“Most favorite songwriters in the world.”- assim se referia Kurt cobain dos The Vaselines, uma banda escocesa de que era grande fã e da qual os nirvana acabaram por fazer três covers: Son of a Gun, Molly´s Lips (inseridas em Incesticide), e Jesus wants me for a sunbeam (que faz parte do MTV Unplugged, com um nome ligeiramente diferente). Esta ligação com os Nirvana, acabou por dar a conhecer ao mundo uma banda que, sem essa ajuda talvez nunca tivesse sido descoberta (ou, pelo menos, demoraria um pouco mais a sê-lo) mas que, mesmo assim, permanece, lamentavelmente, um pouco esquecida.
Os Vaselines foram criados em Edimburgo no ano de 1987 por Eugene Kelly e Frances McKee, aos quais mais tarde se juntaram Charles Kelly na bateria e James Seenan no baixo. Tendo lançado apenas dois EPs, no final dos anos 80, e um álbum, em 1990, chamado Dum Dum têm, portanto, um repertório pouco extenso que se encontra reunido no recentemente lançado Enter The Vaselines. Son of a Gun foi o seu primeiro single e as suas musicas caracterizam-se por letras de temática sexual, cantadas por vozes doces e, muitas vezes, sobre um fundo de guitarras barulhentas, sendo notória a influência dos Velvet Underground
Os The Vaselines acabaram na semana em que foi lançado o álbum de estreia, apenas quatro anos após a sua formação. Com o final do projecto, Eugene Kelly e Frances McKee, cada um por seu lado, acabaram por seguir carreiras musicais em outras bandas e a solo.
Em 2006, os dois membros fundadores do grupo, juntaram-se pela primeira vez em quase 20 anos numa digressão conjunta para promover os respectivos álbuns a solo, voltando a juntar-se já em 2008 para alguns concertos. A reedição do seu trabalho, no duplo Enter the Vaselines, é uma boa oportunidade para descobrir uma daquelas bandas...que vale a pena ouvir.
("Most favorite songwriters in the world." - That was said by Kurt Cobain about The Vaselines, a Scottish band whom he was big fan, and Nirvana had eventually covered three of their songs: Son of a Gun, Molly's Lips (inserted in Incesticide), and Jesus wants me for a sunbeam (which is part of MTV Unplugged, with a slightly different name). This link with the Nirvana eventually gave to the world a band that, without such help might never have been discovered (or at least take a little longer to be) but that still remains, unfortunately, a little forgotten.
The Vaselines were established in Edinburgh in 1987 by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, which later joined Charles Kelly on drums and Charly James on bass. With only two EPs in the late 80's and one album in 1990 called Dum Dum therefore have a small repertoire that is assembled in the recently released Enter The Vaselines. Son of a Gun was the first single and their songs are characterized by sex-themed lyrics, sung by sweet voices and often against a background of loud guitars, and The influence of the Velvet Underground.
The Vaselines ended the week it was released the debut album, just four years after its formation. With the end of the project, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, each one in turn, eventually pursue careers in music bands and solo.
In 2006, two founding members of the group gathered for the first time in nearly 20 years on a joint tour to promote their solo albums, returning to join in 2008 for concerts. A reprint of their work, the double Enter the Vaselines, is a good opportunity to discover one of those bands ... it's worth listening to.)
The Vaselines were established in Edinburgh in 1987 by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, which later joined Charles Kelly on drums and Charly James on bass. With only two EPs in the late 80's and one album in 1990 called Dum Dum therefore have a small repertoire that is assembled in the recently released Enter The Vaselines. Son of a Gun was the first single and their songs are characterized by sex-themed lyrics, sung by sweet voices and often against a background of loud guitars, and The influence of the Velvet Underground.
The Vaselines ended the week it was released the debut album, just four years after its formation. With the end of the project, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, each one in turn, eventually pursue careers in music bands and solo.
In 2006, two founding members of the group gathered for the first time in nearly 20 years on a joint tour to promote their solo albums, returning to join in 2008 for concerts. A reprint of their work, the double Enter the Vaselines, is a good opportunity to discover one of those bands ... it's worth listening to.)
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