The Kelley Deal 6000
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The Kelley Deal 6000 was an alternative rock
band formed in St. Paul, Minnesota
, USA, and was active between 1995 and 1997. They were formed by Kelley Deal
when she got out of rehab in 1995.
, after she left drug rehab in St. Paul, Minnesota. The band's original line-up included Kelley on guitar and vocals, Marty Nedich on bass, Steve Salett on guitar, and Nick Hook on drums.
The band's first album, Go To The Sugar Altar
, was funded by Deal and released on her own label, Nice Records. After the release, the band toured the US and Europe, changing their guitarist to Tood Mund during the tour.
In February 1997, the band worked on their second album, Boom! Boom! Boom!
. For the new album Nick Hook was replaced by Todd Johnson. The album was released in August 1997.
After touring the album the band went on hiatus, with Deal becoming a full-time member of her sister's band The Breeders.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band formed in St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA, and was active between 1995 and 1997. They were formed by Kelley Deal
Kelley Deal
Kelley Deal is an American musician. The identical twin sister of Kim Deal, she is the lead guitarist of The Breeders, besides having a solo career.- Early days :...
when she got out of rehab in 1995.
History
The band was formed in 1995 by Kelley Deal, lead guitarist of The BreedersThe Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...
, after she left drug rehab in St. Paul, Minnesota. The band's original line-up included Kelley on guitar and vocals, Marty Nedich on bass, Steve Salett on guitar, and Nick Hook on drums.
The band's first album, Go To The Sugar Altar
Go To The Sugar Altar
Go To The Sugar Altar is the first album by Kelley Deal 6000, released in 1996. It was released on Kelley Deal's own record label Nice Records.-Track listing:#"Canyon" – 3:10#"How About Hero" – 2:43...
, was funded by Deal and released on her own label, Nice Records. After the release, the band toured the US and Europe, changing their guitarist to Tood Mund during the tour.
In February 1997, the band worked on their second album, Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! is the second album by Kelley Deal 6000, released in 1997.-Track listing:#"Shag" – 2:26#"Future Boy" – 2:11#"Baby I'm King" – 3:27#"When He Calls Me Kitten" – 3:23#"Brillo Hunt" – 3:34#"Box" – 2:24#"Stripper" – 2:02...
. For the new album Nick Hook was replaced by Todd Johnson. The album was released in August 1997.
After touring the album the band went on hiatus, with Deal becoming a full-time member of her sister's band The Breeders.