Cell were a New York-based rock band. They were often labeled as a grunge band due to the time frame of their existence, though they could be considered college rock or alternative rock. The band formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1995. Championed by Sonic Youth's

Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Mo ...

, they released a 7 inch on his Ecstatic Peace label, and later signed to Geffen.

Members

*Ian James (

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

) *Jerry DiRienzo (vocals, guitar) *David Motamed ( bass) *Keith Nealy ( drums)

Discography

'' Slo*Blo'' (1992)

Track listing

# "Fall" (3:34) # "Wild" (3:46) # "Cross the River" (2:56) # "Dig Deep" (3:29) # "Stratosphere" (5:35) # "Two" (2:58) # "Everything Turns" (4:11) # "Tundra" (3:06) # "Bad Day" (2:24) # "Hills" (4:08)

''Living Room'' (1994)

Track listing

# "Milky" (3:22) # "China Latina" (3:36) # "Sad & Beautiful" (4:04) # "Goodbye" (3:38) # "Chained" (3:18) # "So Cool" (LP-Only) # "Come Around" (3:32) # "Living Room" (4:42) # "Fly" (4:05) # "Halo" (3:04) # "Soft Ground" (4:44) # "Camera" (4:08) # "Blue Star" (6:22)

References

External links

Trouserpress entry for Cell
* Cell at AMG {{DEFAULTSORT:Cell (Band) 1995 disestablishments in New York (state) Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 1995 Alternative rock groups from New York (state) 1990 establishments in New York City Geffen Records artists Musical quartets