Biography The Vaselines
The Vaselines were a rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. Formed in 1986, the band was originally made up of only Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, but later added James Seenan and Charlie Kelly on bass and drums respectively. McKee had formerly been a member of The Pretty Flowers with Duglas T. Stewart, Norman Blake and Sean Dickson. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain once described Kelly and McKee as his "most favourite songwriters in the whole world".
The band formed in 1986, and released two short EPs, "Son of a Gun", which featured a reworking of Divine's "You Think You're a Man" on its B-side, and "Dying for It", which featured the songs 'Molly's Lips' and 'Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam', both of which Nirvana would later cover. In 1989 they released their only album, Dum Dum, on 53rd and 3rd Records. The band broke up shortly after its release. They briefly reformed in 1990 to open for Nirvana when they played in Edinburgh.
Though they were not widely known outside of Scotland during their short career, their association with Nirvana brought exposure to the band. With their songs "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips" covered on Nirvana's album Incesticide and "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" covered as "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" on MTV Unplugged in New York, the band gained a new audience. In 1992, Sub Pop released A Complete History, a compilation that contained The Vaselines' entire body of work.
Kelly went on to found the band Captain America (later renamed Eugenius) and became rhythm guitarist with BMX Bandits. He currently performs solo. McKee founded the band Suckle and released her first solo album, Sunny Moon, in 2006.
In summer 2006, McKee and Kelly took to the stage together for the first time since 1990 to perform a set of Vaselines songs, as part of a joint tour to promote their individual solo albums.
The band formed in 1986, and released two short EPs, "Son of a Gun", which featured a reworking of Divine's "You Think You're a Man" on its B-side, and "Dying for It", which featured the songs 'Molly's Lips' and 'Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam', both of which Nirvana would later cover. In 1989 they released their only album, Dum Dum, on 53rd and 3rd Records. The band broke up shortly after its release. They briefly reformed in 1990 to open for Nirvana when they played in Edinburgh.
Though they were not widely known outside of Scotland during their short career, their association with Nirvana brought exposure to the band. With their songs "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips" covered on Nirvana's album Incesticide and "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" covered as "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" on MTV Unplugged in New York, the band gained a new audience. In 1992, Sub Pop released A Complete History, a compilation that contained The Vaselines' entire body of work.
Kelly went on to found the band Captain America (later renamed Eugenius) and became rhythm guitarist with BMX Bandits. He currently performs solo. McKee founded the band Suckle and released her first solo album, Sunny Moon, in 2006.
In summer 2006, McKee and Kelly took to the stage together for the first time since 1990 to perform a set of Vaselines songs, as part of a joint tour to promote their individual solo albums.
Members
- Eugene Kelly - vocals, guitar
- Frances McKee - vocals, guitar
- James Seenan - bass
- Charlie Kelly - drum
Discography
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