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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Sweet 75| image = Sweet 75.jpg| caption = Krist Novoselic and Yva Las Vegas| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = United States|USA | genre = Alternative rock | occupation =| years_active = 1995–2000| label = Geffen Records | associated_acts = Nirvana (band)|Nirvana , Ministry (band)|Ministry , Shudder to Think , Sunshine Cake, Eyes Adrift | website =| current_members =| past_members = Krist Novoselic Yva Las Vegas Bobi Lore William Rieflin|Bill Rieflin Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade Gina Mainwal Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1994 after the death of Nirvana (band)|Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain . The band released one album before splitting up in 2000.
History
Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide, along with Venezuelan-born street singer Yva Las Vegas, who he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party.Prato, Greg "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p224688/biography|pure_url=yes Sweet 75 Biography", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation Novoselic originally planned to produce an album for the singer but after writing songs together, they decided to form Sweet 75, the name taken from a poem by Theodore Roethke . With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to Geffen Records . In 1996 a bootleg of a November 17, 1995 live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called Trucked Up Fuckstop . Lore was replaced by former Ministry (band)|Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from Peter Buck of R.E.M. , Anisa Romero (of Sky Cries Mary ), and Herb Alpert . The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with Dinosaur Jr. ,Thompson, Dave (2000) Alternative Rock , Miller Freeman, ISBN 0-87930-607-6, p. 670-671 by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former Shudder to Think drummer Adam Wade (drummer)|Adam Wade , and failed to make much impression, either commercially or critically. The album was described as blending "indie-rock with heavy rock, Mexican music, lounge and country".Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Allmusic|class=album|id=r312402/review|pure_url=yes Sweet 75 Review", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia. It contained the album tracks "Lay Me Down" and "La Vida", and a previously unreleased song called "Soap Zone". Wade left in October 1997, and the group disbanded in early 1998. They reformed later that year, with Rieflin back on drums, and recorded demos for a second album, but Novoselic and Rieflin began spending more time on their other project, Sunshine Cake, with Anisa Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up. Further work on the second album in 2000 was reported but by August that year the band had split up for good, citing "creative differences".
