# Sweet 75 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sweet_75 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sweet_75.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_75 > Source revision: 1349605690 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American rock band For the song by Sleigh Bells, see [*Texis*](/source/Texis). Sweet 75 Krist Novoselic and Yva Las Vegass in 1997 Background information Genres Alternative rock Years active 1994–2000 Label DGC Past members Krist Novoselic Yva Las Vegass Bobi Lore Bill Rieflin Adam Wade Gina Mainwal **Sweet 75** was a band formed by [Krist Novoselic](/source/Krist_Novoselic) in 1994 after the break-up of [Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(band)). The band released [one self-titled album](/source/Sweet_75_(album)) before splitting up in 2000. ## History Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after [Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(band))'s 1994 break-up, along with [Venezuelan](/source/Venezuelan)-born street singer Yva Las Vegass, whom he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party.[1] 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](/source/Theodore_Roethke).[2] With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to [Geffen Records](/source/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](/source/Ministry_(band)) drummer [Bill Rieflin](/source/Bill_Rieflin) before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from [Peter Buck](/source/Peter_Buck) of [R.E.M.](/source/R.E.M.), [Sky Cries Mary](/source/Sky_Cries_Mary)'s Anisa Romero, and [Herb Alpert](/source/Herb_Alpert).[1] The album was not released until 1997, after a tour with [Dinosaur Jr.](/source/Dinosaur_Jr.),[3] by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former [Shudder to Think](/source/Shudder_to_Think) drummer [Adam Wade](/source/Adam_Wade_(drummer)). At the time, the record didn't make much impression, either commercially or critically.[1] The album was described as blending "[indie-rock](/source/Indie-rock) with [heavy rock](/source/Heavy_rock), [Mexican music](/source/Mexican_music), [lounge](/source/Lounge_music) and [country](/source/Country_music)".[4] In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia.[3] 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.[3] 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 Romero, and in mid-1999 the band again split up.[3] 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".[1][5] ## Band members - [Krist Novoselic](/source/Krist_Novoselic) – guitar, bass, accordion - Yva Las Vegass – bass, guitar, vocals - Bobi Lore – drums - [Bill Rieflin](/source/William_Rieflin) – drums - [Adam Wade](/source/Adam_Wade_(drummer)) – drums - Gina Mainwal – drums ## Discography ### Albums - *[Sweet 75](/source/Sweet_75_(album))* (1997, [DGC](/source/DGC_Records)) ### Singles - "Lay Me Down" (1997) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Prato_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Prato_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Prato_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Prato_1-3) Prato, Greg "[Sweet 75 Biography](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p224688/biography)", *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*, Macrovision Corporation 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Theodore Roethke "Reply to a Lady Editor" Voetica Poetry Spoken"](https://voetica.com/voetica.php?collection=1&poet=37&poem=2093). *voetica.com*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Thompson_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Thompson_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Thompson_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Thompson_3-3) Thompson, Dave (2000) *Alternative Rock*, Miller Freeman, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-87930-607-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87930-607-6), p. 670-671 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Erlewine_4-0)** [Erlewine, Stephen Thomas](/source/Erlewine%2C_Stephen_Thomas) "[*Sweet 75* Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r312402/review)", *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*, Macrovision Corporation 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Phrenocosmia_5-0)** Davidson, Jupiter (July 11, 2022). [*Phrenocosmia*](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B68NPBWR/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JHC6Y6YJQXW838RY65H5). USA: Independently Published. p. 21. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [979-8840234280](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/979-8840234280). ## External links - [Krist Novoselic's Sweet 75 web page](http://www.novoselic.com/sweet-75/) v t e Nirvana Kurt Cobain Krist Novoselic Dave Grohl Aaron Burckhard Dale Crover Chad Channing Jason Everman Dan Peters Studio albums Bleach Nevermind In Utero Live albums MTV Unplugged in New York From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah Live at Reading Compilation albums Incesticide Nirvana Sliver: The Best of the Box Icon Box sets Singles With the Lights Out Nevermind: The Singles Extended plays Blew Hormoaning Singles "Love Buzz" "Sliver" "Smells Like Teen Spirit" "Come as You Are" "Lithium" "In Bloom" "Heart-Shaped Box" "All Apologies" / "Rape Me" "Pennyroyal Tea" "About a Girl" "You Know You're Right" Split singles "Candy" / "Molly's Lips" "Here She Comes Now" / "Venus in Furs" "Puss" / "Oh, the Guilt" Promotional singles "On a Plain" "Polly" "The Man Who Sold the World" "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" "Lake of Fire" "Aneurysm" "Drain You" "Endless, Nameless" Other charted songs "Blew" "Dive" "Dumb" "Sappy" "Something in the Way" Other songs "Been a Son" "Breed" "Do Re Mi" "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" "Marigold" "Negative Creep" "Old Age" "Opinion" "Plateau" "Scentless Apprentice" "Serve the Servants" "Spank Thru" "Talk to Me" Videos Live! 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