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Ridel High are a mid 90s American power pop band formed in Los Angeles by lead singer and songwriter Kevin Ridel. Kevin Ridel was the lead singer for Avant Garde who featured Rivers Cuomo of Weezer. Ridel High was named in tribute to both singer/bassist Kevin Ridel and the school featured in the movie ''Grease''. The band were a big part of the 90s LA Scene playing with such LA bands as That Dog, Chopper One, Supersport 2000, Size 14, Summercamp, and Silver Jet. The band formed in 1995 out of the ashes of Kevin Ridel's former band Lunchbox. Lunchbox songs such as "Winona Ryder"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://soundcloud.com/kevin_ridel/winona-ryder )〕 and "As If The Sky Were On Fire" went on to become Ridel High songs. Ridel High's first album was ''Hi-Scores'', which was produced by Lagwagon singer Joey Cape and released by independent label My Records in 1997. In 1998, Ridel High signed to major label A&M Records,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.onamrecords.com/myartists.php?artist=Ridel%20High )〕 who reissued and retitled ''Hi-Scores'' as ''Emotional Rollercoaster''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/emotional-rollercoaster-mw0000599153 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.powerpopacademy.com/distro/2010/05/10-121209.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.laweekly.com/1998-07-30/music/music-reviews-unwritten-law-broadcast-l-a-county-line-ralph-towner-gary-peacock/ )〕 The album's only single was "Self Destructive," whose music video was directed by Devo member Gerald Casale. Coincidentally, Ridel High covered the Devo song "Blockhead" for the 1997 tribute album ''We are Not Devo''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/55899 )〕 After the band split in 1999, they self released ''Recycle Bin'', which featured previously unreleased songs and songs that were recorded for their third album. Some of these songs such as "Winona Ryder"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://soundcloud.com/kevin_ridel/winona-ryder )〕 and "As If The Sky Were On Fire" had started out as Lunchbox songs, the band Kevin Ridel started before Ridel High were formed. ==1999–2013== Kevin Ridel went on to form Peel in 1999 with Steve LeRoy on guitar (later Matt Fuller) and Joe Higgins (AM Radio) on drums who released one album titled '(Blindside )' produced by Face to Face singer Trever Keith, Peel were active until 2001. In 2001, Kevin Ridel then formed AM Radio, who were briefly managed by Rivers Cuomo. The band released their fifth album ''Shine'' in 2013,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/amradio5 )〕 Steve Coulter joined Tsar, and Steve LeRoy's whereabouts are currently unknown. 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「Ridel High」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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