Extra Virgin

Following the unfortunate demise of Blind Melon in 1995, its surviving members ultimately continued to other tasks. A few members produced the Seattle-based Luma, while guitarist Rogers Stevens produced the brand new York City-based Extra Virgin, with regional vocalist Rene Lopez. Introduced by way of a shared friend in past due-1997, the set automatically strike it off. Lopez’s prior band, The Power, was a favorite funk-rock music group in the region, and further Virgin’s sound is usually a merger between both Stevens’ and Lopez’s previous bands – relaxed funk coupled with alternating hard and meditative rock and roll. Joined by various other musicians, the brand new clothing issued an separately released, 12-monitor debut in 1999, entitled Twelve Tales Great. Squirrel Nut Zippers/Blind Melon manufacturer Mike Napolitano taken care of production duties, properly capturing the brand new band’s interesting chemistry on record.