Mazzy Star The Tragic Story Of The Band Behind Fade Into You, David Roback, Hope Sandoval

Mazzy Star: The Tragic Story Behind the Band who wrote "Fade Into You".
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Mazzy Star was responsible for the early 90’s sleeper hit Fade Into You. Featuring David Roback, who wrote most of the band’s music, he was a talented multi-instrumentalist. He was joined by singer Hope Sandoval who wrote most of the band’s lyrics, the breathy vocalist with a haunting yet hopeful voice.
Their hit track was released on the band’s 1993 sophomore album “So Tonight That I Might See.” There was something pure about the band’s sound and their recording process. In a 2020 interview with Refinery 29, Sandoval said:
"I like to hang out in restaurants and cafés, eavesdrop on people's conversations and collect new stories. Then I go home and spend the evenings embellishing them."
Part of the band’s magic came from the soulmate-like connection between Roback and Sandoval. In a 2018 interview with Double J, Sandoval said that and i quote:
"Half the time we don’t even really need to speak to each other, we use telepathy." The pair was rumored to briefly be a couple around the time of recording their debut album, “She Hangs Brightly.”
The song Fade Into You became an anthem for lovelorn teenagers in the 90’s & Hollywood loved it too. The song was licensed to more than 30 movies and television shows & had artists like Ben Harper, Kelly Clarkson and Dinosaur Jr have all covered the song.
But before Roback became a musician he found himself in New York in the late 70’s wanting to become a painter telling the LA Times in 1990 “I went to New York mainly to be part of the art scene,”“But I gradually found myself getting more inspired by what was happening in music than in art. . . . People like Patti Smith and Television. I felt like a punk. That's the attitude I Iidentifid with, but when I picked up the guitar and started playing it, the music didn’t come out sounding punk. It was something else. . . ..” After brief stint in new york he would head back to Los Angeles.
Roback and Sandoval both started off in other bands before coming together to start Mazzy Star.
Roback went to UC Berkeley and started his band with his brother Steven called Unconscious with Susanna Hoffs, who would later be known for co-founding The Bangles. The two brothers started their next band, Rain Parade, in 1982, and they gained popularity in the L.A. indie scene.
The soft spoken Sandoval came from East LA where her parents worked in factory and she was the youngest of ten children. She would form the group Going Home while she was still in high school with frien d Sylvia Gomez in the early 80’s. Both women were big fans of Rain Parade, & they decided to make a bold move to get on their radar.
After a 1983 Rain Parade concert, Gomez snuck backstage to give David Roback a demo tape. At the time, Roback was under contract with Rough Trade records and Going Home was still unsigned, but doing gigs around LA. Upon hearing the demo, Roback offered to produce Going Home’s first album and play guitar on the record, but even to this day it has yet to be released.. It was also around this time that Rob
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[@rnrtruestories]

Favourite Mazzy Star song?

[@gamermomplayz3350]

Blue Light

[@tmackjr8652]

Fade

[@800cherries3]

Rose blood!

[@jeanwagner1977]

UWGH

[@medokarbo]

Take Everything

[@StarfieldRailway]

What happened to Mazzy Star is what happened to the music business. Executives demanded control of the music. I'm glad Mazzy Star resisted even though it cost them the spotlight. If all musicians had Mazzy Star's view, executives would lose control of the music, and popular music would be incredible again.

[@robertsharrer]

Spot on

[@chinmeysway]

@@robertsharrer there still incredible music now, and for me its ok that it is not popular. though your logic is sound, and i think now bug labels are a dying out dinosaur; easier to self release its just that nobody thinks to utilize bandcamp and soundcloud much. would be good if just everything is indie, even though everyone will be very poor. money always effs up art though! so dunno what the balance is exactly..

[@dounghataiwataim5180]

Mony​ f​s​ up​ whole​ world​ steve​

[@brainglow_lightbright]

Or, the executives would find/plant acts that play ball. “Same as it ever was”

[@brainglow_lightbright]

@@chinmeysway yeah people just need to know where to looks. There’s an infinite amount of sounds out there

[@ewia3366]

i wish i could listen to Fade Into You for the first time again

[@octaviacervantes8979]

Me too 🙌

[@donniecapobianco8794]

Kat and cat :3

[@richardkronberg4925]

Rewind your brain.

[@MDizzle3282]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYHKl6ybhrGtoc0

[@mojoschmee9320]

Are you familiar with the album Blasphemy So Heartfelt by Jessica Leigh Mayfield?... If not, I think you'll enjoy it.

[@mazzyellisriddick419]

My dad loved her music when he was alive .he predicted I’d sing like her and named me after the band .sadly he passed away when I was 5 but I listen to her songs to keep him alive everyday .🎶❤️‍🩹

[@RK-eo8gl]

Is your name Hope ?

[@alicemelbourne8844]

omg r u called mazzy

[@actionjacksondan]

Uh oh……

[@mazzyellisriddick419]

My dad named me mazzy yeah it’s my real name .

[@glassncobalt]

Music can be very powerful, like bringing the memory of someone back...this song still gets me.

[@stephenwalker2924]

No one ever mentions 'Into Dust' when talking about this great band. I think it's their greatest song - and one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

[@sophicutler1528]

Nobody cares what you think.

[@MyCatInABox]

Back in '94, my first serious girlfriend and I went out "camping" in my folks new, full-size van that the rear most benchseat would turn into a bed. So I put this song on (actually, I played the entire album) while we made out in the dark, in the middle of nowhere, for hours... Just two kids. That was so long ago but, anytime I hear this song, I'm immediately back in that van, with her, that night.

[@jeffghant4760]

I just heard that song for the first time on episode 3 of Netflix's Resident Evil a few days ago. I also think it's an amazing song.

[@emmanuelking9988]

Yeah, it's so true 🤔 and yes, it's a really great song 🎶

[@rafangirl1]

I agree.

[@corpsi9761]

There's something magical about her voice

[@onurmutlu6503]

Lana Del Rey alike...

[@thegobbledygooker731]

@Citizen Cat lol yeah...kind of surprised she never got cast on a Joss Wheden show...

[@jackkitchen154]

@@onurmutlu6503 other way around

[@Tucko1]

I remember hanging out with Hope in the early 80's. She was good friends with my girlfriend.

[@onurmutlu6503]

@@jackkitchen154 you are actually right, I just originated from where I already know which was wrong ✌️

[@hummingboredd]

Nobody will ever know how I felt when I first heard "Fade into you".

[@skhotzim_bacon]

Nobody cares

[@mader348]

@@skhotzim_bacon I do...and I know

[@1607trojan]

I do. It’s one of does albums that every so often you just put on your headphones, close your eyes and .........

[@evilcartman32]

You should try into dust

[@richardnolan3903]

I think I do.

[@Josiah19777]

That part about Hope going to cafes and coffee shops and eavesdropping on conversations makes me SO nostalgic for the 90's. Before smart phones and social media (and the EARLY days of internet) when being alone with your thoughts sparked so much more brain activity and creativity that a whole generation of people will never experience.

[@billywilliams2722]

You sound ignorant. The youth will always be inspired.

[@Twofrogs2]

@@billywilliams2722 go to a coffee shop nowadays. Everyone has their head down, glued to their phones. There is little conversation to be inspired by.

[@Poolie77]

@@billywilliams2722 The Tik Tok generation......Inspirational.........

[@karlpartridge9546]

I loved the 90's but Freinds and Seinfeld have dated pretty badly

[@skeletalremains8555]

I'm 17 and not all if us are like that, unfortunately most are, but I'm not on my phone unless I'm at home because sometimes it's nice to go out and do nothing or get a little bored

[@LasVillafrancas]

The death of Dave Roback from cancer is indeed tragic, but Mazzy Star’s story as a band is far from a tragic one. They made the kind of music they wanted to make and on their terms. What a gorgeous catalog of songs…

[@QualityQman]

Sounds more like triumph than tragedy.

[@scottlukacovic4600]

Very misleading, clickbaity title for a pretty bland video.

[@MrEdwar084]

​@scottlukacovic4600 for sure click bait, but it works 2.5 mill I mean, pretty shitty because it's misleading.

[@Montano214]

Yes there catalog is amazing. Even there last album they made in 2013 sounds like something from the 1990s

[@NovaHalo]

Agreed

[@ernestoflores1057]

As a Metalhead if you don't like Mazzy Star we can't hang out. Her voice is pure gold. Love her music.

[@JUKE179r]

@Dyler Preserve the Patriarchy Turden As a Hip Hop head, I really dig on some Mazzy Star.

[@nessnake123]

her music is kind of neutral thats why

[@theseareswayze-lesstimes]

Mazzy Star, Johnny Cash, Barry White and the Commodores are in my metal mix because reasons.

[@joem7572]

I 100% understand this sentiment. My mix can go from Cattle Decapitation to Mazzy Star depending on how the shuffle wants to work. I get some weird looks but who cares. Cheers!

[@Vera-xu3xw]

I really wasn't looking forward to hanging out with you anyway! 🤣🖕

[@Bellabaddi]

It wasn’t just her voice, it was her. His guitar playing was unique, especially for the period. It sounded like throwback, Cropper fused with blues, country and soul. It was a magical song, sometimes everything just falls in place like that. It kind of reminds me of a female version of Chris Isaaks Wicked Game.

[@maddart4445]

It was the same flavor

[@tarab3708]

It is the same chords if I correctly recall

[@holohulolo]

Exactly, it's one thing that the music is great, but when you see her performing, even just watching a video and see how she is it just makes it even better. the singer and the song is one.

[@fredwilhite423]

Another of my favorite albums.

[@sarahjaye4117]

What a trip, I was just thinking of wicked game too the other day while listening to this, they both conjure up similar feelings 🔮

[@zyxwut321]

Mazzy Star seemed to be a band of quiet introverts making ethereal, thoughtful, delicate music which made industry executives think they were pushovers they could boss around. However, as an introvert who's often been overlooked, misinterpreted, misunderstood and underestimated myself I can tell you that underneath the seemingly soft exterior often lies an independent streak fiercer and more powerful than any loudmouth would ever guess. Mazzy Star was going to make music their way or not at all and were willing and able to walk away when that was threatened to be compromised.

[@thegorn]

With Mazzy Star, melancholy never felt so warm and comforting. It’s like they expand the empty gaping hole in my heart, fill it with some warmth, then empty it again. I used to sit alone in my collage dorm room and play “into dust” for hours to myself on the guitar. I was a sports jock on the outside, but a sad emo within.

[@lowresolutionlilly799]

Mazzy Star sung me to sleep through some of the hardest, scariest times of my life. I’ve never been so personally touched by any band before. Probably saved my life at a couple points.. Edit: I’m in a much better place now. Thank you. 😊

[@diegovisoso4587]

😳 well I hope you're doing much much better.

[@Littlemsambitious]

I am so glad you are still here to tell us this. ♥️

[@theloner6063]

Listen this song : NIck Cave - Bright Horses

[@matts4750]

Well its good to know you are doing better these days.

[@mikebott6940]

I'm glad to know it's over. You must be relieved to put it behind you.

[@mrhoffame]

"I wanna hold the hand inside you"...still one of the most powerful lines of "desire" I have ever heard in a song.

[@charlottecoolik9872]

That just made me cry....I need someone to love me like that

[@scrossman27]

@@charlottecoolik9872 me too. I think we all do.

[@charlottecoolik9872]

@@scrossman27 🤗🤗🤗🙏🏽

[@filipinagirl7393]

i love it

[@sophicutler1528]

@@charlottecoolik9872 Too bad it’ll never happen.

[@alittlebindi25]

My heart broke when David Roback passed away. Even though they seemingly never dated, Hope and David were soulmates. Their music spoke to each other.

[@yespls4184]

Me too. It was really sad to find out that he passed because I listened to so much Mazzy Star (and Opal) during high school

[@fordhouse8b]

@@yespls4184 I Liked Mazzy Star when they released their first couple of albums towards the tail-end of my college years, but only discovered Opal a few years later, not knowing about the connection right away. Opal became one off my favorite bands ever, and Kendra Smith one of my favorite singers. I had heard that Roback was working on re-issuing the Opal material, and I sincerely hope that somehow still happens, as the music is worthy of much greater exposure.

[@FriendofDorothy]

She is still one of the music industry's hidden secrets to most of the masses. My god, have you ever heard the track she did with Massive Attack, "The Spoils"? She has the most amazing, ethereal voice, and I suspect she is still in demand as a studio vocalist. Other artists and bands just love her similarly to how they loved Sinead. It seems strange that no label released a killer solo album that would've made her a household name, but maybe she likes it better being the magical ingredient in great records rather than a huge solo star on her own.(Smart woman!)

[@moocyfarus8549]

I found that song years ago, absolutely epic!!!

[@Invisus_Letum]

also Paradise Circus, and I believe there's other tracks as well

[@fordhouse8b]

Opal and Kendra Smith are likewise gems that for to long have been almost completely unknown to most of the world. And the Rainy Day cover album that Roback and Smith put out with Susanna Hoffs and several other musicians is also great.

[@williamsullivan4640]

Hope Sandoval’s collaboration with Massive Attack on the track “Paradise Circus” is so good

[@davidstockhoff8801]

Uh, she is a solo star. Well, maybe not a star ....

[@luludi3]

Hope is so beautiful. I always loved that she was quiet and shy. Mazzy Star had so many more good songs besides Fade Into You. It is still one of my favorite records to listen to on a rainy day.

[@iriceuvm]

Five String Serenade is also a masterpiece.

[@luludi3]

@@iriceuvm yes it is!

[@joem7572]

I really like Blue Light and Into Dust off of that album. I don't ever skip a song when I play the album but I do repeat those two and Fade Into You.

[@James2001]

"Halah" was my introduction to the band, and still one of my favorite Mazzy tracks.

[@joem7572]

@@James2001 She Hangs Brightly is a brilliant album. Halah is one of my favorite songs by them. Cheers!

[@jasonracey9600]

I've always liked "Five String Serenade". 1993 was such a great year for music. This is one of the bands that made it special.

[@porkchop3328]

Just imagine how good it would have been if she added a sixth string.

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Arthur Lee wrote it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIm8aIegjJZoh5I

[@erika4ktrucking]

I love that one!.🌹

[@thegorn]

When I learned to play that on the guitar I used all six strings

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

I tend to think of 1993-1995 as being peak 90s music.

[@leestevens184]

When they said they wasn't trying to write a a hit song , that's the beauty of it. The song has an effortless sound. Very pure.xx

[@jesterr7133]

They were such a unique band. Her voice was haunting, yet beautiful. It's sad that "Among My Swan" doesn't get the love that it deserves. It is my favorite album of theirs. It's a shame they didn't get more recognition, but they have influenced a great number of artists, so I guess that will be their legacy.

[@blueabattoir]

Yes, Hope had, and still does have an influence on many singers in the last 30 years. She was very reserved on stage and focused on the music instead of hamming it up to be an attraction. I wish her all the happiness.

[@ellieturner7080]

i agree about it being their best album, i lovvve Rose Blood, that was one if the first songs i heard of hers

[@ZingaroXIV]

I saw Mazzy Star perform at a small club in LA in 1993 (the Alligator Lounge - no longer exists). I was a fan of their music and went specifically to see them. Their live performance was as mesmerizing as simply listening to their recorded music. I applaud them for going their own way and not allowing the "big-hit-music-machine" to grind them up. Sad that there will be no more music from them, at least not in this world.

[@Anthony-he3yn]

Beautifully stated..

[@wlouisharris]

The Sundays did something similar and got out of the business. They completely retired from music.

[@moondra3481]

Wow I was there also. I loved that night. When everyone was listening to Grunge, I went in this direction. So much fantastic music during that era.

[@WhisperedDelightsASMR]

Imagine waiting YEARS to see them reunite & play together live again only to walk out during their performance… 🤦🏻‍♀️ The insolence. I’m glad at least you enjoyed their performance. I would’ve loved to see them myself. 💜

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Wow I ran the Door at "Good Luck Bar" so many memories.

[@hermit7903]

Into Dust was my favorite.

[@cloughie1981]

Mine too - such a beautiful, haunting song.

[@samcoon6699]

One of the most beautiful songs ever made. When I listen to it, I pretty much have to stop what I'm doing.

[@willkayl8793]

Me too. One of the most beautiful, painful song. It’s so wonderful.

[@willkayl8793]

Into Dust was much better than Fade Into You, IMO.

[@robertcronin6603]

Yes! I forgot about that tune 🎼

[@yespls4184]

Rest in peace, Dave Roback. Such a talented musician-- I also liked his pre- Mazzy Star work like Opal. Going to miss Sandoval and Roback's music together

[@antonygray7092]

I was a teen in the 1990s finishing school mid 90s, partying etc. I can't believe I only discovered fade into you and mazzy star about 3 years ago. It has humbled my skewed view of ones life in this world. I love late 80s and 90s music, when music was still a part of us all.

[@TheRightFieldPavilion]

I laughed at :52 seconds in when this dude pronounced the word "Telepathy"

[@joejones9520]

that's a common side-effect of those who speak in high-rising terminal...

[@coldsake07]

seriously, who says that?

[@goudagirl6095]

That's what happens when the education system dumbs down everybody and everything. People struggle with even the simplest words. THAT is the "tragedy" of this way too long video.

[@jobriathboy]

as well as reading the word session as "season"... yikes...

[@stonerubber]

Yes. Like a crappy book report.

[@jermahevans7440]

Was my song with an ex right outta high school. Slept in my car with a foot of snow outside once. She died at the beginning of this year. Always love u miranda.

[@mikebott6940]

My condolences. Miranda is a beautiful name.

[@angiekil1998]

Condolences,i was in hs then and this guy in a band begged me to sing this song and his band play it but I didn’t have his confidence in my voice and i think he had a slight crush or just fascination with my voice,i smoke so it def not great at all now,he heard me sing stay and a few other songs but it felt good,later ppl said i had a voice like a angel,wish id known,i loved to sing but my fam hates to hear it,son and his dad cussed me when id sing to just shut up cuz i loved to belt out chick songs,fell in love then too,but i lost it and never fully got my heart back again,sorry if ur pain is anything like mine😢😞😢

[@jermahevans7440]

@@angiekil1998 smile that it happened, i guess. Songs n albums n bands like this both form memories and remind me of moments. We haveta just appreciate what we get from them, right

[@atomicmaniac115]

I’m sorry death really sucks, I know how it feels to lose. I hope you are healing and making peace with everything

[@Iris-gy2mi]

I'm sorry for your loss. That's a beautiful story. It's crazy how music can touch the soul and bring us back to a special place and time. May her memory live forever in your heart.

[@clemdarkstar]

The moment I heard flowers in December (back in the 90s) I knew it was the song of my life. I demand it be played at my funeral

[@landonthompson5604]

When Fade Into You was playing on the radio while I was with my girl at the time, we would stop and get out and dance slowly to it. Years later on i was forced to retire and pick up a guitar to learn to play this song. It still transcends within my soul reminiscing the good days.

[@soph5669]

🤗💕☀️

[@DanielAnderssson]

lol

[@numinous2506]

Her voice makes me aware of how much sadness exists. It makes me glad for what I have.

[@danielbrannon9513]

Listen to any live performance of Mazzy Star in it's entirety and you'll instantly become a fan of them. Promise.

[@Ancientreapers]

Indeed. My favorite live video from them floating around here on youtube is "Mazzy Star - Fade Into You - 10/2/1994 - Shoreline Amphitheatre". Even with just that one song you'll become a fan.

[@denisefreitas6727]

True.

[@Gurra88]

It is entirety?

[@silverslvr5185]

Heck, just listen to their first album. Can't recall how I came across it (maybe Spin or RollingStone before FadeInToYou) and was hooked.

[@headtieguyreacts1445]

One day I randomly came across the song KZbin play that day will always stick to me

[@patchso]

An amazing band with a really unique sound. Can't believe I only discovered them in 2020. So sad that two of the band died young of cancer. Brilliant musicians and Hope's vocals are beautiful.

[@pamita11]

me 2022

[@MT-if1jr]

Many amazing artists have died :-(

[@porcelainfigures]

I got to see them live back in February of 2019 & it was a dream. And yes- she did perform in the dark, with a blue light behind her, but it added to that dream like feeling + she didn’t want any photos taken of her LOL. I enjoyed it- I guess we can’t say the same for everyone but they truly put on such a wonderful show. RIP David Roback.

[@Marinemom75]

Halah will forever be one of the most amazing songs I've heard. Mazzy star is so underrated

[@James2001]

You and I park our cars in the same garage.

[@JG-or9ej]

Underrated huh, well if this word comes to mind then you must have lived in a box in the 90’s that’s if you were even born..

[@elizabethbaron7904]

I think I see another side, baby- another light that shines. I like when she sings “baby I wish I was dead”

[@customsongmaker]

Holla!

[@DanielAnderssson]

nah she was annoying

[@motownrick3203]

Hope's voice is so beautiful, captivating, and haunting

[@temperanceplaysgenshin]

She was so, so, so genuine and authentic as a muscian. It's a shame to see so many artists from the late 90s treated like dirt by record labels and forced to just exit the scene entirely.

[@MT-if1jr]

They did not sell Their soul to the devil. I delay with EMi as a photog and said no.

[@tehf00n]

When I first heard Mazzy Star, I listened every night for about a month. Amazing band.

[@yakg7976]

My husband did that the year before he met me, in 2005, when he discovered them. Ironicly it was introdued by another female, whose name is the same as mine, but he would lay there listening to Hope's voice thinking about his future wife/future love that he was looking for. (The not quite relationship w/that female was short lived as she was someone else's wife, yikes!) He was ready to settle down or at least start a family when we met. We sadly lost our first pregnancy, but had 2 wonderful children since before losing our last one & it only took 13 years before we were married. lol Still together today, and both re-discovering Mazzy Star, yet again for me, third time. I tend to ycle back & rediscover musi I didn't about from a band/singer I one loved. Lots out there for this particualar band & their other contibutions out there. I played a song by them one day & he was so excited asking, "who is this" repeatedly, took 15 years or so for me to play a song by them in his presence. lol

[@vin-cc9nk]

I think the resurgence of indie dream pop in the last decade owns a lot to Mazzy Star and their break into the mainstream. So Tonight That I Might See is such an amazing album.

[@daivwhaley6937]

Well.......Lush was way before them in the genre.

[@j.ballsdeep420]

Idk that it's a resurgence if it never ended...

[@theturfmonster3394]

True. I think zoomers (gen z) are definitely listening to more indie than a few years ago. Back in high school 2014 I was the only kid in school that ever listened to indie bands like Beach House or Mac Demarco. I then ventured into 90s alternative. It's nice to see more people listening to stuff like this

[@glittergirl1063]

They were one of my favorites in the 90s. I saw them at a small venue in 1995 in Los Angeles. I was front row and I ended up getting my ticket stub signed by Sandoval. Thank you for this video! I learned so much.

[@robert.m4676]

That would have been really exciting because she really can sing. Her style is unique and soothing. I’m a total Hard Rock/ metal type but there are certain bands that hit the spot and she really does that too me.

[@jedaaa]

Awesome!!!

[@thecreamyone3606]

I snapped a great pic of her n William Reid at a Suede show in L.A back in 94/95......

[@thecreamyone3606]

@Heathcote Shawn Yeah shes pretty reserved, to say it mildly

[@televation]

Hope Sandoval changed my life. Mazzy Star rules, and her solo albums speak to me on a level that most artists never have or will.

[@jesterflight8593]

I loved their fade into you video together, they looked so nostalgically romantic. Yes, Sandoval unequivocally has an aura in her bewitching voice, which I’ve never ever heard in my life. She almost seems immortal, due to her haunting yet most eloquent voice.

[@nappykemps2590]

I'm glad this group was together long enough to make into dust

[@user-od8yh8xs9u]

Hope is out of this world beautiful.

[@mayaamis]

Such underrated band and Hope is pure magic. been loving her music for 20 years. she deserved to be bigger. shame younger audience was never that much into them.

[@supersonic-ug3yy]

Thank you for this very interesting video...I discovered Mazzy Star quite by chance when I was a teenager with the album "Among My Swan" at the virgin megastore in Paris. It was offered for listening with headphones...I immediately loved it, I bought it then I bought all the others...a real revelation. Today, I am 48 years old and I still listen to their songs regularly.

[@TheNeverPlayedSymphonies]

They really did own the mood at the time

[@davemarnell8871]

Nicely put.

[@leefithian3704]

Yes , what a period in history

[@MauriceTituer]

There was sometimes elements of the Doors, not in their music but in moments when you feel they just let the song floating for a while without adding anything. Like in theatre, silence can be an important part of music.

[@Mekias]

Fresh out of college in the mid 90's and fighting the long, frustrating traffic jams of DC/NoVA, I'd always turn to Mazzy Star to calm me down and put me in a retrospective and melancholy mood.

[@wkj-dk8wv]

I was in the same area in the early 90's. Yeah, that traffic SUCKED on I-95, especially near Springfield Mall.

[@Mekias]

@@wkj-dk8wv That's funny. I worked at the Staples in Springfield Mall for about 6 months. Then I moved to the one at Tyson's Corner. Even worse.

[@bfr123456]

Same. No good jobs in the early 90s, fresh out of college stocking groceries and hating life, they calmed me while I drove home and gradually accepted my situation and got in a better mental state

[@davidbulak8583]

Worst traffic ever

[@Giulorma1121]

30 years later and the traffic is still just as bad.🤦🏻‍♀️

[@tarahj478]

I love their sound & her voice..I didn't know he was probably walking around my hometown...in the 90s no less! Ever since high school, I've played She hangs Brightly EVERY Halloween. I was an 80s kid...so that's a long time! My first eBay purchase was an 8×10 of her in concert💕

[@CherryPi314]

I’m so glad I grew up in the mid 80’s & 90’s...nothing like it. Nothing can compare & you can’t even explain it because those who haven’t lived it cannot understand.

[@michaeldrennan9932]

EXACTLY!! I'm 59 Years old and Absolutely Love Mazzy Star!!

[@peacelove5873]

Luckily there no age limit on good taste. 😉

[@Bettinasisrg]

53 here, I saw them live, it was great!

[@keiera9191]

Everyone is in love with her voice..it’s so soothing, always makes me calm down no matter what

[@loripippin1267]

Her voice is magic🥰

[@auggieeast]

If you like Mazzy Starr, you'll probably like Hope Sandoval's solo album, Bavarian Fruit Bread, which is very mellow but has some great songs like Suzanne and On The Low. It's been on my phone for over a decade now.

[@elisabethandersen1102]

It may be sacrilegious, but I like her solo stuff better just because each song seems more different from each other than in Mazzy.

[@allanlee9520]

Mazzy Star's true story is why independent music started in the first place. "Fade into you" is still such a beautiful haunting melody to this day.

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

I bought their first album just because of Roback and OPAL, but when i heard the voice of HOPE SANDOVAL, i fell hopelessly in love with her ( still on). So sorry David died,i loved everything he played on

[@therealisation]

I was at those Sydney shows. It was hardly a mass exodus of people walking out. I didn't even notice it to be honest. Some people might have left early, but fuck them if they like Fade Into You wanted a poppy-light show. It's Mazzy Star! It was a beautiful, moody atmosphere all nights, and I was honoured to have seen their final shows. RIP Dave.

[@drawntofashionillustration9596]

Puts me to sleep, no stage presence

[@nacarp2000]

They were terrible in concert, being arseholes by having a dark stage. When I saw them 20 something years ago, Hope had her back to the audience the whole time, that's pretty disrespectful and arrogant.

[@therealisation]

@@nacarp2000 Haha, she/they owe you nothing. Should've gone to a Pink concert instead.

[@michaelrobert8476]

@@nacarp2000 - I thought she was super shy, such as mortified.

[@joejones9520]

@@michaelrobert8476 her stage presence makes me think of a person so absorbed in their inner world that they would need an assistant at all times, especially when crossing a street...

[@lilSnubby]

I love that they were truly artists who wanted to create on their own terms

[@kingofeverything2159]

I only know Fade into you but will listen to more things from Mazzy. The singer Hope has a haunting voice and her appeareance singing that song live and mood was so outstanding the first time I saw it I can't really explain that feeling I got. It still amazes me, cause she performed it like she got dumped in a seriously serious relationship that some would think would last forever but ended with them not speaking and being like strangers which something I can relate to a little bit and it's a very strange thing that leaves you puzzled. Looking emotionless but with a chilling emotion.

[@adeenaalexander4938]

"Fade into you" helped me through my loneliest times last year

[@marcmarc1967]

The most amazing thing about this video is Kurt Cobain actually made a list of his 50 top favorite records.

[@earlpipe9713]

😂Yeah, that's some pure clickbaity titling right there

[@Skabanis]

@Adam Peterson lame

[@Allpie_isgoodpie]

Kurt Cobain is so overrated

[@ladymsthing6056]

Excellent album, I played it all the time doing homework in high school.

[@suzannekimball1094]

This was the first cd I ever bought that I enjoyed every single song the first time I heard them. I usually have to hear a song a few times before it really begins to grow on me. Haunting and smooth; LOVE her voice and their sound.❤

[@yakg7976]

I love when albums do that, so grateful I still seek out & find new music I fall in love with. Sad when people stop & the average person does stop by te age of 25. So if discovering new music as an olderadult, yay! I suspect it helps fight some forms of dementia, and there's studies to back it up, plus think about how most AD patients only reall their early life through teens & early 20s, that coinides w/new music stopping....just a coincidence or not?

[@ia5662]

probably the first and only song to make me cry as a kid listening to it....I can't explain the kind of haunting enchantment and longing that it contains, but I'm sure everyone here gets it.

[@thecreamyone3606]

That poem Hope wrote for roebuck at his death is beautiful..... One of the best verses i think she wrote, ever

[@aprilnorton3051]

What song is this in?

[@thomasjoad3384]

Sears and Roebuck?

[@jabberpunch]

@@thomasjoad3384 Brilliant! Like the Cowboy Junkies album referenced in the video - The Trinity "Season"

[@GLING17]

I was captivated by Fade Into You and it's one of my top favorites from the 90s. Hope Sandoval is so beautiful and her voice is amazing. I love Mazzy Star. ❤

[@satevo462]

I straight up had a crush on her voice. Then I saw her in their video, and I had a crush on her too. That songs haunts me to this day.

[@MithrilMagic]

I love Mazzy Star. “Take Everything” is one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@isajmody2344]

I had such a crush on Hope when I was a kid. When I heard her on a Massive Attack song I dropped everything and went out and got it instantly.

[@spartan9293]

Which song is that?

[@isajmody2344]

@@spartan9293 Paradise Circus

[@IvanSD1]

@@spartan9293 the spoils

[@Twofrogs2]

Massive Attack...Thievery Corporation...Zero 7....I'm packing for a cross-country move today. Time to hit up Pandora.

[@mournblade1066]

@@Twofrogs2 Her vocals would be perfect for Zero 7, to be sure. That said, I saw Thievery Corporation in Harrisburg, PA back in September. Possibly the greatest concert I've ever been to.

[@cocoknows]

Nothing speaks to my heart like Mazzy Star. I had an opportunity to meet Hope and the band in 1995 or 1996 and I was so overcome with emotion I just couldn't do it. I regret it so much.

[@tinykeyholeminis]

Hope is a beautiful Shining Star! Her mesmerizing angelic voice captures the beauty of her soul, she's still as beautiful with age as she ever was! One of my favorite bands! ❤❤❤❤

[@barbells_and_guitars]

"A stranger's light comes on slowly. A stranger's heart without a home". I always thought those were especially beautiful lyrics.

[@joem7572]

She wrote haunting lyrics. Her breathy delivery made them even more so. Too bad that David passed as I always loved their music and would have loved to hear more.

[@stimpsonjcat67]

'Into Dust' was the song that made me want to play guitar. When I figured out how simple It was my head exploded. It's the only song in my brief playing career I got a nod from a store employee for playing.

[@missj2046]

For so many years, Fade Into You is still one of my favourite songs on my playlist.

[@newenglandgirlatheart]

One time several years ago before a Richard Thompson concert, this song was on repeat for over 30 minutes while the audience waited for Thompson.

[@joelhassig6099]

I just learned Dave Roback died. Just now, in this vid. Today. He was one of the biggest influences on my own music. He was one of my guitar heroes. RIP, David. Thank you so much for your beautiful contribution to this ugly life. I'm off to binge Mazzy Star and cry for the rest of the day.

[@jamestemple8970]

Last year from from metastatic cancer.

[@chrisbarber356]

I just found out myself. Great band. I'm what people call a biker. The look on people's faces when I blast Mazzy Star on the bike... Peace Bro.. Basher 1%er Outlaws Mc 🇨🇦 OFFO 709 crew

[@ThaiThom]

I remember back when everybody referred to Mazzy Starr as "she" or "her." They thought Hope Sandoval was Mazzy Starr. Kind of like people used to do with Debbie Harry and the band Blondie way before that. Many still do.

[@James2001]

Kinda like so many people think Darius Rucker is "Hootie"

[@ThaiThom]

Even people in the industry had no idea. I even remember seeing some interview with some rock star, I think it was one of the guys from the Red Hot Chili Peppers or of those bands like that, and he was saying that he really, really wanted to date Mazzy Starr, lol. Does that include David Roback too too? I once told a girl in the 90s - she was a self-described big fan of Mazzy Starr - that it was a band name. The girl got mad at me. It's worse than that though. I have heard people refer to Led Zeppelin as "he" thinking Robert Plant's name is Led. That's the kind of thing Pink Floyd was singing about with "Have a Cigar" with the line "The band is just fantastic that is really what I think, oh by the way, which one's Pink?" Anyway, whatever.

[@shawnmosleh2363]

What about led zeppelin? He's rad

[@BirdsOfGlass]

Still one of the greatest songs EVER. It brings me back to every girl I ever loved in school.

[@Alaska_Gal]

Man…I was 18 when Fade Into You was released. That song makes me feel so nostalgic. That was one of the best years of my life. Memories…

[@gretchynodonnell4722]

This was really well synthesized - thank you for covering Mazzy Star. My heart still hopes that maybe I'll see Hope Sandoval perform live someday.

[@roncriswell2685]

This has popped up in my recommendations a half a dozen times........ you win again KZbin LOL

[@Blooodhail]

I vaguely remember the first time I heard Fade Into You. I don’t remember how old I was, but I remember how magical it felt.

[@6scar911]

Damn, I saw them on 2018 at tropicalia in Southern California and I didn't realize how rare of a time I had

[@sweetbabyjesus1408]

7 minutes in and the only tragedy is that I stuck around this long waiting for the tragic part of the story 🍆

[@staceyezell9685]

Ikr...it draggggeeeddd

[@staceyezell9685]

😂😂😂

[@sweetbabyjesus1408]

The good news is I survived and have no complications with that horrible tragic, tragic, tragedy 😜

[@bmorsette]

The only thing I seen so far that is tragic is the numbers of ads they stuffed in.

[@sweetbabyjesus1408]

I was contemplating the legality of the recent rise in KZbin ads lately... my only conclusion is an embezzlement/money laundering racket.

[@jordiarguello4762]

They ve never been famous here, in Spain, but I have fond memories of their songs during my highschool years. Love to listen to them, love to play those easy and deep mellodies and chords

[@professorsprout3382]

Really love "Fade into you", I drove more than 9 and half hours from my cold foggy home in Central Ca to Joshua Tree and San Bernardino and gotta say this song hangs like atmosphere in the air and goes with that comforting exhaustion of the desert heat. I felt like I was melting into my surroundings. Visit the desert in your state and play it.

[@scrossman27]

Been listening to Fade into You heavily again for the last 6ish months. I loved her voice in the 90's and I've been nostalgic recently.

[@rnrtruestories]

*Correction The Cowboy Junkies album is The Trinity Session, not Season

[@judkilgore3822]

Yep. That’s what bounced in my head! The rest of the content has a good flow and seems well researched, thanks for creating this.

[@nimrodery]

The clue was that the name of the album was on the album cover.

[@justinmiller3754]

Video is filled with mistakes and misquotes. Please if you are going to release a video of this style, make sure you have edited and corrected any such mistakes.

[@vannjunkin8041]

Yep

[@st3lll442]

i adore mazzy star! one of my all time favorites. My dad saw them live in 1996 and i’m forever jealous

[@bobe3250]

Love their sound. They had a wonderful partnership that few ever get to experience. Salute!

[@williamstamper442]

A nice tidbit was hearing the name Cowboy Junkies thrown in there. When this hauntingly beautiful category of music finally got dropped around town for all the good people to hear, we finally felt relief in that music didn't have to follow trends for us who simply couldn't listen to commercial packaged pop/rock/etc etc etc. Even while writing this silly little comment my mind is mesmerized by Hope's gorgeous voice and the wonderfully beautiful work those two made together.

[@burningsky23]

Mazzy Star came into my life right when I needed them

[@mikedlc9766]

I heard Mazzy Star on Conan in the 90s when I was in HS and I loved it and I also had a HUGE crush on Hope

[@randelcandel3423]

An ex introduced me to Mazzy Star whom I'd heard of but never listened to until late 90s. The music was that dreamy creamy lushness and fullness while spare on production. When it's clean you hear every nuance and detail. Then Ms Sandoval's vocal gets your attention quickly. Her delivery is honest, unadorned with all that vibrato and just remarkably clear. Every singer has their distinct sound and style of course, but in my opinion Hope Sandoval's voice is so good I could listen to her sing all night. With a smile on me face.

[@paradice6470]

Fade into you came out almost 30 years ago! She was 26 years old. So she's 55 now. It's just crazy it came out 29 years ago. 😳

[@jamespollock11]

Roback's slide guitar playing was exquisite.

[@sublimeguy]

Great work again Sid. I was just thinking of is band recently. Keep up the good work brother and thank you for the time and energy you put into RRTS, it helps to keep us all sane in these crazy/stressful timez. Be safe and Godspeed my brother.

[@Vladraac]

I've always been in love with Hope. Her voice is magical.

[@clairefisher3132]

One of my top 3 favorite bands of all time. I finally saw them live a few years ago. They have so much more to offer than Fade Into You, and you should listen to the original band, Opal, If you like Mazzy Star. Also, her side project is just as good. When I finally saw them live, i wasn’t allowed to take pics or video, and thank God because I was able to be present and in the moment of just enjoying them live. Unfortunately it was after Keith died. But Hope and Dave put on an amazing show. Among My Swan is my favorite album of all time.

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

Into Dust is the most beautiful melancholy song. 🖤 She did not like facing the crowd while singing.

[@keithbate9405]

I saw her walk off stage after just 15 mins at one gig . She is really nervous on stage . even worse than Lana Del Rey and Hannah Reid (London grammar)

[@CS-ys4sy]

I heard these guys looking at the ceiling of a venue say "Well, she said she's not coming out unless those light are turned off." "THOSE lights?!! Nobody knows how to turn them off" "Yes, she says they are too bright and she's not coming out." They were like 4 strands of Christmas lights. But somebody figured out how to țurn them off and she came out and did a beautiful show.

[@keithbate9405]

@@CS-ys4sy Many singers esp female suffer with really bad stage fright eg Lana Del Rey, Hannah Reid, Florence Welch, Beth Gibbons . But I think Hope takes the Gold medal . I have been to around 1400 gigs since 1973 , and that is the only time I have seen a lead singer storm off stage after just 20 mins saying "you are so demanding " we weren't . There was silence because the guys were in awe of her delicate Elfin like Beauty , and the girls simply wanted to be (Sigh "still we remember we who ..............................................................".)

[@craigbarrett2278]

I was only introduced to them in 2015.....have all four of their albums and at least two stay in my cd changer at any one time. Absolutely love her voice and the darkness.

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

I wouldnt have made it through high school without Mazzy and their 2nd album. I still sing like mad when I play it.