Spore was a

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band from Boston, Massachusetts formed in the wake of the early 1990s grunge movement. Spore were signed in 1993 on the

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label, the same label which initially signed

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, the

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and

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, with whom the band released a 7 inch EP. Lead singer Mona Elliot's voice has been described as channelling "anger and determination with a style heavily influenced by early

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-era

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." The Spore song ''Fun'', from the group's third album was included in the

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film, though it was not released on the official film soundtrack CD. The band was also known for sporting an image of

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on their disc covers, with the image being similar to

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's well known pop art interpretation,

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. Elliot went on to form another well-regarded Boston-based band,

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, in 1996. Ayal Naor started up the avant-garde band 27 with members of the Boston band Dirt Merchants, while also contributing on fellow Boston band

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' critically acclaimed album

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as well as touring with the band.

Band members

* Mona Elliott (vocals, guitar, bass) * Ayal Naor (vocals, bass, guitar) * Marc Orleans (guitars, vocals) * Christian Negrette (drums, vocals)

Discography

LPs

* ''Spore'' (1993 - Taang! Records — Recorded in June and September 1992 and March 1993 - ''Number One / Lee / Fun / Feedback / She Makes Me Feel Violent / Splinter / Bleeding Gums / Fear God'') * ''Giant'' (1994 - Taang! Records — Recorded at Fort Apache,

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in September, 1993 - ''Paradise / Power Behind / Red To Green / Sick / Crazy Summer / Untitled / Age / Gunfire / Samantha / Black Nail / Flesh Eater'')

Singles

* ''Number One/Splinter'' (1992 - Cinder Block Records) * ''Fear God/I Want You (She's So Heavy)'' (1993 -

) * ''Fear God'' (1993 -

) : ''Fear God / She's So Heavy / Sick / Bleeding Gums'' * ''Forcefeed / Power Behind'' (1993 split 7'' with ''Slughog'') * ''Active In The Yard'' (1993 - split 7'' with ''

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'') * ''Phuko & Flan Is Ta'' (1994 - split EP with ''Queer'' - Chunk Records)

External links

Spore... retrospective blog February 9, 2007
*

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References

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