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Lake (German Band)
Lake, or commonly referred to as The Lake in some countries, is a German-British rock music group that formed in 1973 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1975, they were joined by lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who gave them their signature sound for the remainder of their recording career. History The band was originally active as The Tornados between 1967 and 1973, before reincarnated as Lake in 1973. They achieved modest success in Europe from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, particularly in Germany where they were named artist of the year by the German Phono Academy in 1977. That same year, their self-titled debut album reached #92 in the US, and the single ''Time Bomb'' reached #83, which would prove to be their greatest success in the US. The album reached #97 while Time Bomb reached #91 in Canada. Lake toured the US in the late 1970s as the opening act for various headline acts, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, and Neil Young. On June 23, 1978, they were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-largest in the European Union with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, eighth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. At the southern tip of the Jutland Peninsula, Hamburg stands on the branching River Elbe at the head of a estuary to the North Sea, on the mouth of the Alster and Bille (Elbe), Bille. Hamburg is one of Germany's three city-states alongside Berlin and Bremen (state), Bremen, and is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south. The Port of Hamburg is Germany's largest and Europe's List of busiest ports in Europe, third-largest, after Port of Rotterdam, Rotterda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limahl
Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958), known professionally as Limahl ( , an anagram of Hamill), is an English pop singer. He was the lead singer of the pop group Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, before embarking on a solo career, garnering the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the film of the same name. Early life Christopher Hamill was born on 19 December 1958 at Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, in North West England, to Eric and Cynthia Hamill. He has one sister and two brothers. The four children were all born by the time their mother was 22. Hamill attended Mesnes High School, Wigan, Greater Manchester before eventually enrolling at the Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Theatre Repertory Company. Career With aspirations to be an actor, Chris Hamill toured with the company in a production of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. In 1980, he was given a small role in an episode of the ITV police series ''The Gentle Touch''. In 1981, he also appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Groups Established In 1973
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German Rock Music Groups
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Ouch! (Lake Album)
''Ouch!'' is the fourth studio album by Lake, released in August 1980 in Europe and June 1981 in the USA. It is the first album to be released following the departure of three members of the band from their peak period, Detlef Petersen, Geoffrey Peacey, and Martin Tiefense, who were replaced by Frank Hieber, Achim Opperman, and Heiko Efferz. Track listing Side One # "Celebrate" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Achim Opperman) – 3:51 # "Come on Home" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Frank Hieber) – 4:39 # "Listen to Me" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber, Heiko Efferz) – 4:16 # "Amigo" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, A. Opperman) – 2:50 # "Jamaica High" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Alex Conti, F. Hieber) – 4:47 Side Two # "Living for Today" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, A. Opperman) – 4:31 # "Something Here" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber) – 4:33 # "Hit Your Mama" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber) – 4:19 # "Southern Nights" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber) – 4:29 Personnel *James Hopkins-Harrison – lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Island (album)
''Paradise Island'' is the third studio album by Lake, released in 1979. Track listing All tracks written by Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins-Harrison except as indicated Side One # "Into the Night" - 5:10 # "Glad to Be Here" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 3:49 # "Crystal Eyes"- 3:58 # "Paradise Way" - 4:53 Side Two # "Hopeless Love" - 4:03 # "One Way Song" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Alex Conti) - 3:46 # "Hard Road" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey, Alex Conti, Dieter Ahrendt) - 3:40 # "The Final Curtain" - 5:10 The CD release of the album is a "two albums on one CD" release, combined with their first album ''Lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...''. Personnel ;Lake *James Hopkins-Harrison - lead and backing vocals * Alex Conti - guitar, vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake II
''Lake II'' is the second studio album by Lake, released in 1978. Track listing All tracks written by Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins-Harrison except as indicated Side One # "Welcome to the West" - 5:07 # "See Them Glow" - 4:59 # "Letters of Love"- 3:40 # "Red Lake" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 4:57 (background vocal: Beach Boy Carl Wilson) # "Love's the Jailor"(*) - 4:29 (*)This is the correct title per the original LP release; later CD releases have it as "Love's a Jailer". Side Two # "Lost by the Wayside" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 4:25 # "Highway 216" - 3:37 # "Angel in Disguise" - 4:28 # "Scoobie Doobies" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 7:44 Personnel *Dieter Ahrendt - drums and percussion * Alex Conti - guitar and vocals *James Hopkins-Harrison - lead vocals *Geoffrey Peacey - keyboards, vocals, and guitar *Detlef Petersen - keyboards and vocals *Martin Tiefensee - bass guitar Produced by Detlef Petersen and Lake Engineered by Geoffre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Hartz
Hans Hartz (22 October 1943 in Lunden – 30 November 2002 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German singer and Liedermacher. Career After working as a temporary worker in various professions and studying social pedagogy for while, Hartz began his career as the lead singer of the band ''Tornados'' (today known as ''Lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...''). He was discovered by record producer Christoph Busse in 1982 and released several albums. His most famous songs are ''Die weißen Tauben sind müde'' (1982), ''Nur Steine leben lang'' (1983), ''Ich lebe noch'' (1984) and ''Sail Away'' (1991). He also released a few songs for the English-speaking market. Hans Hartz died of lung cancer on 30 November 2002 in Frankfurt am Main, aged 59. References 1943 births 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Starrs
Michael Starrs (born 10 November 1944 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish singer best known for his work with and . He left Scotland for London in the late 1960s and worked in various minor bands. Starrs was signed by the record producer Tony Atkins for Marquee Productions and released several unsuccessful singles. He joined Colosseum II in 1975 after being spotted singing in a local pub and featured on their first album, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo ( ) were an English Pop music, pop band. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and the top 10 in numerous other countries. History Beginnings (1978–1982) Formed in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, in 1978, the band were originally known as Art Nouveau, a four-piece avant-garde group, with Nick Beggs on bass guitar, Steve Askew on lead guitar, Stuart Croxford Neale on keyboards, and Jez Strode on drums. In 1981 Art Nouveau recorded and self-released a single, "Fear Machine/Animal Instincts", which sold a few hundred copies and allegedly got airtime on John Peel's show. The B-side of Art Nouveau's single was re-recorded for the B-side of the "Ooh to Be Ah" 7-inch single. In spite of the single and continuous local live performances, the band failed to secure a record deal during this period. In 1982, Art Nouveau advertised for a new lead singer. They ultimately auditioned and chose Limahl, Christoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
