

#10000 MANIACS UNPLUGGED MOVIE#
The band changed its name to Burn Victims and then to 10,000 Maniacs, inspired by the 1964 low-budget horror movie Two Thousand Maniacs!. Newhouse and Cardinale left the band in July, and Merchant became the main singer. John Lombardo, who was in a band named The Mills (along with brother guitarist/vocalists Mark Liuzzo and Paul Liuzzo and drummer Mike Young) and used to play occasionally with Still Life, was invited to join permanently on guitar and vocals. Gustafson invited Natalie Merchant, who was 17 at the time, to do some vocals. The band was formed as Still Life in 1981 in Jamestown, New York, by Dennis Drew (keyboards), Steven Gustafson (bass), Chet Cardinale (drums), Robert Buck (guitar) and Buck's ex-wife Terri Newhouse (vocals).

History Early years Natalie Merchant as lead singer in 1984 After the recording but before the release of MTV Unplugged, original lead singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career, while the remaining members continued the band. They achieved their most significant success between 19, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992) and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993). They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. 1987: L to R: Rob Buck, Steve Gustafson, Natalie Merchant, Dennis Drew and Jerome AugustyniakĬhristian Burial, Elektra, Geffen, Bar/None, Cleopatra, Omnivoreġ0,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band that was founded in 1981.
