Wax was an American

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band from Los Angeles, California. Wax emerged during the

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resurgence of the early 1990s, and included Joe Sib, Tom "Soda" Gardocki, Dave Georgeff, and Loomis Fall. The band is best known for their

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buzz clip video "California", directed by

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History

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's website. The video depicted a man on fire running in slow motion, and was quickly banned from daytime airplay on MTV. It was included on a retrospective DVD of the director, Spike Jonze, where a still from the video was also shown on the cover of the collection. The video was also included in an episode of MTV's ''

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''. The song became a moderate hit on American rock radio, reaching No. 28 on the

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Modern Rock charts in 1995.

Band members

*Joe Sib – lead vocals *Tom "Soda" Gardocki – guitars, vocals *Dave Georgeff – bass, vocals *Loomis Fall – drums, vocals

Legacy

"Hush" from the album ''What Else Can We Do'' was cited as an influence by

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for the

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song "

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Discography

Studio albums

:*I The LP version was issued on Shattered Records.

Extended plays and singles

* "Who Is Next" (1994)

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* "It Ain't Funny" (1994) Side One * "Who Is Next" (1995) Interscope/Atlantic * "California" (1995) Interscope/Atlantic * "Hangin' On" (2009)

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Compilations and soundtracks

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References

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