Song:6 Underground
Album:Becoming X
The British group Sneaker Pimps had a brief bit of success in the US when DJs picked up on 6 Underground when it appeared on the soundtrack of the 1997 film The Saint. The success was short lived because by the time the song got airplay, lead singer Kelli Dayton had already left the group. Sneaker Pimps musical style is very similar to the very successful group Portishead. Liam Howe and his childhood friend Chris Corner were attending Reading University and had a group called F.R.I.S.K. They were experimenting with electronic instruments. Howe decided to turn it into a pop group in 1994. He brought in his friend Ian Pickering to write the lyrics and Howe wrote the music. And they hired lead singer Kelli Dayton from the groups Psycho Drama and The Lumieres. They recorded Becoming X and the album and a couple of the singles including 6 Underground had some success on the British charts. When they started recording their second album, Corner sang the vocals and Howe decided they didn't need Kelli anymore and they dismissed her. The problem was that 6 Underground was on the soundtrack of the 1997 film The Saint. It started getting airplay but Sneaker Pimps couldn't tour to support it because Kelli was no longer in the group. The Saint soundtrack is out of print but the remix of 6 Underground that was on The Saint has been added to Becoming X as a bonus track. Howe and Corner attempted to continue Sneaker Pimps but didn't have the same success without Kelli Dayton. She has recorded three solo CDs as Kelli Ali. Liam Howe and Chris Corner have recorded solo and both produce and record with other artists. I guess Sneaker Pimps can best be described as an opportunity missed. Here's the video for 6 Underground by Sneaker Pimps.
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