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The English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, originally formed in 1993 as The Kays, has released seven major studio albums, as well as numerous singles with extensive B-sides, music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...s, and EPs. The band has also contributed to film soundtracks and TV advertisements. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Singles Music videos References {{Kula Shaker Discographies of British artists Rock music group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 Hit single, hits on the UK Singles Chart, including "Tattva (song), Tattva", "Hey Dude (song), Hey Dude", "Govinda (Kula Shaker song), Govinda", "Hush (Billy Joe Royal song), Hush" and "Sound of Drums (song), Sound of Drums". The band's debut album, ''K (album), K'', reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. It was voted number 879 in Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' 3rd Edition (2000). The band are known for their interest in Indian classical music, traditional Indian music, Culture of India, culture and Hindu philosophy, mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in Sanskrit. The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by Kulasekhara Alvar, Kulasek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K (album)
''K'' is the debut album by English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, released on 16 September 1996. It became the fastest selling debut album in Britain since Elastica's debut the previous year, selling 105,768 copies in the first week. The album reached the number-one position on the UK Albums Chart and number 200 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It was voted number 879 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' (2000). The Grateful Dead's psychedelic rock style is an influence on Kula Shaker's first and second albums. The hidden track after "Hollow Man" is a recording of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, speaking about his own guru. Artwork The cover art (by comic-book artist Dave Gibbons) consists of various images related to the letter K, including: John F. Kennedy, Lord Kitchener, Karl Marx, Gene Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, Ken Dodd, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Kaye, Kal-El (Superma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Dude (song)
"Hey Dude" is a Britpop song by English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker. Written by frontman Crispian Mills and Kula Shaker, the song was released as the third single (and fourth overall) from their 1996 debut studio album, '' K'', on 26 August 1996. Produced by John Leckie, "Hey Dude" became the band's joint-highest-charting song in the United Kingdom (alongside "Hush"), peaking at number two in September 1996. Internationally, the single charted in Australia, Ireland, and the Netherlands, as well as on the Canadian and US rock charts. In Australia, the song was ranked at number 60 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996. Release "Hey Dude" was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 1996 across four formats: two CD singles, a 7-inch vinyl single, and a cassette single. The first CD contains "Troubled Mind", " Grateful When You're Dead", and "Into the Deep" as B-sides while the second disc includes "Tattva", "Drop in the Sea", and "Crispian Reading from the Mahabharata" as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grateful When You're Dead
"Grateful When You're Dead / Jerry Was There" is a song by the English rock band Kula Shaker, taken from their first album '' K''. The song's title is a reference to the American rock band Grateful Dead and their lead guitarist Jerry Garcia. The song is in two parts: the GWYD part, which is a standard rock song, and the JWT part, which is more drifting with dark and ethnic sounds. The single was released on 22 April 1996, both as a 7" and a CD, and reached number 35 on the UK singles chart. In ''Melody Maker'', critic Neil Kulkarni declared "Grateful When You're Dead" and previous release "Tattva According to various Indian schools of philosophy, ''tattvas'' () are the elements or aspects of reality that constitute human experience. In some traditions, they are conceived as an aspect of the Indian deities. Although the number of ''tat ..." to be "the two worst singles of '96". Track listing in both formats # "Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There" # "Another Life" # "U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattva (song)
"Tattva" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, released as the band's debut single. It was first released in the United Kingdom in 1996 as "Tattva (Lucky 13 Mix)", then re-issued on 24 June 1996 as a re-recording from their debut album, '' K'' (1996), with a different sleeve and track listing. The re-recording reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, number 11 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Alternative 30 chart, and number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. In ''Melody Maker'', critic Neil Kulkarni declared "Tattva" and follow-up release "Grateful When You're Dead" to be "the two worst singles of '96". Meaning The chorus of the song is: ''Tattva, acintya bheda abheda Tattva''. In Hindu philosophy ''tattva'' is a Sanskrit word meaning 'thatness', 'principle', 'essence', 'reality' or 'truth'. Likewise, ''acintya'' can mean 'the inconceivable', 'the unthinkable', or 'he who cannot be imagined', ''bheda'' translates as 'difference', and '' abheda'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Rock (chart)
Mainstream Rock is a music chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States. It is an administrative category that combines the " active rock" and " heritage rock" formats. The chart was launched in March 1981 as Rock Albums & Top Tracks. The name changed multiple times afterwards: first to Top Rock Tracks, then to Album Rock Tracks, and finally to its current Mainstream Rock in 1996. The first number-one song on this chart was " I Can't Stand It" by Eric Clapton on March 21, 1981. History The "Rock Albums & Top Tracks" charts were introduced in the issue of ''Billboard'' that the parent company published on March 21, 1981.Joel Whitburn. ''Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008.'' Hal Leonard Corporation, 2008p. 6. The 50-slot based and 60-slot based positional charts ranked airplay on album rock type radio stations in the United States. Because album-oriented rock stations often focused on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Songs
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks between 1988 and 2009, and Alternative Songs between 2009 and 2020) is a music chart published in the American magazine ''Billboard'' since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played songs on alternative and modern rock radio stations. Introduced as Modern Rock Tracks, the chart served as a companion to the Mainstream Rock chart (then called Album Rock Tracks), and its creation was prompted by the explosion of alternative music on American radio in the late 1980s. During the first several years of the chart, it regularly featured music that did not receive commercial radio airplay anywhere but on a few modern rock and college rock radio stations. This included many electronic and post-punk artists. Gradually, as alternative rock became more mainstream (spearheaded by the grunge explosion in the early 1990s), alternative and mainstream rock radio stations began playing many of the same songs. By the late 2000s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Single Top 100
The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by Dutch Charts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 30. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data. The list is especially intended for the music industry and those who take an interest in charts. In Dutch TV programmes the ''Single Top 100'' is often cited, although it has not been broadcast since December 2006. History The predecessor of the Single Top 100 started on 23 May 1969 as the ''Hilversum 3 Top 30''. Originally it was broadcast by the VPRO and ever since December 1970 by the NOS. It was presented by Willem van Kooten. In 1971 Felix Meurders hosted the radio show. He renamed it the ''Daverende Dertig''. In June 1974 the ''Nationale Hitparade'' became the official chart of Hilversum 3. It was a top 30 until the number of entries w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of The King
''Revenge of the King'' is an EP by Kula Shaker, released on 31 March 2006, the first Kula Shaker release since the band reformed. It was originally only available as a download from iTunes; later it was released as a limited edition 10" vinyl EP, sold only at concerts and through the band's website. It was subsequently released in Japan on CD with an additional bonus track and the alternate title, ''Garage EP''. The song "Diktator of the Free World" was re-recorded for the band's third album, ''Strangefolk'', and renamed "Great Dictator (of the Free World)". The song's lyrics were also changed significantly for its appearance on ''Strangefolk''. "6 ft. Down" was also re-recorded for Kula Shaker's third album and was renamed "6ft Down Blues". Track listing # "Revenge of the King" # "Diktator of the Free World" # "Troubadour" # "6 ft. Down" # "Govinda" ive* * Govinda was only included in the Japanese release. References External links ''Revenge of the King''at YouTube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollected – The Best Of
''Kollected – The Best Of'' is a 2002 compilation album by Kula Shaker. There are sixteen songs on the album: seven from their debut "K", four from " Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts" and five non-album tracks. Track listing # " Sound of Drums" # "Into the Deep" # " Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There" # "108 Battles (of the Mind)" # "Start All Over" # " Hey Dude" # "Drop in the Sea" # "Shower Your Love" # " Hush" (Joe South) # "Tattva" # "303" # "Light of the Day" # "Mystical Machine Gun" # " Ballad of a Thin Man" (Bob Dylan) # "Dance in Your Shadow" # "Govinda" (includes an excerpt of "Strangefolk") ''Confirmation needed'' *There is a 1 minute and 50 seconds hidden/ghost song at the end of "Govinda", about 13 minutes after it has finished. This is actually mentioned in the booklet that comes with the CD, the chorus is mentioned: "It seems there was no more room left on the album for ten-minute long tracks with choruses like: 'In the beginning was the word, and the word was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilgrims Progress (album)
''Pilgrims Progress'' is the fourth studio album by Kula Shaker and was released on 28 June 2010. The first single to be taken from the album was "Peter Pan R.I.P", which was made available to download as an MP3 from the band's website on 22 April 2010. A three-track "Peter Pan R.I.P" EP was later made available on the iTunes Store on 18 June 2010. The album's title is a deliberate misspelling of John Bunyan's story, ''The Pilgrim's Progress''. ''Pilgrims Progress'' was released in three different versions: a standard twelve-track album; a limited edition deluxe box set, with a bonus CD of unreleased songs and demos; and a super deluxe box set, featuring the regular deluxe package, along with a vinyl LP of the album and a T-shirt. The super deluxe edition is limited to 300 copies and is signed by the cover artist Chris Hopewell. The CD album artwork for the standard twelve-track album erroneously lists three bonus tracks that do not actually appear on the album outside of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
