History Music / TheBreeders

* CoverVersion: "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by Music/TheBeatles on ''Pod'', "So Sad About Us" by Music/TheWho on ''Safari'', "Drivin' on 9" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities on ''Last Splash'', "Shocker in Gloomtown" by Music/GuidedByVoices and "The Freed Pig" by [=Sebadoh=] on ''Head to Toe''.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Josephine Wiggs sings two {{BSide}}s from the ''Cannonball'' single/EP: "900" (which she also wrote) and the already mentioned "Lord Of The Thighs" cover. Meanwhile, Kelley Deal sings lead on "I Just Want To Get Along".

* Josephine Wiggs - bass (1990-1996, 2018)i

The Breeders came out of their TenMinuteRetirement around 1998, initially just with the Deal sisters. They returned to the studio with a new rhythm section (bassist Mando Lopez and drummer Jose Medeles) and guitarist to record ''Title TK'', released in 2002. ''TK'' shied away from the catchy accessibility of ''Splash'' and instead returned to the raw garage rock of ''Pod''. The band has since released another album and an EP with the same lineup.

* Josephine Wiggs - bass (1990-1996)
* Mando Lopez - bass (2002-present)

* Jim [=MacPherson=] - drums (1992-1996)
* Jose Medeles - drums (2002-present)

'''The Breeders''' was started by Kim Deal, the girlish-voiced bassist of Music/ThePixies, as a result of frontman Black Francis' aforementioned jealousy at her EnsembleDarkhorse status and IAmTheBand tendencies. She has since remained one of the two constant members of the band.

After a break to record with their full-time bands, Deal and Donelly returned to the Breeders, this time permanently - Donelly resigned from Throwing Muses shortly thereafter, while the Pixies went on a two-year hiatus and disintegrated. A short Breeders EP followed, ''Safari''. This marked the debut of Kim's twin sister Kelley, who has remained the other constant member of the band since. By the end of the year, Donelly and Walford had left the band, the latter replaced by [=Jim MacPherson=] behind the drumset. With the new Kim-Kelley-Josephine-Jim lineup, The Breeders became a full-time band, supporting Music/{{Nirvana}} on their 1992 European tour.

The Breeders was started by Kim Deal, the girlish-voiced bassist of Music/ThePixies, as a result of frontman Black Francis' aforementioned jealousy at her EnsembleDarkhorse status and IAmTheBand tendencies. She has since remained one of the two constant members of the band.

At first, The Breeders were a collaboration between Deal (who switched to guitar) and Music/ThrowingMuses guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donelly, augmented by The Perfect Disaster bassist Josephine Wiggs and {{Slint}} drummer [[GenderBlenderName Britt "Oh wait, that's a guy?" Walford]]. In this incarnation, the band got signed to Creator/FourADRecords (also home of The Pixies) and recorded an album with Steve Albini. The album, ''Pod'', represented a variation on The Pixies' catchy AlternativeRock but with rawer production values, and was well-received upon its release.

* OneHitWonder: Quick, name a song of theirs that isn't "Cannonball". Thought so.
** "Divine Hammer".

* EnforcedMethodActing: They couldn't get the right tremolo effect for Carrie Bradshaw's violin on "Mad Lucas" using effect pedals, so eventually she played her part while the Deal sisters held on to her and [[ScreenShake shook her]].

At first, The Breeders were a collaboration between Deal (who switched to guitar) and Throwing Muses guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donelly, augmented by The Perfect Disaster bassist Josephine Wiggs and {{Slint}} drummer [[GenderBlenderName Britt "Oh wait, that's a guy?" Walford]]. In this incarnation, the band got signed to Creator/FourADRecords (also home of The Pixies) and recorded an album with Steve Albini. The album, ''Pod'', represented a variation on The Pixies' catchy AlternativeRock but with rawer production values, and was well-received upon its release.

* RiverOfInsanity: "900" was inspired by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin's_lost_expedition Captain Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition in 1845]].

* TheOneGuy: During TheNineties, Walford and [=MacPherson=].

* StartMyOwn: How the band began.

* PainfulRhyme: Very consciously averted in "No Aloha", where Kim very clearly enunciates "No bye, no aloha/Gone with a rock prom'''oter'''"

* SurrealMusicVideo: "Cannonball", which alternates between footage of the band playing the song and shots of a cannonball rolling down some street.

Kim Deal's answer: "StartMyOwn band! [[strike:[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} With blackjack! And hookers!]]]] And become just as popular!".

However, this success proved TooGoodToLast. The band wound down after Kelley ran into legal trouble for drug use, going into a long hiatus. Both sisters started up side projects, namely The Amps (Kim), the Kelley Deal 6000 and The Last Hard Men ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Kelley]]). [=MacPherson=] and Wiggs themselves left at some point during this hiatus. Music/TheProdigy also SampledUp their song "S.O.S." for the massive hit "Firestarter" while they were inactive.

Kim Deal's answer: "StartMyOwn band! [[strike:[[{{Futurama}} With blackjack! And hookers!]]]] And become just as popular!".

The Breeders was started by Kim Deal, the girlish-voiced bassist of ThePixies, as a result of frontman Black Francis' aforementioned jealousy at her EnsembleDarkhorse status and IAmTheBand tendencies. She has since remained one of the two constant members of the band.

At first, The Breeders were a collaboration between Deal (who switched to guitar) and Music/ThrowingMuses guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donelly, augmented by The Perfect Disaster bassist Josephine Wiggs and {{Slint}} drummer [[GenderBlenderName Britt "Oh wait, that's a guy?" Walford]]. In this incarnation, the band got signed to Creator/FourADRecords (also home of The Pixies) and recorded an album with Steve Albini. The album, ''Pod'', represented a variation on The Pixies' catchy AlternativeRock but with rawer production values, and was well-received upon its release.

After a break to record with their full-time bands, Deal and Donelly returned to the Breeders, this time permanently - Donelly resigned from Throwing Muses shortly thereafter, while the Pixies went on a two-year hiatus and disintegrated. A short Breeders EP followed, ''Safari''. This marked the debut of Kim's twin sister Kelley, who has remained the other constant member of the band since. By the end of the year, Donelly and Walford had left the band, the latter replaced by [=Jim MacPherson=] behind the drumset. With the new Kim-Kelley-Josephine-Jim lineup, The Breeders became a full-time band, supporting {{Nirvana}} on their 1992 European tour.

After ThePixies broke up for good in 1993, The Breeders went into the studio to record ''Last Splash''. Produced by Kim and Mark Freegard, ''Splash'' has slightly better production values (but not by much) and [[EarWorm way catchier melodies]]. It quickly became the band's biggest success, spawning a hit single with "Cannonball" and selling well in excess of a million copies.

However, this success proved TooGoodToLast. The band wound down after Kelley ran into legal trouble for drug use, going into a long hiatus. Both sisters started up side projects, namely The Amps (Kim), the Kelley Deal 6000 and The Last Hard Men ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Kelley]]). [=MacPherson=] and Wiggs themselves left at some point during this hiatus. TheProdigy also SampledUp their song "S.O.S." for the massive hit "Firestarter" while they were inactive.

* CoverVersion: "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by Music/TheBeatles on ''Pod'', "So Sad About Us" by TheWho on ''Safari'', "Drivin' on 9" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities on ''Last Splash'', "Shocker in Gloomtown" by Guided By Voices and "The Freed Pig" by Sebadoh on ''Head to Toe''.

* GratuitousSpanish: Probably inherited from ThePixies. See: "Regalame Esta Noche".

* SampledUp: "S.O.S." --> "Firestarter" by TheProdigy.

* CoverVersion: "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by TheBeatles on ''Pod'', "So Sad About Us" by TheWho on ''Safari'', "Drivin' on 9" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities on ''Last Splash'', "Shocker in Gloomtown" by Guided By Voices and "The Freed Pig" by Sebadoh on ''Head to Toe''.

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[[caption-width:500:The Breeders in 1994. Left to right: Kelley Deal, Jim [=MacPherson=], Josephine Wiggs, Kim Deal]]

At first, The Breeders were a collaboration between Deal (who switched to guitar) and Music/ThrowingMuses guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donelly, augmented by The Perfect Disaster bassist Josephine Wiggs and {{Slint}} drummer [[GenderBlenderName Britt "Oh wait, that's a guy?" Walford]]. In this incarnation, the band got signed to [[FourADRecords 4AD Records]] (also home of The Pixies) and recorded an album with Steve Albini. The album, ''Pod'', represented a variation on The Pixies' catchy AlternativeRock but with rawer production values, and was well-received upon its release.

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[[caption-width:500:The Breeders in 1994. Left to right: Kelley Deal, Jim [=MacPherson=] (lucky guy!), Josephine Wiggs, Kim Deal]]

So, what'd ya do if you're in a band and fans like you, but your frontman gets jealous and starts doing the IAmTheBand thing and pisses you off?

If you're Kim Deal, the answer is "StartMyOwn band! [[strike:[[{{Futurama}} With blackjack! And hookers!]]]] And become just as popular!".

At first, The Breeders were a collaboration between Deal (who switched to guitar) and Throwing Muses guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donelly, augmented by The Perfect Disaster bassist Josephine Wiggs and {{Slint}} drummer [[GenderBlenderName Britt "Oh wait, that's a guy?" Walford]]. In this incarnation, the band got signed to 4AD Records (also home of The Pixies) and recorded an album with Steve Albini. The album, ''Pod'', represented a variation on The Pixies' catchy AlternativeRock but with rawer production values, and was well-received upon its release.

* StudioChatter: Appears a bit on ''Pod'', such as on "Metal Man" and the end of "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (where Walford asks "Josephine, do you think you're going bald?" to the rather exasperated reply, "No, you've asked me before, and the answer is still no.").

* StudioChatter: Appears a bit on ''Pod''. For instance, at the end of one song one can clearly hear a guy (probably Walford or Albini) saying "Josephine, do you think you're going bald?".

** And a non-GenderFlip cover of {{Aerosmith}}'s "Lord Of The Thighs" on the "Cannonball" B-side.