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Almost Happy (album)
''Almost Happy'' is the fourth studio album by Belgian rock band K's Choice. Music ''Almost Happy'' was recorded at Real World Studio's, Box, Wiltshire (UK) and published in 2000. Singles were "Almost Happy", "Busy" and "Another Year". The lyrics of this album are more autobiographical than of the previous album ('' Cocoon Crash''). The music is, when compared to earlier work, more melancholy and intimate. The American (2002) version included an additional live CD and was published with another cover, featuring a drawing by band member Gert Bettens, who had also drawn the album covers for the two previous albums. Track listing Personnel Musicians: * Sam Bettens - vocals, guitar * Gert Bettens - guitar, vocals * Koen Lieckens - drums * Jan van Sichem Jr. - guitar * Eric Grossman - bass Guest musicians: * Marshall Bird - keyboards Mixed by Tchad Blake Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. A native of Baytown, Texa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bettens
Sam Bettens (formerly Sarah Bettens, born September 23, 1972) is a Belgian singer and musician, best known as the lead singer of the Belgian band, K's Choice. In May 2019, he came out as a transgender man. Career K's Choice In the mid-1990s, Bettens formed the band K's Choice with his brother Gert. They are the two best-known faces of the band. The band is popular in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, and has toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls, as well as on its own. Solo Bettens' first solo effort was the five-track EP, '' Go'', released 31 May 2004. Four of the five songs from ''Go'' were included on his first full-length solo album, '' Scream'', released in Europe on 14 March 2005, and in the USA on 23 August 2005. In March 2007, Bettens released a three-track digital-only EP exclusively through online music label Fuzz (music company). His second full-length album, ''Shine'', including new mixes of the tracks fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tchad Blake
Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. A native of Baytown, Texas, he has worked with artists and musicians including Al Green, American Music Club, Ani DiFranco, Apartment 26, Arctic Monkeys, Bernard Fanning, Blitzen Trapper, Bonnie Raitt, Brazilian Girls, Cibo Matto, Crowded House, David Rhodes, Delta Spirit, Elvis Costello, Finn Brothers, Fiona Apple, Fishbone, Gerard Way, Gomez, Haley Bonar, Halloween, Alaska, Jed Davis, Kula Shaker, Liam Finn, Lisa Germano, Los Lobos, Marike Jager, Nico Vega, November 2nd, Pearl Jam, Pell Mell, Peter Gabriel, Phantom Planet, Phish, Richard Thompson, Sam Phillips, Sheryl Crow, Soul Coughing, State Radio, Stina Nordenstam, Suzanne Vega, T-Bone Burnett, The Bad Plus, The Bangles, The Black Keys, The Dandy Warhols, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Pretenders, Tom Gallo, Tom Waits, Tracy Chapman, Travis, and U2, among others. Blake often partners with Mitchell Froom, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman (born November 25, 1964, New York) is an American musician, best known for playing bass and recording gold and platinum albums with the Belgian band K's Choice. Biography Grossman was born in 1964 in New York, the older of two boys. Both of his parents worked in the optical business—his father owned a shop. Grossman attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, graduating in 1982. He went on to study music theory at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California, but dropped out to focus on his music. It was also at Pierce College that he met Dr. Gerald Eskalin, founder of the L.A. Jazz Choir, with whom he performed in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s he performed in the band Iannello, playing with guitarist Joel Shearer and drummer Jimmy Paxson for six years. It was through Shearer that Grossman connected with K's Choice. Shearer had been playing with the band Super 8, which had the same manager as K's Choice. The manager recommended Grossm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not An Addict
"Not an Addict" is a song by Belgian rock band K's Choice from their second studio album, '' Paradise in Me'' (1996). It was written by the band's core members—siblings Gert and Sam (then known as Sarah) Bettens—produced by Jean Blaute, and recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels, Belgium. Double T Music released "Not an Addict" as a single in Belgium in July 1995, and it was issued in other territories between late 1995 and mid-1997. It became the band's most successful hit, reaching the top 40 in several countries, peaking at number eight in the Flanders region of Belgium, and climbing to number five on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song won a ZAMU Award for Best Single in 1995. Background and meaning The song's content originates from Sam Bettens' previous experiences with drugs and his views on substance dependence. He explained in an interview that he was addicted to cigarettes and experimented with acid and mushrooms but never tried any hard drugs, fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cappella
Music performed a cappella ( , , ; ), less commonly spelled acapella in English, is music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance music, Renaissance polyphony and Baroque (music), Baroque concertato musical styles. In the 19th century, a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony, coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists, led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, rarely, as a synonym for ''alla breve''. Early history Research suggests that singing and vocables may have been what early humans used to communicate before the invention of language. The earliest piece of sheet music is thought to have originated from times as early as 2000 BC, while the earliest that has survived in its entirety is from the first century AD: a piece from Greece called the Seikilos epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Bettens
Gert Bettens is a Belgium musician, best known as the guitarist of the Belgian band K's Choice. He, with his brother Sam Bettens, is the face of the band. The band is popular in Europe and had toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indigo Girls, as well as on their own. In 2003 K's Choice decided to split ways, but then reformed in 2009. Bettens was born in Merksem. After more than a decade of composing, recording and touring all around the world with one of the most successful Belgian bands, in addition to many side projects as a songwriter, guitarist and producer, Gert is making his comeback in the music scene with his first solo project. Along with some self-respected musicians, Gert founded ''Woodface''. Written in his backyard studio and recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels, "Good Morning Hope" sheds light on the wide range of Gert's musical influences and tastes, blending power-driven rock with intimate singer-songwriter compositions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K's Choice
K's Choice is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, formed in 1994. The band's core members are brothers Sam (lead vocals, guitar) and Gert Bettens (guitar, keyboard, vocals). Since 2014, the Bettenses have been joined by Bart van Lierde (bass), Tom Lodewyckx (lead guitar), Reinout Swinnen (keys) and Wim van der Westen (drums). The band have released seven studio albums to date, several of which have been certified Gold and Platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association. Band history In the early 1990s, Sam (then known as Sarah) and Gert Bettens played in a band together called The Basement Plugs. During this time, Sam appeared on several movie soundtracks as a vocalist including "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (originally by Hank Williams) for the movie ''Vrouwen Willen Trouwen'' ("Women Want To Marry") and a duet with Frankie Miller, "Why Don't You Try Me", (originally by Ry Cooder) for the movie ''Ad Fundum''. He was offered a recording contract, and formed a new band with Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echo Mountain (album)
''Echo Mountain'' is the fifth studio album of the Belgian rock band K's Choice. After a reunion concert at Dranouter festival in August 2009 the band started recording new material in the Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad River, French Broad and Swannanoa River, Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populou .... On 22 February 2010 they confirmed on their website that the new album would be released on 26 March 2010. "When I Lay Beside You" (#3 at the singles charts) and "Come Live The Life" were released as singles. Track listing Personnel Musicians: * Sam Bettens * Gert Bettens * Eric Grossman * Koen Lieckens * Reinout Swinnen * Thomas Vanelslander Charts performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Single charts References External linksAlbum track list [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocoon Crash
''Cocoon Crash'' is the third studio album of the Belgian band K's Choice, released in 1998. Its singles were "Believe", "Everything for Free", and "If You're Not Scared". Musically, it is comparable to their second album, '' Paradise in Me'', though with a generally lighter tone and subject matter. Since its release, ''Cocoon Crash'' has sold more than 1,000,000 copies, and went platinum in Belgium and Netherlands. The album was produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, Counting Crows, Feeder). Track listing Personnel * Sam Bettens – vocals, guitar * Gert Bettens – guitar, keyboards, vocals * Jan Van Sichem Jr. – guitar on "Cocoon Crash" * Eric Grossman Eric Grossman (born November 25, 1964, New York) is an American musician, best known for playing bass and recording gold and platinum albums with the Belgian band K's Choice. Biography Grossman was born in 1964 in New York, the older of two ... – bass * Bart Van Der Zeeuw – drums, percussion Additional personn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
