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Golden Days Diamond Night
''Golden Days Diamond Nights'' is the second and final studio album by the American rock band Nite City, a band that was formed by former Doors' member and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. As with the band's self titled debut and live album, entitled ''Starwood Club, Los Angeles. 02/23/1977'', ''Golden Days Diamond Nights'' sold poorly and the group disbanded shortly after the album's release. The album's title is taken from lyrics to "Get Up and Dance," a song from the Doors' '' Full Circle'', and "Perfumed Garden," a song from Manzarek's solo album '' The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control''. Track listing # "Riding on the Wings of Love" (Jimmy Hunter, Paul Warren, Ray Manzarek) - 3:38 # "The Dreamer" (Paul Warren, Ray Manzarek) - 6:21 # "Holy Music" (Champion, Paul Warren) - 5:04 # "Ain't Got the Time" (Nigel Harrison, Ray Manzarek) - 3:13 # "Die High" (Paul Warren) - 4:49 # "Blinded by Love" (Noah James, Paul Warren) - 4:39 # "Barcelona" (Nigel Harrison) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nite City
Nite City (Also known as Ray Manzarek's Nite City) was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, United States in 1977 by former Doors member Ray Manzarek. The band consisted of lead singer Noah James, bassist Nigel Harrison who later achieved greater success as a bassist for the rock band Blondie, guitarist Paul Warren, drummer Jimmy Hunter and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. The group recorded and released two studio albums in 1977 and 1978 and one live album in 1977 on the 20th Century Record label. The band's music sold poorly and the group failed to acquire any sales or following. Soon after the release of their second studio album, ''Golden Days Diamond Nights'', which was released only in West Germany, Nite City disbanded. Band members * Ray Manzarek – keyboards & vocals * Jimmy Hunter – drums & vocals * Noah James – lead vocals (debut album only) * Nigel Harrison – bass * Paul Warren – guitar & vocals Discography * ''Nite City Nite City (Also known as Ray ... [...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] |
20th Century Records
20th Century Fox Records (also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century Records, or simply 20th Century Fox Film Scores and Fox Records) was a wholly owned subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. The history of the label covers three distinct 20th Century Fox-related operations in the analog era, ranging chronologically from about 1938 to 1981. History Early history 20th Century Fox was formed through the merger of Darryl F. Zanuck's Twentieth Century Pictures with the Fox Film Corporation on May 31, 1935. Before the merger, Fox Film Corporation tried out a couple of short-lived record labels in conjunction with its Movietone sound system. Although Movietone was a dedicated sound-on-film system, in 1929-30 Fox produced some soundtracks on disc to accompany features shown in theaters not yet equipped for optical sound.David N. Lewis: "Where Did You Come From: The 20th Century Fox Label" ARSC Journal XLIII, No. 1 Spring 2012 Between 1933 and 1937, a custom record label ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the Doors, co-founding the band with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison in 1965. Manzarek was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Doors. He was a co-founding member of Nite City from 1977 to 1978, and of Manzarek–Krieger from 2001 until his death in 2013. ''USA Today'' described him as "one of the best keyboardists ever". Biography Early life Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr. was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. He was born to parents of Polish descent, Helena Kolenda (1918–2012) and Raymond Manczarek Sr. (1914–1987). His grandparents emigrated from Poland in the 1890s. Upon graduating from St. Rita of Cascia High School in 1956, Manzarek matriculated at DePaul University, where he played piano in his fraternity's jazz band (the Beta Pi Mu Combo), participated in intramu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nite City (album)
''Nite City'' is the debut studio album by the American rock band Nite City. It was released in 1977 on the 20th century records label. Track listing All songs written by Noah James and Ray Manzarek, unless otherwise noted. # "Summer Eyes" - 4:26 # "Nite City" (Lee Huxley, Noah James, Ray Manzarek) - 4:55 # "Love Will Make You Mellow" - 4:50 # "Angel W/ No Freedom" (Danny Sugerman, Noah James, Ray Manzarek) - 6:39 # "Midnight Queen" (Danny Sugerman, Noah James, Ray Manzarek) - 3:55 # "Bitter Sky Blue" - 3:12 # "Caught in a Panic" - 4:41 # "In the Pyramid" (Paul Warren, Ray Manzarek) - 3:48 # "Game of Skill" (Noah James, Paul Warren, Ray Manzarek) - 4:40 Personnel ;Nite City * Noah James - vocals * Paul Warren - guitar, vocals * Nigel Harrison - bass * Ray Manzarek Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the Doors, co-founding the band with singer and lyricist Jim Morris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doors
The Doors were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1960s, partly due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona. The group is widely regarded as an important figure of the counterculture of the 1960s, era's counterculture. The band took its name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book ''The Doors of Perception'', itself a reference to a quote by William Blake. After signing with Elektra Records in 1966, the Doors with Morrison recorded and released six studio albums in five years, some of which are generally considered among the greatest of all time, including The Doors (album), their self-titled debut (1967), ''Strange Days (The Doors album), Strange Days'' (1967), and ''L.A. Woman'' (1971). They were one of the most successful bands during that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Circle (The Doors Album)
''Full Circle'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released in August 1972. It is the second album after Jim Morrison's death, and their last until the 1978 album '' An American Prayer''. The album includes "The Mosquito", the last Doors single to chart. Recording and composition The band's first album without Jim Morrison, 1971's '' Other Voices'', had reached No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' chart, showing the group could survive Morrison's death. The band – now a trio consisting of keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore – chose to record ''Other Voices'' at their rehearsal space known as the Workshop, the same two-story building at 8512 Santa Monica Boulevard they had recorded the successful '' L.A. Woman'', but for ''Full Circle'' they opted to move to Hollywood's A&M Studio. While ''Other Voices'' was, to a degree, an extension of the ''L.A. Woman'' sessions (some of the tracks had been worked up before Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out Of Control
''The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll Now It's Out of Control'' is the second studio album by American singer and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Released on the Mercury label in 1974 the album did not succeed and failed in sales, it was also Ray's last album before forming the now defunct rock band Nite City in 1977. Track listing All tracks composed by Ray Manzarek unless noted otherwise. #"The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll Now It's Out of Control" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman, Dick Wagner) – 2:39 #"The Gambler" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman) – 5:23 #"Whirling Dervish" (Manzarek, Paul Davis) – 5:20 #"Begin the World Again" – 6:42 #"I Wake Up Screaming" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman, Jim Morrison) – 3:36 #"Art Deco Fandango" – 2:03 #"Bicentennial Blues (Love It or Leave It)" – 7:57 #"Perfumed Garden" – 5:54 Poem on "I Wake Up Screaming" from ''The New Creatures'' by Jim Morrison Personnel *Ray Manzarek – celesta, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, organ, piano, Wurlitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Warren (musician)
Paul Warren (born December 22, 1953) is an American rock and blues guitarist, known for being a member of a few rock bands as well as the former touring guitarist for English rock singer Rod Stewart for eleven years. He was also with American rock singer Richard Marx. Warren was also a member of Ray Manzarek's Nite City from 1977 till their disbanding in 1978. In 2013, Rod Stewart hired a new guitarist and Paul Warren was let go. Warren was also a former session musician for Motown records in the early to mid 70s this occupation would have him land on numerous albums. Biography Warren was born in Garden City, Michigan, to Pearl Elwanda Gribble and Walter Wayne Warren. His family relocated to Plymouth, Michigan, when Paul was a child. He started to play guitar at twelve years old, and at the age of seventeen, he was discovered by Norman Whitfield of Motown Records. Soon after, he became a regular session player for the famed Hitsville studios. The first recording he ever play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Harrison
Nigel Harrison (born 24 April 1951) is an English musician. Harrison spent several years as the bassist of the American rock band Blondie during the 1970s and 1980s. Life & career Harrison grew up in Princes Risborough, a small town in the Chiltern Hills. He was the bassist for the local band Farm, and later recorded and toured with Silverhead (fronted by Michael Des Barres) from 1972 to 1974. On August 11, 1974 he played bass for "Murder of a Virgin", Iggy Pop's first solo performance. He was also an uncredited session bassist for The Runaways debut album when producer and manager Kim Fowley refused to have Runaways bassist Jackie Fox perform on the record. He was recruited to Blondie from Nite City (former The Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek's short-lived band) in 1977, after the band recorded their second album ''Plastic Letters'' without a regular bass player, and stayed until the band split after Tracks Across America Tour '82. During his time with Blondie, Nigel Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Albums
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Nite City Albums
Night (also described as night time, unconventionally spelled as "nite") is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon. The exact time when night begins and ends depends on the location and varies throughout the year, based on factors such as season and latitude. The word can be used in a different sense as the time between bedtime and morning. In common communication, the word ''night'' is used as a farewell ("good night", sometimes shortened to "night"), mainly when someone is going to sleep or leaving. Astronomical night is the period between astronomical dusk and astronomical dawn when the Sun is between 18 and 90 degrees below the horizon and does not illuminate the sky. As seen from latitudes between about 48.56° and 65.73° north or south of the Equator, complete darkness does not occur around the summer solstice because, although the Sun sets, it is never more than 18° below the horizon at lower cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
