album debut studio album australian singer released july album produced stock wrote tracks album album composition dance pop music strong bubblegum pop influences album contains ballads secret loving miss main bulk album repeated dance pop style seen lucky motion album received mixed reception music critics applauded album like bubblegum pop musician critics compared american singer songwriter madonna self titled album despite mixed critical reaction worldwide success peaked number countries including united_kingdom new_zealand japan produced number singles australia north_america album peaked low billboard charts managed sell copies certified gold australia album issued collection vhs video australia featuring bonus remixes certified seven times platinum sold million copies worldwide total singles released album worldwide debut single cover little single motion written king charted worldwide went number total countries peaked countries successful singles date follow single lucky went number seven countries including australia united_kingdom peaked number billboard charts background recording year old established child actress appearing cameo actress series sister child stars trying achieve success industry australia received better opportunities actress time jealous new found success australia cast lead roles soap henderson kids role lasted season completed seasons interested following career music demo tape producers weekly music programme young talent time featured regular performer gave television singing performance invited join cast success overshadowed acting achievements cast soap opera neighbours mitchell turned garage mechanic neighbours achieved popularity story arc created romance character character played jason culminated wedding episode attracted audience million british viewers football club benefit concert cast members neighbours talent stage prepared got stage performed cover version motion immediately signed recording contract mushroom records song released single australia highest selling single 1980s success resulted travelling london mushroom records executive work stock knew little forgotten arriving result wrote lucky waited outside studio recorded song hour returned home australia work neighbours song huge chart success mike stock travelled melbourne apologize previous recording session stock recorded single got certain album track japan single release turn love stock successfully convinced return london beginning record songs debut album development eventually signed mushroom records early song considered record successful motion instantly fell love heard performed fundraiser australia performed song got hardy asked perform fundraiser noticed nervous performing crowd performance hardy later asked surprise performed motion song performance went record song melbourne record song key backing track went improve vocals change pitch minor success debut single australia traveled london work stock successful british writing production team knew little forgotten arriving result wrote lucky minutes waited outside recording studio mike stock wrote lyrics song response learned prior arrival believed successful soap star australia attractive talented wrong figured love recorded song hour stock attributes good ear music quick skills finished recording session returned home australia continue work soap opera neighbours hearing song said thought fantastic ran asked said lucky later said mike stock song instant smash hit composition song lucky dance pop oriented song features elements bubblegum pop new wave music according music sheet published universal music publishing group song set key major vocals span key note key note song set common time moves moderate tempo beats minute instrumentation song features synthesizers keyboards guitars according popmatters said song features numerous orchestra hits thin sounding drum machine pop ballad song inspired minor teen pop dance pop styles features including drum machine synthesizers minor guitar riffs substantially different early demo version known exist officially released version said completely different intro slightly faster tempo stronger beat songs got certain secret dance inspired songs inspired ballad music turn love house music song reception critical response received mixed reviews music critics chris true allmusic gave half stars giving mixed review said production values debut dated best tunes standard 80s stock bubblegum endearing qualities firstly shows lot personality stock pop star european icon nick_levine digital_spy gave stars stand track said lucky said denies lucky classic status clearly let tune detection muscles turn finished saying standard production renders dated album cover loaded variety bread little pop rocket showing signs personality record 80s charm ultimately wins chart performance debuted number july seventh week album eventually peaked number staying consecutive weeks weeks november certified times platinum start sold million copies eventually sold copies year best selling album album female solo artist exceed sales million best selling album time eventually youngest singer music history number album held record canadian recording artist album let released native australia album entered number eventually peaked consecutive weeks stayed total weeks new_zealand album remains longest number album album debuted number eventually peaked number weeks album stayed charts total weeks september best selling album new_zealand album reached germany norway switzerland sold sweden managed chart united_states debuted number billboard charting album united_states album fever album certified gold united_states selling copies singles single release spent seven weeks number australian_singles_chart highest selling single country 1980s version aired europe australian release debut album project recorded release lucky single album featured lyrics written mike stock stock believed successful soap star australia talented wrong figured love number hit australia united_kingdom got certain second single reached number australia moderately successful parts world reaching number weeks germany switzerland recorded april song motion released album single highest entry singles chart female artist north_america reached number canada number billboard hot fourth single reached number secret released album fifth single australia new_zealand canada north_america japan fourth single turn love exclusively released japan fifth single spent weeks number promotion video track listings songs written produced mike stock matt pete motion written king credits adapted liner notes love sight entirely unrelated better known song recorded personnel following people contributed lead vocals backing vocals additional personnel lewis backing vocals backing vocals backing vocals matt production arrangements keyboards guitar mike stock production arrangements backing vocals keyboards pete production arrangements george keyboards keyboards drums jason engineer peter day engineer stewart day engineer karen engineer king engineer mark engineer adams engineer engineer pete hammond mixing jay mastering lawrence photography david design hair formats formats major album releases charts certifications


london calling london calling studio album english punk rock band clash released double album united_kingdom december cbs records united_states january epic records london calling post punk album incorporates range styles including punk reggae new_orleans pop lounge jazz hard rock album subject matter included social displacement unemployment racial conflict drug use responsibilities adulthood album received widespread acclaim ranked number rolling_stone list greatest albums time london calling album lead single london calling single sold million copies worldwide certified platinum united_states recording production recording second studio album rope band separated manager bernard rhodes separation meant group leave rehearsal studio town find location compose music tour manager johnny green drum baker found group new place called studios located garage prior studios rehearsal space clash songwriters jones joe experienced period writer block written new song scratch year material recently released cost living composed cover song songs written months earlier clash arrived single new song prepared album studios group began performing cover songs variety genres rock roll rhythm blues reggae contrast previous rehearsal sessions band kept rehearsals private attending sessions allowed band rebuild confidence worrying reaction outsiders familiar older punk rock musical style band developed extremely disciplined daily routine afternoon musical rehearsals broken late afternoon social football game fostered friendly bond band members daily football match followed couple drinks local pub followed second musical rehearsal session studio evening band gradually rebuilt musical songwriting confidence rehearsal sessions summer styles sessions early cover songs setting template diverse material written london calling band encouraged growing appreciation drummer drumming skills realised perform music wide array genres styles punk rock clash wrote recorded demos jones composing arranging music joe generally writing lyrics early second album clash started depart punk rock sound touring united_states twice chose supporting acts rhythm blues artists sam dave lee jay country artist joe punk band developed fascination rock roll inspired approach london calling august band entered studios begin recording london calling clash asked guy stevens produce album dismay cbs records stevens alcohol drug problems production methods unconventional recording session swung ladder chairs apparently create rock roll atmosphere clash got stevens especially bassist paul found work helpful productive playing recording band album recorded week period involving hour days songs recorded takes music lyrics according music critic mark london calling post punk double album exhibits broader range musical styles clash previous albums stephen_thomas_erlewine said album punk aesthetic rock roll mythology roots music incorporates wider range styles punk reggae new_orleans pop lounge jazz hard rock according greg_kot band embrace specific musical traditions punk blow past attitude writer jack remarked clash completely abandoned punk roots pushed punk musical diversity new terrain album remains controversial issue album songs generally london feature fictional life based characters underworld criminal named jimmy jazz gun jimmy cliff living widely narratives including references evil working lingering effects spanish civil war constant leads political lost supermarket popmatters felt songs encompass arrangement urban narratives characters touch themes sex depression identity crisis music critic tom viewed album draws entirety rock roll past sound concepts lyrical themes drawn history politics myths associated genre london calling album title track partially influenced march accident nuclear mile island pennsylvania lyrics discuss problems rising unemployment racial conflict drug use britain second track brand new written originally recorded taylor track recorded london calling band cite song british rock records initially warm song recording fail album fifth song features horn section mixes elements pop soul reggae music lyrics chronicle life fun loving young man criticised inability act like responsible adult wrote lost supermarket imagining jones childhood growing basement mother grandmother began instrumental track called working waiting lyrics comment people youth urge young people fight status quo guns paul compositions band recorded sing lead originally doubtful lyrics discuss individual paranoid outlook life encouraged continue working death glory examines life retrospect acknowledges complications responsibilities adulthood working card cheat band recorded twice create sound big possible lover rock advocates safe sex planning final track train vain originally excluded cover track listing intended given away promotion nme added album minute deal fell artwork album cover features photograph bassist paul smashing precision bass display cleveland rock roll hall_of_fame stage new_york_city september clash fifth tour explained interview smashed bass frustration learned concert let audience members stand seats smith photographed band album originally want photograph thought focus graphic designer ray thought good album cover smith photograph named best rock roll photograph time magazine commenting captures ultimate rock moment total loss control cover artwork designed homage design elvis_presley self titled debut album pink letters left green text cover named ninth best album cover time magazine big audio dynamite band fronted clash member jones scheme punk album album cover london calling chosen royal mail set classic album cover postage stamps issued january release album released united_kingdom vinyl mid december united_states vinyl track tape weeks later cover design released japan london calling released double album sold price single album clash record label cbs denied band request album released double return cbs gave permission band include free inch single played rpm ultimately planned inch record second track release london calling sold approximately million copies album peaked number united_kingdom certified gold december album performed strongly outside united_kingdom reached number sweden number norway united_states london calling peaked number billboard pop albums_chart certified platinum february album produced band successful singles london calling preceded album december release peaked number singles chart song music video directed featured band performing song boat pouring rain river_thames united_states train vain backed london calling released single february peaked number billboard hot singles chart london calling train vain peaked number billboard disco chart cassette released released remastered version followed rest band catalogue 25th anniversary legacy edition published bonus dvd bonus features tapes missing recordings band dvd includes testament making london calling film don previously unseen video footage music videos limited edition picture disc released reception legacy london calling received widespread critical acclaim released contemporary review new_york_times john said album finally acclaim received clash point political themes vital playing retained music innovative features broad appeal album captures clash energy combines brilliant production job guy stevens reveals depths invention creativity barely suggested band previous work charles murray wrote nme record par band hype melody maker critic james said clash discovered embracing american music styles rolling_stone_magazine tom claimed music celebrated romance rock roll rebellion vast engaging enduring leave listeners alive opinion beat journalist michael clash produced classic rock album literally defines state rock roll best 1980s judged charlie impressed believing songs sounded like poor bob_dylan backed horn section sounds critical gave record stars claiming clash rolling_stones style outlaw imagery tired old rock clichés london calling voted best album annual poll american critics published village_voice robert_christgau poll creator supervisor named year best record accompanying piece remarked generated urgency ambition cover overwhelmed leftist world view retrospective review called best double album rolling_stones exile main said expanded compromised clash driving guitar sound warm angry thoughtful confident melodic hard rocking showcase musical abilities according english music writer dave thompson london calling established clash simple punk band potent record post punk despite disparate occasionally musical influences don chicago_sun-times hailed best album punk finest hour found band original popmatters critic called big loud beautiful collection hurt anger restless thought hope sounds relevant vibrant review reissue uncut wrote songs characters lyrics cross referenced album exceptional adding tapes bonus disc enhanced masterpiece accolades london calling considered critics greatest rock albums time including allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine said sounded albums let double albums according acclaimed music 6th ranked record critics lists time greatest albums robert los_angeles_times named fourth best album previous years said clash debut punk masterpiece london calling marked genre coming age band led way fertile post punk territory rolling_stone ranked best album 1980s magazine named london calling fourth greatest british album time wrote best clash album best albums recorded included list best punk albums mojo ranked second list punk albums british writer named second greatest punk album time london calling ranked sixth greatest album 1970s nme second best pitchfork_media reviewer said clash creative apex rock band punk band london calling ranked number rolling_stone list greatest albums time entertainment_weekly tom declared best album time headline article album london calling inducted grammy hall_of_fame collection recordings lasting historical significance album included bbc_radio_1 series marking influential albums time thirty years original release film december bbc reported film recording london calling early stages production jones paul working executive producers film script written shooting begin owen paul chosen producers track listing songs written composed joe jones noted original version album train vain listed sleeve label record indicating track outer vinyl run area fourth album later editions included song track listing personnel clash joe lead backing vocals rhythm guitar piano jones lead guitar piano harmonica backing lead vocals paul bass guitar backing vocals lead vocals guns drums percussion additional performers organ irish horns brass production guy stevens producer bill price engineer jerry green additional engineer ray design smith photography charts notes certifications


album second studio album american alternative rock band released records produced easter don album recorded reflection sound studio charlotte north_carolina days december january easter intended capture sound live performances recording tracks singer michael stipe dealt darker subject matter lyrics water imagery recurring theme record released critical acclaim reached number united_states certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america peaked number united_kingdom background production debut album received critical acclaim quickly began work second album group wrote new material guitarist peter recalled going streak writing good songs week wanted new batch songs time record number new songs group unsuccessfully tried convince album double record november band recorded songs session young producer san_francisco briefly considered candidate produce band album ultimately decided team producers easter don started recording reflection sound charlotte north_carolina december group recorded day stretches christmas separated weeks canceled studio time allowed band play north_carolina movie shoot video studio studio diary listed days recording album sleeve later claimed album recorded days interviews times commented album recorded days producers disputed sessions short insisted studio days worked eighteen hour days easter said read days thought fuck days short recording pressure records try album commercial label sent messages easter producers told band ignore producers respected president jay expressed dismay comments visited day sessions called record company easter said got jay express opinion think holy shit strike teenage said grateful easter acted band label said got point respected guys basically tried record records wouldn know recording explained reason recorded album quickly group wanted finish representatives showed listen recording sessions difficult singer michael stipe band particularly worn group tour schedule getting usable vocal tracks stipe difficult recalled stipe noon day rest band kind shut difficult open recording song chinese brothers stipe sang quietly hear tape frustrated producer climbed ladder spot recording booth stipe found gospel record titled joy knowing jesus handed singer attempt inspire stipe began reciting liner notes album enabled recording vocal track chinese brothers properly initial later released voice compilation dead letter office music easter band wanted capture energy live sound seen band perform live working greater sense band strengths weaknesses wanted guitars sound like concert met resistance band label time started record said group wanted rock bit technique recording extensively album easter recalled sort fake head cardboard box stuck record group easter opinion method drummer bill parts sounding recording allowed bassist mike mills backing vocals loud covering stipe lead vocals explained mike mills singing feet away recording studio field tend hear stipe biographer david wrote music moved away slightly feel subject matter little darker noted interview water imagery abundant album interpreted imagery representing change presented band increasing success changing music scene group athens georgia hometown song camera addressed death friend athens died car crash easter said stipe vocal exposed track technical regard pitch producer tried stipe sing better singer intent getting feeling song point refused record album songs new compositions years particular pretty don played live far october band reluctant record pretty members considered old easter convinced group originally intended release don non album single release band recorded album group rearranged song live incarnation gave country music feel tribute lawyer downs country fan packaging cover stipe drew picture headed snake gave artist howard fill painting stipe stated imagery attempt define elements explaining rocks sun sky end result considered disappointment stipe work long distance basis reproduction artwork album sleeve problematic spine vinyl version album features phrase file water stipe told nme phrase true title record added america titles spine cover united_kingdom insisted cover instead labeling sides record sides designated respectively release reception released april united_kingdom april united_states album quickly reached college radio airplay charts audience highly anticipated album band hadn received exposure commercial radio mtv point instead music industry standard waiting mainstream radio stations pick band music hoped convince reluctant programmers add group pointing press response word mouth reaction local live performances sales figures according july los_angeles_times article album single central rain sorry released reached number billboard hot singles charts second single don came august unlike predecessor chart month release peaked number billboard album chart remained chart nearly year album domestic chart placing unusually high college rock band time airplay poor distribution overseas resulted charting higher number united_kingdom record certified gold copies shipped recording_industry_association_of_america rolling_stone gave star rating reviewer christopher wrote comparison overall sound lyrics far album mark major forward band considerable strengths inventive mike mills exceptional bass playing stipe remain unchanged felt stipe erratic band prevent cult status nonetheless concluded music able involve listener emotional intellectual level joe washington_post felt songs album outstanding songwriting stated isn american band worth following nme reviewer mat snow wrote confirms beautifully exciting groups planet called album classic album placed seventh magazine best album year critics poll ranked sixth village_voice poll slant_magazine listed album number list best albums 1980s british compact disc reissue album included bonus tracks 25th anniversary deluxe edition album remastered packaged bonus disc featuring concert recorded chicago ballroom july released left eager explore music video medium stipe secured funding short film accompany music half stipe concept film project folk artist miller farm recruited athens filmmaker james direct march filmed left farm georgia short film draws title fact songs appear vinyl version chinese central rain sorry pretty time time addition second contrast standard music video imagery film consists primarily footage band members wandering farm utilizes close ups slow motion footage utilized editing process involved taking photographs film frames random closing pulling image regard narrative according inexpensive kind fun asked edit minutes length making minute films length works film goes record mtv air complete film channel program cutting edge funded aired time time segment snippet featuring pretty aired music programs track listing songs written bill peter mike mills michael stipe noted left chinese central rain sorry pretty time time right second letter sent camera don little america vintage years reissue bonus tracks wind friends jerry mills stipe pretty live studio white tornado live studio bell billy butler moon river henry johnny deluxe edition bonus disc live ballroom chicago illinois july reed radio free europe night letter sent sitting driver central rain chinese pretty little america second don vintage radio promo album hidden bonus disc original pressing included clip untitled song end album making little america restored mobile fidelity sound release album deluxe edition personnel bill drums percussion backing vocals peter guitar mike mills bass piano backing vocals michael stipe lead vocals harmonica additional musicians downs backing vocals wind friends jefferson lead vocals wind friends production don producer easter producer howard art direction chart positions release history remastered deluxe edition live ballroom bonus disc


number beast album number beast studio album english heavy metal band iron maiden released march release feature vocalist bruce late drummer number beast met considerable critical commercial success landmark release band album reach albums_chart certified platinum album produced singles run hills number beast band single album controversial particularly religious nature lyrics artwork release number beast subsequent tour beast road beast alternate iron maiden later titles compilations live releases including best beast visions beast writing recording number beast iron maiden album include songwriting credits band album feature writing guitarist adrian smith addition release saw steve harris adopt different approach writing cater new vocalist bruce album producer martin birch remarked simply didn think vocalist paul capable handling lead vocals complicated directions knew steve wanted explore bruce joined opened possibilities new album according interviews heavily involved writing album songs particular tracks children damned prisoner run hills previous band ongoing contractual issues legally songwriting record called moral contribution meant able influence particular tracks provide creative input earn writing credit recording mixing album completed weeks band spent long constructing new songs group time creating new album scratch little material written prior record pre production stage music press reports told stories unexplained phenomena occurring sessions battery studios lights turning accord recording gear mysteriously breaking birch involved car accident mini bus transporting group presented repair bill songs run hills released single february weeks iron maiden tour acting preview forthcoming album released days british dates ended released alongside music video live footage clips films single performed remarkably earning band singles chart rushing complete album time record mix single earlier release band hastily selected total eclipse written material choose total eclipse run hills single release understanding song album band members expressed regret decision steve harris commenting chose wrong track think total eclipse album instead far better harris stated record opening track invaders good commenting replaced bit better didn replace time time title track considered religious groups united_states evidence iron maiden band song fact inspired nightmare bassist steve harris triggered watching film late night addition harris stated lyrics influenced robert burns track opens spoken introduction book revelation read actor barry according band originally approached actor vincent price record passage asked price insisted fee liner notes state passage revelations line comes closing song remained band album recording exception maiden england world tour allmusic describes track celebrated band extended tale prisoner hanged featuring harris philosophical lyrics band members stated favourite tracks describing fantastic performing live like movie audience live version song released gaining band placement singles chart children damned based films village damned children damned turn adapted novel john radio bbc radio segment tribute late james mentioned children damned inspired black children sea prisoner inspired british features dialogue title sequence band manager rod telephone patrick ask permission use audio clips song extremely hesitant conversation describes real superstar actor reported said rock band iron maiden later song based series village avenue second song charlotte saga originally written adrian smith years earlier playing old band according smith steve harris remembered hearing song concert local park modified number beast album reception controversy album strongly opposed social conservatives especially united_states iron maiden accused public band catalogue organised religious groups smashed records fear burning vinyl beast road tour subject numerous demonstrations venues surrounded activists handed case foot cross carried protest harris stated mad completely got wrong end stick obviously hadn read lyrics wanted believe rubbish release album received consistent critical acclaim allmusic describing essential heavy metal albums recorded cornerstone genre sputnikmusic calls classic world metal bbc_music praised record complex arrangements stating institutions think black struggle material collection minor key riffs iron maiden pull feat considerable magazine placed album list greatest british albums named heaviest albums time placed best albums 80s list ign metal rules placed second respectively lists heavy metal albums guitar world ranked list greatest guitar albums time classic rock placed list greatest british rock albums describing important metal album decade voted list best british albums past years number beast iron maiden records listed robert book albums hear die iron maiden bbc documentary number beast classic albums series released dvd year album artwork like iron maiden album artwork 1980s early 90s painted cover originally created song rod deemed high calibre single release decided save number beast album instead original artwork includes blue sky background mistake album cover later black album remastered compact disc album centre controversy particularly united_states lyrics title track cover art depicting eddie controlling like puppet controlling smaller eddie explains concept ask evil manipulating according inspired doctor strange comic book big villain doctor strange strings like puppet read child 1960s think images hell taken knowledge medieval european christian art scenes album cover art parodied times crossover band death cover art album bigger devil shirt brand diamond supply versions performances artists october progressive metal outfit dream theater played original album entirety paris france performance recorded released band records label run hills covered tribute album numbers beast featuring vocalist robin michael pete bassist tony franklin drummer brian tribute beast vol features covers children damned bach row fame earth covered number beast album tribute gods covered machine head maiden heaven tribute iron maiden released magazine cradle title track covered soundtrack film spun acoustic children damned avenue included album seventh sea tribute project maiden united appearances media record songs video games run hills featured tour opening theme grand theft auto episodes liberty city cover version included rock band song game listed impossible instruments addition number beast original master recording run hills live recording found flight downloadable rock band june number beast featured guitar hero iii legends rock master recording tony hawk pro release details number beast released march emi sister label capitol united_states album reissued bonus containing songs total eclipse live version remember tomorrow sides album singles version reissue incorrectly gives paul song writing credit total eclipse song actually written harris murray album reissued emi sanctuary columbia enhanced version included photos band history music videos songs number beast run hills addition total eclipse restored album track listing having excluded original edition space constraints version mistakenly lists track lengths avenue number beast fact respectively track listing songs written composed steve harris noted original track listing remastered release reissue bonus disc personnel production performance credits adapted album liner notes allmusic iron maiden bruce lead vocals dave murray guitar adrian smith guitar backing vocals steve harris bass backing vocals drums production martin farmer birch producer engineer green second engineer illustration simon photography ross photography photography photography bob photography photography rod management photography simon edition photography edition george chin photography edition chart performance number beast commercial success new_york_times reporting million copies sold worldwide band record charts entering directly april maintaining position week remaining total weeks entered billboard went peak addition album reached austria sweden canada norway respectively awarded platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi received gold certification recording_industry_association_of_america riaa october eventually going platinum album reached germany certified gold years later received platinum award canada sales exceeding units singles run hills title track debuted single charts respectively songs entered irish_singles_chart order reached singles


eleventh studio album american hard rock band blue cult commonly shortened released recording original record label cbs columbia_records album took nearly years complete originally intended trilogy solo albums blue cult drummer songwriter albert fired august cbs rejected album worked version eventually published product band musicians contributed project year span including joe doors guitarist band members barely involved recording process considered project producer lyricist sandy true album band scripts poems dating second half 1960s concept album rock opera alien conspiracy brought fruition late 19th early 20th century actions agent evil tale combines elements gothic literature science fiction strongly inspired work subtitled story children damned intricate storyline obscure lyrics contain historical references object speculation fans critics considered heaviest albums released blue cult music akin heavy metal melodic commercial hard rock previous works poor sales albums resulted record label pressure band led disbandment subsequent comeback featured members classic line album received critical acclaim achieved commercial success columbia_records ended contract blue cult completion tour albert excluded recording progress initial rejection columbia_records took legal action band label protect rights author producer album blue cult continued perform remained live attraction years passed released album new songs background sandy soft doctrines concept character originally created young sandy collection poems scripts called soft doctrines reported written mid-1960s formative years student universities brook new school combined cultural references learned studies elements gothic literature science fiction created secret history origin world wars declared american weird fiction author writers books modern warfare established critic seminal music magazine mentor manager producer band soft white changes blue cult term taken script adapted amended rhymes friend colleague richard writings lyrics band early songs musician writer recalls introduction mastered edition album band kept word associations rehearsal room leaf setting fragments music fragments script scattered context songs albums original meanings lost listeners unaware larger picture resulting mystery feeds fan fascination music blue cult responsible reputation world heavy metal band fan speculation centers lyrics relationship storyline deliberate misleading revealing sources obscurity matter band period activity theme alien conspiracy defined predominant mind author point notes cover album secret treaties referred secret history conceived songs astronomy contained lyrics fully dedicated plot band sought separate creatively late 1970s avoided lyrics concepts refused record album entirely dedicated eventually returned material lyrics shadow california night war comes club albert hoped record album far begun write songs directly inspired story nonetheless exception extracts song lyrics text soft doctrines remains day largely unknown unpublished blue cult commercial success single don fear series platinum gold discs following years placed pressure band label columbia_records expected repeat successes despite good sales album fire unknown origin single august conflicts stress accumulated years led firing drummer albert founding member important contributor songwriting sound group allegedly unstable behavior relationship band mates remained tense following years old feuds resurfaced short reunion tour original line result band accepted albert blue cult hoped reinstated band work albert departure started rotation personnel stable band roster left bloom original members allen left recording sessions club music annoyed presence tommy replacement joe quit soon album release pursue different career opportunities play musical genres settle family life release expensive studio albums received generally bad critical response sold poorly ruined relationship demanding record label left band little support ideas careers result summer band semi officially broke bloom explained interview british music magazine final line included bloom tommy keyboards jon rogers bass jimmy drums steve managerial efforts rewarded blue cult hired greece july month band returned activity allen joined european shows success reformed line bloom jon rogers drummer ron worked stage blue cult returned road renewed enthusiasm new album promote release concept storyline envisioned rock opera published trilogy double albums storyline encompassing years history beginning 19th century end 20th album represents abbreviated version volume planned trilogy songs arranged order rendering story harder song lyrics analyzed chronological order devised authors followed section narrative progression scarce content difficult casual reader thanks comments interviews extensive sleeve notes issued original release possible reconstruct story great extent referred dream concept described interpretation history explanation onset world war revelation origins crafted elements mythology science combination horror story fairy tale cites historical facts characters filled references ancient conspiracy theory epic proportions subject manipulation course human history central story les invisible ones group seven beings natives mexico haiti prior arrival spanish colonists 16th century identified fans religion nature les left unclear hinted beings akin great old ones works interpretation lyrics song astronomy fans suggests star particular significance les clues identifying place origin called dog days august conjunction sun influence mankind apex subtly influencing minds men beings said playing history game affecting events world history course centuries centuries european discovery new world game plays desire gold transform spain dominant power europe england 17th century later technology nations les principal story begins august birth modified child called american state new_hampshire significance place time birth particular interest les begin investing abilities young unaware true destiny nature young finds apparently able change appearance future child adult finds affected billing sets explore texas western frontier arriving new_orleans vision travel mexico search artifact lost scored sky found joins crew ship traveling yucatán_peninsula passing gulf_of_mexico ship encounters freak storm visions failed warn del rio song ship crew half dead ashore left dead survivors lies dying shore beds addressed symphony voices identify les true nature revealed informed circumstances entire life manipulated bring specific moment time having explained offer choice die human live servant blue cult accepts offer resurrected dead blue cult servants les inducted cult given new eternal light realizes descent origin powers comes stars masters live aware role making history astronomy point instrument les manipulation human history years world european politics uses ability change identities place high ranking officials offices uses bring les warned introducing new knowledge technology world siege baron von castle living mansion cornwall year old granddaughter having time spent decades studying discovers england rise coincided john acquisition magic mirror mexico serves bridge les alien world means spread influence earth fans les actions favour england spain sort vengeance central_america view intervention mysterious scheme carried alien entities centuries presence world revelation mind decides time come aborted mission mexico august sets sail aboard ship despite storms land storms sea delivers mexico months exploring finds pyramid following long passage interior pyramid discovers chamber carved solid jade finds illusion twin magic mirror stealing away artifact returns cornwall year day departure tenth birthday granddaughter gives mirror young girl birthday present following years sits collecting dust attic poisoning minds european leaders world war breaks disease long illusion songs excluded final release introduced elements plot county song music written allen soft white late 1960s recorded unpublished album stalk group available recordings short elusive lyrics apparently detailing escape texas arizona song girl love blind albert composition explains powers include capacity moving time assuming different identities moment history production albert solo album albert began writing music following release band album plans early release concept album dedicated scripts material ready songs written participation band members astronomy presence world warned completed recording sessions album demos tracks recorded remained stages development following years band pursuing project albert sandy proposing dismissal blue cult worked material having secured advance columbia_records strength demos partially sung bloom initial concept trilogy double albums largely based music written band years activity adapted rewritten lyrics linked storyline reflected working titles act act germany minus zero counting known bombs germany half life time act iii reformation intended albert solo albums spin blue cult main discography fan opinion holds columbia_records intended recordings result new blue cult album set recording basic tracks album trilogy june sound engineers paul kingdom sound studios long_island new_york hotel studio owned rock band located large victorian mansion port jefferson new_york time facilities blue cult recording album night producer bruce sang lead vocals played guitar tracks accompanied tommy hunter band helen wheels guitars arrangements jack david band peter ellen session musician guitars tommy hunter band adams keyboards kenny bass price scandal drums guitar solos doors played live blue cult extraterrestrial live guitar parts nova late kevin guitarist nova band ascribed recording sessions according jeff helen wheels bell uncredited background vocalists participated sessions allen joe contributed instrumental parts backing vocals tracks guests remain contributions columbia_records complaints albert lead vocals pushed finance multiple recordings try outs singers including jon rogers performances songs final mix album new recordings overdubs uncredited musicians mixing lasted musicians involved second phase recording included future keyboard player tommy played public image ltd dream syndicate finished product comprised ninety minutes music thirteen tracks included arranged versions astronomy retitled blue cult county ballad girl love blind couple presented columbia_records executives rejected album decided officially albert vocals lack commercial perspectives blue cult album despite firm intention sandy albert salvage project recordings remained unfinished untouched years lack funding struggling long complex expensive production blue cult album club associated daniel director local punk label records shared academic interests leased studio san_francisco street recording studios dubbed alpha studios produced bands sub leased studio producers september poor sales club resulted commercial failure group disbanded lack new material band future prompted propose columbia_records new blue cult album obtained small budget record label remix album add vocals bloom singers hits produced blue cult work progress end band manager steve contacted albert original recordings owned help engineers paul steve brown spent time cleaning arranging original recordings state art technology collaborations studio musicians guitarist joe financed recording second album alien work similarly metal guitarist band blind illusion recording street studios mixed album asylum studio exchange collaboration declared interview played lead guitar album went california early record lead vocals guitar parts tommy member blue cult recorded keyboards album parts recorded lead vocals bloom studio early later summed bloom late involvement making album saying parting ways agreed sort respect sandy effort imagined album released album bear little relation final version minutes shorter version fewer songs explained ran money couldn thing rhythm section original recording kept intact guitars keyboards lead vocals recorded remixed song order fixed chronology possibly label executives intervention commercially attractive product sleeve notes definition album random access myth happens appears posthumous justification mixed song order contain ballads immediately recognizable commercial single music considered heaviest produced blue cult best attempt band produce heavy metal album critics fans point elements progressive rock present music create dark ominous atmosphere fits obscure content song lyrics packaging artist scott supplied cover art blue cult albums fire unknown origin extraterrestrial live revolution night worked sandy months prepare paintings inspired saga cover expected double album seen shelved scott remarked interview canadian journalist martin art direction release instead hands cbs records art director arnold staff based cover art fin image cliff house restaurant cliffs north ocean beach western san_francisco california built architectural style victorian destroyed fire cover maritime landscape modified appear continuation picture similarly sinister black grey colors inner sleeve credits sandy lengthy notes story sports large black white photo landscape british photographer simon castle scotland credits printed sleeve release largely incomplete distinction recording sessions apparently false assumption original line blue cult reunited making album aside list band members credits reported session musicians members called guitar orchestra state omitted personnel contributed release mastered precision los_angeles stephen finally released july years work begun years concept created limited edition album released blue vinyl single extracted album edited version astronomy released single american author stephen king recorded spoken introduction radio edit song reading lines written cover contains mixes astronomy including sung albert single received sufficient radio airplay reach billboard hot mainstream rock tracks chart september enter singles chart single presence world issued later promotional purposes received attention radio stations album largely neglected record label little promotion stated actually intention columbia_records promote basically people wanted work told work commented later think sony known sell beginning columbia felt knew market fared better cbs international distributed album abroad produced music video astronomy aired coincidence european tour dates video clip feature members band begins spoken introduction stephen king focuses storyline narrated album albert completely excluded album contractual reasons hoped long work rewarded credit producer paid accordingly disbandment blue cult contacted band members attempt organize reunion tour original line promote economic membership requests rejected label band filed lawsuit management blue cult columbia_records receive payment work lawsuit settled court resentment sandy felt theft work eased eliminating chance future collaborations completion saga final mixes titled albert surfaced internet free download album contains music recorded sessions permits comparison arrangements vocals sound version published issued sony sub label american beat records december reissue remastered adjust volume levels included sleeve corrected complete credits new remastered version included columbia albums collection boxed set issued sony legacy november tour blue cult interrupted schedule shows album release june band members new material formation bloom rogers remained closest available reunion given participate opposition tour began east_coast july continued states set lists based mainly old material included songs usually warned presence world new version astronomy blue cult visited canada january france february united_kingdom march concluded european tour germany april following tour new management columbia_records sold sony music terminated columbia year relationship blue cult low sales left recording contract years bloom stated general cbs straight fans working inside company different presidents company came went commercial appeal blue cult disappeared new management review performance new_york january highlights good shape band remarks new songs played considerably enthusiasm rest band continued tour regularly songs disappeared shows end performed live critical commercial reception received mixed reviews professional critics fans david review magazine rolling_stone considers best black plastic blitz bear cult trademark cross secret treaties remarks lengthy gestation album musicians involved makes bit cheat cult creation way william allmusic wrote album comes closest defining blue cult creative swan song consistent album certainly closest thing real heavy metal statement band fit description don album best slab style attitude brilliance like secret treaties contrary evaluation comes blue cult biographer martin come dismiss somewhat sell despite band heaviest fulfilling fan wish sustained metal finds thing edge parody lyrically self conscious way exercise expected weird ultimately band career reviewer italian music criticism site points album cult item rarity content scarce love shown band work writes tommy dark moon despite profound influences evokes mutilated form musicians involved makes wasted opportunity reviews posted blue cult fans buyers album customer review site online collaborative database rate music general positive praising creative masterpiece work group effort brain child original drummer albert longtime producer lyricist sandy professional italian reviewer describes blue cult cover commercial albert solo album album entered billboard album chart august peaked exited charts october sold copies commercial failure columbia_records financial failure band forced legal action pay money recording albert solo album 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hell hell second studio album american metal band slayer released metal blade records band previous release mercy metal blade records highest selling release result producer brian desired release second slayer album end financed recording budget mercy paid band members recruited experienced producers help studio lyrical themes hell include hell debut intro track hell played backwards reveals repeated phrase join musically album features band progressive diverse work compared previous releases according king jeff fate time led longer progressive songs defined influential future extreme metal acts popular songs hell recorded underground metal bands appeared tribute albums recording slayer previous album mercy metal blade records highest selling release selling copies worldwide success inspired producer brian want record band hired producer ron fair worked records seen band perform live enjoyed performance seeing slayer studio fair stated wow guys angry inexperienced working heavy metal musicians financed album stark contrast mercy financed singer tom earnings respiratory loan guitarist king father budget organized allowed professional assistance provided audio mastering worked bill worked band earlier release haunting chapel acted sound engineer recording featured audio effects intro hell reversed recording demonic sounding voice repeating join ending welcome later stated album poor production quality production wise par time amazing records guess ruin drummer dave hand asserts album professionally compared mercy didn good engineer favorite song dawn sleep kind slow double bass end recording track king jeff wrote lyrics studio reading lyrics featured word sang spelled real word song album ends similar section makes beginning song hell slayer songs fade continuous riff touring promote hell slayer embarked combat tour venom exodus exodus guitarist commented immediately slayer guys bands friends playing band heroes know star struck inside venom tour bus time slayer band members got drunk venom listening hell entered bus mind according saying got bathroom thing venom singer responded saying right right mouth took literally hair got punched face blamed night continued tour black eye won discuss incident saying drunk thing reception enter charts hell hailed release slayer progressive recording featuring darker oriented style unusual arrangements varying paved way wholly distinctive sound according allmusic reviewer awarded album stars calling irresistible force confident point hell uniquely compositions arguably proved influential future extreme metal acts sold records worldwide according brian book legends rock guitar hell defined exploration depths physical torture book chronology great rock includes king jeff observed band evolution comparison previous album mercy saying improved lead singer tom voice making band sound like like metal riffs pure black offset king faster solos giving slayer speed metal realm influence musicians singer drummer gene cite hell influence known work ritual explained interview author book album reign blood hell holds entire thing bit heavy music slayer gods best band california sure norwegian musician known death member black metal band says song hell slayer music general influenced musician ranking album picked dawn sleep favorite tunes march issue guitar world stating slayer taught play aggression defined influential future extreme metal acts popular songs hell recorded underground metal bands appeared tribute albums slaughter gateway hell song hell covered cradle kill praise death sinister dawn sleep feet intent track listing metal classics version features additional songs taken haunting chapel version mercy series includes remaining tracks personnel performers tom bass lead vocals jeff lead rhythm guitar king lead rhythm guitar backing vocals dave drums production collins assistant engineer ron fair engineer mastering albert artwork brian james layout design bill engineer photography brian producer slayer producer


album debut studio album american rock band released june sub pop main recording sessions took place recording seattle washington december january received critics failed chart original release album released internationally records following success second album release debuted number billboard peaked number albums_chart australian albums_chart sub pop released 20th anniversary edition featuring live recording portland oregon extra material release sold million units united_states sub pop best selling release date recording release debut single love buzz sub pop november practiced weeks preparation recording length album sub pop requested main sessions took place recording studios seattle local producer jack began recording hour session december band recorded december january album songs floyd barber paper cuts recorded previous session studios featuring drums despite attempts record new drummer band ultimately decided remix versions recorded final version big long omitted album vocalist guitarist kurt felt slow heavy stuff didn want song according album edited sub pop head bruce ordered album completely record delayed months sub pop able secure sufficient funds issue songwriter kurt felt pressured create music music style favored record label contemporary seattle music scene album regarded negative bleak claimed lyrics written night recording feeling regard highly billed band thirty hours recording jason guitarist impressed demo supplied money briefly joined group second guitarist credited guitarist album sleeve guitarist cover album perform album bassist explained wanted feel home band music according music genre sub pop heavily endorsed pressure sub pop scene play rock music said noted stripped sound like felt fit expectations sound build fanbase suppressed pop songwriting traits crafting record said interview rolling_stone band played tape tour van album extreme metal band celtic frost noted combination probably played influence songs described deliberately bleak lyrically sparse sense release live performance said song structures dimensional said sought present polished happy describing songs christopher wrote paper cuts includes folk influence melody rhythm early led number addressed male fans showed exceptional contempt group audience felt school features lines lyrics memorable chorus served rip parting parents negative written according girl melody ironic chorus sounds magazine keith cameron said song exciting nature music sense danger thing fall apart second note book stories song writes song stands canon song specific genesis real subject interviews told sounds journalist john write song lyrics important thing different subjects song title mean absolutely try things harder try bit angry try things suppose like conflicts people lyrics album life told spin didn flying fuck lyrics claimed percent lyrics written night recording working words drive recording studio explained like don know let scream negative lyrics long don embarrassing okay don hold lyrics dear biographer michael noted songs album reflected incidents life inspired dislike behavior school critique seattle music scene particularly sub pop release promotion album cover photographed girlfriend tracy concert muse art gallery washington february played venues west_coast including university washington group began european tour double band riverside venue newcastle october december played triumphant set london christopher related style noted patent shirts ugly fifties geometric patterned seeing example low missed point shirts everyday dress marine climate northwest took note said intended start act role model album working title humans renamed found aids prevention poster driving san_francisco poster advised heroin use featuring slogan works australia released waterfront records issued colored covers colored vinyl prior increasing dissatisfaction course tour canceled dates drove washington told fired time later claimed actually quit group sub pop promote releases steady seller upset label lack promotion distribution album april following success second album sub pop released remastered version cassette adding extra tracks records handled international release version packaged cardboard case included bonus booklet filled photos band 20th anniversary album sub pop released november deluxe reissue featuring march original tapes george live recording portland oregon pine street theatre reception sell received positive reviews critics released anthony guide said album define entire decade 90s awarded stars stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic gave album half stars noting kurt illustrated signs considerable particularly minor key ballad girl dense blew said debut band shows potential haven achieved nme said album biggest sound sub pop far managed primitive manage label mates sound like genesis turn volume spit way musical garbage gave rating considered rolling_stone moderate hit college radio underground circuit released sold units north_america release album successful charts eventually reaching number billboard number album charts number australian_recording_industry_association chart number finland charts kurt death led resurgence popularity entering pop catalog chart number week following death eventually earning spot deluxe edition entered catalog albums_chart number seven certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america february sold estimated million units united_states certified gold canadian recording industry association sub pop best selling release track listing songs written kurt noted personnel vocals guitar chris bass drums jason guitar additional personnel drums floyd barber paper cuts jack producer tracy photography charles photography lisa design jane execution charts release 20th anniversary certifications release history


far good far good studio album american metal band released january capitol records remixed remastered edition including bonus tracks reissued august band album recorded drummer guitarist jeff young fired immediately subsequent tour far good features music performed fast technical ability lyrically frontman guitarist dave addresses variety topics including nuclear holocaust freedom speech record received contemporary music critics retrospective analysis favorable managed enter billboard commercial radio play charted countries album eventually certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa indicated forthcoming emergence underground scene background production guitarist chris poland drummer expelled band following conclusion peace sells tour behavior including poland habit band equipment pay drugs immediately replaced drum technician new guitarist longer emerge band hired guitarist jay band task recording subsequently replaced guitar teacher jeff young dave stated regret way handled firing work album started band continued induction young mix album label turned paul previously remixed band previous album peace sells buying initially skeptical later way handling things mix album relocated studios near new_york ostensibly purpose inspiration decided having awakened coffee noticed outside underwear feeding apple deer flew los_angeles later day fired replaced michael criticized pedestrian mixing efforts citing album muddy feel particular able recruit sex pistols guitarist steve jones perform guitar parts anarchy music lyrics according music critic spin far good displays music performed volumes approaching threshold pain album features fast guitar solos multiple tempo changes technical mike sputnikmusic observed album offers classic prisoners style commonly associated noted sound differ underground metal bands period jim_farber rolling_stone called vocals praised keeping rhythmic pace moments los_angeles_times journalist dennis hunt noted music filled extensive described singing combination extreme screaming despite positive overview anarchy received negative criticism partially perceived lack original version lyrical themes album explore variety subjects nuclear holocaust set world censorship hook mouth majority songs accompanied sentiment previous albums unlike traditional topics related heavy metal music song hour contains emotional lyrics deal loneliness isolation dave revealed tried write subject matters touch reality including social issues taboo topics lyrics cover anarchy slightly mistaken claimed heard incorrectly songs album track lungs hell instrumental composition features synthesized horns winds percussion set world song dave wrote fired member dismissed recorded debut album kill later said wrote lyrics journey home departure inspiration song came newspaper read bus california originally intended titled later decided use minus death band instead anarchy sex pistols cover quickly staple band live set years song dropped set list anti christian viewpoint mary jane tells story young witch buried alive father near lake cemetery minnesota according legend grave doomed prompt death song features descending guitar lines begins spirit introduction driving fast cars hour written shortly death bassist cliff burton found word mouth band mates contacted tragic event occurred europe later recalled extremely unhappy day wrote song sitting directed past member chris poland hook mouth censorship parents music resource center elaborated lyrics aimed ing constitutional rights trying away freedom speech critical reception album received positive feedback music critics time release contemporary review rock hard hailed album new masterpiece asserted band created great follow highly acclaimed peace sells buying jim_farber rolling_stone gave album favorable review saying propelled group right rock concluded review saying amid today pop scene albums like far good offer noise welcome writing spin felt record showed genuine maturity band robert_christgau reacted enthusiastically album wrote garnered modest portions profit respect latest studio release gave special praise anarchy commenting covers sex pistols like retrospective reviews tend critical album allmusic steve criticized album lacking conceptual unity musical bite predecessor according album wants sound threatening comes forced somewhat juvenile citing cover track example mike sputnikmusic opined record fairly decent album great felt apart set world mary jane rest album feels somewhat conversely music opined record ignored band discography touring tour followed album release feature new band members jeff young bassist david said previous members chris poland tired constantly road departure inevitable revealed drummer appointed shortly band feared able continue touring problems occurred australian leg tour band forced cancel shows drug issues claimed group returned home guitarist young ran heroin young denied stating wanted los_angeles seek rehabilitation young fired immediately end tour august started performing album songs live record released toured metal bands number european venues following year appeared established heavy metal acts james shows north_america later group appearance monsters rock festival dropped line dave explained band toured receiving media exposure lot shows sell records word mouth los_angeles_times reported far good sold copies month release fastest selling album point record eventually went platinum indicated forthcoming emergence underground scene track listing songs written composed dave noted personnel production performance credits adapted album liner notes charts certifications


bloody valentine album second mini album alternative rock band bloody valentine released november lazy records released limited edition copies band final release lazy records second feature vocalist guitarist butcher recruited april following departure original bloody valentine vocalist david conway followed noise pop pop standards bloody valentine earlier releases label drawing influence artists including jesus mary chain love album distanced band earlier post punk gothic rock sound album experienced technical financial problems recording sessions including errors mastering process band dissatisfied outcome release received moderate critical acclaim peaked number independent albums_chart album later combined bloody valentine preceding single wine reissued compilation album wine released lazy records band consent background following minor success underground scene release new record bloody valentine sunny smile original bloody valentine vocalist david conway left band illness music ambitions writer remaining members guitarist kevin shields drummer bassist considered splitting forming new band different band placed advertisements vocalist local music press london shields referred later pointless disastrous sic advertisements attracting number inspired vocalists referred mutual friends band recruited vocalists joe butcher performing april vocals bloody valentine considered unsuitable band subsequently fired butcher prior musical experience playing classical guitar child singing playing fun chosen bloody valentine new vocalist began band middle lazy records band released sunny smile requested length album bloody valentine summer band refused label request claiming newly formed line couple months hadn time settled band compromised agreed record mini album provided release single preceding single wine released november peaked number independent singles chart recording recording sessions took place week recording sessions wine bloody valentine spent total days recording album according kevin shields sessions direction band didn know tunes quickly demo like number songs recorded feature final release band considered awful sessions time band actually played properly studio resulted extreme nasty guitar sounds bloody valentine later associated recording plagued technical financial errors impacted eventual release album mastering process affected album engineer steve source material final mix prior transfer master recording shields subsequently brought independent engineer studios point wrong lazy records refused invest finances album recording process result originally sound sic lost tone album showed group appeared run money half way recording composition seven tracks written composed kevin shields credited writer tracks things miss lose lyrical content album contrast music shields said songs sound sweet subject matter isn necessarily nice lot relationship based vague boy meets girl easily boy meets boy girl meets girl hate thoughts remarked weird feeling relationship referred lyrics marked extremes entertained extreme things shields noted lyrics progression band earlier releases idea composing sweet pop song sugar coated lyrical horror sending charts appealed sense humour considered songwriting process fresh having pure noise earlier bloody valentine experimented noise pop sound album venture influenced jesus mary chain incorporated elements pop similar wine shields string electric guitar recording sessions influenced writing process resulted guitar tones writer described sound bubblegum pop guitars similar prior releases diverged earlier post punk gothic rock sound jim noted overall sound optimistic vibe band reminiscent sound 1960s american particular los_angeles based band love recordings feature butcher features sampled tape loop audience screams beatles live album beatles hollywood bowl sample processed audio filters emulate guitar feedback music criticised framework songs appeared half formed ideas band studio experimentation different aspects guitar sound shields said finished didn like half songs record came right realise response band unwanted reputation bloody valentine later incorporated elements american indie rock music shields guitars systems resulting band pioneering alternative rock known term considered coined sounds journalists early 1990s describe certain bands performing style stood stage floor release reception released november lazy records received limited edition release copies distributed rough trade records went print months release album entered independent albums_chart december spent weeks total chart peaking number contents album later combined band preceding single wine reissued compilation album wine released february lazy records wine released band consent kevin shields retrieved copies manager lazy records soon release shields sold records distributors early 1990s bloody valentine dropped creation records funds finance later recording sessions release received moderate critical acclaim melody maker referred album series sound suspended guitars words tying large shifting larger sum parts book series bloody valentine album mike referred poppy approach rock allmusic rated album half stars separate review wine allmusic writer bradley described point band started moving twins territory guitarist butcher voice define image shields butcher exploring guitar landscapes later trademark supporting tour bloody valentine conceived idea holocaust interlude noise excessive feedback live performances later attributed song realise exceeded band toured small student venues according kevin shields particular place guy playing pool background shouting loud paying attention performing shields said band let guys stop performed chord riff song lasted approximate minutes track listing songs written composed kevin shields noted personnel personnel credits adapted liner notes bloody valentine kevin shields vocals guitar butcher vocals guitar bass drums additional musicians nick brown violin technical personnel bloody valentine production steve engineering smith photography chart positions


gravity fred album gravity solo album english guitarist composer fred henry cow art bears second solo album demise henry cow originally released united_states record residents record label solo albums label gravity recorded sweden united_states switzerland featured swedish rock opposition group united_states progressive rock group additional musicians included chris henry cow gravity described avant garde dance record draws rhythm dance folk music world allmusic called important experimental guitar titles fred background fred trained turned playing blues guitar school went cambridge_university fellow student tim formed english avant rock group henry cow remained band demise release henry cow second album recorded debut solo album guitar solos featured improvised experimental rock music played prepared guitars guitar solos received music critics voted best albums nme recording henry cow sixth album january musical differences arose group prevalence song oriented material album wanted purely instrumental compositions including favoured songs compromise band drummer chris released songs album hopes fears art bears instrumental tracks plus recorded later released henry cow album western culture art bears went albums songs henry cow broke moved new_york_city involved number musical projects including new solo album immediate record henry cow art bears turned attention world folk dance music hopes fears rediscovered song form song dance wrote album inspired making gravity said bbc interview listening music cultures particularly eastern_europe mid-1970s attempt heard absorbed let find way later music gravity mixed different musical styles new songs recording gravity series projects residents record label records recorded residents late 1970s early 1980s appeared albums backing bands gravity swedish rock opposition group united_states progressive rock group recorded record sweden additional recording sunrise studios switzerland august recorded catch buzz studio maryland united_states november additional recording sunrise studios switzerland january recorded additional tracks dancing sunrise switzerland omitted album space constraints appeared later album open city tracks gravity consist melodic lines woven complex rhythmic structures taken different folk music cultures time signatures standard complex signatures like described interview arrived carefully written music sheets find read music played music stunned ability hear details especially rhythmic details written title album came quote printed album sleeve described dance victory gravity records released single album dancing street dilemma chart major music charts music called gravity dance album disco funk sense day collection dance music drawn cultures world album features array rock folk jazz instruments plus field recordings described musical latin percussion eastern tinged percussion like celebration boy beats opens gravity burst laughter followed tap dancing random percussion distinctive violin spring day mixes nova rhythm north african melody don cry features greek heavy metal guitar hands draws middle eastern folk dance dance serbian folk career real estate tradition scottish tune dancing street reconstruction martha hit includes guitar playing song melody boiling mass feedback tape manipulation according album sleeve notes track includes recording iranian celebrating capture american hostages crack concrete features guitar edgy chords choir horns experimental rock band massacre formed new_york_city february flows year monkey ends brief sample 13th puerto_rico band seconds real thing according liner notes reception influence january edition beat magazine bill wrote contrast art bears bleak attitude gravity truly solo extremely warm album thomas allmusic described entertaining pocket folk festival said important guitar based experimental guitar titles avant guitarist bbc online review gravity peter marsh called absolutely essential adding manages wildly eclectic avoids ground sky said despite relative indifference album gravity great strengths accessible avant garde gravity inspired album spring day david david subtitled music 18th century scotland album includes covers tracks gravity spring day track frank continued exploration folk dance music album records gravity recorded bands french rock opposition group new_york_city group massacre album included extensive tape manipulation ongoing passion time live performances august led performance gravity san_francisco california entitled fred friends play gravity performers jon aaron jordan lisa led performances gravity brooklyn new_york_city september featuring guitar electric bass keyboards sampling bass guitar drums alto saxophone bass violin william percussion formed gravity band comprising conductor guitar bass violin saxophone samples keyboards guitar bass drums percussion sound performed album live 30th festival international canada music meeting netherlands june festival germany june track listing tracks composed fred noted original release issue bonus tracks personnel fred guitar bass guitar violin extra percussion piano organ drums guitar alto saxophone guests olivia tap dancing chris snare drum track tina catherine frank track van vincent recording production recorded sweden sunrise studios switzerland august engineer sweden engineer switzerland fred guitar bass guitar violin keyboards drums tracks dave alto saxophone organ track thomas scott soprano saxophone track paul drums tracks billy bass guitar tracks alto saxophone bass guests drums track tina bass guitar track frank drums track recording production recorded catch buzz studio maryland united_states november sunrise studios switzerland january thomas scott scott engineers usa engineer switzerland bonus tracks issue fred bass guitar guitar violin keyboards drums percussion soprano saxophone track chris drums tracks frank track track van cello track cooper tracks tim alto saxophone track track voice track tom bass guitar percussion track recording track recorded sunrise studios switzerland july august previously unreleased henry cow western culture recording sessions track recorded london march originally released hopes fears art bears track recorded sunrise studios switzerland january originally released hopes fears art bears track recorded sunrise studios switzerland january originally released des track recorded sunrise studios switzerland january originally released learn talk skeleton crew track recorded noise new_york_city september previously unreleased artwork robert wife album cover artwork original record east digital music issued gravity bonus tracks fred records issued remastered version original gravity bonus tracks


jacket required jacket required solo studio album english singer songwriter collins lead vocalist drummer rock band genesis album originally released february virgin ireland atlantic canada rest world features guest backing vocalists including helen terry peter sting songs like don lose number based improvisation songs like long long way political message night don lose number home released singles corresponding music videos singles hits billboard hot chart night reaching number singles released reached charts album received favourably majority music critics opinions negative subsequent decades rarely featured best albums 1980s lists won grammy awards including album year stephen new_york_times wrote collins quietly expanding role drums pop record making rolling_stone reviewer david wrote like face value hello going jacket required album waits liked collins commercially successful solo album went peak number countries including charts seven weeks canada according riaa record sold million copies album sold million copies certified platinum second best selling album beaten place dire straits brothers arms worldwide album sold million copies songs including home long long way featured episodes miami vice cold case man horn written recorded episode said hello goodbye remixed film playing keeps following release album collins embarked successful jacket required world tour end tour collins received critical acclaim performing london philadelphia live aid concerts july tour collins recorded song martin movie white nights called separate lives number hit hit remixes songs album later included compilation album released album title album named incident pump room restaurant chicago illinois collins entering restaurant led lead vocalist robert plant denied meet restaurant dress code jacket required dinner plant allowed collins wearing jacket argued argued jacket proper collins said interview playboy point mad life incident singer appeared shows late night david_letterman tonight starring johnny denouncing restaurant telling story management restaurant later sent complimentary sport coat apology letter stating come restaurant wearing wanted production recording songs album emerged collins drum machine including singles night collins started singing night attempt making beat similar improvised collins tried replace lyric phrase decided way leading lyrics crush girl school song created improvisation don lose number described collins having written recordings solo album face value collins added fully understand meaning lyrics described reviewer stephen new_york_times vague outlines melodrama story songs written personal message long long way considered collins popular songs released single point career political song police lead vocalist sting provided backing vocals song sting collins met band aid good friends performing live aid collins working song thought sting having played band aid relate easily collins asked sting help provide vocals song sting accepted doesn anybody stay anymore song collins making personal message song response getting divorce including manager friends years collins later said sang charles prince wales 40th birthday party knowing prince divorce wife diana princess wales happen short time later collins big band played live tour later years collins performed arranged version song ballad hits live tour differing considerably original beat album version home song meaning originally vague listening appears song going home true collins stated song lyrics refer patient mental institution based novel flew nest peter helen terry sting provide backing vocals recording long long way collins asked sting provide backing vocals song music video shot tour features collins multiple cities world including london new_york tokyo moscow sydney paris louis los_angeles hollywood san_francisco memphis end music video collins arrives home hears woman presumably wife inside house asking replies saying cities mentioned woman replies pub haven collins camera said hello goodbye appeared home don lose number originally extra track release album producer composed beginning portion song remix song additional guitars orchestra released following year soundtrack movie playing keeps remixed version received radio airplay time soundtrack release coincided jacket required period chart collins song classed second class citizen stating song looked differently added album according new_york_times reviewer james song straightforward comment leaving home man horn originally recorded sessions collins second solo album hello going song released appeared night united_states collins said emotional attachment song music jackson inspired collins write song like way appear album originally appearing night called song cited favourite songs release chart performance jacket required released february lead singles night songs music videos shot london pub owned richard featuring collins playing building closes week march shortly collins won grammy odds album debuted spot albums_chart 24th billboard got tenth german charts 15th canada end month climbed number america collins 15th british artist album single billboard charts night leading billboard hot week thing happening collins duet philip bailey easy lover singles chart number jacket required number charts seven weeks british chart track released single second released song reached number charts song entered frequent rotation mtv july single album reached number respective billboard charts night collins second number single following odds fourth single reach peaking number singles chart like way version featured man horn don lose number single collins released peaked number billboard hot charts late september single said hello goodbye collins difficulty plot corresponding music video decided create gag video based difficulty video talks clients directors giving crazy conceptual ideas collins parodies videos including michael_jackson david lee elton_john cars police singer filmed parodies mad max western films movies home final single released album considered collins known songs tours jacket required world tour reached number seven billboard charts number charts song slated single release label decided airplay hit radio stations decided play track home got video collins sung locations world song album reach chart success released later said released single album live version released single hits live album reaching number billboard hot music video original version filmed jacket required home video featured collins playing song concert songs released singles charted billboard charts inside went number hot mainstream rock tracks chart man horn released single included album charted number hot mainstream rock tracks jacket required remains collins highest selling album having certified diamond shipment million copies years release jacket required remains highest selling albums album certified platinum selling million copies sold million copies worldwide video produced atlantic video released included original music videos released singles live performance said alternate versions songs jacket required included remix album released january album released remastered steve audio fidelity label reissued deluxe edition vinyl digital april including new second disc bonus tracks critical reception reception album positive allmusic review written years album release said songs dated album contains standout tracks describes long long way collins effective ballads home went completely satisfying recording best example dominating influential styles 1980s pike los_angeles_times gave album grade saying collins recipe tense vocals horns electro leaves little room real feeling squeeze lets effect magical stephen new_york_times said album refreshing collins adept setting menacing mood described know know angry love song sampling style music mixed night collins recent number hit snare drum fear song suggests reprise odds says concluded saying surface jacket required album soulful hooks bright tunes beneath shiny exterior collins drums voice carry enigmatic dialogue heart mind obsession repression rolling_stone reviewer david said collins sudden transformation drummer prosperous british art rock group mainstream pop success stories judging sly craft warm low key humour solo records successful productions philip bailey collins newfound fame inevitable robert los_angeles_times originally disliked song night later praised song saying collins soulful vocal style capable capturing pain going night dallas morning news writer said jacket required atlantic fans come expect collins lots horns heavy rhythm normally fans collins work liked album michael smith daily vault wrote album deserves remembered stephen williams newsday said album loaded musical hooks arrangements lacks tense edge collins work genesis hamilton times said album dance pop special smooth groove order keyboards drum machines horns adding best track album saying catchy hamilton says night worst song album saying album introspective slow jam self pity negative houston_chronicle said don wanna know home songs rise crowd collins focused singing drumming added album makes listener feel little cold admired singer playing game writing article defence collins mills described album determined collins deserve career judged music critic tom service guardian similarly scathing saying album stood test time today particular criticism arguing production drum machine sincerity lyrics colder superficial sound popular music precisely takes seriously compared enduring appeal collins 1980s contemporaries human league particular pet shop boys saying comparison 28th annual grammy awards collins nominated categories album won award album year collins won best pop vocal performance male collins shared producer year non classical award producer album hugh album received american music award nominations favorite pop rock album favorite pop rock male artist brit awards album received awards best british album british male artist producer hugh nominated best british producer brit awards album nominees album years poll bbc radio listeners winner story morning glory collins frequent critics oasis influence legacy collins famous songs referenced different media including books stand comedy acts television shows said song people sing spot street book film adaptation american main character patrick briefly discusses work collins synthesizer riff heavily criticised sounding like prince song similarity collins deny citing big fan prince work songs recorded jacket required sessions aired episodes television miami vice home appeared son premiere second season long long way played closing scene season finale sons lovers funeral girlfriend son man horn written episode vice collins guest starred con artist got trouble cocaine distributors written version titled life rat race home closing theme song world_wrestling_federation television saturday night main event years late 1980s hip hop group bone harmony based song home single version song featured original song chorus hit number charts interview rolling_stone collins said jacket required favourite albums tour album followed concert tour named jacket required world tour tour collins retained usual cast musicians including chester thompson band nicknamed hot club television special recorded dallas aired hbo titled jacket required sold television special recorded titled album flash taped london england royal albert hall reception tour positive chicago_tribune said hearing observing collins satisfying frequently spectacular hour performance left series questions popularity renewed admiration crafted songs played straightforward manner interviews tour remarked singer appeared similar actors bob collins joked play bears story bears heard idea contacted collins making film collins researched bears script planned kim reportedly wished play role problems arose involving script actors abandoned film jacket required tour collins recorded song movie white nights titled separate lives song written collins friend stephen bishop duet collins performed martin song went number billboard hot reached number charts live aid jacket required world tour ended collins performing stadium stadium live aid concerts collins claims happened accident power station going attend live aid shows default later claimed bob live aid originally asked collins charity effort band aid collins played drums performed backing vocals band aid number hit know christmas collins performed sting performed air tonight odds long long way breath accompanied collins finished performing flew live aid philadelphia plane met convinced event met robert plant asked perform jimmy page tony thompson led reunion sorts played drums white room waiting friend collins performed odds air tonight finished night playing drums led aforementioned act band claimed performance critics place blame collins collins says pledge dying day wasn thompson racing performance collins later remarked remember middle thing actually thought stephen williams newsday commented collins performance air tonight philadelphia moving moments day live aid raised million effort collins later recalled event extraordinary track listing songs written composed collins noted personnel musicians collins vocals backing vocals drums keyboards electronic drums credited release synth bass guitars keyboards david frank keyboards mini bass lee bass guitar bass horns arranged tom tom horns saxophone don saxophone string arrangement orchestral introduction sting backing vocals peter backing vocals helen terry backing vocals nick smith keyboards production produced mixed collins hugh engineered hugh assistant engineer steve chase recorded digitally mixed london old surrey cover photography peter album design collins strings recorded air studios london engineered john certifications charts album singles