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Gary Hughes
Gary Hughes (born 5 July 1964) is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten. He has also worked as a producer and songwriter on Bob Catley's first three solo albums and more recently on Serpentine's third studio album, ''Circle of Knives''. He has also produced Hugo's first album and has appeared on Vinny Burns' ''The Journey'' solo album and on the ''Ayreonauts Only'' album by the band Ayreon. Biography Gary Hughes started playing guitar when he was nine years old and a schoolboy at Sale Boys' Grammar School. His musical career started in 1989 when Hughes released his first album, ''Big Bad Wolf'' (renamed and re-released with extra tracks in 1992 as '' Strength of Heart'') through the Polygram Oslo label in Germany and Norway. In 1992, Hughes signed with the then newly formed Now & Then Records and his forthcoming self titled album was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Hughes (album)
''Gary Hughes'' is the second studio album released by Gary Hughes. Track listing All songs written by Gary Hughes. # "This Thing of Beauty" – 5:25 # "Seducer" – 4:39 # "I Won't Break Your Heart" – 4:50 # "Blonde Angel" – 5:25 # "Suspended Animation" – 5:04 # "It Must Be Love" – 5:17 # "Till the Rivers Run Dry" – 4:53 # "Criminal" – 4:53 # "We Walk With Angels" – 5:47 # "Now or Never" – 4:11 # "Renegade" – 5:07 The 1997 fifth anniversary re-issue remastered version (NTHEN 40) adds: #"Look At the Rain" – 4:14 The 1997 release replaces track 4 with "Blonde Angel '93" – 5:59 Tracks 10 & 11 recorded live at a soundcheck in Koln, Germany on February 24, 1992. Personnel *Gary Hughes – vocals, guitars and bass guitar *Aziz Ibrahim – guitars *Lee Revill – guitars *Steve Steadman – bass guitar *Gary Frankland – bass guitar *David Hewson – keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla De Muerta (Ten Album)
''Isla de Muerta'' is the twelfth studio album by the melodic hard rock band Ten, released on 20 May 2015 by Rocktopia Records. The album is named after the mythical "Island of the Dead" from pirate legend. The album's cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco.http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6392%3Arocktopia-records-announce-the-release-of-the-new-ten-album-isla-de-muerta&catid=41%3Alatestnews&Itemid=65- http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=37987 The band has released two singles (and lyric videos) from the album, for "Tell Me What to Do" and "This Love". The album cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco, who also illustrated the cover of the band's previous studio album '' Albion''. Track listing All songs written by Gary Hughes. European version (Rocktopia Records 003RTP) # (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27 # Tell Me What to Do - 4:15 # Acquiesce - 4:45 # This Love - 4:42 # The Dragon and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion (Ten Album)
''Albion'' is the eleventh studio album by the melodic hard rock band Ten. The album was released on 21 November 2014 and derives its name from the name for the collective British Isles from the time of Queen Boadicia. According to the band, the album was another first for Ten with the release of a limited edition double gatefold vinyl album, which included a large number of highly collectable items. The leading singles from the album were the tracks "'Die For Me" and "Alone In The Dark Tonight". The album cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco, who also illustrated the band's next studio album, ''Isla De Muerta''. Track listing All songs written by Gary Hughes. # Alone In The Dark Tonight - 4:25 # Battlefield - 5:00 # It's Alive - 5:02 # Albion Born - 5:24 # Sometimes Love Takes The Long Way Home - 5:14 # A Smuggler's Tale - 5:57 # It Ends This Day - 5:37 # Die For Me - 7:28 # Gioco D'Amore - 4:59 # Wild Horses - 5:55 Asian version (Avalon Records MICP-11194) adds # Good Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodic Rock
Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, stadium rock, anthem rock, pomp rock, corporate rock and dad rock; ; ) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s. As hard rock bands and those playing a softer yet strident kind of pop rock became increasingly popular, groups began creating material inherently designed for large audiences, and arena rock developed from their use of more commercially oriented and radio-friendly sounds. The often highly produced music, including both upbeat, dramatic songs and slower power ballads, features strong emphasis on melody and frequently employs anthemic Strophic form, choruses. Other major characteristics include prominent Effects unit, guitar effects and the use of keyboard instruments. Many of the above labels are used pejoratively, and discussions over music criticism often delve into the question of whether musicians' focus on rock spectacle and mass appeal results in compromised artistic merit, particularly in terms of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album-oriented Rock
Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the 1970s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock. Album-oriented radio was originally established by U.S. radio stations dedicated to playing album tracks by rock artists from the hard rock to progressive rock genres. In the mid-1970s, AOR was characterized by a layered, mellifluous sound and sophisticated production with considerable dependence on melodic hooks. Using research and formal programming to create an album rock format with greater commercial appeal, the AOR format achieved tremendous popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. From the early 1980s onward, the "album-oriented radio" term became normally used as the abbreviation of "album-oriented rock," meaning radio stations specialized in classic rock recorded during the late 1960s and 1970s. The term is also commonly conflated w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veritas (Gary Hughes)
''Veritas'' is the sixth studio album released by Gary Hughes, which was released in 2007. Track listing All songs written by Gary Hughes. # "Veritas" – 4:45 # "See Love Through My Eyes" – 4:32 # "In My Head" – 4:20 # "Time to Pray" – 4:56 # "Wide Awake in Dreamland" – 5:41 # "I Pray for You" – 4:38 # "Synchronicity" – 8:07 # "Strange" – 5:18 # "All I Want Is You" – 7:04 # "I Know It's Time" – 4:07 # "The Emerald Sea" – 3:46 # "The Everlasting Light" – 5:23 Personnel *Gary Hughes – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards and programming *Chris Francis – guitars *Johnny Gibbons – guitars *John Halliwell – guitars *Rick Stewart – bass *Simon Brayshaw – bass *Jason Robinson – drums *David Ingledew – drums ''Additional Backing Vocals by:'' *Scott Hughes – backing vocals *Hayley Hughes – backing vocals *Matthey Foy – backing vocals *Jason Thanos – backing vocals Production *Produced, engineered and mixed by: Gary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Vaughn
Danny Vaughn, born Daniel Himler on July 18th, 1961, is an American singer. Vaughn has performed with Waysted, Tyketto and Vaughn and now performs and releases under his own name. He was also a lead singer in the Ultimate Eagles. Danny Vaughn is a product of Steiner education. At lower school, he was placed into a choir. “My first public performance was singing Pie Jesu in soprano. I remember the audience craning their necks to see who the little kid who sang the solo was. My best-loved experience, during those days, was singing in harmony. It stayed with me ever since.” His schooling taught Vaughn to read and enjoy classical music, though his teenage years were filled with a love for the pop classics, especially Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel: anything that provided harmonizing, folk-rock, edged with the baroque. After leaving school, Danny played in several local cover bands, many of them playing classic covers in rock-joints around Rockland County. “One day I got a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doogie White
Douglas "Doogie" White (born 7 March 1960) is a Scottish rock vocalist who currently sings for La Paz and Alcatrazz. He has also notably sung for Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis and Tank. Early life and career White was born in Motherwell. He formed La Paz with guitarist Chic McSherry in 1984, playing around Scotland for four years and releasing two albums on cassette, before in 1988 joining melodic rock combo Midnight Blue, cutting one album (released on Zero Records exclusively in Japan). A trip to Japan in 1991 singing with Praying Mantis in a NWOBHM revival tour followed.Perkins, Jeff (2011) ''Rainbow – Uncensored on the Record'', Coda Books Career Rainbow After a demo tape forwarded to Ritchie Blackmore's management sat in a box for a few years, Candice Night discovered it and presented it to Blackmore when he was looking for singers to audition for Rainbow. Consequently, White was asked to audition for Rainbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Lane
Lana Lane is an American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums. She is married to music producer Erik Norlander, who co-produces her albums with her at their own studio, Think Tank Media in Placerville, California. Her first album ''Love is an Illusion'' was released in 1995 and obtained a fair amount of success in Japan, as did ''Curious Goods'' – her second album, from 1996. ''Lady Macbeth'' is a collection of songs based on William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Macbeth'', from Lady MacBeth's point of view. Lane appeared as a guest vocalist on two Ayreon CDs, '' Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer'' and '' Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator'', singing lead and harmony vocals. She also provided the computer voice for both albums. In 2003, Lane sang the part of Queen Guinevere on the concept album '' Once and Future King Part I'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Arthur
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a leader of the post-Roman Britons in battles against Saxon invaders of Britain in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. He appears in two early medieval historical sources, the ''Annales Cambriae'' and the '' Historia Brittonum'', but these date to 300 years after he is supposed to have lived, and most historians who study the period do not consider him a historical figure.Tom Shippey, "So Much Smoke", ''review'' of , ''London Review of Books'', 40:24:23 (20 December 2018) His name also occurs in early Welsh poetic sources such as '' Y Gododdin''. The character developed through Welsh mythology, appearing either as a great warrior defending Britain from human and supernatural enemies or as a magical figure of folklore, sometimes associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Opera
A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been adapted as rock musicals. The use of various character roles within the song lyrics is a common storytelling device. The success of the rock opera genre has inspired similar works in other musical styles, such as rap opera. History A number of rock artists became interested in the idea of creating a rock opera in the 1960s. In an early use of the term, the July 4, 1966, edition of ''RPM Magazine'' (published in Toronto) reported that " Bruce Cockburn and Mr illiamHawkins are working on a Rock Opera, operating on the premise that to write you need only 'something to say'." Mark Wirtz explored the idea in a project ''A Teenage Opera'', from which an early song " Excerpt from A Teenage Opera (Grocer Jack)" recorded by Keith West was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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