ARTIST: Rollins Band
TITLE: The End Of Something
LABEL: Dreamworks
TYPE: Normal release
GENRE: Rock
SOURCE: CD Maxi (3-5+ tracks)
BITRATE: 211 kbps avg/44100 Hz
ENCODER: Lame 3.97
SIZE: 29.84 MB
PLAYTIME: 18:43
RELEASE DATE: 1997-XX-XX
RIP DATE: 2010-02-04
Track List
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1. The End of Something (LP Version) 4:54
2. The End of Something (We Change Fear 4:39
Remix)
3. Threshold (Previously Unreleased In The 9:10
UK)
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Total Playtime: 18:43
Release Notes:
Almost immediately after the legendary punk/hardcore band Black Flag called it
quits in 1987, lead singer Henry Rollins issued his first solo releases, Hot
Animal Machine and Drive By Shootings (the latter an EP credited to Henrieta
Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters), featuring longtime friend Chris
Haskett on guitar, bassist Bernie Wandel, and drummer Mick Green. But Rollins
missed being part of a true band, hence the formation of the Rollins Band.
Similar in style to the Flag's latter direction (Sabbath-esque riff-heavy
hardcore metal), the Rollins Band enlisted ex-Gone members Sim Cain (drums) and
Andrew Weiss (bass), while Haskett remained onboard. The group quickly made a
name for themselves with their explosive concerts and nonstop touring, as
soundman Theo Van Rock signed on as well (Rock's contributions were so great
that he was often credited as a fifth member of the band).
A steady stream of releases followed: 1988's Life Time (produced by Fugazi's Ian
MacKaye), 1989's Do It and Hard Volume, as well as the 1990 live set Turned On.
1990 also saw the release of Fast Food for Thought, a one-off experimental side
project by Rollins and Weiss, dubbed Wartime. But the Rollins Band caught their
big break when Perry Farrell invited them to join his inaugural Lollapalooza
festival tour in the summer of 1991 (which also included such acts as Nine Inch
Nails, Living Colour, Ice T, Siouxse & the Banshees, and headlined Jane's
Addiction). Opening up the day's multi-band concert proved to be quite a
challenge -- playing in the baking early afternoon heat while concert-goers were
still arriving -- but the thousands who had never even heard of the Rollins Band
were now well aware of the group's gripping, thought-provoking heavy rock. The
buzz on the band was growing and their next release, 1992's The End of Silence
(their first for Imago Records), proved to be their best selling album thus far,
spawning such popular MTV videos as "Low Self Opinion" and "Tearing," while
Henry Rollins began appearing regularly on the network as a guest VJ or on
specialty programs.
Weiss left the band after the tour in support of End of Silence wrapped up
(later turning up on releases by the Butthole Surfers, Helios Creed, Yoko Ono,
Pigface, and Ween) and was replaced by New York City funk bassist Melvin Gibbs,
recommended by Living Colour's Vernon Reid. The Rollins Band's 1994 release
Weight proved to be the biggest hit of their career, due to MTV's heavy rotation
of the striking Anton Corbijn-directed clip for "Liar" (which saw Rollins
wearing different costumes and, at several points, covered from head to toe in
red paint). A memorable appearance at Woodstock '94 followed shortly thereafter
as the band continued their relentless touring schedule. 1997 saw the release of
the band's debut for the massive DreamWorks label, Come in and Burn, but
stagnation began setting in and Rollins dismissed his bandmates shortly after
the conclusion of its supporting tour. Haskett later played on David Bowie's
Hours, as well as continuing a solo career, while the others showed up on other
artists' records as well. The stopgap live set, Live in Australia 1990, was
issued in 1999 as Henry Rollins assembled a whole new Rollins Band lineup,
consisting of L.A. rockers Mother Superior. 2000's Get Some Go Again was the new
lineup's first album together.
taken from allmusic.com