Sweaty Nipples
Sweaty Nipples were an American rock band from Portland, Oregon. The band released two albums before splitting up. Their music has been characterized as "funk metal".
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Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
Genres | Funk metal |
Years active | 1987 | –c.1997
Labels | Megaforce, Elemental |
Past members | Davey Nipples Bradley Mowen Brian Lehfeldt Eric French Dave Merrick Ryan Moore Scotty Heard Wade Murff |
History
The band formed in Portland in 1987.[1] Band members included Davey Nipples (guitar, bass), Bradley Mowen (drums), Brian Lehfeldt (vocals, drums), Eric French (bass), Dave Merrick (vocals, samples), and Ryan Moore (guitar).[2] They released the album Straight Outta Portland in 1989. The band recorded a second album in 1991 but record label NastyMix filing for bankruptcy meant that it was not released.[2][3] Building up a reputation from their live shows, the band won Portland Music Awards in 1991 for Best Alternative/Metal Act and in 1992 for Best Live Show.[2][4][5] They played on the Lollapalooza tour in 1992.[2][4] With new members Scott Heard (vocals, guitar) and Hans Wagner (drums), the band signed with Megaforce in 1993, and released a self-titled EP followed by the album Bug Harvest, which sold more than 30,000 copies.[2][6]
With Megaforce's demise, the band signed with Elemental and released the album Thrill Crazed Space Kids Blasting the Flesh Off Humans in 1996.
Discography
Albums
- Straight Outta Portland (1989), Media Blitz
- Bug Harvest (1994), Megaforce
- Thrill Crazed Space Kids Blasting the Flesh Off Humans (1996), Elemental
EPs
- "What's Your Funktion?" (1989)
- Sweaty Nipples (1993), Megaforce
Singles
- "Chickensnake" (1991), Tim/Kerr
References
- Harwin, Lise (1995) "Sweaty Nipples are just good old dirty fun", Michigan Daily, March 17, 1995, p. 9, retrieved 2012-05-07
- Larkin, Colin (1999) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0257-7, p. 438
- Adair, Don (1993) "Sweaty Nipples has some bad times", Spokesman-Review, April 9, 1993, p. 5, retrieved 2012-05-07
- Buck, Valerie (1992) "Sweaty Nipples show goes on, and it's one of the year's best", Spokesman-Review, June 29, 1992, p. B5, retrieved 2012-05-07
- Ehrbar, Joe (1994) "Portland band's live performances its strong suit", Spokesman-Review, February 17, 1994, p. D5, retrieved 2012-05-07
- Culver, Nina (1997) "Surprise! Sweaty Nipples isn't your average band", Spokesman-Review, May 8, 1997, p. 3, retrieved 2012-05-07