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| Former members = [[Michael P. Tak]] (guitar, lead vocals)<br/>[[Ed]] (vocals, bass, guitar)<br/>[[Brian Bell]] (bass)<br/>Keith Fallis (drums)<br/>Shane Paul Rhody (guitar, vocals) | | Former members = [[Michael P. Tak]] (guitar, lead vocals)<br/>[[Ed]] (vocals, bass, guitar)<br/>[[Brian Bell]] (bass)<br/>Keith Fallis (drums)<br/>Shane Paul Rhody (guitar, vocals) | ||
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'''Carnival Art''' was a Los Angeles-based alternative rock band that existed for a few years in the early heyday of the genre. | '''Carnival Art''' was a Los Angeles-based alternative rock band that existed for a few years in the early heyday of the genre. It was the first professional band of [[Weezer's]] longtime guitarist, [[Brian Bell]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Carnival Art's lineup included frontman [[Michael P. Tak]], bassist-turned-guitarist [[Ed]] (previously of [[Jane's Addiction]]), drummer Keith Fallis, guitarist Shane Paul Rhody (who was out of the band after the first album), and (beginning with 1990's ''[[Dig]]'' EP) future [[Weezer]] member | Carnival Art's lineup included frontman [[Michael P. Tak]], bassist-turned-guitarist [[Ed]] (previously of [[Jane's Addiction]]), drummer Keith Fallis, guitarist Shane Paul Rhody (who was out of the band after the first album), and (beginning with 1990's ''[[Dig]]'' EP) future [[Weezer]] member Bell on bass. In its short existence, the unit managed to release three full-length albums, two EPs, and a smattering of b-sides and compilation appearances, both exclusive and previously released. | ||
Although on the roster of influential alternative label [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]], Carnival Art received minimal radio or video airplay (although one video did manage to be lambasted by the legendary ''Beavis & Butt-head''!), which mirrored their miniscule record sales. The label eventually dropped the band, but not before they themselves began to implode. After a brief, but failed, attempt to land another deal under the name Jerkwater, the unit disbanded. | Although on the roster of influential alternative label [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]], Carnival Art received minimal radio or video airplay (although one video did manage to be lambasted by the legendary ''Beavis & Butt-head''!), which mirrored their miniscule record sales. The label eventually dropped the band, but not before they themselves began to implode. After a brief, but failed, attempt to land another deal under the name Jerkwater, the unit disbanded. | ||