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'''Sneaker Pimps''' were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They named themselves after an article in the Music/BeastieBoys' ''Grand Royal'' magazine about a man hired to track down classic sneakers.
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'''Sneaker Pimps''' were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They named themselves after an article in the Music/BeastieBoys' ''Grand Royal'' magazine about a man hired to track down classic sneakers.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: "Superbug" is about a 4, but it's about the only song that manages to get on the scale.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: “Black Sheep”
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* AnAesop:
** “Tesko Suicide” has the message that girls don’t need to match the standards magazines set to be beautiful.
** There’s also "explanation B", which is all about how suicide has become so commercialised, supermarkets may as well sell suicide kits.
%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: “Black Sheep”
** “Tesko Suicide” has the message that girls don’t need to match the standards magazines set to be beautiful.
** There’s also "explanation B", which is all about how suicide has become so commercialised, supermarkets may as well sell suicide kits.
%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: “Black Sheep”
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* ''Squaring The Circle'' (to be released August 2021)
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* PowerTrio: The original trio of Chris, Liam and Kelli. Ian Pickering counted as a SixthRanger, as they brought him in to help write the lyrics.
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* RockTrio: The original trio of Chris, Liam and Kelli. Ian Pickering counted as a SixthRanger, as they brought him in to help write the lyrics.
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* CoverVersion: "How Do" from ''Becoming X'' is a cover of "Willow's Song" from TheWickerMan (the original).
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* CoverVersion: "How Do" from ''Becoming X'' is a cover of "Willow's Song" from TheWickerMan (the original).''Film/TheWickerMan1973''.
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* FanNickname: "''[=SP4=]''" for the unnamed and unreleased fourth album.
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They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers. \n In 2016, Chris and Liam reunited to complete said fourth album.
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See also {{IAMX}}.
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See also {{IAMX}}.
Music/{{IAMX}}.
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* ReligionRantSong: "Blue Movie" and "Walking Zero".
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** "Walking Zero" and "Blue Movie" are this to religion.
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* TropeMaker: In part of trip-hop, at least in the early stages- the band switched genres from album to album.
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* TropeMaker: In part They're often cited as one of the groups who helped create trip-hop, at least though they didn't stay in the early stages- the band switched genres from album to album.that genre for long.
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* AntiLoveSong: “Waterbaby”, “Destroying Angel”, “M’aidez”
** A literal case with “Bloodsport”.
** A literal case with “Bloodsport”.
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* AntiLoveSong: “Waterbaby”, “Destroying Angel”, “M’aidez”
“M’aidez”, "Sick"
** A literal case with“Bloodsport”.“Bloodsport”, which flatly states that sex and love should not be considered games, because games are things you can ''win'', and might actually be fun.
** A literal case with
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* OdeToIntoxication: “Wasted Early Sunday Morning”, possibly "Grazes”
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* OdeToIntoxication: “Wasted Early Sunday Morning”, possibly "Grazes”ItsAllAboutMe: The narrator of "Velvet Divorce", who stirs up drama for her own entertainment.
* LighterAndSofter: ''Bloodsport'', especially when compared to ''Splinter''.
** On ''Splinter'', "Ten To Twenty" and "Wife By Two Thousand" serve as examples of this trope, especially compared to tracks like "Curl", "Destroying Angel", "Superbug" and "Flowers and Silence".
* LyricalDissonance: ''"Sick"''. Also "Post-Modern Sleaze", "6 Underground" and "One Method".
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: "Superbug" is about a 4, but it's about the only song that manages to get on the scale.
* LighterAndSofter: ''Bloodsport'', especially when compared to ''Splinter''.
** On ''Splinter'', "Ten To Twenty" and "Wife By Two Thousand" serve as examples of this trope, especially compared to tracks like "Curl", "Destroying Angel", "Superbug" and "Flowers and Silence".
* LyricalDissonance: ''"Sick"''. Also "Post-Modern Sleaze", "6 Underground" and "One Method".
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: "Superbug" is about a 4, but it's about the only song that manages to get on the scale.
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* PowerTrio: The original trio of Chris, Liam and Kelli.
* PrecisionFStrike: ‘Was black, was bruised/fucked up, twenty-two’
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* NonAppearingTitle: "Waterbaby", which is actually about the only example in their discography.
* OdeToIntoxication: “Wasted Early Sunday Morning”, possibly "Grazes”
* PowerTrio: The original trio of Chris, Liam andKelli.
Kelli. Ian Pickering counted as a SixthRanger, as they brought him in to help write the lyrics.
* PrecisionFStrike: ‘Was black, was bruised/fucked up,twenty-two’twenty-two’.
* OdeToIntoxication: “Wasted Early Sunday Morning”, possibly "Grazes”
* PowerTrio: The original trio of Chris, Liam and
* PrecisionFStrike: ‘Was black, was bruised/fucked up,
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: “Small Town Witch”
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: “Small Town Witch”Witch”. Both Chris and Liam are from small towns, and both have commented that when they returned to their hometowns, they were resented for being successful.
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** A literal case with “Bloodsport”
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** A literal case with “Bloodsport”“Bloodsport”.
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* TropeMaker/ TropeCodifier: Of trip-hop.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Liam, Chris and Kelli.
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* TropeMaker/ TropeCodifier: Of trip-hop.
TropeMaker: In part of trip-hop, at least in the early stages- the band switched genres from album to album.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Liam, Chris andKelli.Kelli, until ''Splinter''.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Liam, Chris and
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* ConceptVideo: The video for "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n0qsS1vQGg Sick]]" is essentially a testament to how attractive Chris is.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They named themselves after an article in the Music/BeastieBoys' ''Grand Royal'' magazine about a man hired to track down classic sneakers.
They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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* AGoodNameForARockBand: They named themselves after an article in the BeastieBoys' ''Grand Royal'' magazine about a man hired to track down classic sneakers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They picked their name from the BeastieBoys' Grand Royal Magazine, specifically from a feature about a "sneaker pimp" who was something of an expert in old sneakers. They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They picked their name from the BeastieBoys' Grand Royal Magazine, specifically from a feature about a "sneaker pimp" who was something of an expert in old sneakers. They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They picked their name from the BeastieBoys' Grand Royal Magazine, specifically from a feature about a "sneaker pimp" who was something of an expert in sneakers. They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They picked their name from the BeastieBoys' Grand Royal Magazine, specifically from a feature about a "sneaker pimp" who was something of an expert in old sneakers. They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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Sneaker Pimps were a trip-hop/alternative band that originated in England in 1994, initially consisting of Chris Corner (guitars), Kelli Ali (vocals), Liam Howe (synth), David Westlake (drums) and Joe Wilson (bass). They picked their name from the BeastieBoys' Grand Royal Magazine, specifically from a feature about a "sneaker pimp" who was something of an expert in sneakers. They released their first album, ''Becoming X'', in 1996 to mass acclaim. After touring, they decided to change their style and did so, going from a trip-hop band to an alternative band. They released their second album, ''Splinter'', in 1999, only to be met with a wave of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from people who liked their trip-hop style and preferred Kelli as the singer. Undaunted, they continued onward and released ''Bloodsport'', their final album, in 2003. The band split up after their fourth album was rejected and the members moved on to different careers.
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* TheSmartGuy: Chris was studying ''astrophysics'' before he formed the band. He's a self-taught musician, and a bloody genius at that.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: 'I'm pretty raw with it/cute sushi lunches'. Oh, ha ha ha.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Splinter ''Splinter'' compared to Becoming X.''Becoming X''.
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* GenreLaunch: Trip-hop, along with other bands like MassiveAttack and {{Portishead}}.
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* AudioErotica: Either singer.
