Essay About Singer John Spence Quits And Heavy Metal Guitarist Tom

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In the begaining – In Anaheim California Eric Stefani Gwens older brother
would write songs like (Stick it in a hole) about a pencil sharpener, and
forcing Gwen to song with John their singer. In December of 1986 their
singer John Spence quits and forces Gwen to sing at their first gig. In the
summer of 1987 Gwen and Tony (their basses) start going out.December
21-1987 John Spence shots him self in a park in Anaheim Cal. In the spring
of 1988 the heavy metal guitarist Tom, a college student,refuses his sisters
offer to play in her band to play in No Doubt.In 1987-1988 part of the
then underground-ska-scence, No Doubt built a huge following of
” rude boys” and after numerous gig openings for the untouchables and
fishbones, as well as their own all- ages show. In 1989-1990 No doubt
evoled into a soild five piece unit, expanding their sound to include the style
of each,natural evolvution shows opening for The Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
Ziggy Martey, Mano Negra, their forbrace board sound that appealed to the
college crowd. August of 1991 No doubt signs a “big” record contract with
Interscope Records. October- December 1991, between working and driving
to school (Toms a music major, Gwens a art major, and Tony and Adrion
are psychology majors) the band drives to a Los Angeles studio as often
as possible to record their debut album, a 14 song collection of older
material as well as recently plained tracks. Finally in march of 1993 No Doubt
begains the first sessions for what would be called Tragic Kingdom. Eric
departs before the completion of Tragic Kingdom, and continues as a
animator for the simpsons. After a seven year relationship, Tony gets
clawstrophobic and dumps Gwen and after that she wrote “dont
speak”an evoled from a love song to a broken heart song .January of 1996
several mounths after the release Tragic Kingdom debuts on billboards top
200 at no. 175 and the “just a girl” reaches no. 10