Made (stylized as MAdE) was a

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band from

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, Canada, active during the 1990s. Its members were Jason Taylor (lead vocals and guitar), Simon Bedford-James (guitar), Alison McLean (drums), and three different successive bass guitarists: John Bowker, later replaced by Scott Fairbrother, who was in turn replaced by Frank Guidoccio.

History

Made began performing at clubs in Toronto in 1994, and recorded two independent albums: ''Rumball'' and ''Big Brother''. The first of these was released in late 1993 and cost about $300 to record. In 1995, they landed a deal with

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. This resulted in MCA releasing their third album and major-label debut, ''Bedazzler'', on January 28, 1997 in Canada. The album was re-released on January 29, 1997 on

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, and on May 20, 1997 on MCA in the United States. Writing for the ''

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'', Toni Birghenthal described the album as "fabulously put together and simply presented."

References

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