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Do What You Want (EP)
''Do What You Want'' is the third EP by American rock band OK Go to promote their second album '' Oh No''. It includes two songs (" Do What You Want" and "Invincible") that would later be released on the album and a third song, a cover of The Cure's " The Lovecats" which would also be later released as a b-side to the "A Million Ways" and the "Here It Goes Again" singles. Track listing # "Do What You Want" ( Tim Nordwind, Damian Kulash) – 3:05 # "Invincible" (Damian Kulash Damian Joseph Kulash Jr. (born October 7, 1975) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and music video director, best known for being the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band OK Go. Early life and education Kulash was born in ...) – 3:31 # " The Lovecats" ( Robert Smith) – 3:31 2005 EPs OK Go EPs Capitol Records EPs {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OK Go
OK Go is an American rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion), and Andy Ross (guitar, keyboards and vocals), who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan. The band is known for its quirky and elaborate music videos which are often filmed in one take. The original members formed as OK Go in 1998 and released two studio albums before Duncan's departure. The band's video for "Here It Goes Again" won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2007. History Formation and early years (1998–2000) The band's lead singer, Damian Kulash, met bassist Tim Nordwind at Interlochen Arts Camp near Traverse City, Michigan, when they were 11. The band name comes from an inside joke developed at Interlochen; they had an often high art teacher who would repeatedly say, "OK... Go!" while they were drawing. They kept in tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OK Go (album)
''OK Go'' is the debut studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released in September 2002. The cover was created by designer Stefan Sagmeister. The album debuted at number 107 on ''Billboard'' 200, and number one on Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. Track listing Appearances in other media "Get Over It" was featured on the soundtrack of the video games '' Triple Play Baseball 2002'' and ''Madden NFL 2003''. It was also featured in the 2015 movie '' Sleeping With Other People''. "Don't Ask Me" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game ''MVP Baseball 2003'', trailers for ''Just Friends'' and ''Good Luck Chuck'' (and also "You're So Damn Hot"), and the movie ''Catch That Kid''. "You're So Damn Hot" was used on an episode of ''The O.C.''. It also appeared in a television commercial advertising campaign for Payless Shoes in 2006, and in ads for ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh No (OK Go Album)
''Oh No'' is the second studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released 30 August 2005. The album was recorded in late 2004 with producer Tore Johansson in Malmö, Sweden and mixed by Dave Sardy in Los Angeles. It is the final album to feature guitarist Andy Duncan, who left shortly after recording finished. As of January 12, 2007, the album had sold 198,045 units. After the band's performance at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, their album moved up to #2 on the iTunes Music Store album sales charts (as of September 3, 2006). Their album sold 8,250 units in the following week, a 95% increase over the prior week, rocketing from #87 to #69 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, the highest position ever achieved by any OK Go album until the release of ''Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'' five years later. On November 7, 2006, OK Go released a deluxe limited edition CD/DVD of the album. The DVD contains their videos (dancing and playing instruments), a video from 180 fans d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do What You Want (OK Go Song)
"Do What You Want" is a song by American rock band OK Go from their second album, ''Oh No''. It is the second single off the album released in the UK (in the US, the song was released as an EP prior to the album's release). The b-sides include live versions of " Get Over It" and " Invincible" as well as an acoustic version of " Oh Lately It's So Quiet". Music video "Party version" A first video was made in June 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Directed by Olivier Gondry (brother of director Michel Gondry), this video depicts the band performing the song, "at a fancy dandy party where people are drunk and dancing and having a great time", while the camera is going around the band and the crowd and stopping in different places in rapid motion. A total of thirty-five DV cameras, set up by Gondry and his crew, were used to achieve the desired panning effects. "Tour version" Another video was released through the band's website only available to their "Juggling Club" members. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invincible (OK Go Song)
"Invincible" is a single by OK Go from their '' Do What You Want EP'' and their 2005 album '' Oh No''. It was released as a single in 2006 for US radio stations only. It was featured in the films ''The Fog'' and ''She's the Man'' and in the TV series ''One Tree Hill'' and ''CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...''. Track listing U.S. promo CD single # "Invincible" (edit) # "Invincible" (album version) Music video A music video was made in 2006 to promote the song. Co-directed by OK Go and Mike Barnett, it features the band performing the song in front of various wallpapers, accompanied by explosions of furniture and objects. The music video was first shown on June 14, 2006, on MySpace. External links Official video for "Invincible" on YouTube 2006 single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cure
The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's debut album, ''Three Imaginary Boys'' (1979), along with several early singles, placed the band in the post-punk and New wave music, new wave movements that had sprung up in the United Kingdom. Beginning with their second album, ''Seventeen Seconds'' (1980), the band adopted a new, increasingly dark and tormented style, which, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as gothic subculture, the subculture that eventually formed around the genre. After the release of the band's fourth album, ''Pornography (album), Pornography'' (1982), Smith introduced a greater Pop music, pop sensibility into the band's music, and they subsequently garner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Cats (song)
"The Love Cats" (sometimes rendered as "The Lovecats") is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as a stand-alone single in October 1983. It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7. It also reached number 6 on the Australian chart in early 1984. The single later appeared on the compilation album '' Japanese Whispers'', released in December 1983. Inspiration and recording At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author Patrick White. According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write "The Love Cats" after reading White's novel ''The Vivisector'' (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify. In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover's husband drowns a sack of stray cats. White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolise the most innocent and vulnerab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Million Ways
"A Million Ways" is a song by American rock band OK Go from their album '' Oh No''. It was the first song from the album to be released as a single and became the band's breakthrough song because the accompanying music video went viral on the Internet. The B-side "This Will Be Our Year" is a cover version of the 1968 song by The Zombies from their album ''Odessey and Oracle'' and had been released on the 2004 compilation album ''Future Soundtrack for America''. "The Lovecats", a cover of The Cure's hit single, had been released on the band's previous EP and was released for a third time on the single for "Here It Goes Again". "Down for the Count" had not been released, but was released as a digital single on iTunes in 2007. The song appeared as a playable track in the game ''Band Hero''. The song also appeared in the 2007 film ''I Could Never Be Your Woman''. Track listings U.S. promo one-sided 7" single # "A Million Ways" UK CD single 1 # "A Million Ways" # "This Will Be Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here It Goes Again
"Here It Goes Again" is a song by American rock band OK Go, the fifth single released from their second studio album, '' Oh No'' (2005). It was the band's only single to chart on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 until " I Won't Let You Down" in November 2014 and peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their second UK top-40 hit. The music video, featuring the band dancing on treadmills, became a staple on YouTube, at one time being one of their most watched videos with over 53 million views. The single's B-side, " The Lovecats", is a cover of the song by the Cure and was previously included on the band's '' Do What You Want EP'' and the single " A Million Ways". An alternate version was nicknamed "UK Surf". Composition and recording Written by Damian Kulash Jr., the three-minute "Here It Goes Again" is set in common time at a "Moderately fast rock" tempo of 144 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of C major, with the vocal range spanning from C4 to A4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
