Marijne van der Vlugt (vocals and keyboards)
Paul Kennedy (guitar)
Pete Brown (bass)
Rob Wakeman (drums)
Charley Stone (live guitar, keyboards and backing vocals)
Influences
Paul: "Always remember the three Franks - Black, Zappa and Sinatra. Pixies saved the music scene from a stodgy world of greyness in music. Dark days into which Black Francis, Kim, Dave & Joey shone a torch of beauty. Thank goodness for that! Oh and the two Bs, The Beatles and Beach Boys of course."
Marijne: "Queen for the songs, Freddy for the performances, the Deal Sisters, Audrey Hepburn (she was almost Dutch you know), Polly Jean H and Ravel (Bolero was my very first record along with Queen's News of the World)."
Rob: "The Pixies sent a rocket up our collective arse. The Breeders were gorgeous. And Dave Clarke and DJ Rush made me move like an idiot on the
dancefloor."
This page has been up and running for a few months now and we Thank you for all your Comments and Suggestions and Contributions, Keep them coming please…. This page is nothing without them.
The turn around may seem a bit slow at the moment on the songs but that’s because Marijne, holder of all rare tracks, is a bit busy with other stuff so please hang on in there and keep checking.
We're still into knowing what you'd like to hear etc and your stories and any photos or if you know of any incriminating footage out there on You Tube etc.
If you want info or have a request, please drop a line to either Topher or Marijne, who are both known to be fantastic, clever, sexy and generous...
Great to get to know you all over again!
SALAD
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Salad was a UK-based pop group that included vocalist/keyboardist Marijne van der Vlugt, bassist Pete Brown, drummer Rob Wakeman, and guitarist Paul Kennedy. In 1996, Charley Stone (ex Gay Dad) joined the band as a live guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist. Thanks to van der Vlugt's amiable, joyous stage presence (along with her notoriety as a video jockey for MTV Europe), Salad gained a reputation as an energetic pop group comparable to other bouncy outfits like Sleeper and Elastica. They formed in 1992 and released three full-lengths -- 1995's Drink Me, the same year's Singles Bar, and 1997's Icecream -- before breaking up in the late '90s. Despite being part of the Britpop scene in terms of sound, they never quite received the same amount of attention given to their peers.
Van der Vlugt now writes and sings with her new band, Cowboy Racer whose song "Yellow Horse" recently featured on the hit U.S. television show, Grey's Anatomy.
Rob and Pete's new venture is www.BoreMe.com a place all viral emails can call home.
A'right Salad. Hows it goin. Sorry it's been a while since I was in touch. Got a couple a new tunes up. Come round for a wee listen if ya fancy it. Have a top weekend, Take it easy, Slacker.
Certain bands should only have done two studio albums and split up. You did it anyway... But with my favourite female singer and songs as amazing as Drink The Elixir, Wanna Be Free and Diminished Clothes... Would love to have heard another!
I just wanted to say thanks for being my friend. I hope you like my songs and pictures. Please continue to come by my page for new updates and features. Also please feel free to leave comments. Thanks again.
Thank you,too I..ve seen Salad playing live back in the 90..s once and digged out my old Salad CDs a few weeks ago.Can..t stop listening while driving my car :-) Cheers
Why don't I live in a house in Kent? Cause there's a planet in the ocean? Could I spend all my money in Brent? Well there's a diamond in my car, and it's shining like a star.
Sorry 'bout the mix.
Beautiful stuff if you ask me - I'd like to do it again sometime.
Thanks for the add and comment. Drink The Elixir is one of my favourite songs from the 90's. Great to see your page and hear your music again. Time to dig out my Salad albums and revisit the great tunes!
Hi Marijne, we draaien jullie platen hier nog steeds grijs ;-) SPAM: Some Suga'news: our first single "ReadySteady" is out now. We recorded a brand new track called 'Rain or Shine" for the B-side. You can listen to it at our Myspace-page
