2preciious
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Canada |
| Products | Music albums |
2preciious was an alternative rock ensemble from Canada that included the participation of Lee Aaron.
Biography
In 1994, Aaron aimed to redefine her public persona beyond the "Metal Queen" label by teaming up with Don Short and Don Binns of Sons of Freedom, who played a role in her 1994 release Emotional Rain. Subsequently, Sons of Freedom's guitarist Don Harrison joined the group to record the tracks "Strange Alice" and "Concrete & Ice," which were incorporated as bonus content on the European version of Emotional Rain.
By November 1995, the quartet commenced sessions for a new project under the name 2preciious, with Aaron credited by her birth name, Karen Greening.[1] Their eponymous album came out in 1996 and was followed by a promotional tour. Reviews were varied: Tom Harrison of The Province regarded it as a genuine partnership that showcased fresh artistic qualities,[2] whereas Chris Dafoe from The Globe and Mail deemed it formulaic and unoriginal, drawing unfavorable comparisons between the single "Crawl" and Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know".[3] Peter Howell of the Toronto Star described the album as inconsistent yet encouraging, likening its sound to that of Garbage.[4] The track "Superbitch" received a moderate amount of radio exposure.[1]
No further albums were released by the band. Aaron shifted her focus from rock towards jazz vocals,[5] while the three Dons pursued careers in music production and joined Jakalope in 2004.[6]
Track listings
- CD: No Bull Records / 335 15-2 Austria
Composed and written by Don Binns, Don Harrison, Don Short, Karen Lynn Greening
- "Crawl" – 4:58
- "Superbitch" – 3:53
- "Come On Song" – 4:37
- "My Machine" – 4:12
- "Mascara" – 4:14
- "Misenchanted" – 4:35
- "Black Metal Jesus" – 3:01
- "Here" – 3:49
- "Obsolete" – 4:00
- "Shed" – 4:23
- "Strange Alice" – 4:48
- "Dying Star" – 4:50