Blake Smith - Vocals/ Guitar
Rick Ness - Vocals/Guitar
Mike Willison - Bass/Vocals
Andy Hamilton - Drums
Bill Swartz - Drums on "Shove"
Brian Nolan - Drums
The Bunny - Gyrations/Tomfoolery/Vocals
Fig Dish was one of the many alternative groups swept up in the signing frenzy that took place in Chicago in the wake of the explosion of the grunge scene in the Northwest. Everyone was looking for the next Seattle, and Chicago was as good a city as any, with a roster that included Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins, and Urge Overkill.
The band started in the early '90s when guitarists Blake Smith and Rick Ness left their respective bands and decided to play together. Adding drummer Andy Hamilton and bassist Mike Willison, they chose the name Fig Dish (German for Fuck You) and began to release homemade singles of their Replacements-esque rock. The band decided to try an experiment, they sent demos to major label representatives with a note attached saying "Hey (fill in the blank): I caught these guys last weekend, and they were amazing. Check 'em out! Your pal, Steve." Many soon to be embarrassed label reps gave them a story about their friend "Steve" recommending the band, but finally an A&R man from Polydor discovered their singles on his own and offered them a spot on the label.
The band recorded "That's What Love Songs Often Do" within three weeks of being signed, and the album was released in 1995 to both critical acclaim and touring spots opening for such bands as: Veruca Salt, Letters to Cleo, The Rentals, Sponge and Ned's Atomic Dustbin. When the single "Seeds" started to hit alternative rock radio, the band ran across a blizzard in Nebraska which destroyed their van and their gear. That night the band was recovering at the hotel when the shell-shocked Hamilton told them that he was leaving the band to study law.
In 1997 the band (with new drummer Bill Swartz) stepped back into the studio for "When Shove Goes Back to Push," but they were very unimpressed with their situation. The band was released from Polydor after the pornographic video for "When Shirts Get Tight" was made. Having received zero promotion from the label and after selling only 16,000 copies of their records the band succeeded in getting dropped and decided to look for a new label. While searching, they decided to just kill the band and work on other projects. Willison and Smith started Caviar, while Rick Ness started a band under the simple moniker of Ness.
good goddamn. it's extremely difficult to find fig dish lyrics on the web. and extremely frustrating trying to cover 'sleep startles' and mumbling something like 'yarbrick' in the last verse. help?
Hi its Fig Dish LEON from thebandwithnoname,how you doing, hope your week is going well? If you haven't been on thebandwithnoname profile for a while then its worth taking a look. We have updated the info, pictures,music and gig dates. Please feel free to leave comments and messages.
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Together both albums only sold 16000 copies! That's fucking crazy!....especially for Love Songs ...great album...how many times I've listened to those albums, too many to count....well THANKS for the music
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Roscoe Village: The Forbidden Zone Van wakes up on the couch in the buff and has to explain to his roommates the events of the previous evening with seductress Monica. And how it really didn’t go as well as it was billed. Carter and Jasper enter and reveal a story about Van’s would be girlfriend that leaves his jaw dropped. Is Carter the “Love Machine”? Will Van enter The Forbidden Zone? Find out in this edition of Roscoe Village. Click Here
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