Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro, and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, "Seether", which was released on the 1994 album American Thighs. That success was followed up with 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You. By 1998, Post was the only original member still in the band and continued on with other musicians. Veruca Salt released the album Resolver in 2000 and the album IV in 2006. After a hiatus in 2012, the band reformed with its original lineup. Their fifth studio album, Ghost Notes, was released in 2015.

基本资料

国籍：美国

成员：Louise Post 、Nina Gordon 、Steve Lack 、Jim Shapiro

团体人数：4

发源地：美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥

演艺经历

Veruca Salt, named after a character from Roald Dahl's 1964 book, was formed in Chicago in 1992 by Louise Post and Nina Gordon. They began playing music together and writing songs for a year and a half before recruiting Gordon's brother Jim Shapiro on drums and Steve Lack on bass. Songwriting was mainly done individually by Gordon and Post.The band signed with Minty Fresh Records and released their first single "Seether"/"All Hail Me" in 1994, which was a success. They toured with Hole and released their first album, American Thighs, which reached Gold status. "Seether" and "All Hail Me" were later listed as top grunge songs.After signing with Geffen Records, "Seether" became an MTV hit, but a second single's video was pulled due to band dissatisfaction, leading Geffen to cease further marketing. A stop-gap EP was released in 1996, and Veruca Salt appeared in Pavement's video.Their second album, Eight Arms to Hold You, produced by Bob Rock, was released in 1997. Lead single "Volcano Girls" was the opening theme to the film Jawbreaker. Veruca Salt performed "Shutterbug" on Saturday Night Live, but Nina Gordon claimed they were mistakenly introduced as "Veronica Salt" during the live show.Shapiro left the band soon after Eight Arms' release due to drumming pressures, and was replaced by Stacy Jones. Jones toured with the band and appeared in their music videos. In 1997, Veruca Salt opened for Bush on a North American tour.