2 Live Crew

The 2 Live Crew has talked about reuniting in 2004 for a final 2 Live Crew album and tour. This album took experimenting a bit further showing that their biggest source of inspiration is Pink Floyd. Mixx left soon after leaving Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis to record The Real One in 1998. But he came back to Anathema and in 2003 the band released A Natural Disaster and started an European Tour. Mr. In March of 2002, Daniel Cavanagh announced his departure from the band, joining Duncan Patterson's band Antimatter. Mixx and Brother Marquis left Luke and Luke Records to go to Lil' Joe Records and recorded/released Shake a Lil' Somethin'. He was replaced by touring bassist George Roberts and then by Jamie Cavanagh.

The Crew was to reunite for an album but the reunion was short lived as Fresh Kid Ice, Mr. Shortly before the release of A Fine Day to Exit, Dave Pybus announced his departure from the band to join - ironically - Cradle of Filth. Mixx reformed again, to record "Hoochie Mama" for the soundtrack to the movie Friday. On the same year, Martin Powell switched positions with Cradle of Filth's, keyboard player Les Smith, who became an integral member of Anathema. Luke, Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis and Mr. However, the essence of the band was kept, as their songs continued to transpose a feeling of depression and more often than not desperation. The New 2 Live Crew broke up in 1995. This album marks Anathema's complete shift from the doom metal genre, focusing instead on slower and more experimental songs.

The Supreme Court ruled this to be fair use. In June of 1999, the album Judgement was released. The Crew had parodied the original on the album As Nasty As They Wanna Be without permission. Finally, John Douglas assumed (again) the drummer position. During this time the lawsuit brought about by the estate of Roy Orbison, the copyright owners of "Oh, Pretty Woman," went to the Supreme Court. Martin Powell (who played keyboards in My Dying Bride previously) also joined the band. 1994 saw Luke, Fresh Kid Ice and Verb (a new addition), regrouping as The New 2 Live Crew, issuing Back at Your Ass for the Nine-Four. Bassist Duncan Patterson quit due to musical differences and was replaced by David Pybus, which was part of Duncan's side-band Dreambreed.

Mixx released unreleased tracks from pre-Luke 2 Live Crew Deal With This under the name Rock on Crew, while Luke and Ice also released new solo albums, I Got Shit on My Mind and The Chinaman, respectively. During this time the band underwent many line-up changes. Fresh Kid Ice and Mr. Alternative 4 was released in 1998. In 1992, a Court of Appeals overturned the obscenity ruling from Jose Gonzales, and the decision was then upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. He was replaced by the ex-drummer of Solstice, Shaun Steels. The 2 Live Crew members went their own ways after this. The second member to leave the band was drummer John Douglas in the summer of 1997.

Neither lived up to the sales that they experienced with As Nasty As They Wanna Be. An European tour followed. In 1991, 2 Live Crew released the very first live rap album, Live in Concert, and Sports Weekend, a full-length studio original. 1996 saw the release of Eternity, which relied more on atmospheric sounds and started the migration to clean vocals, which would be consolidated in Judgement. The publicity then continued when George Lucas, owner of the Star Wars universe, sued Luke Skyywalker for appropriating the name from his franchise. Skyywalker changed his name to Luke and then released an extremely political solo album Banned in the USA, legally securing the rights to Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA. Most diehard fans consider this album the beginning of Anathema's metaphorical downfall. A few other retailers were later arrested for selling it as well. The album incorporated changes in the vocal style and introduced much heavier goth elements.

As a result of the controversy, As Nasty As They Wanna Be sold over two million copies. Later that year, the band released The Silent Enigma, which was a turning point in their career. They were acquitted soon after. This new formation debuted by touring with Cathedral on an UK tour. Charles Freeman, a local retailer, was arrested two days later after selling a copy to an undercover police officers, followed by the arrest of three members of 2 Live Crew after they performed some material from the album at a performance. Rather than recruiting a new vocalist, the band decided that guitarist Vincent Cavanagh would assume the vocals. That June, Judge Jose Gonzalez ruled against the album, declaring it obscene and illegal to sell. In May of 1995, vocalist Darren White quit the band.

2 Live Crew filed a suit against Navarro. 1994 was the year of Anathema's first European tour, which was closely followed by gigs in the Independent Rock Festival in Brazil. Navarro warned record store owners that selling the album may be prosecutable. A music video derived from it - Sweet Tears - even managed to reach MTV's parade. A lawyer affiliated with the AFA, Jack Thompson, met with Florida Governor Bob Martinez and convinced him to look in the album to see if it met the legal classification of "obscene." It was decided in 1990 that action should be taken at the local level and Nick Navarro, Broward County sheriff received a ruling from Judge Mel Grossman that probable cause for obscenity violations existed. Serenades, their debut LP, attracted a lot of mainstream attention. The American Family Association, a conservative group, did not think the presence of a "Parental Advisory" sticker was enough to adequately warn listeners of what was inside the case. Their first release under the label was The Crestfallen EP in November 1992. With the material from that album the band toured with Cannibal Corpse.

The song was based on a quote from a Vietnamese prostitute in Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. The band drew a lot of attention to itself with the release of their second demo - entitled All Faith is Lost - which got Anathema a four-album deal with Peaceville Records. As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989) became the group's biggest hit, largely because of the single Me So Horny, which was popular in spite of little radio play. Their initial demo caught the attention of a couple of bands from the English metal scene and Anathema then proceeded to do gigs with bands of more expression, such as Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost. A record store clerk in Alabama was cited and fined for selling a copy to an undercover cop in 1988, though the verdict was overturned on appeal. The switching of names occurred on the beginning of 1991. Skyywalker decided to sell a clean version of the next album, Move Somethin' (1987). In November of that year, the band recorded their first demo, entitled An Iliad of Woes.

Though the controversy did not rise to the future levels, a Florida store clerk was charged and acquitted of felony charges for selling the album to a fourteen-year-old girl in 1987. Anathema was formed in the year of the 1990 under the name of Pagan Angel. The record went gold. Anathema is an English band from the city of Liverpool, which together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride developed the doom metal genre. 1986 saw the release of 2 Live Is What We Are, featuring profane and sexually graphic lyrics. A Natural Disaster (2003). They received a record deal from Luke Skyywalker, who was a manager and eventual performer. A Fine Day To Exit (2001).

They released Revelation in 1985; the single sold well in Florida and Mixx and Kid Ice moved there, releasing What I Like along with Brother Marquis. Resonance (2001). Mixx and Amazing V. Judgement (1999). 2 Live Crew began in California, consisting of Fresh Kid Ice, DJ Mr. Alternative 4 (1998). 2 Live Crew is one of the most controversial rap groups ever, largely due to the sexual themes of one album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989). Eternity (1996).

The Silent Enigma (1995). Pentecost III (1995). Serenades (1993). The Crestfallen EP (1992).

Dave Pybus - Bass. Martin Powell - Keyboards. Shaun Steels - Drums. Duncan Patterson - Bass.

Darren White - Vocals. John Douglas - Drums. Les Smith - Keyboards. Jamie Cavanagh - Bass.

Vincent Cavanagh - Vocals and rhythm guitar. Daniel Cavanagh - Lead guitar.