Pledging to never play a venue with a stage, singer/ guitarist formed San Diego' s in the summer of 1990 after becoming disillusioned with his then- current band, . Bassist , guitarist , drummer , and backing vocalist joined the band' s initial lineup, and released in 1991.

While the debut increased the band' s profile, a lineup change ensued as and left the San Diego area. Adam & quot; Atom& quot; Willard climbed aboard as the band' s new drummer, and one of ' drinking buddies, Paul & quot; Apollo 9& quot; O& # 039; Beirne , joined as saxophonist. After 1992' s was released on Cargo Records and experienced a good deal of underground success, a major- label bidding war broke out, resulting in ' s decision to join Interscope Records. Interscope then re- released in 1993, and the single " Ditch Digger" spent some time in MTV' s Buzz Bin. Eventually, a sixth member - - saxophonist Jason & quot; JC 2000& quot; Crane - - was added, and the band moved onward as a punky, horn- influenced outfit, releasing the 10" record in 1995. issued a total of three records that year, including the limited- edition LP and the band' s most acclaimed album to date, .

The album spawned three singles, including the international hit " On a Rope" , which endeared to British audiences. followed in 1998, and was issued on the band' s new label, Vagrant, in early 2001. proved to be a machine throughout the early 2000s, their style as fresh as those following the trend. The members gradually began pursuing individual side projects, however, and 2002' s suffered accordingly, as the bandmates' alternate commitments prevented them from launching an effective tour. Three years later, disbanded after playing a farewell show on October 31, 2005.

Vagrant documented the hometown gig by releasing the live album in February 2008. ~ Matt Carlson, Rovi

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Curved Air were briefly a sensation in the world of British progressive- rock because of the sensual vocals of ' s ( a veteran of the musical Hair ) and ' s romantic violin. This was the same combination tested in California by It' s a Beautiful Day. Francis Monkman ( the real genius behind their compositions) added a synthesiser.

Air Conditioning ( 1970) contains & quot; Vivaldi& quot; , their most celebrated piece. Second Album ( 1971) delivered their only hit, & quot; Back Street Luv& quot; , and the twelve- minute & quot; Piece of Mind& quot; . Their artistic peak was reached with Phantasmagoria ( 1972) , but the band dissolved after Air Cut ( 1973) , with Eddie Jobson taking over violin and keyboard duties.

Kristina was joined by her husband ( future ) for a new version of Curved Air that released Midnight Wire 1975) and Airborne ( 1976) . User- contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By- SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.