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Viva Saturn

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Genres
  
Alternative rock

Associated acts
  
Years active
  
1989-1998

Active until
  
1998

Albums
  
Brightside

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Labels
  
HeyDay, World Service/Rough Trade, DiDi, Normal, Restless

Members
  
Steven Roback, Matt Piucci

Similar
  
Rain Parade, David Roback, True West, Opal, Kendra Smith

Viva Saturn was a rock group from Los Angeles, California founded by former members of Rain Parade.

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History

When Rain Parade decided to take a break in 1988, Steven Roback formed a new project, Viva Saturn, with fellow Rain Paraders John Thoman and Will Glenn. The band's self-titled mini-LP debut was released in 1989. The next year, after Will Glenn left to join David Roback's Mazzy Star, the band relocated to San Francisco, where Rain Parade co-founder Matt Piucci came on board for production and guitar playing duties.

Over the next few years the band used various musicians, including Ross Inden (bass) and Carlo Nuccio (drums) to record a series of notable neo-psychedelic albums, including 1992's Soundmind, featuring guest appearances from Jack Waterson and Chris Cacavas of Green on Red fame, and Barbara Manning of 28th Day. This was followed in 1995 with the more pop, but still electro-acoustic psychedelia rooted Brightside. The band recorded a final album, Ships of Heaven in 1998, but this album has not been released to date.

After Viva Saturn, Steven Roback embarked on a solo career. Nuccio joined the Continental Drifters.

Discography

  • Viva Saturn (1989) Heyday/World Service
  • Soundmind (1994) Heyday/Normal
  • Brightside (1995) Restless
  • Ships of Heaven (1998) (unreleased)
  • Songs

    Here Comes April
    String Me Out a Line
    Black Cloud

    References

    Viva Saturn Wikipedia


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