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Belly was an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly (who was also in The Breeders) and Fred Abong. The band was based in Boston, Massachusetts, though all of the original members grew up in Newport, Rhode Island. The band consisted of Donelly on lead vocals and guitar, Abong on bass, Tom Gorman on guitar, and Chris Gorman on drums. Tom and Chris, who were brothers, were childhood friends of Donelly's; they had previously played in the hardcore punk band Verbal Assault.〔 On several early tour dates (in early 1993) in Albany, NY, and the short warm up tour in the UK, former Throwing Muses member Leslie Langston lent a hand on bass.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Belly-Biography/7D19527DA83B7ABB48256A7F0027A863 )〕 Shortly after the release of their first album, Abong left the group and was replaced by Gail Greenwood. ==1992–93: Formation and ''Star''== Donelly named the band "Belly" because she thought the word was "both pretty and ugly." Their EP, ''Slow Dust'' (1992), made it to number one on the UK indie chart. Soon after, their single "Feed the Tree" made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart and their first album, ''Star'' (1993), hit number two on the UK Albums Chart.〔 In the United States, the album was RIAA certified gold, largely based on the success of "Feed the Tree" on Modern Rock radio stations and MTV, where the video was featured as part of MTV's Buzz Bin videos and Alternative Nation video show for much of 1993. Two follow-up singles were released, "Gepetto" and "Slow Dog," but neither matched the initial success of "Feed the Tree." ''Star'' was consequently nominated for two Grammys. The album went on to sell over 800,000 copies in the US alone and two million worldwide. In the spring of 1993, they embarked on a US tour supported by Radiohead. Following a short warm up tour of smaller venues in the UK also in early 1993, they embarked upon a larger tour where they were supported by the Cranberries. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belly (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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