Anyone know what happened to Amanda Root of "Fluffy"?

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Much derided band (please don't all mock at once). But I thought the singer and writer Root was talented. Did she go on to do anything else musically?

― All Bunged Up. (Jake Proudlock), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)

She's fronting a crappy metal band called Harlow, who had their own TV show on VH-1 a couple of years ago. (There were a couple of other bands on, too, but as far as I was concerned, the show was about Harlow—specifically, their guitarist, who's now left the band.)

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Harlow were not crappy, actually. And neither were Fluffy.

― chuck, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Fluffy were okay, but I didn't like Harlow much. Though, as I implied above, the guitarist (Rachel?) was smokin' hot.

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got a couiple of Fluffy singles - hypersonic and husband, and I really liked them. They were kind of like the kiddypunk slits.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Same Fluffy who wrote "I Wanna Be Your Lush"? Cause they were kinda wicked.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yep, Jeanne, one and the same. They had a five-song live EP and an album with a black cat on the cover, both absolutely worth owning (and absolutely a lot catchier and more fun and harder rocking than most riot grrrl music, too.)

― chuck, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Round-up: Amanda's surname was/is Rootes. Harlow were on a VH1 Real World-style show called "Bands on the run". I don't think they won. The other long-serving Fluffy members, Angie and Bridget, had another girl / punk band called Darling. Helen, who replaced Pandora on bass, has been in a bunch of bands. And Pandora is going to be in Channel 4's drama thing later this year called "NY-LON". How do I know this? Because I'm in The Abstainers (forgive the link?) where Pandora also plays bass. We're not all girls, and it's not punk.

― Alan Connor (Alan Connor), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"I was partying with them and just shitfaced - up in the front row getting into it when I thought, 'wait a minute.. I HATE Harlow..'

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Brilliant answers; cheers. I've just been reading the Harlow website! Sorry about the misspelling - no wonder I couldn't find her on the net. Stupid, because I've got Black Eye (playing it now, though it's not really a CD to play through in one).

I discovered Fluffy when we went to some girl's flat after the pub and she had an all-over-the-place collection: Bob Marley, Jewel, and then, bang, she put on this "I Wanna Be Your Lush", and we were trashing the place, playing it again and again, collapse-dancing; it was catnip. Fluffy were a beer band, I think. Drink eight pints, slam it on, and all is revealed.

I've got a video of Fluffy doing "Nothing" on TOTP. Rootes is almost frightening.

― All Bunged Up. (Jake Proudlock), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

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