Saliva (band)

"Bobby Amaru" redirects here. For the similarly named percussionist, see Stabbing Westward.

Saliva
Saliva performing in 2018
Saliva performing in 2018
Background information
OriginMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genres
Years active1996–present
Labels
Members
  • Bobby Amaru
  • Brad Stewart
  • Sammi Jo Bishop
  • Josh Kulack
  • Sebastian LaBar
Past members
  • Todd Poole
  • Chris D'Abaldo
  • Josey Scott
  • Dave Novotny
  • Jonathan Montoya
  • Paul Crosby
  • Wayne Swinny
Websitesalivaofficial.com

Saliva is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. Saliva released their self-titled debut album in 1997 through Rockingchair Records, a label owned and operated by Mark Yoshida. The release was recorded and produced by Bill Pappas at Rockingchair Studios.

They were signed to Island Records and went on to release their second studio album Every Six Seconds. Saliva later released their third studio album titled Back into Your System in 2002, which reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200. Back into Your System launched one of Saliva's most successful songs, "Always", reaching No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Modern Rock Chart. Three years after Survival of the Sickest, Saliva released Blood Stained Love Story in 2007, repeating Back into Your System's chart performance at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. Its first single, "Ladies and Gentlemen", peaked at No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. Their most well known lineup, which lasted from 2000-2005, consisted of Josey Scott, Wayne Swinny, Chris D'Abaldo, Dave Novotny, and Paul Crosby.

The band is known for having their songs played at sporting events, especially WWE. The band's guitarist Wayne Swinny said, "a lot of our songs, whether they were intended that way or not - most of them weren't - they just lend themselves to sporting events. You can't watch a football game or go to a football game and not hear 'Click Click Boom,' 'Ladies and Gentlemen'."[6]

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  4. ^ "The String Quartet Tribute to Saliva - Vitamin String Quartet, Ya Baby! String Quartet - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Finlayson, Rebecca (2008). Insiders' Guide to Memphis. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 100. ISBN 9781461746942.
  6. ^ "Wayne Swinny of Saliva".