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Michael Farrell (musician)
Michael Kevin Farrell is an American keyboardist, musical director, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work both recording and touring with Alanis Morissette, Morrissey and Macy Gray. Early life Farrell was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended John Carroll University where he won a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the University of Waikato New Zealand in 1991. He later received a master's degree from Syracuse University in 1993. After college, he moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to pursue music. Macy Gray Farrell was the musical director/keyboardist for Grammy winning artist Macy Gray. Farrell and Gray opened for David Bowie for 6 weeks at the end of 2003. Though he isn't a member of her band, Farrell still collaborates with Gray as a writer having contributed original material to her 2007 release, ''Big'', produced by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. They also recently recorded original material for ABC's ''Desperate Housewives'' soundtrack. Morr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the second-most populous city in Ohio, and the 53rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area, the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland– Akron– Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in modern-day Northeast Ohio by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named. The city's location on the river and the lake shore allowed it to grow into a major commercial and industrial metropolis by the late 19th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a great impact on popular music. Bowie studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and David Bowie (1967 album), a self-titled solo album (1967) before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust (character), Ziggy Stardust. The success of the single "Starman (song), Starman" and its album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's How People Grow Up
"That's How People Grow Up" is a 2008 single by British singer Morrissey. The song, released on 4 February 2008, was used to promote his latest ''Greatest Hits'' album. The song also appears on his 2009 album '' Years of Refusal''. The song was composed by long-time Morrissey guitarist and musical director Boz Boorer - his first composition to be released as a single since "Satan Rejected My Soul" from the album ''Maladjusted'' (1997). The song made its television debut on ''Late Show with David Letterman'', and received its first radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 17 December. Prior to release, it featured on the BBC Radio 2 A-list, receiving around 20 plays per week. On 10 February 2008, "That's How People Grow Up" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 14. Four days later it also entered the Swedish singles chart, at number 26. Track listing 7": Decca / 4780363 # "That's How People Grow Up" # "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (live in Omaha, 11 May 2007) 7": Decc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Morrissey Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by English singer Morrissey, released on 11 February 2008. Unlike 1997's greatest hits, ''Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey'', this compilation predominantly features songs from the then previous two studio albums, ''You Are the Quarry'' and ''Ringleader of the Tormentors''. The album also features two new songs, lead single "That's How People Grow Up" and "All You Need Is Me", both of which were later included on studio album ''Years of Refusal''. Track listing Bonus live CD Initial runs of the album were accompanied by a bonus CD of songs recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl on 8 June 2007. The international version features eight tracks, whereas the US version features "That's How People Grow Up" (written by Morrissey and Boorer, 3:05) as track 8, pushing "Life is a Pigsty" to track 9. All songs written by Morrissey and Alain Whyte, unless indicated otherwise. Track listing: #"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" (Morrissey, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of many hits in collaboration with Marc Bolan. Visconti's lengthiest involvement was with David Bowie: intermittently from the production and arrangement of Bowie's 1968 single "In the Heat of the Morning" / "London Bye Ta-Ta" to his final album '' Blackstar'' in 2016, Visconti produced and occasionally performed on many of Bowie's albums. Visconti's work on ''Blackstar'' was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and his production of Angelique Kidjo's '' Djin Djin'' received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Early life Visconti was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents of Italian descent. He started to play the ukulele when he was five years old and then learned guitar. He attended N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringleader Of The Tormentors
''Ringleader of the Tormentors'' is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 3 April 2006 by record label Attack. The album was described as showcasing "a thicker, more rock-driven sound", which Morrissey attributed to new guitarist Jesse Tobias. The album debuted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and number 27 in the US, and also reached number 1 in Sweden, Malta, and Greece. Recording and production Recording for the album commenced in late August 2005 in Rome, Italy. Mixing began in late October 2005. Originally Morrissey was to record the album with producer Jeff Saltzman, however, he could not undertake the project. Producer Tony Visconti, of T. Rex and David Bowie fame, took over the production role and Morrissey announced that ''Ringleader of the Tormentors'' is to be "the most beautiful—perhaps the most gentle—so far". Visconti wrote on his website: The musicians recording with Morrissey in Rome were Alain Whyte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Put The M In Manchester?
''Who Put the M in Manchester?'' is a DVD documenting a live performance by Morrissey. The homecoming concert took place at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on 22 May 2004, Morrissey's 45th birthday. The DVD was certified Gold by the BPI on 22 July 2013. Track listing # " First of the Gang to Die" # " Hairdresser on Fire" # " Irish Blood, English Heart" # "The Headmaster Ritual" # "Subway Train" (''New York Dolls'' cover)/" Everyday Is Like Sunday" # " I Have Forgiven Jesus" # "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" # "How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?" # "Rubber Ring" # "Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Difference" # "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" # "The World Is Full of Crashing Bores" # "Let Me Kiss You" # "No One Can Hold a Candle to You" ('' Raymonde'' cover) # "Jack the Ripper" # "A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours" # "I'm Not Sorry" # " Shoplifters of the World Unite" # "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" Personnel *Morrissey — vocals *Alai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have Forgiven Jesus
"I Have Forgiven Jesus" is an alternative rock song from English singer Morrissey's 2004 album ''You Are the Quarry''. It was co-written by Morrissey and his band member Alain Whyte, and produced by Jerry Finn. The track reflects the singer's upbringing in an Irish Catholic community and his status as a lapsed Catholic. The song is a ballad that tells the story of a child who becomes disillusioned with religion because of his inability to deal with his own desires. The title refers to the character's blame and subsequent forgiveness of Jesus Christ for creating him as a lovely creature that has no chance to express its love. Described as both confessional and humorous, the song has been interpreted as a blasphemous critique of organized religion and an ambivalent way for Morrissey to describe his own religiosity. The song was released in December 2004 as the fourth single from ''You Are the Quarry''; its release was preceded in November 2004 by that of a music video in which Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Kiss You
"Let Me Kiss You" is a song written by Morrissey and Alain Whyte. It was recorded (in two separate versions) by both Morrissey and by Nancy Sinatra, both of whom released their version as a single in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2004. Both versions entered the UK Singles Chart, Morrissey's peaking at number eight and Sinatra's at number 46. Morrissey's version also reached number 19 in Sweden and number 44 in Ireland. Morrissey version Morrissey's version of the song features on his album ''You Are the Quarry''. It was also Morrissey's third top ten single of 2004. The single also saw the release of the track "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice", a song that had been in Morrissey's live set list since May and had opened his set at the Glastonbury Festival that year despite being unreleased. Track listings 7" vinyl and CD 1 # "Let Me Kiss You" # "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" CD 2 # "Let Me Kiss You" # "Friday Mourning" # "I Am Two People" Personnel * Morrissey: vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Earls Court
''Live at Earls Court'' is a live album by Morrissey, released in the US on 29 March 2005, and in Europe on 4 April 2005. Its sleeve notes state that it was "recorded live at Earls Court in London on 18 December 2004 in front of 17,183 people." Track listing All tracks written by Morrissey and Alain Whyte except as noted. #"How Soon Is Now?" (Morrissey, Johnny Marr) #" First of the Gang to Die" #" November Spawned a Monster" (Morrissey, Clive Langer) #" Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" #" Bigmouth Strikes Again" (Morrissey, Marr) #"I Like You" (Morrissey, Boz Boorer) #"Redondo Beach" (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl) #"Let Me Kiss You" #"Subway Train – Munich Air Disaster 1958" ''medley'' (David Johansen, Johnny Thunders – Morrissey, Whyte) #"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Morrissey, Marr) #"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" (Morrissey, Boorer) #"Friday Mourning" #"I Have Forgiven Jesus" #"The World Is Full of Crashing Bores" (Morrissey, Boorer) #" Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are The Quarry
''You Are the Quarry'' is the seventh solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Morrissey. It was released on 17 May 2004 by record label Attack, and was his first album in seven years following 1997's ''Maladjusted''. The album was a huge comeback for Morrissey; all four of its singles reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and the album itself reached number 2. The album also reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it Morrissey's highest-charting album in the United States. Reception According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album received an average review score of 72/100, based on 31 critical reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews". Release The first single released to promote the album was " Irish Blood, English Heart", released on 10 May 2004. ''You Are the Quarry'' was released on 17 May 2004 by record label Attack. The album charted at number 2 in the UK. Some versions of the packaging do not show the full frame on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Housewives
''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a total of 180 episodes. Executive producer Marc Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw. Set on Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, ''Desperate Housewives'' follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who commits suicide in the pilot episode. The series covers fifteen years of the women's lives, which includes a five-year timeline jump in the series' narrative. The women work through domestic struggles and family life, while being faced with the secrets, crimes, and mysteries hidden behind the doors of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
