Goodbye Fairground | zh

Vocalist Tim "Trim Swinger" Singer's talking, screaming, bellowing vocal storytelling sat so nicely atop Kiss It Goodbye's dynamic and explosive songcraft that drummer Andrew Gormley would later remark to Eclipse magazine that the screamer could effectively make "me throwing my drums around the room" sound good. Equal parts off-time warping and heavy crunching guitar play, Kiss It Goodbye's music was pummeling enough to appeal to fans of Pantera, personal enough for the hardcore set, and mind-bendingly creative enough to jar loose the cynical "musician" types fond of bands like Voivod and Die Kreuzen. The roots of Seattle, WA's Kiss It...

Fairground Attraction were a Scottish acoustic pop group from Glasgow, best-known for the hit single "Perfect", and for helping to launch the career of its lead singer, Eddi Reader. After the usual career-beginning playing in local clubs and pubs, in 1987 Fairground Attraction were signed to RCA, and released their first single, "Perfect", in April 1988. It was an immediate success, reaching number one on the UK singles chart. Their album The First of a Million Kisses was a characteristic blend of folk, jazz, country, and cajun elements (all but one of its songs being written by Mark Nevin). Released...

A synth pop duo consisting of Nila K Leigh and Sam Ford. The group were originally from New York, but are now based in Seattle. .

Another forgotten band of the Mid90s. Featuring Mike Parsell of Frail on Guitar. Musically less chuggy than Frail and similar to a lot of (more) modern stuff like Yaphet Kotto or Rockets and Bluelights; lots of driving guitars and drumming with someone singing at the top of his lungs, without going "bleauurgh". They released a demo cassette, a self-titled 7" and a split with Across Five Aprils. .