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Crash Vegas was a Canadian folk rock band which formed in 1988,[1] and achieved moderate success in the early 1990s.
Biography
The band was formed by Michelle McAdorey and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo in 1988. With Keelor's commitments to Blue Rodeo taking precedence, he had Colin Cripps replace him in time for the release of the band's first album. Crash Vegas also included Jocelyne Lanois and Ambrose Pottie.
The band released its debut album, Red Earth, on the Risque Disque label in 1989. They had several notable hits on Canadian radio ("Inside Out", "Sky" and "Smoke"), and seemed poised for success. However, Risque Disque soon went bankrupt, leaving the band in limbo. In 1992, they signed a new deal with London/Polygram.
Lanois left the band, and was replaced by Darren Watson for the band's second album. That album, Stone, also included contributions from John Porter and Butch Vig. However, Crash Vegas had a rocky relationship with Polygram, and they subsequently moved to Sony Records after contributing a cover of "Pocahontas" to that label's Neil Young tribute album Borrowed Tunes.
The band performed at Edgefest on Canada Day in 1990 and 1993. In 1993, the band participated in the Another Roadside Attraction tour, and collaborated with The Tragically Hip, Midnight Oil, Hothouse Flowers and Daniel Lanois on the one-off single "Land" to protest forest clearcutting in British Columbia.
In 1995, Watson and Pottie exited the band partway through the recording of their third album, Aurora. The band, now down to the core duo of Cripps and McAdorey, completed the album with session musicians John Borra and Mike Sloski as their rhythm section. Gavin Brown and Eric Chenaux took over the bass and drum slots on the subsequent tour. The single "On and On (Lodestar)" garnered significant radio airplay in Canada, becoming the second highest-charting single of their career, but the band broke up the following year.
McAdorey pursued a solo career, and Cripps went on to join Junkhouse, which received their first widespread exposure when they opened for Crash Vegas during the Red Earth tour. After the disbanding of Junkhouse, Cripps has collaborated with several artists as a co-writer, producer and supporting musician, including Tom Wilson, Jim Cuddy, Stephen Fearing and Kathleen Edwards.
Discography
Studio albums
| Release date | Title | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Album charts | ||
| February 1990 | Red Earth | #51 |
| March 1993 | Stone | #50 |
| May 1995 | Aurora | #31 |
Singles
| Chart peak date | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM TOP 100 |
Album | ||
| March 1990 | "Inside Out" | #18 | Red Earth |
| June 1990 | "Sky" | #69 | |
| September 1990 | "Smoke" | #82 | |
| May 1993 | "You and Me" | #67 | Stone |
| August 1994 | "Pocahontas" | #62 | Aurora |
| June 1995 | "On and On (Lodestar)" | #24 |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Keep It to Myself" | Norry Niven | Stone Core Films |
References
- ^ "Biography: Crash Vegas". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Canoe Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-14.