What ever happened to... (music)

[Eats_Crayons]

So, the other day, Sniffs_Markers looked at my CD shelf and asked “hey, whatever happened to 4 Non Blonds anyway?”

Good question. THey had decent publishing (they had music in commercials before their CD started doing well) and the tune “What’s Up” did quite well. Googling yeilds little results and nothing really comes up that’s much later than 1993. So what have they been up to these last ten years? Disbanded? One hit wonders? Anyone in SF know?

[Leechboy]

From Allmusicguide.com

4 Non Blondes howled their way onto the charts in 1993 with “What’s Up?” and then vanished without a whisper. Formed in 1989 with Linda Perry (vocals), Roger Rocha (guitar), Christa Hillhouse (bass), and Dawn Richardson (drums), 4 Non Blondes had no problems attracting major labels, but they didn’t know how to market them. The band was eventually signed to Interscope Records and released Bigger, Better, Faster, More? in 1992. Dominated by Perry’s high-pitched singing, “What’s Up?” was slowly added to modern rock stations and then crossed over into the mainstream, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Top 200. The video for “What’s Up?” became a smash on MTV, propelling sales of the album to over six-million copies worldwide. “What’s Up?” was selected as Best Song by the Bay Area Music Awards; moreover, Perry was chosen as Best Female Vocalist and Bigger, Better, Faster, More? won for Best Album. The group toured with Neil Young, Pearl Jam, and Bob Dylan. The band recorded tunes for the soundtracks to Wayne’s World 2 and Airheads. However, Perry felt that the group had become too pop; consequently, she left 4 Non Blondes. She released her solo debut, In Flight, in 1995. Perry departed from Interscope Records in 1998 and recorded her second full-length, After Hours, for her own label, Rockstar Records.

[Eats_Crayons]

*Originally posted by Leechboy *
**Perry departed from Interscope Records in 1998 and recorded her second full-length, After Hours, for her own label, Rockstar Records.
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A-ha! That’s the tid-bit I was missing. I new that Perry had done a solo project mid-90s, but I had no idea if that was just a side project or a permanent “new direction.” Had no idea about the “too pop” bit. That explains it. Disbanded.

Thanks. I was curious, since it came up in conversation.

[Eats_Crayons]

:smack: Of course, if I’d done a search on Linda Perry I’d have found all I needed to know and more…

…Now curious about her solo efforts…