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Timeline
Blisters
[edit]Musical style and influences
[edit]Adam Cadre dubbed SugarComa: "the most frustrating band I've ever heard", on account of Mayers' "horrible bellowing" marring his otherwise positive listening experience.[2]
"horrendous crimes against music"[3]
In their review of Becoming Something Else, ROCKRGRL proclaimed SugarComa to be: "One of the best bands to come out of England in the last several years."[4]
What Goes Around
[edit](You Drive Me) Crazy
[edit]| "(You Drive Me) Crazy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sugarcoma | ||||
| from the album Becoming Something Else | ||||
| A-side | "Windings" (double A-side) | |||
| B-side | "Queenie" | |||
| Released | April 1, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Studio | Chapel Studies, Lincolnshire | |||
| Genre | Nu metal | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Music For Nations | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Colin Richardson | |||
| Sugarcoma singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "(You Drive Me) Crazy" on YouTube | ||||
"una cover perfettamente riuscita, incisiva ed irriverente"[7]
"indigesto ed infausto"[9]
MusiCDome Kft[10]
CMJ New Music Report: "And any band — regardless of how many women it is comprised of — that can cover Britney Spears's "(You Drive Me) Crazy" has gigantic balls."[11]
Media
[edit]As SugarComa's emergence coincided with the development of Web 2.0, the young band members were computer literate and frequently interacted with fans on internet forums. The band maintained an early presence at MP3.com.[12] They also encouraged fans to share their music online, anticipating future developments in the music industry:[13]
| “ | SugarComa support free net music - they believe that in the future, music will be given away over the internet and bands will make "royalties" from their website's sponsors - depending on the amount of hits they receive. | ” |
When the Music For Nations record label dropped SugarComa their spokesperson released a statement on their own internet forum.[14]
Zero Star
[edit]In February 2001 Fisk wrote an album progress update on the message board section of the Bed of Dolls fan page. By this stage "Boy in Chains" had fallen out of favour:[15]
| “ | there's 2 demo versions, 1 with a shouting chorus and 1 with singing. neither seemed to work that well, so this song will probably be forgotten forever | ” |
Tours
[edit]...toilet circuit...
In December 2000 the band embarked on their first UK concert tour. They formed the support act for My Ruin, who were promoting the A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish album. Quickly forming a good relationship with My Ruin's volatile singer Tairrie B, they moved up the billing when original main support act Snake River Conspiracy pulled out.[16] My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy was impressed by the young support act: "It's been pretty simple. Two bands; no drama." On the penultimate night of the tour they joined My Ruin on stage to perform a cover version of Black Flag's "My War", with Roy Mayorga guesting on drums.[17]
"The place goes insane for Fear Factory who are (as always) brilliant! They also have one of the most professional attitudes and crews we have come across so far! They have treated us so well and we have really enjoyed these three days! Dino [Cazares] drags us onstage to sing "Edgecrusher" and things couldn't be better! It's such an odd feeling to have just completed a three-day tour with Fear Factory as they were one of the first heavy bands I really got into. My first ever metal gig was a Fear Factory one a few years ago at the Astoria!"
—Cuthbert's ebullient Tour Diary entry after the Newcastle University concert, 5 November 2001[18]
The band then received a late-notice invitation to support Fear Factory on the Manchester and Glasgow legs of the Digimortal World Tour in November 2001. They stood in for Godflesh as the tertiary support act behind Janus Stark and the American headliners at the Manchester Academy and the Barrowlands. Following the latter performance, the band were sought out by Dino Cazares at the aftershow party at Glasgow Cathouse and offered another support slot for the following night at the smaller Newcastle University venue.[18]
Three weeks after their Fear Factory experience, the band embarked on a tour of the UK and Ireland as the main support act to Will Haven. On 26 and 27 November 2001 they played Temple Bar Music Centre in Dublin and Belfast Limelight, respectively, with Cyclefly opening the bill. Will Haven and SugarComa then supported One Minute Silence in Kerrang!-sponsored dates at the Glasgow Garage, Manchester University and Wolverhapton Wulfrun Hall, culminating in a date at London Astoria on 1 December 2001. Final dates with Will Haven followed at The Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth and Newport TJ's on 2 and 3 December 2001.[18]
The band's extensive touring programme continued on 7 December 2001 when they joined the lineup for Machine Head's UK tour for the ill-starred Supercharger album. Billed fourth behind Thumb, Ill Niño and the headline act, their set lists were cut short on the opening nights at Manchester Academy and Brixton Academy. The third set at Wolverhampton Civic Hall was beset by technical difficulties which started in the soundcheck and continued throughout the performance.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ McNamee, David (13 January 2002). "Live Reviews - SugarComa - Dudley JB's Wolverhampton". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Cadre, Adam. "Sugarcoma". Adamcadre.ac. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Voti, Gianluca (5 October 2002). "Sugarcoma – Recensione: Becoming Something Else" (in Italian). Metallus.it. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "SugarComa Becoming Something Else (Koch)". ROCKRGRL. p. 147. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
One of the best bands to come out of England in the past several years, Sugarcoma hits you like a ton of bricks. The opening seconds of "Windings" unleash the band's full force.
- ^ Schiffbauer, Conny (16 January 2002). "Reviews 6.5 SugarComa What Goes Around" (in German). Rock Hard (magazine). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "SugarComa - What Goes Around" (in Italian). Metal Italia. 7 January 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Pirazzoli, Massimo 'Whora' (2002). "SugarComa - (You Drive Me) Crazy" (in Italian). Metal.it. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Greg, VS (18 April 2002). "SugarComa – Crazy/Windings (Music For Nations/Wagram) - 18/04/2002 @ 14h47" (in French). VS-Webzine. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "SugarComa – Becoming Something Else" (in Italian). Metal Maniacs. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Szilvia, Valentin (22 September 2002). "Sugarcoma: (You Drive Me) Crazy / Windings" (in Hungarian). Shock! Magazin. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report (779): 26. 9 September 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "mp3.com/SugarComa". MP3.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "SugarComa Interview". MP3 Magazine. Future Publishing. 1 October 2000. Archived from the original on 14 April 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "News & Updates". Milk Fed. 30 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Point taken about SugarComa. So, as opposed to some record company bit of crap, or the brush off, we'd like to explain the decision made as openly as we can – SugarComa and their fans deserve that. Sadly, SugarComa are no longer with MFN. I say 'sadly' because the majority of the people who work at MFN actually like the band a lot, both musically and as people. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop the powers that be from making a very difficult, commercial decision. MFN worked hard on SugarComa and spent an enormous amount of money (all those tours, marketing, videos, recording, etc.). However, the majority of the UK press and radio simply would not recognise the band's potential. Gaining industry support for the band was difficult, to say the least. In terms of the TV coverage the band had, when you are struggling to get a new band coverage, you work with what you have. The band was not forced to do anything they didn't want to do. In fact, there were a couple of TV shows that they declined to do (with our support). As for the public's support of SugarComa, this was also sadly lacking. Yes, the band does have fans, of course. But there simply were not enough fans gained after the extensive touring (both as headliners and supports) and three videos. Not enough people voted for the videos to make an impact, nor did enough people request to hear the band on the radio. At the end of the day, a lot of money was spent and very few people actually went on to purchase the band's music. This is the hard, cold reality of the music business and the difficulty every record company faces – it is a business, the business of selling records. This is not to say that we drop a band if they don't have a 'hit' on their first album. We certainly do develop bands on a long-term basis (just look at our roster) and failure to get off the ground in one country does not mean a band will be dropped. However, in the case of SugarComa, we ran into the same lack of support for the band on an international level. So, even though the people on the ground here at MFN love the band, higher powers made a business decision not to keep the band on. Most of us found this very upsetting as we put 200% into our work – it's a passion, not just a job. But, what I would say is that this unfortunate situation has absolutely nothing to do with other bands on the label, or how much money is spent on them. Each band is treated as their own entity and what one is doing, or how much is being spent on one band, has nothing to do with other. That is simply not how it works. As a member of MFN staff, my personal thoughts are that SugarComa are young and strong, not to mention a good band. I fully believe that they will bounce back and it will be our loss. We really do wish them all the best.
- ^ "News". Bed of Dolls. 3 February 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ of S-B-S, Fedja (2 November 2000). "My Ruin - Interview with Tairrie B and Mick Murphy". Strength Beyond Strength. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "My Ruin: Interview at the London Highbury Garage W/ Tairrie & Mick- December 7th 2000 Supported by SugarComa". My Ruin. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Cuthbert, James. "Tour Diary". SugarComa. Archived from the original on 23 January 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2020.