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Sweaty Nipples were an American
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band from
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. The band released two albums before splitting up. Their music has been characterized as "
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History

The band formed in Portland in 1987.Harwin, Lise (1995)
Sweaty Nipples are just good old dirty fun
, ''
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'', March 17, 1995, p. 9, retrieved 2012-05-07
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).Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. 438 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.Adair, Don (1993)
Sweaty Nipples has some bad times
, '' Spokesman-Review'', April 9, 1993, p. 5, retrieved 2012-05-07
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.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
They played on the
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tour in 1992. 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.Culver, Nina (1997)
Surprise! Sweaty Nipples isn't your average band
, '' Spokesman-Review'', May 8, 1997, p. 3, retrieved 2012-05-07
With Megaforce's demise, the band signed with Elemental and released the album ''Thrill Crazed Space Kids Blasting the Flesh Off Humans'' in 1996. The band's music was featured in some of the 'Play It Loud' advertisements for
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products in the early 1990s.


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

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