Krist Novoselic formed Sweet 75 after
Nirvana's 1994 break-up, along with
Venezuelan-born street singer Yva Las Vegass, whom he met after his wife hired her to sing at his birthday party. Novoselic originally planned to produce an album for the singer but after writing songs together, they decided to form Sweet 75, the name taken from a poem by
Theodore Roethke. With Bobi Lore added on drums, they performed a few live shows in 1995 and signed to
Geffen Records. In 1996, a bootleg of a November 17, 1995, live show was released by the record company Sea Monkey called
Trucked Up Fuckstop. Lore was replaced by former
Ministry drummer
Bill Rieflin before the band recorded their self-titled debut album, which included guest performances from
Peter Buck of
R.E.M.,
Sky Cries Mary's Anisa Romero, and
Herb Alpert. by which time Rieflin had been replaced by former
Shudder to Think drummer
Adam Wade. At the time, the record didn't make much impression, either commercially or critically. In addition, a single of the song "Lay Me Down" was released in Australia. ==Band members==