Auf der Maur

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Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician who currently resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Auf der Maur became friends with Billy Corgan after apologizing for a friend who threw a beer bottle at him during one of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Canadian concert dates. Her band, Tinker, opened for The Smashing Pumpkins in Montreal in 1993. In 1994, when Hole was in need of a new bassist following the death of Kristen Pfaff, Corgan recommended Auf der Maur to Courtney Love. Auf der Maur initially turned the job down, but reconsidered on advice from her father. She joined Hole two weeks before the Reading Festival, and stayed through the album Celebrity Skin, leaving on October 20, 1999.

In 1999, she joined The Smashing Pumpkins after the departure of D’Arcy Wretzky, and remained with the band until they disbanded in 2000.

In 2001, she sang on Rufus Wainwright’s album, Poses.

In 2002, she sang with Nicola Sirkis on the French band Indochine’s song “Le Grand Secret”.

In 2004, she released her debut album, Auf Der Maur. The singles “Followed the Waves”, “Real A Lie” and “Taste You” garnered significant airplay on modern rock radio.

A follow up to that album is now in production and will include collaborations with Billy Corgan.

1	Followed the Waves full track	656
2	Real a Lie full track	532
3	Taste You full track	526
4	Lightning Is My Girl full track	394
5	I'll Be Anything You Want full track	374
6	Head Unbound full track	335
7	My Foggy Notion full track	327
8	Beast of Honor full track	324
9	Would If I Could full track	287
10	Skin Receiver full track	261
11	Overpower Thee full track	245
12	I Need I Want I Will	229
13	Love Is The Drug full track	38
14	Paranoid	29
15	Fairies Wear Boots	22

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AUTO_DEFIANCE wrote:
Tuesday evening

bIG POWERfFUL gUItARRRRS & IN yO FAce vOCcalS (just like we expected) . KILLE R!

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rustedsyringe wrote:
Tuesday morning

If any one has maybe a sendspace link to the leak... that'd be pretty cool.

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agacinco wrote:
Monday morning

just leak it

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Gehena wrote:
9 days ago

Her lyrics a really bad. ..

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reklez wrote:
16 days ago

Best thing Auf Der Maur did is go it solo

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regoat wrote:
last month

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Bring+back+the+old+Last.fm

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Meecrob39 wrote:
last month

Melissa is the best thing to come out of Canada. She's so cool.

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slinki_milinki wrote:
last month

I'm sure it's been said...but...awesome!

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Carnecaliel wrote:
last month

Real a Lie=♥♥♥♥

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agacinco wrote:
last month

L34K!!

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Sebitude wrote:
last month

Is there a release date for her new album? :)

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sarahstarship wrote:
last month

Followed the Waves is such a good song. They all are.

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estoylistening wrote:
last month

wow this is perfect.

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0mgz0rz wrote:
June 2008

Yeah the pages are merged, so it doesn't matter anymore. Can't wait for her new album!

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cmishot wrote:
June 2008

despite the fact that "AUF DER MAUR" is plastered all over her CD - not her first name. debate over.

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memalena wrote:
June 2008

When I ripped my cd, the artist name says Melissa Auf der Maur, so... I'd say that's what should be this page's name, and not just her surname.

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TheKiller_IsMe wrote:
June 2008

It's right. There is no page for Melissa Aud def Maur, it's just Auf der Maur. I believe the pages are merged.

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Vldmrhrnndz wrote:
June 2008

I'm gonna marry this woman!

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agacinco wrote:
June 2008

whats up with her movie?

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vihreakuolema wrote:
June 2008

same, and she looks like beth gibbons of portishead :D

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