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The Sound Of Speed
''The Sound of Speed'' is a compilation of singles and rare tracks by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The track listing below is for the version released in most of the world - the Japanese version dropped "Snakedriver", "Something I Can't Have", "Write Record Release Blues", "Tower of Song", "Little Red Rooster", "Lowlife" and "Reverberation", but added "Subway", "In the Black", "Terminal Beach" and "I'm Glad I Never". It reached #15 on the UK albums chart. Critical reception '' The Independent'' gave the compilation a mixed review, writing that "the most interesting tracks here are the cover versions of songs like 'Guitarman' (Elvis done in the vein of Dylan), 'Little Red Rooster', and Leonard Cohen's 'Tower of Song', whose exhausted languor makes a surprisingly smooth transfer to Mary Chain mode". Track listing All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted. LP (4509-93104-1) Worldwide ''Side 1'' # "Snakedriver" – 3:44 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they released their first single " Upside Down" in 1984. Their debut album '' Psychocandy'' was released to critical acclaim in 1985 on major label WEA. The band went on to release five more studio albums before disbanding in 1999. They reunited in 2007 and have subsequently released the album '' Damage and Joy'' in 2017. Biography Early years Brothers Jim and William Reid had been inspired to form a band as far back as 1977, having heard groups of the British punk scene; in the early 1980s they formed their own. William stated, "It was perfect timing because there weren't any guitar bands. Everybody was making this electronic pop music." Before forming the band, the brothers had spent five years on the dole, during which they wrote and record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Girl (The Temptations Song)
"My Girl" is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown) record label. Written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, it became the Temptations' first U.S. number 1 single, and is currently their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing "My Girl" was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was included on the Temptations 1965 album ''The Temptations Sing Smokey''. In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant". Recording and release The recorded version of "My Girl" was the first Temptations single to feature David Ruffin on lead vocals. Previously, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams had performed most of the group's lead vocals, and Ruffin had joined the group as a replacement for former Temptation Elbridge Bryant. While on tour as part of the Motortown Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Gold (song)
"Almost Gold" is a song by Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain, released as the third single from the group's fourth studio album, '' Honey's Dead'' (1992). It was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 22 June 1992 and reached number 41 on the UK Single Chart. Track listings All tracks were written by Jim Reid and William Reid except where noted. All live tracks were recorded by BBC at the Sheffield Arena on 14 May 1992. 7-inch single (NEG57) # "Almost Gold" – 3:16 # "Teenage Lust" (acoustic version) – 2:23 10-inch single (NEG57TE) # "Almost Gold" – 3:16 # "Catchfire" (live) – 4:29 # "Blues from a Gun" (live) – 4:12 # " Head On" (live) – 4:00 12-inch and CD single (NEG57T; NEG57CD) # "Almost Gold" – 3:16 # "Teenage Lust" (acoustic version) – 2:23 # "Reverberation (Doubt)" (Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland) – 3:45 # "Don't Come Down" – 2:38 Personnel The Jesus and Mary Chain * Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far Gone And Out
"Far Gone and Out" is a song by Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''Honey's Dead'' (1992). It was released by Blanco y Negro Records in March 1992 and reached number 23 on the UK Single Chart. "Far Gone and Out" also peaked at number 88 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in May 1992. Track listings All tracks were written by Jim Reid and William Reid. 7-inch (NEG56) # "Far Gone and Out" – 2:48 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:12 12-inch (NEG56T) # "Far Gone and Out" – 2:48 # "Sometimes" – 2:50 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:12 12-inch (NEG56TB) box with insert and postcards # "Far Gone and Out" – 2:48 # " Reverence" (Al Jourgensen mix) – 6:09 # "Sometimes" – 2:50 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:12 CDS (NEG56CD) holographic disc # "Far Gone and Out" – 2:52 # "Far Gone and Out" (Arc Weld mix) – 5:04 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:13 # "Sometimes" – 2:51 Personnel The Jesus and Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rollercoaster (EP)
''Rollercoaster'' is an extended play (EP) by the Scottish rock band The Jesus & Mary Chain, released in September 1990. The EP was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette single and CD single. It reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on the Irish Singles Chart.Rollercoaster . Chart Stats. Retrieved on 9 December 2008.Search the Charts . . Retrieved on 9 December 2008. NB: user needs to enter "roller coaster" in "Search by Song Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head On (song)
"Head On" is a song written by Jim Reid and William Reid of the Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain. It was originally recorded for the group's 1989 album ''Automatic'' and was released as a single in November 1989. Background In the UK, it was released in seven different formats, including four 7" singles. One 7" single was released per week, and one of them included a cardboard box to house the full set. The single reached #57 in the UK. In the US, it was broadcast a lot on Alternative radio, so it reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart which listed the most played songs on college radios. In Australia, the single peaked at #102 on the ARIA singles chart. The song has been covered by several other groups, most notably the American alternative rock band Pixies on their fourth studio album, '' Trompe Le Monde''. The melody and lyrics of the chorus are also quoted by Liz Phair in "Slave," the fourth song from the ''Sooty'' tape of her self-produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues From A Gun
"Blues from a Gun" is a Modern Rock number-one hit from The Jesus and Mary Chain's album ''Automatic'' from 1989. It was released in four different formats, including a 3" Mini CD single in a paper gatefold sleeve. It is one of the few singles by the band featuring lead vocals from William, as opposed to Jim Reid. Chart performance The single reached number 32 in the UK single charts, and three weeks at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart which listed the most played songs on alternative radio. Track listing All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted Retrieved 24 October 2015. ;7" (NEG41) # "Blues from a Gun" - 4:43 # "Shimmer" - 2:45 ;10" (NEG41TE) Gatefold # "Blues from a Gun" - 4:43 # "Shimmer" - 2:45 # "Penetration" - 2:46 # "Break Me Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidewalking
"Sidewalking" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released as a standalone single in March 1988 and included in the compilation album '' Barbed Wire Kisses'', released in April 1988. The single is also included on their 2002 compilation album. '' 21 Singles''. The track reflected the band's interest in hip hop and samples the drumbeat from the 1984 single " Roxanne's Revenge" by Roxanne Shante as a loop. "Sidewalking" reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart, number 20 in Ireland, and number 23 in New Zealand. Track listings All tracks were written by Jim Reid and William Reid. 7-inch single (NEG 32) # "Sidewalking" # "Taste of Cindy" (recorded live in Detroit) 12-inch single (NEG 32T) # "Sidewalking" (extended version) # "Sidewalking" (7-inch mix) # "Taste of Cindy" (recorded live in Detroit) # " April Skies" (recorded live in Detroit) UK mini-CD single (NEG32 CD) # "Sidewalking" – 3:33 # "Sidewalking" (extended version) – 7:50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacy Sutherland
The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland. The band was together from 1965 to 1969, and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the International Artists record label. The Elevators were the first band to refer to their music as psychedelic rock, with the first-known use of the term appearing on their business card in January 1966. The 2005 documentary ''You're Gonna Miss Me'' specifically credits Tommy Hall with coining the term "psychedelic rock." Their contemporary influence has been acknowledged by 1960s musicians such as Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Peter Albin of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Chris Gerniottis of Zakary Thaks. The 13th Floor Elevators debut single "You're Gonna Miss Me", a national ''Billboard'' No. 55 hit in 1966, was featured on the 1972 compilation '' Nuggets: Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Hall (American Musician)
Tommy Hall (born September 21, 1943) is an electric jug player from Texas. He was a founding member of the American psychedelic rock band The 13th Floor Elevators. Early life Hall was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Dr. Thomas James Hall and Margaret "Perky" Perkins, a nurse. Starting in 1961, he studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and also discovered psychedelic drugs such as LSD, which would form a major part of his philosophy. In Austin, he also met his future wife and occasional Elevators songwriter Clementine Hall (nee Tausch), who he married in 1964. They divorced in 1973. Musical career A special aspect of The Elevators' sound came from Tommy Hall's innovative electric jug. The jug, a crock-jug with a microphone held up to it while it was being blown, sounded somewhat like a cross between a Minimoog and cuica drum. In contrast to traditional musical jug technique, Hall did not blow into the jug to produce a tuba-like sound. Instead, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roky Erickson
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. Biography Erickson was born in Dallas, Texas, to Roger and Evelyn Erickson, and had four younger brothers. The nickname "Roky", a contraction of his first and middle names, was given to him by his parents. His father, an architect and civil engineer, was stern and disapproving of Erickson's countercultural attitudes, once forcibly cutting his son's hair rather than allow him to grow it out Beatles-style. His mother was an amateur artist and opera singer, and encouraged Erickson's musical talent by taking guitar lessons herself so she could teach him. Erickson was interested in music from his youth, playing piano from age five and taking up guitar at 10. He attended school in Austin and dropped out of Travis High School in 1965, one month before graduatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Dixon
William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues.Trager, Oliver (2004). ''Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia''. Billboard Books. pp. 298–299. . Dixon's songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genres as well as by various ensembles in which he participated. A short list of his most famous compositions includes "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "Little Red Rooster", "My Babe", "Spoonful", and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover". These songs were written during the peak years of Chess Records, from 1950 to 1965, and were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
