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Eric Valentine
Eric Dodd, known professionally as Eric Valentine, is an American record producer who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride. He subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets, Taking Back Sunday, Nickel Creek, Queens of the Stone Age, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth, The All-American Rejects, Persephone's Bees, and Slash, among others.Quillen, Shay"Hit-making Nickel Creek tries to catch its breath" '' Oakland Tribune''. April 27, 2007; retrieved February 23, 2008. Early life Valentine's first experience with music was listening to The Monkees as a child and wanting to play drums. He received a three-piece drum set from a garage sale, leading to him taking drum lessons at the age of 9. Around that same time, Eric started listening to bands such as Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Kiss, along with jazz fusion bands such as Weather Report from drum teachers. His father's career as an aerospace engineer was eno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Potter
Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She has released five solo albums: ''Red Shoe Rebel'' (2002), ''Original Soul'' (2004), ''Midnight'' (2015), ''Daylight'' (2019), and '' Mother Road'' (2023). She has also released four studio albums with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, a band she formed in 2002, which disbanded in 2015 upon her divorce from her bandmate: '' Nothing but the Water'' (2005), '' This Is Somewhere'' (2007), ''Grace Potter and the Nocturnals'' (2010), and ''The Lion the Beast the Beat'' (2012). Early life Potter was born on June 20, 1983, in Waitsfield, Vermont. Both of her parents, Peggy and Sparky Potter, were involved in professional woodworking; her mother was also a piano teacher. Her older sister, Charlotte Potter, is an artist who works with glass. She was exposed to the arts at a very young age and was encouraged by her parents to work with her hands. Potter grew up legally blind in one eye and got bad gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Eye Blind (album)
''Third Eye Blind'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on April 8, 1997, by Elektra Records. The album was collectively written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan, while production was helmed by Jenkins and Eric Valentine. Recorded in and around San Francisco at Toast Studios, Skywalker Ranch, and H.O.S., the album incorporates elements of alternative rock, post-grunge, and power pop. Thematically, the album focuses on topics such as relationships, drug addiction, suicide prevention, and the band's experience of being signed to a major record label. ''Third Eye Blind'' was promoted with five singles: "Semi-Charmed Life", " Graduate", " How's It Going to Be", " Losing a Whole Year", and "Jumper". Music and lyrics The central theme of ''Third Eye Blind'' is loss, with the album exploring subjects such as suicide, crystal methamphetamine addiction, and sexual abuse. "Semi-Charmed Life", an alternative rock song composed with a rap-influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dwarves Are Young And Good Looking
''The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking'' is an album released by punk rock band Dwarves in March 1997 Originally by Recess Records and then reissued by Epitaph Records and Theologian Records.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 312 It was the band's first album since 1993's ''Sugarfix'', after which they were dropped by Sub Pop, and the liner notes include a 'modified' copy of the Sub Pop press release announcing the band's departure from the label. Critical reception Charles Deppner of Ink19 described the album as "some real repugnant punk rock...some of their best burnt offerings skewered on the shish kebobs of hell". Adam Bregman of 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 Mus ... gave the album a 4-star rating, describing it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarves (band)
The Dwarves are an American punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and based in San Francisco, California as of 2009.Gentile, John (2009)Interview: Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves", '' The A.V. Club'', April 13, 2009, retrieved February 7, 2010 Formed as a garage punk band under the name Suburban Nightmare, their career subsequently saw them move in a hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock sound emphasizing intentionally shocking lyrics. They have been described as "one of the last true bastions of punk rock ideology in the contemporary musical age".The Dwarves ", '' Time Off'', 2009, retrieved February 7, 2010 History The original me ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamers (album)
''Gamers'' is the second album released by The Conscious Daughters. It was released on March 5, 1996, for Scarface Records, distributed by Priority Records and featured production by Paris, Tone Capone, Studio Ton and Mike Mosley. Gamers only made it to one Billboard chart, it made it to 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. One single charted, entitled "Gamers". Track listing #"Strikin'" (K. Smith, C. Green)- 4:21 #"Gamers" (K. Smith, C. Green)- 4:32 #"You Want Me" (K. Smith, C. Green)- 3:03 #"All Caught Up" (K. Smith, C. Green, O. Jackson)- 3:48 #"She's So Tight" (K. Smith, C. Green)- 4:19 #"It Don't Stop" (Featuring Suga T) (K. Smith, C. Green, F. Morales, M. Ludlum, T. Stevens)- 5:17 #"Female Vocalism" (K. Smith, C. Green, E. Brooks)- 4:11 #"Da Mack Hit" (K. Smith, C. Green, O. Jackson)- 3:31 #"Who Got Da Mic" (K. Smith, C. Green)- 4:18 #"TCD Fo' Life (West Coast Bomb)" (K. Smith, C. Green, O. Jackson)- 3:35 #"Come Smooth, Come Rude" (K. Smith, C. Green, O. Jackson)- 4: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Satriani (album)
''Joe Satriani'' is the sixth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released in October 1995 through Relativity Records.Haney, Shawn M"Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani" ''AllMusic''. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-19. This was his last album for Relativity, as he would switch record labels to Epic (or Sony Music) for his next eleven albums. ''Joe Satriani'' reached No. 51 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200"Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani , Awards" ''''. . Retrieved 2014-03-19. and remained on that chart for seven weeks, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Satriani
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American rock music, rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in his career he worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick. Satriani went on to have a successful solo music career, starting in the mid-1980s. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over ten million albums, making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time. In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour. Satriani briefly toured with Deep Purple, joining shortly after the second departure of Ritchie Blackmore, in 1993. He has worked with a range of guitarists during the G3 (tour), G3 tour, which he founded in 1995. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrilla Funk
''Guerrilla Funk'' is the third studio album by American rapper Paris. It was released on October 4, 1994, via Priority Records, and has been re-released in a limited 2003 release subtitled ''The Deluxe Edition'' via Guerrilla Funk Recordings; it was digitally enhanced, reworked, and contains alternate versions. Track listing Sample credits *"Outta My Life" **"Yearning for Your Love" by The Gap Band *"Bring It To Ya" **"Knucklehead" by Grover Washington Jr. *"Guerilla Funk" **"(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic **"Dukey Stick" by George Duke **"The Big Bang Theory" by Parliament *"It's Real" **"(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic **"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton *"One Time Fo' Ya Mind" **"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins *"Whatcha See?" **" Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys **"I Get Around" by 2Pac Personnel * Oscar Jerome Jackson, Jr. – main artist, producer *Carla "CMG" Green – vocals (track 6) *Karryl "Special One" Smith – vocals (track 6) *Da Old Skool – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris (rapper)
Oscar Jackson Jr. (born October 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Paris, is an American rapper and record producer from San Francisco, California, known for his highly charged political and socially conscious lyrics. Influenced by the Black Panthers, he was once a member of the Nation of Islam. Biography 1990s Paris became known in the US in 1990 with the hit single "The Devil Made Me Do It" and album of the same name, after earning a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Davis. Originally released on Tommy Boy Records, his first video was banned by MTV. When his second album, '' Sleeping with the Enemy'', was ready for release in 1992, Paris was dropped from now-defunct Tommy Boy Records (since rechristened Tommy Boy Entertainment in 2002) and distributor Warner Bros. Records, owned by Time Warner, when the parent company discovered its incendiary content, which included fantasy revenge killings of then- President Bush and racist police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ear To The Street
''Ear to the Street'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo the Conscious Daughters. It was released in 1993 via Scarface Records and Priority Records. The album peaked at No. 126 on the ''Billboard'' 200, at No. 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at No. 7 on the Heatseekers Albums. It spawned two singles, "Somethin' to Ride To (Fonky Expedition)" and "We Roll Deep", both of which made it to the ''Billboard'' charts. Production The album was produced by Paris, who also wrote the tracks and contributed instrumentation. It was engineered by Eric Valentine. The album came out two years after the duo had given Paris their demo tape. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' deemed the album a "busy-beat debut," calling the group "a young Oakland tag team possessing average skills, big attitudes and no pretense of political awareness." The ''East Bay Express'' wrote that the album's two singles "are recognized as classics in the hip-hop canon." ''Complex'' listed "F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conscious Daughters
The Conscious Daughters (TCD) were an United States, American female hip hop music, hip hop duo from Oakland, California, Oakland, California, consisting of Carla "CMG" Green and Karryl "Special One" Smith. The duo signed in 1993 to Paris (rapper), Paris's record label, Scarface Records, after passing him a demo tape at a club. They released their first studio album, ''Ear to the Street''. later that same year. The single and video release of their 1994 single (music), single, "Somethin' to Ride To (Fonky Expedition)", helped TCD gain national recognition. Soon after, they were signed by Priority/EMI Records and released their second album, ''Gamers (album), Gamers''. Many collaborations, projects and television appearances followed, most notably ''Rap City (BET program), Rap City'', MTV Jams, and ''Soul Train''. Their third album, ''The Nutcracker Suite'', was released on Guerrilla Funk Records on February 10, 2009. In 2010, TCD severed their relationship with Guerrilla Fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
