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Phase One (Saga Album)
''Phase 1'' is a studio album by Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ..., released on 22 April 1998. ''Phase 1'' was originally recorded in 1978. It is a fan only release that was made available through The Saga Club. It contains the demo versions of "You're Not Alone", "Mouse in a Maze" and "Hot to Cold". These versions are played live and are not re-mixed or dubbed. It also contains 5 new previously unreleased songs. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Phase One (Saga Album) 1998 albums Saga (band) albums SPV/Steamhammer albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga (band)
Saga is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Oakville, Ontario. Bassist and keyboardist Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist and keyboardist Michael Sadler are the principal songwriters. Saga has had numerous line-up changes over the years. Ian and Jim Crichton were the only two original members who appeared on every album. Sadler appeared on every release, apart from the 2009 album ''The Human Condition (Saga album), The Human Condition''. Keyboardist Jim Gilmour was with the band from 1979, making his debut on the album ''Silent Knight (album), Silent Knight''. Drummer Steve Negus performed with Saga until 1986. The lineup was supplemented by many session musicians and live performers from the late 1980s to the late 2000s. Saga has been awarded gold and platinum albums worldwide and have sold more than eight million albums. History Originally known as Pockets, Saga formed in 1977 from the nucleus of Canadian rock band Fludd (band), Fludd. In April 1978, they released their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the style emerged from psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop or rock traditions in favour of instrumental and compositional techniques more commonly associated with jazz, folk, or classical music, while retaining the instrumentation typical of rock music. Additional elements contributed to its " progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of " art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock includes a fusion of styles, approaches and genres, and tends to be diverse and eclectic. Progressive rock is often associated with long solos, exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH (short for ''Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH'', "Vinyl Production and Distribution Company") is a German independent record label. Founded on 1 January 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide. It has several sub-labels that it produces and distributes, including the labels Steamhammer ( heavy metal, hard rock), Long Branch Records ( alternative, indie, progressive rock, progressive metal, metalcore), Oblivion (darkwave, gothic), SPV Recordings ( pop, rock), Cash Machine Records (hip hop), Select Records (urban), and Synthetic Symphony ( industrial). In November 2020, SPV was acquired by Napalm Records. Artists on Steamhammer * Arena * Angra * Anne Clark * Blackmore's Night * Doro * Evildead * Eric Burdon * Helloween * Iced Earth * Judas Priest * Kamelot * Kreator * MAGNUM * Moonspell * Monster Magnet * Motörhead * Pro-Pain * Prong * Rhapsody of Fire * Running Wild * Saxo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasure & The Pain
''Pleasure & the Pain'' is the twelfth studio album by Saga. It is the first and only album to feature Glen Sobel on drums. Track listing Personnel * Michael Sadler – lead vocals * Ian Crichton – guitars * Jim Gilmour – keyboards, vocals * Glen Sobel Glen Sobel (born December 27, 1970) is an American drummer who has performed and recorded in many different genres. Mainly known for being the drummer for Alice Cooper since 2011, Sobel has worked with other musicians/groups, including Mötley ... – drums * Jim Crichton – bass Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pleasure and The Pain 1997 albums Saga (band) albums SPV/Steamhammer albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detours (Saga Album)
''Detours'' is a live album by Canadian progressive rock band Saga. It was recorded during their European Tour in 1997. Track listing Notes * The first disc of the original release contains a live video of "The Pitchman" * The second disc of the original release contains a live video of "Intermission" * "You're Not Alone" is a combination of the remake (from '' Pleasure & the Pain'') and the original version * "Humble Stance" ends after 7:20, it's followed by about 90 seconds of silence and then Steve Negus' drum solo plays as a hidden track Personnel * Ian Crichton – guitars * Jim Crichton – bass, keyboards * Jim Gilmour – keyboards, vocals * Steve Negus Stephen William Negus (born February 19, 1952) is a Canadian drummer, songwriter, who was a member of the progressive rock band Saga for twenty-six years. In the late 80s, he and keyboardist Jim Gilmour left Saga and formed GNP (Gilmour Negus ... – drums * Michael Sadler – vocals, keyboards Production * Pro ... [...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] |
1998 Albums
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga (band) Albums
A saga is a story in Old Norse about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history. Saga may also refer to: Places * Saga, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in the Sakha Republic, Russia *Saga, Tibet, a town and the seat of Saga County *Saga County, a county in Tibet *Saga Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan **Saga (city), the capital of Saga Prefecture **Saga Domain, Japanese domain in the Edo period, which covers the area of current Saga Prefecture and part of Nagasaki Prefecture *Saga, a district in Kyoto, Japan *Saga, alternative name of Suquh, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran People *Emperor Saga (785–842), ruler of Japan from 809 to 823 *Nabeshima clan, also known as the Saga family, a clan of Japanese nobles * Saga (singer) (born 1975), Swedish singer Arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Gemini Saga, one of the twelve Gold Saints in ''Saint Seiya'', created by Masami Kurumada * Kamen Rider Saga, the third Rider from ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' *Saga, the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
