What Is This? (Official Thread)

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Discography :

(1984) Squeezed (EP) More informations here
(1985) What Is This? More informations here
(1985) 3 Out of 5 Live (EP) More informations here

Years active : 1980-1986.

I discovered this band because I'm a fan of the Chili Peppers. Hillel Slovak couldn't play on the first Chili's album because he already played for What is This?

Original Members :

- Alain Johannes: Lead vocals, guitar
- Hillel Slovak: Guitar, backing vocals
- Todd Strassman: Bass (replaced by Flea)
- Jack Irons: Drums

Other members :

- Flea: Bass, Backing vocals (replaced Todd Strassman, replaced by Chris Hutchinson)
- Chris Hutchinson: Bass, Backing vocals (replaced Flea)
- Michael Bocretis : Keyboards

If you wanna know more about What is This :
Click Here

I like all their songs, but if I have to chose... :

(Natasha Shneider was the spouse of Alain Johannes, at this time, for this song, I guess it was only his girlfriend)




The only official video : My Mind Have Still I (The sound quality is not good)


When we talk about Chili Peppers and What is This?, there's also another band we cannot forget : Eleven.

Eleven is a band formed by Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider, with... Jack Irons!!! (The ex Chili Peppers drummer)
More informations about "Eleven"
There is 3 album to have!
- (1991) Awake In A Dream
- (1993) Eleven
- (1995) Thunk

"Awake In A Dream" and "Thunk" are my favorites album, "Eleven" is not bad, but I don't know why, I prefer the first and third album.

Eleven - All Together (first track of "Awake In A Dream" (1991))
Eleven - Rainbow's End (forth track of "Awake In A Dream" (1991), official video clip)
Eleven - Crash Today (Second track of "Eleven" (1993), official video clip)
Eleven - Reach Out (Second track of "Eleven" (1993), official video clip)
Eleven - Nature Wants To Kill Me (first track of "Thunk" (1995))

If you have more informations about "What Is This?" or "Eleven", you're welcome!
I guess there's more video clips of "Eleven", but it's very hard to find them all!

So, what do you think? Those 2 bands deserve to be known. :metal:
(Maybe I'll do another topics with "Eleven", I don't search about them on this forum, I guess there's no official thread)
 

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