The Mountain Goats – "Candlebox": A Look Back at the Misunderstood Seattle Rock Band
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Tom Breihan
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A retrospective piece about the band Candlebox, a Seattle rock act that found commercial success during the grunge era despite not being a grunge band. The article discusses their signing to Madonna's Maverick label, the massive success of their 1993 self-titled debut album (quadruple platinum with multiple radio hits), and the backlash they faced for being perceived as riding the grunge wave. It also notes that their subsequent albums failed to replicate that success.
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· 3 pulledCandlebox were a Seattle rock band who happened to catch on during the grunge explosion, even though they weren't really a grunge band.
They were one of the first acts who signed to Madonna's Maverick label, and their self-titled 1993 debut spawned a ton of radio hits and went quadruple platinum.
They got a lot of backlash for riding the grunge wave, even though they never really tried to do that, and their subsequent records didn't sell.
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