

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, Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

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, Tin Machine

Tin Machine

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, Robert Plant

Robert Plant

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.) The band were then signed to Elektra Records subsidiary East-West, and they recorded a follow-up record Superfriends with Dave Jerden

Dave Jerden

Dave Jerden is an American record producer, engineer and mixer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock, punk rock and metal genres....

 (Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

, Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction

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) producing. Jerden returned to produce Suicide for Tom Zutaut of EMI imprint The Enclave. Suicide was eventually released in conjunction with Good-Ink records in 1999.

Members of the band engaged in various side-projects as well, including Peterson's work as bassist for Calm Down Juanita

Calm Down Juanita

Calm Down Juanita is a Seattle, Washington studio band writing partnership between vocalist Tyler Willman and drummer Kevin Guess, catalyzed and engineered by Steve Wilmans, that has featured several other notable players. Their sound is progressive psychedelic alternative rock...

 with Tyler Willman

Tyler Willman

Tyler Willman, also known as Ty Willman, is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who lives in Seattle, Washington. He is probably best known for his work with the Seattle-based band Green Apple Quick Step...

 and Kevin Guess on their eponymous first studio album, Calm Down Juanita, released in 1998. The band spent 2000-2006 on a self-imposed hiatus, releasing no new music and playing no shows. 2007 saw their return to the stage and various rock websites reported an album in the works.

In 2009, the band released the critically acclaimed Clear the Tarmac on Golden City Records, the label run by Sweet Water guitarist Rich Credo. Considered by many fans to be their best work, Clear the Tarmac sold well and represented what most fans and critics considered to be more than just a return to form. A video for its single Rock Steady garnered national airplay.

The band continues to tour and perform select shows: notable among them an Australian tour with Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

 in Jan 2009. A 2008 tour with Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=655902 was rumored to be a debacle and guitarist Rich Credo faced criminal charges for assaulting Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...

. According to Jack White

Jack White (musician)

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, who purported to be there at the backstage fight in New York City, "Credo beat the crap out of him."

In a recent interview, bassist Cole Peterson briefly spoke about the summer 2009 European tour with Oasis saying "we love it".

Discography

Album Title	Release Date	Record Label
Ter	1992	CZ Records
Sweet Water	1993	Atlantic Records Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
Superfriends	1995	East West East West Records East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...  / Elektra Records Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
Suicide	1999	EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...  / Good-Ink Records
Parc Boys	1999	Will Records
Clear The Tarmac	2009	Golden City Records

External links

• Official Website @ http://www.sweetwaterrocks.com
• http://sweetwater.ning.com
• [feed://sweetwaterseattle.blogspot.com/]
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