- Ednaswap
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ednaswap
Img_capt = Ednaswap circa 1995.
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Origin =Los Angeles, California , USA
Genre =Alternative rock GrungeHard rock Pop rock
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Years_active = 1993 — 1998
Label =Eastwest Records Island Records
Associated_acts =Annetenna Autolux
URL = [http://ednaswap.com Old website, now inactive]
Current_members =Anne Preven Rusty Anderson Scott Cutler Paul Bushnell Scot Coogan
Past_members =Carla Azar Ednaswap was a band from
Los Angeles ,United States . They existed between1993 and1998 . FrontwomanAnne Preven came up with the band's name after she dreamed she was in a band of the same name that was so bad they were booed off-stage.Although their output is relatively unheard of, Ednaswap songs have been worldwide hits when covered by other artists.
Natalie Imbruglia 's first single "Torn" was an Ednaswap cover, for example, as wasSinéad O'Connor 's "The State I am In". Anne Preven and Scott Cutler, the songwriting couple behind Ednaswap, have also written for Madonna and produced songs forSinéad O'Connor . Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Scot Coogan went on to form the bandAnnetenna .Ednaswap songs have appeared on the TV show "
Daria ". "Clown Show " from their first album appeared on the independent filmGlory Daze .Members
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Anne Preven - Vocals
*Rusty Anderson - Guitar
*Scott Cutler - Guitar
*Paul Bushnell - Bass
*Carla Azar (laterScot Coogan ) - Drumsound
Like many bands, Ednaswap's sound evolved with nearly every release. Their self-titled debut could be best described as
Post-grunge , but "Chicken" and "Wacko Magneto" were unquestionably grungyHard rock with some similarities toVeruca Salt andLive Through This -eraHole . "Wacko" was also described by one reviewer as a "Sex Pistols ,Mick Ronson ,Led Zeppelin andJimi Hendrix smoothie". "Wonderland Park" further altered their sound. It was an extremely melodicPop rock album with some harder edges than most. Before their dissolution, the band stated that they could have easily seen a return to the hardness of "Wacko Magneto", and while no songs were ever recorded after "Wonderland Park" to back up this statement,Annetenna 's work showed an even more polished Pop sound than "Wonderland Park"Discography
Trivia
*At the time the band released "Chicken EP", they called themselves Edna Swap instead of Ednaswap.
*Tim Roth wears an Ednaswap shirt in the first scenes ofGridlock'd .
*Anne Preven and Scott Cutler were nominated for an Academy Award in 2007 in the Best Original Song category for a song they wrote for the movie "Dreamgirls" titled "Listen".
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