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Alabama 3 is a band from Brixton , United Kingdom , a suburb of London , and was formed in 1989 . In the United States , they are known as '''A3''' (the alias was thrust upon them after a lawsuit by the well-established Country Music band Alabama ). They achieved international fame when the producers of hit TV show The Sopranos chose A3's "Woke Up This Morning" track for the opening credits. BAND MEMBERS The members of the band are:
MUSICAL STYLE Alabama 3's sound is a self-professed blend of Country , Blues , Gospel , and Acid House . Their songs have sampled, with a hint of irony and righteous energy, Jim Jones in " Mao Tse Tung Said" and Birmingham Six survivor Patrick Hill in "The Thrills Have Gone." ALABAMA 3'S MUSIC IN TV AND FILM
TRIVIA It's rumoured that the founding members of the band met each other in a drug Rehab clinic where they were undergoing treatment for Heroin Addiction . There are numerous references to drug addiction in their songs, such as the song "Hypo Full of Love" on their first album, which is a parody of the Twelve-step Program used to cure addicts. In addition the band has displayed a banner on-stage at their concerts which reads "Straight outta rehab". There were copies of The Sopranos soundtrack that featured "Woke Up This Morning" as being performed by Mask and not Alabama 3. ALBUMS Alabama 3's albums most commonly found in the United States include the following:
Alabama 3 also has a number of imports and bootleg albums nearly doubling their commonly found albums. EXTERNAL LINKS
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