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Rub It Better
''Rub It Better'' is the third studio album by English new wave band General Public, released on 4 April 1995 by Epic Records. The band had not recorded together in almost 10 years. Production The album was produced by Jerry Harrison, former keyboardist and guitarist for Talking Heads. The group chose to return to the ska and reggae sound of the Beat. Critical reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' called the album "a tuneful collection that deftly combines an assortment of reggae, rock and dance-pop colors--the trademark of the Beat and the first edition of General Public." ''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' wrote that "the closest comparison is to B.A.D. (Big Audio Dynamite), whose leader, Mick Jones, was an honorary member of General Public for its first album and appears here again." Track listing # "It Must Be Tough" – 5:34 (Dave Wakeling, Michael Railton, Roger Charlery) # "Rainy Days" – 4:06 (Charlery, Railton, Horace Panter) # "Hold It Deep" – 4:34 (Wakeling, Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkeit'' or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science, psychology, marketing, and advertising. In public relations and communication science, it is one of the more ambiguous concepts in the field. Although it has definitions in the theory of the field that have been formulated from the early 20th century onwards, and suffered more recent years from being blurred, as a result of conflation of the idea of a public with the notions of audience, market segment, community, constituency, and stakeholder. Etymology and definitions The name "public" originates with the Latin '' publicus'' (also '' poplicus''), from '' populus'', to the English word 'populace', and in general denotes some mass population ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingston Whig-Standard
''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has . The Saturday edition of ''The Whig'' features a life and entertainment section, which includes a travel section, restaurant reviews, a section for kids and colour comics. History The ''British Whig'' was founded in 1834 by Edward John Barker (1799–1884) on Kingston's Bagot Street between Brock and Princess... Barker was born in Islington, a suburb of London, on New Year's Eve, 1799, emigrating to South Carolina as a child before coming to Canada in December 1832. Barker served a short naval career, appointed as surgeon's mate on the sloop Racehorse in 1819. The next decade of his life was said to be spent as a doctor in the London district of East Smithfield, though his work may have been closer to that of an apothecary. In 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxa (musician)
Saxa may refer to: *Saxa (food product) Saxa is a brand of herbs, spices, salt and pepper in the United Kingdom and Australia. Formerly a brand of Rank Hovis McDougall it became property of Premier Foods in 2007. As a result of the change, production of Saxa salt was moved from Middlew ..., a brand of salt and pepper * Saxa (musician) (1930–2017), saxophonist {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Weir (musician)
Alex Weir is an American guitarist. Weir came to prominence in the 1970s with the funk/R&B band the Brothers Johnson. He is the cousin of fellow band members George and Louis Johnson. He went on to work with the bands Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both on their albums and in concert. He appears in Talking Heads' 1984 concert film ''Stop Making Sense''. Additionally, Weir has worked as a session musician with a variety of artists, including Toni Childs. He worked on several Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads) solo albums, including the critically acclaimed ''Casual Gods'', released in 1988. The album spawned the US Mainstream Rock chart hit single " Rev It Up", which peaked at No. 7 in late 1987. Discography ; with the Brothers Johnson * '' Right on Time'' (1977) * '' Blam!'' (1978) * '' Light Up the Night'' (1980) ; with Talking Heads * ''Speaking in Tongues'' (1983) * ''Stop Making Sense'' (1984) ; Session work Filmography * ''Stop Making Sense ''Stop Making Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Spedding
Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his studio session work. By the early 1970s, he had become one of the most sought-after session guitarists in England. Spedding has played on and produced many albums and singles. He has also been a member of eleven rock bands: the Battered Ornaments, Frank Ricotti Quartet, King Mob, Mike Batt and Friends, Necessaries, Nucleus, Ricky Norton, Sharks, Trigger, and the Wombles. In May 1976, Spedding also produced the very first Sex Pistols recordings. AllMusic has described Spedding as "one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, ehas had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and Spedding, a long-time friend of Chrissie Hynde, was a regular concert feature artist with the Pretenders on thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Michael Geoffrey Jones (born 26 June 1955) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, co-founder and songwriter for the Clash until 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has played with the band Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James (formerly of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik) since 2002 and was part of the Gorillaz live band for a world tour in 2010–2011. In late 2011, Jones collaborated with Pete Wylie and members of the Farm to form the Justice Tonight Band. Early life Michael Geoffrey Jones was born on 26 June 1955 in Wandsworth, London, England, to a Welsh father, Tommy Jones, and a Russian Jewish mother, Renee Zegansky. Jones' maternal grandmother Stella was born in 1899 to Jewish parents in Russia and escaped the Russian pogroms by migrating to the United Kingdom. He spent much of his early life living with his maternal grandmother, Stella Class, in South Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wakeling
David Wakeling (born 19 February 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and General Public. Career Wakeling began his professional career when he formed the band, the Beat. The debut studio album by the Beat included the singles "I Just Can't Stop It", "Mirror in the Bathroom", " Hands Off...She's Mine" and "Can't Get Used to Losing You", all of which charted within the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The band also had UK hits from the studio albums ''Wha'ppen?'' (1981) and ''Special Beat Service'' (1982). Wakeling then formed General Public with Ranking Roger in 1984, and they released their debut studio album '' All the Rage'' that year. He also recorded two other studio albums with General Public, ''Hand to Mouth'' (1986) and ''Rub It Better'' (1995), shortly after which the band disbanded. He then produced the soundtrack for the John Hughes romantic comedy film ''Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pato Banton
Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 5 October 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He received the nickname "Pato Banton" from his stepfather; his first name derives from the sound of a Jamaican owl calling "patoo, patoo", while his last name comes from the disc jockey slang word "Banton", meaning heavyweight lyricist or storyteller. In 1994, he achieved a number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with a cover of The Equals' Baby Come Back featuring Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40. Biography Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The Beat.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p.403 He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with Ranking Roger, included on the 1982 album ''Special Beat Service''.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p.19-20 He went on to record a series of singles for Fashion Records and Don Christie Records. He was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments such as guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for several Irish showbands, covering the popular hits of that time. Known as "Van the Man" to his fans, Morrison rose to prominence in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B and rock band Them. With Them, he recorded the garage band classic " Gloria". Under the pop-oriented guidance of Bert Berns, Morrison's solo career began in 1967 with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl". After Berns's death, Warner Bros. Records bought out Morrison's contract and allowed him three sessions to record ''Astral Weeks'' (1968). While initially a poor seller, the album has become regarded as a classic. ''Moondance'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warm Love
"Warm Love" is a hit song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. The song was included on his 1973 album '' Hard Nose the Highway''. It was a Top Forty single hit when released in April 1973.Yorke, Into the Music, p. 102 Jackie DeShannon sang back-up vocals. Comments ZigZag's review called it "a second cousin to ' Crazy Love' and almost as good." It was a popular concert performance tune for Morrison during the seventies. Stephen Holden in his ''Rolling Stone'' review of the ''Hard Nose the Highway'' songs said, "Next is the ingratiatingly melodic 'Warm Love', which embodies in all its details a sensuous appreciation of life and music." '' Billboard'' praised Morrison's vocal performance. '' Cash Box'' said that "Van Morrison returns to his "Crazy Love" style" for a song that "should continue his string of hits." Van Morrison said: :"It is just a boy and girl song, walking on the beach. It's a young song. I can't really add to that, except to note that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ricketts (musician)
David Jeffrey Ricketts (born November 16, 1953) is an American musician and record producer. Ricketts scored hits in the mid-1980s with David Baerwald in their group David & David, notably the track " Welcome to the Boomtown" from their only album ''Boomtown''. His romantic relationship with singer Toni Childs formed the basis for her critically acclaimed debut album, ''Union'', which Ricketts co-wrote and produced. Union was nominated for several Grammy Awards. He collaborated with Sheryl Crow on her debut ''Tuesday Night Music Club'' and is credited on the songs "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Strong Enough". Guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson tapped Ricketts to collaborate on '' Storyville'', Robertson's second solo album. He also produced and performed on Meredith Brooks' 1997 album, ''Blurring the Edges'', which contained her hit "Bitch". Ricketts won an Emmy for the song co-written with Eddie Free and Toni Childs Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957) is an Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy "Stoker" Growcott
Andrew Growcott (a.k.a. Stoker) is a former member of the pop rock band Dexys Midnight Runners. After the Dexys broke up, he and another bandmate, Mickey Billingham, joined new wave band General Public. Growcott also played with Stephen Tin Tin Duffy in the early 1980s. He has since transitioned into a career as an audio engineer, working on albums such as Ice Cube's ''Death Certificate'' (1991). In 1997, he released a studio album under his stage name, Stoker, called ''Syncopate'' on Knitting Factory's Knit Classics label that contained modern covers of jazz compositions by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Yusef Lateef, Duke Pearson, Reuben Wilson, et al. The album featured several instrumentalists including David Longoria on trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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