This week In ’80s Throwback’ 49/52
How well do you know the music of Phil Collins & David Crosby, R.E.M., David Bowie, Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne, Boston, Asia, The Smiths, Joan Armatrading, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits, Sinéad O'Connor, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ? Take our 12-track quiz.
Capitol publish Neil Diamond’s album : ‘The Jazz Singer’ (1980)
Neil Diamond‘s ‘The Jazz Singer’ is an album (and soundtrack to the remake of the eponym film) released on November 10, 1980 by Capitol.
Ensign / Chrysalis publish Sinéad O’Connor’s debut album : ‘The Lion And The Cobra’ (1987)
Sinéad O’Connor‘s “The Lion and the Cobra” is her debut album co-produced with Kevin Mooney and released on November 4, 1987 by Ensign / Chrysalis
Island publish U2’s second album : ‘October’ featuring ‘Gloria’ and ‘Fire’
U2‘s ‘October’ is their second studio album produced by Steve Lillywhite and released on October 12, 1981 by Island.
This week In Guitar Virtuosi 27/52
How well do you know the music of George Thorogood, Elvin Bishop, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, John Primer, Robert Cray, John Mclaughlin, Al Di Meola, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, Warren Haynes, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, David Gilmour ? Take our 12-track quiz.
‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°48 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos
Paramore, Kings of Convenience, The Thrills, Morrissey, Mando Diao, Embrace, Stephen Gately, Zwan, Fat Les, Carolina Liar, The Datsuns, Lee Ann Womack
We remember Keith Emerson. ‘Calling for ELP’
This day (March 11, 2016), in Santa Monica, California, died Keith Emerson, English keyboardist, both soloist and member / founder of The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) and others
Tracklist :
1 . America (w/ The Nice, 1968)
2 . On French (w/ The Nice, 1968)
3 . Rondo/ Bach Improvisations (w/ ELP, Switzerland, 1970)
4 . Keith Emerson stabs knives in his Hammond
5 . Tarkus (Eruption) (w/ ELP, Tokyo, 1972)
6 . Hoedown (w/ ELP, Switzerland, 1973)
7 . Piano Improvisations (California, 1974)
8 . Honky Tonky Train Blues (w/ Oscar Peterson, 1976)
9 . Fanfare For The Common Man (w/ ELP)
10 . Mater Tenebrarum (1980)
11 . Fairlight (1983)
12 . Intervista RAI (1984)
13 . America (The Late Show with David Letterman, 1986)
14 . Rondo Live (w/ Carl Palmer, 1988)
15 . Black Moon (w/ ELP, 1992)
16 . Paper Blood (w/ ELP, London, 1996)
17 . Creole Dance (Solo, Montreux, 1997)
18 . Tarkus (w/ Noddy’s Puncture, 2005)
19 . Karelia suite (2006)
20 . Prelude to Hope (2008)
21 . From The Beginning (w/ ELP, London, 2010)
22 . With the South Shore Symphony
23 . Medley Tarkus, Malambo, Honky Tonk Train Blues variations
Tracklist :
Lucky Man . From The Beginning . Jerusalem . Hoedown . Tarkus . Knife Edge . The Barbarian . Trilogy . Fugue . America .
Singing With David Gilmour
Ben Watt, Mica Paris, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeff Beck, John Martyn, B.B. King, Tom Jones, David Bowie, Seal, Kate Bush , Paul Mccartney, Pete Townshend
Happy Birthday David Gilmour. ‘Gilmour Toujours!’
This day (March 6, 1946), in Cambridge, England, is born David Jon Gilmour, simply known as David Gilmour, English artist who became a member of Pink Floyd in replacement of Syd Barrett
Tracklist :
1 . Remember a Day (w/ Pink Floyd, 1968)
2 . Astronomy Domine (w/ Pink Floyd, 1970)
3 . Echoes (w/ Pink Floyd, Pompei)
4 . Young Lust (w/ Pink Floyd, The Wall Live, 1980)
5 . Until We Sleep (The Tube,1984)
6 . Jealous Guy (w/ Bryan Ferry, Live Aid, 1985)
7 . Comfortably Numb
8 . Plays the Blues (1988)
9 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond (w/ Pink Floyd, 1990)
10 . Evrika (The Endless River, 1993)
11 . The Great Gig In The Sky (Pulse)
12 . w/ The Who
13 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond ( Acoustic version, 2001)
14 . Dominoes
15 . Marooned (2004)
16 . Money (w/ Pink Floyd, Roger Waters)
17 . On An Island (w/ David Crosby & Graham Nash)
18 . Red Sky At Night
19 . The Blue (Gdansk)
20 . Wish you were here (unplugged)
21 . Rattle That Lock (Later… with Jools Holland)
22 . Run Like Hell (Pompeii, 2016)
23 . w/ Richard Thompson – @ RAH (2019)
24 . Yes, I Have Ghosts (2020)
Tracklist :
Wish You Were Here . Comfortably Numb . Any Colour You Like . Run Like Hell . Young Lust . High Hopes . Learning to Fly . Keep Talking . Marooned . What Do You Want from Me .
Warner Bros. publish Faces’ second album : ‘Long Player’ (1971)
Faces’ ‘Long Player’ is their second album self-produced and released in February, 1971 by Warner Bros.