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Porno For Pyros Was An American Alternative Rock Group Formed In 1992 From Los Angeles California. It Was Perry Farrell's And Stephen Perkins' Next Project After The Breakup Of Their Former Band Jane's Addiction. Following The Demise Of The Critically And Commercially Successful Jane's Addiction Project Frontman Perry Farrell And Drummer Stephen Perkins Formed Porno For Pyros After Acquiring Guitarist Peter DiStefano And Bass Player Martyn LeNoble. Farrell Named The Band After Viewing An Ad For Fireworks In A Pornographic Magazine. The Name Has Also Been Connected Through Song Lyrics To The LA Riots Which Occurred In The Band's Hometown Around The Time Of Porno For Pyros Inception. Prior To Releasing Their Eponymous First Album Porno For Pyros Embarked On A Nationwide Tour To Support The New Band. By The Time The Band's Debut Album Porno For Pyros Was Released In 1993 Anticipation Surrounding The Project Was Enough To Briefly Drive The Album To The #3 Position On The Billboard Top 200 List. Reaction To The Album Was Mixed With Some Fans Ecstatic And Others Disappointed. The Video For The Album's First Single "Pets " Received Heavy Airplay On MTV. Following The Album's Release Porno For Pyros Continued A Heavy Touring Schedule Including An Appearance At Woodstock '94. Unlike The Relatively Straight-Ahead Rock Shows That Were The Hallmark Of Live Jane's Addiction Porno For Pyros Live Shows Relied Heavily On Props Extras And Special-Effects Including But Not Limited To Pyrotechnics . For The Band's Follow-Up Album Good God's Urge Bass Player LeNoble Quit After Completing The Majority Of The Bass Tracks. Ex-Minutemen Bassist Mike Watt Was Brought In To Finish Up The Album Tracks And Join The Band On Tour. The Album Also Featured The Post-Jane's Addiction Reunion Of Farrell With Guitarist Dave Navarro Who Made A Guest Appearance On "Freeway " Along With Red Hot Chili Peppers' Bass Player Flea. The Band Again Set Forth On A Heavy Touring Schedule. On Several Tour Stops Porno For Pyros Played "Mountain Song " A Popular Jane's Addiction Tune And Was A Foreshadowing Of The Later Jane's Addiction Reunion Efforts. Further Touring By The Band Was Scuttled When DiStefano Was Diagnosed With Cancer In 1997. Perkins And Watt Subsequently Formed The Punk Jazz Improvisation Group Banyan And Along With DiStefano Occasionally Perform Sets Of The Stooges Cover Versions In The Los Angeles Area Under The Band Name Hellride. The Jane's Addiction/Porno For Pyros Book Whores By Brendan Mullen States That A Third Porno For Pyros Album Was Penned But Never Recorded. In April 2009 The Original Lineup Of Farrell Perkins DiStefano And LeNoble Performed At Farrell's 50th Birthday Party.

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Perry Farrell's First Project Since Splitting Up Jane's Addiction Porno For Pyros' Self-Titled Debut Was One Of The Most Highly Anticipated Rock Releases Of 1993. Joining Farrell Is Ex-Jane's Drummer Stephen Perkins Guitarist Peter DiStefano And Bassist Martyn LeNoble And While The Music Of Porno For Pyros Contains Some Similarities To Jane's It Turned Out To Be A More Ethereal And Psychedelic Affair. Most Noticeably Absent Are The Monstrous Guitar Riffs -- DiStefano Specializes More In Textured Guitar Sounds À La The Cure's Robert Smith Etc. Which Puts More Emphasis On Farrell's Vocals And Perkins' Drumming Who Also Adds Exotic Percussion To The Proceedings . Also Porno's Compositions Are Far More Succinct. Whereas Jane's Were Known To Wander Into Mood-Enhanced Improv Most Tracks On Porno For Pyros Are Under The Four-Minute Mark While Farrell's Lyric-Writing Still Alternates Between Train Of Thought And Thought-Provoking. The Slightly Melancholic Ballad "Pets" Was An MTV Hit As It Lyrically Touches Upon The Possibility Of Extraterrestrial Life. A Pair Of Tracks "Cursed Female" And "Cursed Male " Are Sequenced Back To Back To Create A Brief Epic Clocking In Together At Barely Over Seven Minutes That Explores The Pros And Cons Of Both Genders. Also Featured Is The Funky "Meija " The Hyperactive "Bad Shit " The Ballad "Black Girlfriend " And The Title Track Which Deals With The 1992 Los Angeles/Rodney King Riots. While Those Expecting An Instant Classic Like Nothing's Shocking And Ritual De Lo Habitual Were Probably Disappointed Porno For Pyros Remains An Interesting Musical Detour For Farrell And Co.