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Rob Graves (Rob Ritter)
Rob Graves (1955 – June 28, 1990), also known as Rob Ritter, was an American guitarist and bassist, born in Detroit, Michigan. Graves was known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s punk rock, punk scene in Los Angeles, performing with Bags (Los Angeles band), Bags, the Gun Club, 45 Grave, Thelonious Monster and the Loafin' Hyenas. Prior to relocating to LA in February 1978, Graves had played in Phoenix punk band the Exterminators. Graves died in 1990 from a heroin overdose. Graves' death had a profound impact on the punk rock community, prompting Courtney Love to dedicate Hole (band), Hole's ''Pretty on the Inside'' to him. A 1990 memorial concert was held for Graves at the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood), Roxy in West Hollywood, featuring three of the bands he had performed in. Discography Studio albums *The Gun Club – ''Fire of Love (album), Fire of Love'' (1981) *The Gun Club – ''Miami (The Gun Club album), Miami'' (1982) *45 Grave – ''Sleep in Safety'' (1983) *Thelon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Eaglestone
Robin Mark Eaglestone (born 1976) is an English musician. Biography He was the bassist for the extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Also known as Robin Graves, he joined Cradle of Filth in 1992 as 2nd guitarist for the recording of the ''Invoking the Unclean'' demo then later changed to bass for the ''Total Fucking Darkness'' demo. He was with the band until 2002. Eaglestone is currently, working on his own project, Imperial Black. He has also previously played with Criminal, Belphegor (band), Belphegor, Abgott (band), Abgott, Grimfist (band), Grimfist, and December Moon. During Cradle of Filth's tenure, each member's position in the band is described in a different manner (e.g. Vocals into "Dark Immortal Screams" or "Lycanthroat"). Though everyone else's role was described differently on each successive album, Robin's was always called "Nocturnal Pulse". Discography *Cradle of Filth, ''Total Fucking Darkness'' demo, 1992 *Cradle of Filth, ''The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love has had a career spanning four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Love had an itinerant childhood, but was primarily raised in Portland, Oregon, where she played in a series of short-lived bands and was active in the local punk scene. Following a brief stay in a juvenile hall, she spent a year living in Dublin and Liverpool before returning to the United States and pursuing an acting career. She appeared in supporting roles in the Alex Cox films ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986) and '' Straight to Hell'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Guitarists
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1990 Deaths
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1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autopsy (45 Grave Album)
''Autopsy'' is a compilation album by 45 Grave, released in 1987 by Enigma Records. Recorded in the band's early days, it contains previously unreleased songs (many originally written and recorded by guitarist Paul B. Cutler's first band, the Consumers) and alternate versions of tracks that were later rerecorded on the band's 1984 debut album, '' Sleep in Safety''. Also included was the previously released 1981 single "Black Cross" and its B-side "Wax." Track listing # "The Plan" - 2:03 # "Take 9" - 1:31 # "Anti-Anti-Anti" - 1:56 # "Concerned Citizen" - 1:52 # "Consumers" - 1:39 # "My Type" - 1:27 # "Eye" - 1:43 # "Your Problem" - 1:27 # "Anti-Em" - 2:00 # "Dream Hits" - 1:50 # " Partytime" - 2:47 # "Surf Bat" - 2:00 # "Choices" - 2:29 # " Wax" - 4:38 # " Black Cross" 3:02 # "Riboflavin-Flavoured, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood" - 2:39 Track information * "Dream Hits", " Partytime" and "Surf Bat" are earlier versions of tracks that were later rerecorded for '' Sleep in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormy Weather (Thelonious Monster Album)
''Stormy Weather'' is the third album by the American band Thelonious Monster, released in 1989. The CD version included their previous album, '' Next Saturday Afternoon''. The band supported the album by touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone. "So What If I Did" was a minor modern rock hit. Production The album was produced by John Doe. "For My Lover" is a cover of the Tracy Chapman song; "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" is a cover of the Blind Lemon Jefferson song. Many of the songs are about accepting personal responsibility. Edward Colver did the photography for ''Stormy Weather''. "Sammy Hagar Weekend" is about teenage troublemakers in Anaheim; it was added to album when the band realized they had too many serious songs. The band offers admiration for Jesse Jackson on "Lena Horne Still Sings Stormy Weather". "Colorblind" describes white flight. Critical reception The ''Orlando Sentinel'' wrote that "guitarists Dix Deanney and Mike Martt set the stylistic tone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleep In Safety
''Sleep in Safety'' is the first studio album by American rock band 45 Grave. It was released in 1983 on record label Enigma. Critical reception Contemporary critical reception of the album has been generally positive. Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised the album. ''Trouser Press'' wrote that the album "contains most of their best songs", calling it "consistently creepy". '' Spin'', on the other hand, opined that the album "never escapes Christian Death's shadow". Track listing ;1983 vinyl release ;1993 remastered CD bonus tracks Personnel * Craig Leon Craig Leon (born 7 January 1952) is an American-born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England.''International Who's Who in Classical Music 2005'', Routledge, 2005. Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many ... – co-production * Paul B. Cutler – co-production References External links * {{Authority control 45 Grave albums 1983 debut albums Albums produced by Craig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami (The Gun Club Album)
''Miami'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Gun Club, released in 1982. It was released on Animal Records, founded by guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie, who also produced the album. Debbie Harry, also of Blondie, appears as a backing singer on various tracks on the album under the pseudonym "D.H. Laurence Jr." The album front cover photograph does not include bassist Rob Ritter who had already left the band. Before leaving, Ritter first taught all the bass-lines to Patricia Morrison, his replacement in the Gun Club and former bandmate in the Bags. Billy Idol had met up with Pierce in an L.A. bar around the time of ''Miami'' and later revealed his commercial hit "White Wedding" had been an attempt to emulate "Mother of Earth" from the album. The song was covered by alt-country band the Sadies on their 2001 album ''Tremendous Efforts'' and Swedish band bob hund, with lyrics in Swedish, as “Mamma din jord” on their 2019 album ''0-100''. Reception ''Miami' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Of Love (album)
''Fire of Love'' is the debut album of the American rock band the Gun Club, released in 1981 on Ruby Records. Reviews have been highly positive, citing strong songwriting and performances which fused punk rock with blues music. Production Chris D., singer for the Flesh Eaters, produced five tracks on the album ("Sex Beat", "Preaching the Blues", "Fire Spirit", "Ghost on the Highway" and "Jack on Fire") at Quad Teck with Pat Burnette engineering. Tito Larriva produced the album's other six tracks at Studio America with Noah Shark engineering. Chris D. was also credited with the cover design for the original release. Judith Bell was responsible for the bottle label illustrations on the rear of the cover. Reception The album is considered groundbreaking in being the first of its kind to combine the hard, stripped-down sound of punk rock with American roots music. In turn, this innovation helped to create the punk blues style as well as inspiring countless garage rock musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gun Club
The Gun Club were an American post-punk band from Los Angeles that existed from 1979 to 1996. Created and led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce, they were notable as one of the first bands in the punk rock subculture to incorporate influences from blues, rockabilly, and country music. The Gun Club has been called a "tribal psychobilly blues" band, as well as initiators of the punk blues sound cowpunk – "He (Pierce) took Robert Johnson and pre-war acoustic blues and 'punkified' it. Up until then bands were drawing on Iggy & the Stooges and the New York Dolls but he took it back so much further for inspiration." History Early days (1979–1980) The Gun Club were formed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar and vocals) with friend, chief of the Ramones fan club and fellow music enthusiast Brian Tristan, also known as Kid Congo Powers. Pierce was the former head of the Blondie fan club in Los Angeles and previously a member of the Red Lights, the E-Types, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hollywood
West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated in 1984, it is home to the Sunset Strip. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, its population was 35,757. History Most historical writings about West Hollywood begin in the late-18th century with European colonization when the Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho traveled to and eventually laid claim on the region for Spain. Around 5,000 of the indigenous inhabitants from the Tongva Indian tribe canoed out to greet the ship. The Tongva tribe was a nation of hunter-gatherers known for their reverence for dance and courage. By 1771, these native people had been severely ravaged by the diseases brought in by the Europeans from across wide oceans. The Spanish mission system referred to the Tongva tribe as "Gabrielinos", in reference to the Mission de San Gabriel. Early in 1770 Gaspar de Portola's Mexican expeditionary force stopped just south of the Santa Monica Mountains near what would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
