The band was originally formed by
Steve Jones,
Duff McKagan,
John Taylor and
Matt Sorum to play at a benefit at the
Viper Room in
Los Angeles in June 1995 and later began playing regularly at the venue with friends of the band making guest appearances onstage, including
Billy Idol,
Iggy Pop,
Chrissie Hynde,
Ian Astbury and
Mel C. Following a growing interest in the band, the members were approached by
Guy Oseary of
Maverick Records and signed a record deal worth one million dollars.
Jerry Harrison was chosen by the band to produce the album, which was recorded in the course of six days. The album's material consisted mainly of songs written by Jones, while the guitarist shared lead vocal duties with McKagan and Taylor.
Neurotic Outsiders was released on 10 September 1996. The band briefly toured Europe and North America in support of the album and released the EP
Angelina in Japan in 1997, before breaking up due to the members' commitments to other projects. == Track listing ==