Ethyl Meatplow was an American
dance-rock
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band
[ best known for their sole album, '' Happy Days, Sweetheart'', released in 1993 by ]Dali Records
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Chinese history
* Kingdom of Dali (937–1253 AD), centered in modern Yunnan
* Kingdom of Nanzhao or Dali, Kingdom of Dali's predecessor state
* Dali, Emperor Daizong of Tang's third and last regnal period (766–779)
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History
Ethyl Meatplow gained media coverage for its sexually explicit, burlesque-inspired live performances.Rolling Stone
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'' described the album as a "smorgasbord of unbridled lust and dance-floor fun." The video for "Devil's Johnson" featured on the ''Beavis and Butthead
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'' episode "Young, Gifted & Crude" and was aired on MTV's '' 120 Minutes''. The band played Lollapalooza and attracted criticism from Kim Gordon
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and Julia Cafritz
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Early life
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of Free Kitten for its nude dancers and "recorded music," though others noted the band's use of found sounds and musique concrète methods.
Singer/trumpeter Carla Bozulich
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later formed the alt-country band Geraldine Fibbers
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.[Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ] Drummer Harold "Barefoot" Saunders later formed the band Polar Bear with Eric Avery
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. Singer/guitarist John Napier was later a touring member of Nitzer Ebb, and died in November 2012.
Discography
*"Dancing With Pork Face: Bump and Grind Mixes - 7" (1990, Motiv Communications/Spasm)
*"Colored Maxi" - 12" (1991, Piece of Mind Records)
*"Queenie" - 7"/12" (1992, Sympathy for the Record Industry/Dali Records)
*"Ripened Peach" - 12" (1993, Elektra)
*'' Happy Days, Sweetheart'' - CD (1993, Dali Records)
*"Betty Boy / Queenie" - 7" (1993, Dali)
*"Devil's Johnson" - CDS (1993, Dali Records/Festival Records)
References
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Dance-rock musical groups