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Suede (or The London Suede in the United States, although they were often called by their original name by fans in that country) were an English rock band of the 1990s and early 2000s that helped start the Britpop musical movement. Through their several incarnations, they were able to consistently put out albums that charted well, while still holding the respect of critics. Though they never achieved great success in North America, they were considered by some to be as big in the UK in the 90s (at least in terms of popularity) as The Smiths were in the 80s, or Roxy Music in the 70s.

Suede were formed in London in 1989 by bassist Mat Osman, singer Brett Anderson and his then girlfriend, Justine Frischmann, on rhythm guitar. They soon added guitarist Bernard Butler – who was recruited through an advertisement in Melody Maker. Along with a drum machine as percussion, Suede were signed to RML Records, a label from Brighton. Comedian Ricky Gervais (who later found fame with The Office) managed the band for a brief period before they were signed to a record label.

With Mike Joyce (formerly of The Smiths) famously filling in as drummer, Suede’s first record “Be My God”/”Art”, was printed but never released due to a dispute with the label. The few surviving records out of a batch of 2000 are considered amongst the rarest of Suede collectibles. Simon Gilbert soon replaced the drum machine and Suede signed to Nude Records. Though still living with Anderson, Frischmann was ejected from the band around this time because of her failure to attend rehearsals while flaunting her new relationship with Damon Albarn of Blur.
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  • william_0191

    Bangkok in August!! FUCK YEAH!!

    yesterday afternoon
  • billyeuphoria

    LOVEE THEM !

    Sunday morning
  • creidis

    She's staaaar staaaarcrazy

    Friday morning
  • Akuroshi

    Me too!

    11 days ago
  • Another_Sam

    The discovery of Suede is the best thing that happened to me this year.

    11 days ago
  • Varnish_ice

    this band is my heroin

    12 days ago
  • femme_pop

    Suede = Beauty, not something as throw away and minimal as sex.

    14 days ago
  • dec30

    Who else thinks these protocol demo's from Head Music were superior to the final product?Would not mind hearing the whole album like this!

    16 days ago
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Suede in Benidorm on 27 July 2012

27 Jul 2012 | from www.suede.co.uk

test: Suede Date: 27 July 2012 - 29 July 2012 City: Benidorm Venue: Low Cost Festival, Ciudad Deportiva Guillermo Amor Address: Avenida de la ciudad deportiva 03502 Country: Spain Admission: From 50€ …

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