Rare were a

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band in the 1990s from

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. Th ...

. The line-up consisted of singer Mary Gallagher, Locky Morris, Seán Ó'Néill (aka John O'Neill, formerly of

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and

That Petrol Emotion That Petrol Emotion were a London-based Northern Ireland-originating band with an American vocalist, Steve Mack. It featured the O'Neill brothers from celebrated Derry pop-punk band The Undertones plus ex-members of fellow Derry bands Bam Bam and ...

) and David Whiteside. Morris and Ó'Néill were the main

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s. Their music was sometimes labeled as

. Despite some positive reviews in the music press, their only notable chart appearance was the single "Something Wild" which reached #57 in the

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in 1996. Rare disbanded soon after the release of their first and only album in 1998.

Discography

Singles

* "Set Me On Fire" (

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, October 1990) * "Something Wild" (Equator Records, February 1996) * "Don't Make Me Wait" (Equator Records, June 1996) * "Killer" (Arctic/Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd., November 1997) * "Seems Like" (Arctic/Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd., March 1998)

Album

*''Peoplefreak'' (Arctic/Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd., April 1998)

References

External links

Rare
at the Irish Music DB * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rare (Band) Musical groups from Derry (city) Trip hop groups