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Rollins Band was an American rock band formed in Van Nuys, California. The band was active from 1987 to 2006 and was led by former Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins . They are best known for the songs " Low Self Opinion " and " Liar ", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early-mid 1990s.
By 1999, recording for the next Rollins Band album commenced. In July 1999, Rollins Band went on a small eight show tour of the United States, where they previewed some of the new songs. [9] For the album, Rollins booked the band to record at Cherokee Studios in Hollywood. He would leave by himself every night at 6pm.
Get Some Go Again Sessions is a 2005 double album by the Rollins Band, although on this release it is credited to Henry Rollins & Mother Superior. [1]This album contains the original Get Some Go Again album plus the remaining tracks from session (previously released on their own as Yellow Blues), as well as two live tracks and two videos.
In 2011, [3] Rollins reported that "Liar" began during one of the first practice jam sessions with bassist Melvin Gibbs, who joined in 1993, replacing Andrew Weiss. "Liar" was a loose, humorous improvisation performed at live concerts until executives at Imago Records suggested the song had the potential to be a hit single.
[2] [3] Rollins has said that he conceived several song lyrics and musical ideas on his way to band practice in New York. [3] In a 1997 interview, he further recalled that "a lot of the initial songs, like a big hunk of them, were written really fast. 'Volume 4', 'Fool', 'Disconnect', and 'Liar' were written in like two days.
A Nicer Shade of Red is a compilation album by the Rollins Band. [2] It was recorded at the same sessions that produced Nice , making it a companion piece to that album, and was released directly by Rollins' 2.13.61 label.
All songs written by Sim Cain, Melvin Gibbs, Chris Haskett and Henry Rollins US 7" single "Disconnect" – 4:31 "Disconnect" (Edit) – 4:57 US CS single (72787-25084) ...
It consists of covers of Black Flag songs performed by the Rollins Band, with vocalists from various well-known rock, hip hop, punk and metal artists (as well as certain members of Black Flag) singing. All money raised from sales of the album were donated to the legal funds of the West Memphis Three. It is the final release by the Rollins Band.