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The Audience
12+ albums
indiealternativegermanrockdeutsch
about
There are at least three artists with this name: 1) theaudience: English Rock/Indie/Pop band formed in 1997 fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Bextor split band to go solo. 2) German Rock/Pop/Punk band from Hersbruck; members: Bernd Pflaum (vocals), Michael Arnold (bass, vocals), Sebastian Wild (guitar, vocals), Johannes Preiß (organ, vocals), Florian Helleken (drums). 3) The Audience was a Santa Cruz and Oakland-based post-hardcore/rock band. At its genesis, members included Rex Shelverton (guitar), Jonah Buffa (guitar), Jeremy Bringetto (bass), Joseph Mosconi (vox), Jason Riddle (drums), and Dave Selevan (keyboards). After the demise of Portraits of Past and Seventeen Queen, Rex, Jonah, and Jeremy sought to move away from their hardcore emo roots. Joined by Joseph and Jason, and later by Dave, they formed a more theatrically oriented group they called The Audience (a nod to Bauhaus). Inspired by such glam and gothic rock luminaries as David Bowie, T. Rex, The Birthday Party, Duran Duran, and The Cure, The Audience sought to inject irreverence and artifice into an indie rock and punk scene that seemed obsessed with sincerity and authenticity. With make-up, teased hair, and glittery clothing, The Audience began putting on live shows throughout Santa Cruz and The Bay Area, usually with old televisions tuned to white noise and static as props. While the band adopted keyboards and gestured towards the sonic sounds of the early 80s, they kept the screeching guitars and ear-pier
