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Hard Road (other)
Hard Road may refer to: Music Albums *''Hard Road'', a 2001 album by the 2nd South Carolina String Band * ''Hard Road'' (Stevie Wright album), 1974 *''A Hard Road'', a 1967 album by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers *''The Hard Road'', a 2006 album by the Australian group Hilltop Hoods Songs * "The Hard Road" (song), a 2006 single by Hilltop Hoods *"Hard Road", 1978 song by Black Sabbath from ''Never Say Die!'' *"Hard Road", song by Sam Roberts from his 2003 album ''We Were Born in a Flame'' *"Hard Road", U.S. title of "Wring That Neck", song by Deep Purple from their 1968 album ''The Book of Taliesyn'' *"Hard Road," a song by Labi Siffre 1987 *"Hard Road," a song by Zingaro (singer) 1978 *"Hard Road," a song by Brownstone (group), Gisonno, Hofman, Seiberg 1973 *"Hard Road," a song by Lake (German band) Lake, or commonly referred to as The Lake in some countries, is a German-British rock music group that formed in 1973 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1975, they were joined by lead singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd South Carolina String Band
The 2nd South Carolina String Band is a band of Civil War re-enactors who recreate American popular music of the 1820s to 1860s with authentic instruments and in period style. The group claims to "perform Civil War music as authentically as possible . . . as it truly sounded to the soldiers of the Civil War."2nd South Carolina String Band official website. According to the band's official website, the group formed in August 1989. The founding members--consisting of Joe Ewers, Fred Ewers, John Frayler, Dave Goss and Bob Beeman-- were amateurs who played a variety of 19th-century instruments, including banjo, bones, drum, fiddle, guitar, and tambourine. They began by playing informally during re-enactment campaigns. They eventually moved to playing dances and concerts. Today, the roster comprises seven members, including players of the fife, flute, and pennywhistle. The 2nd South Carolina String Band has released six albums through Palmetto Productions. Documentary filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Road (Stevie Wright Album)
''Hard Road'' is the debut solo album from Australian singer Stevie Wright. The album's first single " Evie (Part 1)" was hugely successful and the title track was later covered on Rod Stewart's 1974 album '' Smiler''. The album itself reach #2 on the Australian albums charts in 1974 was the 16th highest selling album in Australia that year. The compact disc is currently out-of-print and has become quite rare. A digital edition was available on iTunes as of June, 2014. Background In 1973, Harry Vanda and George Young returned to Australia after a period working in London paying off debts incurred while working as the Easybeats. They renewed their partnership with Albert Productions and as in-house producers began assembling a roster of artists for the label, among them their former Easybeats bandmate Stevie Wright. Work soon commenced on an album with Wright, with Vanda and Young assembling a backing group that included themselves, pianist Warren Morgan of The Aztecs, and Malco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hard Road
''A Hard Road'' is the third album (and second studio album) recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released in 1967. It features Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond on saxophone. Tracks 5, 7 and 13 feature the horn section of Alan Skidmore and Ray Warleigh. Peter Green sings lead vocals on " You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way". The album reached #8 on the UK album charts which is Mayall's third biggest chart next to ''Bare Wires'' and '' Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton'' which reached #3 and #6, respectively. The cover art and the original LP sleeve design are by Mayall. In 2003 and 2006 two different expanded versions of the album were released. Reception Reaction to the album was mostly positive, and many praised Green's guitar playing. Team Rock rated the album at 14, on their "Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums of All Time". The two re-issues of the album, in 2003 (double CD) and 2006 (single CD), have compile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard Road
''The Hard Road'' is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. Released on 1 April 2006 by Obese Records, it debuted at number one on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart, and was the first album by Australian artists to achieve that position. It contains the top 20 single "Clown Prince". It achieved Gold status (35,000 units) on 8 April 2006, a week after release, and has now surpassed Platinum status (70,000 units). At the J Award of 2006, it won the Australian Album of the Year. announced on 1 December. It was also nominated for four awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, winning Best Independent Release and Best Urban Release. Five of the album's songs placed on the annual Triple J Hottest 100 chart announced on 26 January 2007: "Recapturing the Vibe" (#77), "Stopping All Stations" (#56), " What a Great Night" (#41), "Clown Prince" (#23) and "The Hard Road" (#3). "An Audience with the Devil" samples the spoken parts (the interview between Suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard Road (song)
"The Hard Road" is a song by Australian hip hop group, Hilltop Hoods. It is the second single taken from the Australian group's 2006 album of the same name. It was released by Obese Records in 2006 as a CD single and a 12" vinyl single. The CD single also included the music video for the song. Sampling The song contains a sample from "Out in the Woods", a composition originally written by Leon Russell. Track listing Personnel * Artwork (graphic design) - Benjamin Funnell * Artwork (illustration) - John Engelhardt * Mastered Mastering, a form of audio post production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device (the master), the source from which all copies will be produced (via meth ... - Neville Clark Release history References 2005 songs 2006 singles Hilltop Hoods songs Songs written by Leon Russell Songs written by Suffa Songs written by MC Pressure Obese Records si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Say Die!
''Never Say Die!'' is the eighth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on 29 September 1978. It was the last studio album with the band's original lineup and the last studio album to feature original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne until the 2013 album '' 13''. It was certified Gold in the U.S on 7 November 1997 and as of November 2011 has sold 133,000 copies in the United States since the SoundScan era. The album received mixed reviews, with critics calling it "unbalanced" and insisting its energy was scattered in too many directions. Recording At the time of the recording of ''Never Say Die!'' the members of Black Sabbath were all heavily involved in drug and alcohol abuse. Prior to recording, vocalist Osbourne briefly quit the band and was temporarily replaced by former Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Dave Walker. In 1992, guitarist Tony Iommi explained to ''Guitar World'', "We never wanted him to leave, and I think he wanted to come back – but no one woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Were Born In A Flame
''We Were Born in a Flame'' is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian rock musician and singer/songwriter Sam Roberts. A re-recorded version of " Where Have All the Good People Gone?" was released as the album's first single in Canada and had a music video made for it. "Hard Road" was also released as a single with a music video in Canada. The songs " Brother Down" and "Don't Walk Away Eileen" had been previously released as radio/video singles in Canada to promote Roberts' previous EP, ''The Inhuman Condition''. "Brother Down" was also re-recorded for this album. In the United States, "Brother Down" was used to promote the album, while in the United Kingdom, "Don't Walk Away Eileen" was used. Earlier versions of "Brother Down", "Taj Mahal", "The Canadian Dream", "On The Run", "Climb Over Me", and "Paranoia" all previously appeared on Roberts' 2000 independently released ''Brother Down''. The album won two Juno Awards in 2004: Album of the Year and Rock Album Of The Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of Taliesyn
''The Book of Taliesyn'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded only three months after ''Shades of Deep Purple'' and released by Tetragrammaton Records in October 1968, just before their first US tour. The name for the album was taken from the 14th-century Book of Taliesin. The structure of the album is similar to that of their first, with four original songs and three rearranged covers; however, the tracks are longer, the arrangements more complex and the sound more polished than on ''Shades of Deep Purple''. The music style is a mix of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and hard rock, with several inserts of classical music arranged by the band's keyboard player Jon Lord. Deep Purple's American record label aimed for a hippie audience, which was very influential in the US at the time, but the chart results of the album and singles were not as high as expected. This setback did not hinder the success of the three-month US tour, when the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labi Siffre
Claudius Afolabi Siffre (born 25 June 1945) is a British singer, songwriter and poet. Siffre released six albums between 1970 and 1975, and four between 1988 and 1998. His best known compositions include " It Must Be Love" which reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971 (a song later covered by the ska band Madness), "Crying Laughing Loving Lying", and " (Something Inside) So Strong"—an anti-apartheid song inspired by a television documentary in which white soldiers in South Africa were filmed shooting at black civilians in the street—which hit number 4 on the UK charts. The latter song won Siffre the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and it has been used in Amnesty International campaigns. His music has been sampled extensively by US rappers such as Eminem, and Jay-Z. Siffre has published essays, the stage and television play ''Deathwrite'' and three volumes of poetry: ''Nigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingaro (singer) , natural reserve in Sicily ...
Zingaro is an Italian derogatory word for a Romani man. Zingaro may also refer to: * Zíngaro (born 1950), Spanish singer and composer of Romani origin (real name Antonio Salazar Barrull) *Carlos Zingaro (born 1948), Portuguese violinist and electronic musician *Lo Zingaro (The Gypsy), a pseudonym of Antonio Solario (active perhaps 1502–1518), an Italian painter of the Venetian school, who worked in Naples, the Marche and possibly England. *" Zingaro", a song by Antônio Carlos Jobim. See also * Lucayablennius zingaro, known commonly as the Arrow blenny found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A species of chaenopsid blenny *Riserva naturale dello Zingaro Riserva naturale dello zingaro was the first natural reserve set up in Sicily in May 1981, located almost completely in the municipal territory of San Vito Lo Capo. It stretches along some seven kilometers of unspoilt coastline of the Gulf of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownstone (group)
Brownstone is an American female contemporary R&B group that was popular during the mid-1990s. They are best known for their 1994 hit single " If You Love Me", which was nominated for a Best R&B Performance Grammy Award. "Grapevyne", " 5 Miles to Empty" and "Pass the Lovin'" also brought them some success, as well as their rendition of "I Can't Tell You Why", a song originally recorded by The Eagles. In 2019, it was announced that Brownstone were to reunite with founding members Nicci Gilbert and Mimi Doby, alongside returning member Teisha Brown for the 25th anniversary of the Essence Festival in July, as well the 25th anniversary of the group. Career The three original members of Brownstone were Monica "Mimi" Doby, Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell and Nichole "Nicci" Gilbert. Founded in Los Angeles, the singers met each other after attending various auditions around the city. They formed the group and were signed to Michael Jackson's MJJ Music record label less than a year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake (German Band)
Lake, or commonly referred to as The Lake in some countries, is a German-British rock music group that formed in 1973 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1975, they were joined by lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who gave them their signature sound for the remainder of their recording career. History The band was originally active as The Tornados between 1967 and 1973, before reincarnated as Lake in 1973. They achieved modest success in Europe from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, particularly in Germany where they were named artist of the year by the German Phono Academy in 1977. That same year, their self-titled debut album reached #92 in the US, and the single ''Time Bomb'' reached #83, which would prove to be their greatest success in the US. The album reached #97 while Time Bomb reached #91 in Canada. Lake toured the US in the late 1970s as the opening act for various headline acts, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, and Neil Young. On June 23, 1978, they were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
