Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: D Generation (also known as DGen) were an American glam punk band formed in 1991 in New York City. During its history the band released three albums, to much critical acclaim. The group's sound blurred the lines between punk rock, glam rock and garage rock. The original line-up for D Generation consisted of vocalist Jesse Malin (who had previously played with New York band Heart Attack during the 1980s), guitarists Danny Sage (also an ex-Heart Attack member), John Carco on bass, Howie Pyro on guitar, and drummer Michael Wildwood. The band had not yet been named, although much of the material would later be performed and recorded by D Generation. The line up did not last. After bassist John Carco quit (later to join forces with Dee Dee Ramone), Malin and Pyro continued to play, naming the band, and Sage and Wildwood left briefly to finish up their previous projects and were replaced for a brief time by Georgie Seville and Belvy K respectively. Sage and Wildwood soon returned, and this is the line-up D Generation is best known for. The band first signed with Chrysalis Records, with whom they released their debut album D Generation. Despite a generally favourable critical reaction, the album failed to garner high sales. The band, however, did earn a spot on the Airheads soundtrack in 1994 (with a cover of "Degenerated" by Reagan Youth), but the movie's director felt Jesse Malin's voice did not fit the face of Brendan Fraser, so Brendan was asked to overdub his vocals. The second D Generation album, titled; No Lunch Feeling that Chrysalis was not supporting them and their debut release properly, the band abandoned their contract and moved to Columbia Records, releasing their second album, No Lunch on the label in 1996. The Cars. More:
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