![]() This marked a personal and professional low period as his record company lost interest and his marriage failed. In 1989, he released Earth after signing with A&M Records likewise, it was well-received critically, yet not commercially. In 1986, he released Inside, his debut album, to good reviews but little commercial success. On the strength of this 12" vinyl, Sweet was signed to a solo recording contract with Columbia Records. In addition, he formed another duo, The Buzz of Delight, with Oh-OK drummer David Pierce, releasing an EP, Sound Castles, in 1984 on DB Records. when they played a show in his hometown the previous year, collaborated with frontman Michael Stipe in a duo group under the name Community Trolls, as well as played guitar in Stipe's sister Lynda Stipe's band, Oh-OK. ![]() That same year, Sweet, who had met the band R.E.M. After graduating, Sweet traveled to Athens, Georgia, to attend college during the vibrant Athens music scene. ![]() He joined the band The Specs and released his first recording on a battle of bands LP produced by a local radio station, and fronted his own local band called The Dialtones. Career 1980s Īs a high school student in 1980, Sweet wrote songs and recorded them on four-track cassettes. Upon graduation he moved to Athens, Georgia to attend college. He graduated from Southeast High School in Lincoln, in 1983.
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