- Bullet lavolta
Bullet Lavolta was an
alternative rock band fromBoston ,Massachusetts that was originally formed in January1987 by four collegedisk jockeys : Clay Tarver (guitar, now of Chavez), Bill Whelan (bass), Corey Loog Brennan (guitar) and Chris "Cruster" Guttmacher (drums). The band later added singerYukkie Gipe after he responded to an advertisement. They played their first show at a dive bar in Boston called Chet's Last Call to a crowd of about fifteen people, but soon became one of Boston's most popular live acts. They gained most of their notoriety by playing college shows in Boston (usually at eitherMIT orHarvard , with bigger acts likeThe Lemonheads ,Dag Nasty , andRollins Band .The band released their self-titled EP on
Taang! Records in 1988. In 1989, they recorded and released their first full-length album, "The Gift", originally released onTaang! . In 1990, they released the "Gimme Danger" EP (which includes a cover of Detroit Rock City) onMetal Blade before signing toRCA , who purchased and re-released "Bullet Lavolta" and "The Gift" on a single disc. The record was even surprisingly reviewed inPeople Magazine and given a good rating. The album sold modestly and the band became well-known enough that their contract was renewed by RCA. A year later, they recorded and released their follow-up, "Swandive", which debuted the same day as Nirvana's classic, "Nevermind". Bullet Lavolta actually played a show with Nirvana around the time of the album's release, with the opening act being an unknown early incarnation ofThe Smashing Pumpkins .The band broke up in
1992 , the same yearMatador Records issued an album of older recordings (mostly from1987 and1989 called "The Gun Didn't Know I Was Loaded". Currently, none of the band's releases are in print by any label.
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