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  Sneaker (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sneaker is a band which was formed in Los Angeles in 1973 and would probably not be remembered at all aside from their status as one-hit wonders and their association with The Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.
Their one shot at glory came in the form of the airy ballad "More Than Just the Two of Us," which reached number 34 on the charts in early 1982.
As a follow-up, Sneaker released a version of a Walter Becker/Donald Fagen composition "Don't Let Me In" and, once it fell off the charts after a mere five weeks, the band would not chart again.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sneaker_(music)   (216 words)

  
 Sneaker_pimps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A great mix of chill and upbeat music : I first heard of the Sneaker Pimps when "Loretta Young Silks" was played on a TV show and instantly loved the song...
Sneaker Pimps : The anticipation was greater than the product.
The former band actually was morphing into one of the greatest art bands on the planet, with their later b...
music.mysic.com /Artist/Sneaker_Pimps   (948 words)

  
 Sneaker - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A sneaker is an individual hired to break into places in order to test their security; analogous to tiger team.
Sneakers are footwear of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of rubber.
Sneakers are usually worn in casual situations or in sporting events.
www.free-definition.com /Sneaker.html   (132 words)

  
 Music | Sneaker Pimps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Gone, too, are the traces of trip-hop that made the Sneaker Pimps seem trendy in ’96, replaced by a synth-heavy sound that draws heavily from the new wave of ’80s kingpins like, well, Depeche Mode.
The result is a solid if sometimes cheesy reminder that Gahan and company may have been ahead of their time with the proto-electronica of all those ’80s hits.
And as if to prove that these Sneaker Pimps aren’t a one-trick pony, "M’aidez," with its strong guitar hood and driving bass line, turns out to be a glam-rocky lament about "life lived on mobile phones." The real questionable move here is the decision to keep the Sneaker Pimps name.
www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/otr/documents/02276435.htm   (196 words)

  
 Sneaker: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
The band Sneaker [+] was formed in Los Angeles in 1973 and would probably not be remembered at all aside from their status as one-hit wonders and their association with Doobie Brother/Steely Dan [+] guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.
As a follow-up, Sneaker [+] released a version of a Walter Becker [+]/Donald Fagen [+] composition "Don't Let Me In" and, once it fell off the charts after a mere five weeks, the band would not chart again.
The group released another album, Loose in the World [+], during 1982, but for Sneaker [+], the proverbial 15 minutes of fame had expired.
music.com /group/sneaker/1   (274 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps - Splinter [Germany]: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Sneaker Pimps [+] followed the debut success of Becoming X [+] with the different, yet strangely familiar, Splinter [+].
While this takes the listener a few moments to re-adjust -- Dayton's voice was, after all, what made Sneaker Pimps [+] so accessible -- this album is still worth the effort.
Although the comparisons with Portishead [+], Massive Attack [+], and Garbage [+] are inevitable, the Sneaker Pimps have created an intricate album of trip-hop that is every bit as original as any of their contemporaries.
music.com /release/splinter/4   (299 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps Music Web Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Sneaker Pimps Research is the act of going up alleys to see if they are blind.
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human Sneaker Pimps I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
Dooley O Sneaker Pimps It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
www.searchmusicnetwork.com /Bands_and_Artists_S_Sn_Sneaker_Pimps.html   (1757 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Sneaker Pimps [+] are a trip-hop trio formed in Reading, England, in 1995, following the success of Portishead [+]'s Dummy [+] and Tricky [+]'s Maxinquaye [+].
After seeing Dayton sing with a pub band in 1995, they convinced her to join the fledgling Sneaker Pimps [+], who had taken their name from an article the Beastie Boys published in their Grand Royale magazine about a man they hired to track down classic sneakers.
Sneaker Pimps [+] released their first single, "Tesko Suicide," in May of 1996, and it was greeted with positive reviews in the U.K. music press.
music.com /group/sneaker_pimps/1   (347 words)

  
 Jalpuna!
I knew Sneaker would be headed off to curl up in the dryer as soon as the load of towels were done.
Sneaker lifted his head off my bed, waiting to see if my mother was going to come downstairs and open the dryer.
I turned up my music in hopes of fighting off the noise outside of my bedroom, but the rain, the shouting, and the thumping would not be outdone.
jalpuna.com /jalpuna/archives/000984.shtml   (961 words)

  
 FLUXEUROPA: SNEAKER PIMPS
SNEAKER PIMPS were formed when long term friends Chris Corner and Liam Howe spotted Kelli Dayton singing with her band The Lumeries, when they were going under the name Line of Flight.
In the hands of the Sneaker Pimps this song is given the best of treatment with its dark electronic eeriness and Kelli Dayton's vocals sound very spectacular.
Even if the rest of the album was crap, which it isn't, it would be worth owning for this track alone.
www.fluxeuropa.com /sneakerpimps.htm   (309 words)

  
 Technique - 2002-04-12 - Sneaker Pimps offer moody electronica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A few years ago, music insiders predicted that electronic music would become all the rage in the U.S. After all, it had climbed to incredible heights and critical acclaim in Europe.
Sneaker Pimps made their mark on with the critically acclaimed Becoming X. The English band’s first album won a slew of accolades all over the world for their hits “Tesko Suicide” and “Spin Spin Sugar.” Following that success, the band decided to part ways with the lead singer Kelli Dayton.
Sneaker Pimps wanted to focus the media and their public’s attention on the music itself, not the lead singer’s vocals, and Dayton’s immediate popularity put a crimp in those plans.
www.new.nique.net /issues/2002-04-12/entertainment/2   (673 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Music: Bloodsport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Sneaker Pimps will probably never write another song as good as "6 Underground", the mod-rock hit from their 1996 debut BECOMING X. But aside from that track and a few others, the album itself was fairly lackluster.
Boldly jettisoning lead singer Kelli Dayton shortly before releasing SPLINTER was seen as a bad move by most of the music press, not to mention the fans.
I first heard of the Sneaker Pimps when "Loretta Young Silks" was played on a TV show and instantly loved the song...
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UWL9?v=glance   (1142 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps - The Perfecto Dub - Last.fm
Music > Sneaker Pimps > Six Underground (Disc 2) > The Perfecto Dub
Of all 45,645 people that have listened to songs by Sneaker Pimps, this represents 0.5%.
We don't have an image for Sneaker Pimps yet.
www.audioscrobbler.com /music/Sneaker+Pimps/_/The+Perfecto+Dub   (83 words)

  
 mtv.com - News - Sneaker Pimps Singer Leaves Band
Sneaker Pimps' Kelli Dayton has left the band to pursue a solo career.
The two remaining members and group co-founders have not announced whether they intend to hire a new singer to replace Dayton or invite a guest or series of guests to join them for the Pimps' upcoming album.
The Sneaker Pimps' label, Virgin Records, has already signed on to handle Dayton's solo record, although the label hasn't set a release date for her album.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1434270/19980722/sneaker_pimps.jhtml   (454 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Music: Becoming X   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The U.K.-based Sneaker Pimps combine standard rock guitar parts with trip-hop beats and clear white-soul vocals, and, when strumming an acoustic guitar (as on the first single, "6 Underground"), the trio is virtually indistinguishable from Luscious Jackson.
Long before Zero 7 and Air shook up urban CD stores with their downtempo chill, the Sneaker Pimps released "Becoming X." Unlike Zero 7 and Air, however, the Sneaker Pimps were far closer to rock than ambience.
In fact, the Sneaker Pimps were part of the same 1990s British Invasion that brought us Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Radiohead and the like.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000WCT?v=glance   (1224 words)

  
 CMT.com : Sneaker Pimps : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Sneaker Pimps are a trip-hop trio formed in Reading, England, in 1995, following the success of
After seeing Dayton sing with a pub band in 1995, they convinced her to join the fledgling Sneaker Pimps, who had taken their name from an article the Beastie Boys published in their Grand Royale magazine about a man they hired to track down classic sneakers.
Sneaker Pimps released their first single, "Tesko Suicide," in May of 1996, and it was greeted with positive reviews in the U.K. music press.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/sneaker_pimps/bio.jhtml   (274 words)

  
 sneaker.org
I am interested in finding out more about whether you would be interested in having a "blog-monitoring tool" which allows you to know when someone arrives on your site, is spending time reading your site and when they leave your site.
Before sneaker.org went dark over a year ago, a google search for my name would bring sneaker.org as the first hit on google.
Presumably this will make it remove the dead links to those pages over time (and hopefully expunge them from the cache as well) and also raise the rankings of the live pages.
www.sneaker.org   (324 words)

  
 2 Walls Webzine - music review - Sneaker Pimps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When a friend of mine whose musical judgement I trusted lent this to me, I was like, Sneaker Pimps?
Some of my friends have initally been a little turned off by the singer's kind of child-like voice, but I think it fits the music well.
And there's definitely a Gen-X-type theme running through the songs ("Don't think cause I understand/I care") and she - her name is Nellee Hooper - has kind of a cold, stand-offish attitude but, again, it fits the music well.
www.2walls.com /REVIEWS/MUSIC/sneaker_pimps.asp   (214 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps Music and Discussion
Their sound is unique and this distinctive quality is what I appreciate most about them.
the sneaker pimps rock i just miss kelli alli she was so perfict for the group.....low five is the best with out kelli
i do believe the sneaker pimps are far far far better without that kelli woman, wrong move for her, they flamin well rule.
www.gnoosic.com /discussion/sneaker+pimps.html   (698 words)

  
 Hear/Say: America's College Music Magazine - Reviews - Sneaker Pimps: Bloodsport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Back in '97, when stateside listeners last heard from the Sneaker Pimps, the group was right there with Portishead, Morcheeba and others introducing trip-hop to the masses.
For starters, vocalist Kelli Dayton is long gone from the fold, leaving the band as a quartet.
While there are traces of programmed beats and samples, Sneaker Pimps emerges here as a rock band closer to the style of a Depeche Mode, only a bit darker in tone.
www.hearsay.cc /reviews/albums/05-07-03-02/SneakerPimps.html   (237 words)

  
 JR.com: Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X in Music: Pop:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Sneaker Pimps have clearly mastered the art of having your cake and eating it too.
While the overall mood is one of darkness and urban-jungle drama, Sneaker Pimps manage to come up with enough propulsive rhythms and arresting hooks to bring a little light to the proceedings.
Whether they're trip-hopping, rocking and rolling or raving, though, Sneaker Pimps provide enough substance beneath their stylistic veneers to keep you coming back for more.
jr.com /JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=3734589&...   (271 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps - Music Voyager Travel Guides : Information Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Sneaker Pimps is a British band formed in 1993.
Sneaker Pimps consists of Liam Howe, Chris Corner, and at one time vocalist Kelli Dayton, who left after making their first album Becoming X.
Be sure to select your connection speed and then what kind of music you're looking for over on the right hand side for optimal listening pleasure.
www.musicvoyager.com /info/sn/Sneaker_Pimps.html   (145 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Music: Becoming X   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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Not quite dance, not quite rock, this album is very hard to place in the music store.
A good album for some moods, but I'm not sure I could listen to it from start to finish again if there were sharp objects within reach...
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000006ZTB   (364 words)

  
 Sneaker pimps - Below Top Secret General Discussion
I have not listened to the sneaker pimps in a while but man...they are chill
posted on 2-3-2004 at 05:38 PM Kelli Dayton is not, nor was she ever the singer for the Sneaker Pimps.
Anyways, the Sneaker Pimps were in one episode and they played at the older Pete's prom.
www.belowtopsecret.com /thread33375/pg   (888 words)

  
 The History of Rock Music. Sneaker Pimps: biography, discography, reviews, links
Sneaker Pimps is yet another trip-hop band to come out of a British industrial city (this time around it's Birmingham via Manchester) and to debute with a sequence of singles.
Bloodsport (Tommy Boy, 2001) is a darker, almost gothic work, reminiscent of the claustrophobic atmospheres of Public Image Ltd (Black Sheep, Kiro TV, The Fuel, Blue Movie).
Gli Sneaker Pimps sono una delle tante bands trip-hop che sono venute fuori dalla zona industriale inglese (questa zona va da Birmingham fino a Manchester), il loro debutto è stato dato da una serie di singoli.
www.scaruffi.com /vol6/sneaker.html   (472 words)

  
 AOL Music: Sneaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Most of the in-line sneaker pictures are linked to larger JPEG files...
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 CUSTOMER-MADE| An emerging consumer trend and related new business ideas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
At Apple's iTunes store, user-created playlists enable customers to upload their favorite music selections and share them with other customers, who can then buy the songs if they like what they hear.
It works just fine for sneakers, too: all over the web, sneaker freaks are uploading pics of their 'remixed' shoes; check out French Shoes-Up, a gallery where Adidas customers display their own version of Adidas' Superstar line, celebrating its 35th anniversary (see picture above).
White/yellow sneakers with light blue striping (see below), these fictional shoes had thousands of sneaker freaks lusting after them, until remixers not only designed and produced their own - the DIY guide is still online - but also put them up for sale on eBay earlier this year.
www.trendwatching.com /trends/CUSTOMER-MADE.htm   (5367 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Music: Becoming X   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Initially, it was their duet they did with Marilyn Manson on "A Long Hard Road Outta Hell" for the Spawn CD that got me interested in the Sneaker Pimps.
After about two songs, i realized that the Sneaker Pimps are definately one of the most unique sounding bands out there.
Kelli's subsequent departure means The Sneaker Pimps now have a markedly different sound, so associating their latest efforts with their first would be an oversight that the curious music fans would do well to avoid; give it a shot.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000WCT   (973 words)

  
 Becoming X - Sneaker Pimps - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Anyhow when the Sneaker Pimps came on I was truly impressed – not least by the singer.
It is a shame that the lead singer here left the band as the guy who now leads is cannot ever acheive what she has done on this one.
Download all types of music genres by a variety of artists at enterMP3music.com.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /music-records/becoming-x-sneaker-pimps   (375 words)

  
 Sneaker Pimps tabs :: complete, accurate & free   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
There is an easy to understand guide to reading bass and guitar tablatures here.
You should also check our Sneaker Pimps discography and CD reviews here.
Download free music lyrics and song lyrics by Sneaker_pimps or any other artist at lyrics-now.com
www.fretplay.com /tabs/s/sneaker_pimps   (131 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Sneaker Pimps, CDs, Music Memorabilia, Music items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
SNEAKER PIMPS - Low five - Rare Poster 
Sneaker pimps BECOMING X small rock music promo poster 
Sneaker Pimps - Teska Suicide - 12 Inch Vinyl 
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