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Pale Saints
Pale Saints were an English alternative rock and shoegaze band formed in 1987 in Leeds by singer-bassist Ian Masters, guitarist Graeme Naysmith and drummer Chris Cooper.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 907-908 History The group began as a jangly indie pop band influenced by Primal Scream's early sound. By the time they recorded their first EP, ''Barging Into the Presence of God'', released in 1989, the band went into a direction that displayed a mix of Ian Masters' ethereal, choirboy-like vocals along with dark atmospheric and noisy pop tunes. Ashley Horner from Edsel Auctioneer briefly joined the band on guitar in the same year. The band was signed to 4AD Records after their first London show by the label's chief Ivo Watts-Russell. The group's first album, '' The Comforts of Madness'', was released in 1990 and reached the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. The album's tracks were produced by John Fryer and Gil Norton.Kellman, Andy " Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production and trading centre (mainly with wool) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Leeds developed as a mill town during the Industrial Revolution alongside other surrounding villages and towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, and a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comforts Of Madness (album)
''The Comforts of Madness'' is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Pale Saints. It was released on 12 February 1990 by 4AD. ''The Comforts of Madness'' peaked at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart. On 17 January 2020, 4AD released a remastered and expanded reissue of the album for its 30th anniversary. Critical reception Reviewing ''The Comforts of Madness'' for ''NME'', Simon Williams praised the album as an "unnervingly multi-dimensional collage of melody and friction" with "at least eight Great Pop Tunes, all hooklines and absolutely no stinkers." The magazine later named it the 45th best album of 1990. In 2016, ''Pitchfork'' ranked ''The Comforts of Madness'' at number 21 on its list of the 50 best shoegaze albums of all time. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * Pale Saints (Chris Cooper, Ian Masters, and Graeme Naysmith) – all instruments Production * Al Clay – engineering (tracks 4, 6–8, 11) * Tim Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Girl (song)
"Jersey Girl" is a song composed and originally sung by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits from his 1980 album ''Heartattack and Vine''. Waits original Waits wrote the song for his future wife Kathleen Brennan, who had been living in New Jersey. Waits said in a 1980 interview that, "I never thought I would catch myself saying 'sha la la' in a song ... This is my first experiment with 'sha la la.'" Waits' recording includes drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, and glockenspiel, in an arrangement that captures the feeling of the seashore by way of "Under the Boardwalk" or "Spanish Harlem". The song is included on Waits' compilation albums '' Bounced Checks'' (1981), '' Anthology of Tom Waits'' (1985), and '' Used Songs, 1973-1980'' (2001). Waits also included a quiet performance of it during his 1999 appearance on ''VH1 Storytellers''. Springsteen version The song, performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, was released as the B-side of the 1984 single " Cover Me". Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Jones (producer)
Hugh Jones is a British record producer with many important post-punk, new wave and alternative rock albums to his credit. Career In the early 1970s, Jones worked as an apprentice engineer in IBC Studios in Central London, while acting as lead singer in the band Mistral. He made his name in the early 1980s, with a jangly sound that was better received than those of many of his contemporaries. Though many of his early clients were big-name acts—Echo & the Bunnymen,Adams, Chris (2002) ''Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo and The Bunnymen'', Soft Skull Press, , p. 61 the Sound, Modern English,99 Best Love Songs of All Time , '' Vibe'', February 1999, p. 71, retrieved 2010-11-07 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original. History The term "cover" goes back decades when cover version originally described a rival version of a tune recorded to compete with the recently released (original) version. Examples of records covered include Paul Williams' 1949 hit tune " The Hucklebuck" and Hank Williams' 1952 song " Jambalaya". Both crossed over to the popular hit parade and had numerous hit versions. Before the mid-20th century, the notion of an original version of a popular tune would have seemed slightly odd – the production of musical entertainment was seen as a live event, even if it was reproduced at home via a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer, actress, film producer and author. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra ( Barbato) and is known for her 1965 signature hit " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer in November 1957 with an appearance on her father's ABC television variety series '' The Frank Sinatra Show'' but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan. In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin. A TV promo clip from the era features Sinatra in high boots, accompanied by colorfully dressed go-go dancers, in what is now considered an iconic Swinging Sixties look. The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets. As with all of Sinatra's 1960s hits, "Boots" featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor. Between early 1966 and early 1968, Sinatra charted on ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Allison
Christopher John Allison (born 1961) is a British record producer and founder head of Sonic360 Records. Influenced by a range of musical styles encompassing rock, jazz, hip-hop, electronic, world and Latin. In his career spanning 1984 to the present, Allison has worked mainly as a record producer and label owner. He is also well known amongst fans of the band Shack for having the only copy of their album ''Waterpistol'' following a studio fire, allowing it to be released. History Allison got his first production break in 1987 producing The Wedding Present’s "My Favourite Dress" single. This became an indie hit with John Peel championing and giving it a No. 6 entry in his 1987 Festive Fifty.The Peel Sessions – Ken Garner. BBC Books. p203 Of the same year he produced the Wedding Present's debut album ''George Best'' which racked up a further four song entries in the Festive 50. The ''George Best'' album and accompanying EPs were such an indie success that RCA snapped th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opal (band)
Opal was an American rock band in the 1980s. They were part of the Paisley Underground musical style. The band's name is derived from "Opel", a song by Syd Barrett. The group formed in the mid-1980s under the name Clay Allison, featuring guitarist David Roback (previously of Rain Parade), bassist Kendra Smith (from Dream Syndicate) and drummer Keith Mitchell. After one single, they released the remaining Clay Allison tracks under the band's new name, Opal, on the 1984 ''Fell from the Sun EP''. Another EP, ''Northern Line'', followed in 1985. These EPs were later compiled and released as ''Early Recordings''. '' Happy Nightmare Baby'', Opal's first full-length album, was released in 1987. Smith left the group during the Happy Nightmare tour after a show in Providence, Rhode Island. Roback continued with vocalist Hope Sandoval, playing shows as Opal and planning an album to be titled ''Ghost Highway'' but in 1989 this band became Mazzy Star and ''Ghost Highway'' was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original. History The term "cover" goes back decades when cover version originally described a rival version of a tune recorded to compete with the recently released (original) version. Examples of records covered include Paul Williams' 1949 hit tune " The Hucklebuck" and Hank Williams' 1952 song " Jambalaya". Both crossed over to the popular hit parade and had numerous hit versions. Before the mid-20th century, the notion of an original version of a popular tune would have seemed slightly odd – the production of musical entertainment was seen as a live event, even if it was reproduced at home via a ... [...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] |
Gil Norton
Gil Norton (born in Liverpool) is an English record producer known for his work with alternative rock bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, the Distillers, Maxïmo Park, Counting Crows, Terrorvision, the Triffids, Del Amitri, James, the Feelers, the Beekeepers, Twin Atlantic, General Fiasco, Span, Busted, Bayside, and Intergallactic Lovers. Discography As producer * Chain of Command, ''Some Aspects, Honour Among Thieves'' (1981) * China Crisis, '' Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain'' (1982) * Echo & the Bunnymen, '' Ocean Rain'' (1984) * The Triffids, '' Born Sandy Devotional'' (1986) * Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, '' Boat to Bolivia'' (1986) * Throwing Muses, '' Throwing Muses'' (1986) * The Triffids, '' Calenture'' (1987) * Throwing Muses, '' Chains Changed'' (1987) * Robert Holmes, Age of Swing (1989) * Pixies, '' Doolittle'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
