Formed in 1991 in New York City, Luscious Jackson has received critical acclaim for its music (between alternative rock and hip hop). Its original line-up included: Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glazer and Vivian Trimble.
Drummer Kate Schellenbach became a member of the band during the recording of the first mini-album. Luscious Jackson released their work on the Grand Royal label, which was owned by a sponsor in partnership with Capitol Records.
After the mini-album In Search of Manny, the band showed their next album, Natural Ingredients, to positive reviews. In the same year, the group became one of the attractions of the American festival Lollapalooza.
The next album Fever in Fever Out was released in 1996. Vivian Trimble left the group in 1998. And in 1999 the band released the album Electric Honey. The following year, the final cessation of joint performances was announced. On this, the 10-year history of the group for girls ended.
The Beginning of Luscious Jackson's Journey
In 1991, Jill Cunniff and Gabby Glaser created the band's first showcase thanks to tips received from serving customers at a coffee shop. The band's first live performance was at a concert by the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill.
At the same time, Kate Schellenbach, a member of the Beastie Boys, decided to become a member of the Luscious Jackson group and sat down at the percussion instruments. Vivian Trimble took over keyboards and backing vocals.
In 1992, the group of girls released the mini-album In Search of Manny, which consists of three songs from the original demo, as well as four new songs. The songs Let Yourself Get Down and Daughters of The Kaos were released as promotional singles. A video was filmed for the last song.
First major achievements
These singles were to be included in the forthcoming Daughters of the Kaos EP. But Luscious Jackson released their first ever LP for Grand Royal Natural Ingredients.
This album included three hits: City Song, Deep Shag and Here. The latter was even featured in the movie Clueless by Alyssia Silverstone. The group did not stop there and created music videos for all three hits.
The group gained significant success in 1994-1995. At this time, the girls participated in the famous Lollapalooza tour. And also repeatedly they became guests of popular TV shows. One such show was Saturday Night Live, Viva Variety and MTV's 120 Minutes. In addition, the girls also appeared in the fashion "segment" of the MTV House of Style channel along with Sidney Crawford.
Special attention was paid to the team in an episode of the cartoon "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" (from Nickelodeon), where the group performed four songs: Angel, Satellite, Pele Merengue and Here.
While on tour in 1995, Vivian Trimble and Jill Cunniff recorded a collection of soft acoustic songs, the Kostars. The album was released in 1996 with the participation of Kate Schellenbach and Gabby Glaser. As well as Gina and Dina Ween from Ween. Josephine Wiggs, bassist for The Breeders, was the producer.
Commercial success
A very successful period of the Luscious Jackson team is considered 1996-1997. While promoting the release of their second full-length album, Fever in Fever Out, the girls topped the Billboard Top 40 with Naked Eye.
Also at this time, two new singles were released - Under Your Skin and Why Do I Lie?. They were later used in the screening of Gus Van Sant's movie Good Will Hunting. Fans of Luscious Jackson have become the proud owners of a CD with ten Tip Top Starlets demo tracks.
The breakup of Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson began 1998 with George Gershwin's I'm Got a Crush on You. This was done for the album Red Hot Organization, a compilation of Red Hot + Rhapsody.
This album was dedicated to George Gershwin, who raised money for many charities that fought to raise awareness of AIDS among the US population.
The musicians became members of the advertising company The Gap. Their Christmas ad Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! was voted the most popular of all TV campaigns.
Tired of touring, there was a desire to engage in other musical projects. This prompted Vivian Trimble to leave Luscious Jackson. Then Vivian Trimble and Josephine Wiggs released an album called Dusty Trails.
In 1999, Luscious Jackson released their third full-length LP, Electric Honey, and the single Lady Fingers. The single was a good success, the video was even put into rotation on VH1. In addition, Lady Fingers appeared in an episode of the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The second single, titled Nervous Breakthrough, was released without a video and was not a commercial success. Plans to launch a third single from Devotion were canceled due to declining interest in the album. At the same time, a remix for the radio was already ready. In 2000, Luscious Jackson announced that they would no longer record songs and tour.
