- Furslide
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Name = Furslide
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Origin = New York,NY
Genre =Alternative rock Indie rock Female rock
Years_active = 1997 - 1999
Label =Virgin Records
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Current_members = Jennifer Turner,Jason Lader , Adam MacDougall
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Notable_instruments =Furslide is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. They have released only one full-length album, called "Adventure", which was released on
Meanwhile... , a sublabel ofVirgin Records created byNellee Hooper , on October, 6th 1998.History
Their lead vocalist, Jennifer Turner, was playing the Tigerlily tour with
Natalie Merchant as a guitarist, when they formed Furslide together withJason Lader and Adam MacDougall in early 1997. Furslide was the first band on Nellee Hooper's new labelMeanwhile... when they were signed in 1998. They released their debut album titled Adventure in fall 1998 and played a couple of show subsequently in the US, the UK and all across Europe (for example opening forLenny Kravitz on October 8th, 1998 in Detroit, they also where support act forKula Shaker ,Alanis Morissette andBen Folds ). In 1999 they dissolved, supposedly because of disappointing record sales.The music of Furslide is diverse and multifaceted. Turner names
Joni Mitchell ,Chrissie Hynde andNatalie Merchant as influences.They have also had a track featured on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Members
The band consisted of the following members:
* Jennifer Turner, guitars and vocals
*Jason Lader , bass guitar
* Adam MacDougall, drumsOther Projects
Jennifer TurnerBroke from Virgin to form an independent record label,
Caboose Music . Her New band
Inner released the full lengthlovetheonlyway and the EP thedogdemos on the cabbose music label.Inner consisted of:Jennifer Turner, Erica Quitzow, Samuel Omeechevaria and Fabien Waltmann
Discography
tudio albums
External links
* [http://www.virginrecords.com/furslide/ Official Virgin Website for Furslide]
* [http://www.pauseandplay.com/furslide.htm FURSLIDE'S EXCELLENT 'ADVENTURE', Article on "Pause and Play"]
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