Clay Sun Union

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Clay Sun Union is an alternative rock band formed in September 1996 in Okinawa, Japan.

1 Interesting facts
2 Band members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Interesting facts

Their motto was "Work hard, play your ass off, and never turn down a cold beer."
They had high hopes of being signed to a major record label.
"Floating on Lead" made it on a surfing video in Okinawa.
The name comes from their diverse sound. Sometimes it's bluesy like in "When It Goes," jazzy like in "Unspeakable Things," and heavy like in "Skin;" the Earth to the sun and everything in-between - "Clay Sun Union."
The band's influences include Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Metallica.
Michael "Bump" Alexander knows the bassist from King's X, along with many other people in the business.
They had talked to people in the business about getting recording contracts, but nothing ever came of it.
The band toured in Japan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Maryland, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, and Illinois.